Category: #MyNextSteps blogs

The blogs below are part of our events and blog advice campaign #MyNextSteps. These blogs, coinciding with each week’s event theme, are here to offer information, reassurance and guidance to students looking to manage your employability during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Application season: Psychometric tests with GraduateFirst

March 22, 2023

Psychometric tests tend to be the first step in most job applications- whether it be for a spring week, summer internship, or graduate programme. They are designed to streamline the hiring process and screen a large pool of candidates through a standardized measure of skills, abilities, and personality traits. Depending on the role you’re applying for,… More Application season: Psychometric tests with GraduateFirst

Application season: Optimise your CV with KCL CareerSet!

February 8, 2023

Completing their CV is arguably one of the most daunting tasks students find when completing job applications. We understand that in today’s job market, it’s crucial that your CV stands out and is clear in demonstrating concrete examples of your experience and achievement so that employers can best understand what impact you can bring onto the… More Application season: Optimise your CV with KCL CareerSet!

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Networking demystified: Easy ideas to start building your network! #MyNextSteps

October 4, 2021

In today’s #MyNextSteps blog, our Career Consultant Irrum Magre dives into the dreadful world of… networking! Or is it really that dreadful? Read on to find out how you can transform your thinking about networking, and start using conversations to learn about possible future paths and careers. Introduction I am actually quite resistant to the… More Networking demystified: Easy ideas to start building your network! #MyNextSteps

What do you want from life after University? Our 3 tips for developing clarity & building success #MyNextSteps

May 12, 2021

If you’re thinking about life after university, then you’ll know there is a lot of complex feelings, like excitement, confusion, even some pressure. What steps can students of any year, as well as specifically finalists, do to get prepared for life after uni? Read on from career consultant Irrum Magre as part of our #MyNextSteps blog and workshop series.… More What do you want from life after University? Our 3 tips for developing clarity & building success #MyNextSteps

Creativity, Self-promotion, Resilience… What are the entrepreneurial skills and how can students develop them today #MyNextSteps

May 11, 2021

What are the essential knowledge, attributes, skills and experiences that can make a real difference in today’s changing working world? Read on advice and professional insights from Rebecca Hallam, our entrepreneurial freelance career consultant and today’s guest blogger. … More Creativity, Self-promotion, Resilience… What are the entrepreneurial skills and how can students develop them today #MyNextSteps

5 Ways to Find Meaningful Work Experience this Summer: Career Consultant Fiona shares top tips #MyNextSteps

April 27, 2021

In this week’s #MyNextSteps blog, we talk about meaningful work experience. #MyNextSteps is our events and blog campaign, offering current King’s students and recent graduates relevant, reassuring and friendly advice to navigate the next steps of your career journey during Covid-19. … More 5 Ways to Find Meaningful Work Experience this Summer: Career Consultant Fiona shares top tips #MyNextSteps

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How’s your Learning Agility? Career Consultant Leslie’s tips on developing an adaptive learning mindset #MyNextSteps

April 14, 2021

In our first #MyNextSteps blog we are talking about the ability… no, AGILITY to learn! You might be a fast learner, but are you good at unlearning or re-learning? Read on to discover what Career Consultant Leslie Parsons has to say about this essential workplace skill. #MyNextSteps is our event and blog series all about reassurance, getting students feeling confident about your next steps and addressing Covid-19 changes for industries and ways of working.… More How’s your Learning Agility? Career Consultant Leslie’s tips on developing an adaptive learning mindset #MyNextSteps