Employment
Top Tips for Applying for Graduate Jobs
Posted by Joseph in Geology on July 16, 2018
Over the past few months myself and lots of my peers have been going through the seemingly never-ending process of applying for graduate jobs. After applying for lots of jobs, I’ve got myself a place on a transport planning graduate scheme starting in September which I’m very excited to start. From my experience of graduate job […]
Posted in Employment | Tagged applying, CV, graduate, jobs, Leicester, student, undergraduate, University of Leicester
The Festival of Careers
Posted by Joseph in Geology on October 31, 2017
Last week the Career Development Service hosted the annual Festival of Careers, where hundreds of employers come on to campus to speak to students about graduate jobs, placements and internships. The main events were the fairs taking place in the marquee, with a different area every day covering everything from volunteering and getting experience to law […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Studying | Tagged applying, Career Development Service, careers, Festival of Careers, Leicester, student, undergraduate, University, University of Leicester
My PhD application experience
Posted by Jo M in Geology on March 28, 2016
The idea of undertaking a PhD application never sounded too scary. I had been toying with the idea for six months or so… A PhD or straight into industry? For me the deciding moment happened when I presented my ongoing MGeol Masters Research Project at MDSG (Mineral Deposits Study Group) back in January this […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Future, Graduation, Postgraduate Study, Reseach, Studying | Tagged Geology, Leicester, PhD, postgrad, research, the university of Leicester

Linkedin Premium on a student budget – is it worth it?
Posted by Jo M in Geology on January 25, 2016
Since joining LinkedIn a few years ago, I have been inundated with regular emails tempting me to join LinkedIn Premium. I read the first email where it looked tempting and then I looked at the price, and ever since, sent it straight to my deleted folder. However, since graduation is looming, it has […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Future, Graduation | Tagged graduates, Leicester, LinkedIn, networking, social media, University of Leicester

It’s a hard rock life
Posted by Jo M in Geology on September 11, 2015
As term-time is approaching, more and more MGeol students are appearing around the department eager to get ahead of the game. An MGeol project is a compulsory research module where students are fully responsible to complete independently and is worked on alongside the usual studies and commitments that comes with an academic year. When entering […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Future, Internship, Lab, Placement, Study Abroad, Studying, Work | Tagged blogging, Geology, Leicester, mining, rocks, University of Leicester, UoL
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