Tag: Application Advice

Application Season: How to keep track of your applications! 

May 25, 2023

Application season tends to throw students into a frenzy of applying for multiple roles and multiple companies, sending off cover letters after cover letters, completing psychometrics after psychometrics, and recording video interviews after video interviews. This year, I’ve seen friends who sent off the wrong cover letter, forgot to complete a psychometric before a deadline,… More Application Season: How to keep track of your applications! 

Application advice: Top tips for a career in Sustainability

May 18, 2023

This post is written by Lindsay Parker, an Application Adviser and PhD candidate in the department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries. Here she outlines some tips and advice for students looking for a career in Sustainability. Routes into careers in sustainability are many and varied. A growing area, sustainability is increasingly vital across all sectors. A… More Application advice: Top tips for a career in Sustainability

Application advice: Identifying transferrable skills

May 9, 2023

This post is written by Lindsay Parker, an Application Adviser and PhD candidate in the department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries. Here she outlines some tips and advice for identifying transferrable skills to include in your CV.  A common concern when writing a CV, particularly at the start of your career or when exploring… More Application advice: Identifying transferrable skills

Application advice: Applying to Psychology Internships and Placements in the UK

May 2, 2023

This post is written by Natasha Lindsay, a 2nd year PhD student at the IOPPN Department of Psychology researching neurocognitive and behavioural development of infants with epilepsy. She has been an Application Adviser with Kings’s Careers and Employability since September 2022. Applying to psychology internships and placements in the UK can be a daunting task, but… More Application advice: Applying to Psychology Internships and Placements in the UK

Application Season: Worried about summer internships? Read this guide!

December 15, 2022

Recently, the number of students worried about their applications for summer internship deadlines has increased. Whilst it is true that a lot of internships had opened in autumn, there are still a lot of major companies who’s looking for the perfect candidate for summer 2023. I spoke to one of our resident career consultants, Andrea… More Application Season: Worried about summer internships? Read this guide!