Masters hurtling towards the finish line University of Manchester Careers Blog

Masters hurtling towards the finish line University of Manchester Careers Blog Everyones welcoming the new postgrads and undergrads but we havent forgotten that our 2014/15 Masters are still here, running full-tilt towards graduation. If youre in that category and dont yet have something lined up for when you finish, here are our just in time tips for finding a job: Looking in the UK? Dont restrict yourself to ads asking for a Masters. In the UK, few recruiters specify they need a Masters, apart from in a small number of specialist areas. Most are very happy to receive applications from Masters but dont want to exclude good graduates or those with experience. Looking elsewhere in Europe? Masters entry is often the norm. The ads we receive which do need a Masters are often for fast track management programmes for employers headquartered elsewhere in Europe. UK students can apply, but youll probably need at least one other European language in addition to English. Our EU students should have no problem there! International students? Youll need to check visa requirements, as in the UK. Looking back home for non-UK Masters? Use contacts as well as ads. (frankly, this holds true for any Masters looking for a job, anywhere!) Nows the time to get your LinkedIn profile up to scratch, get back in touch with all your family and friends, update your status online with details of the type of opportunity youre hoping for thats how you get the lucky breaks. GoinGlobal, which you can access through CareersLink, has information on professional networks for over 40 countries tap into local networks to find jobs which are never advertised. Looking for job ads suitable for a new Masters? These are our three best starting points, particularly if youre fairly early on in your career: CareersLink our database of job ads, events and organisations for people targeting University of Manchester students, graduates and postgraduates. There are over 700 ads for full-time jobs or graduate level internships on CareersLink at the moment. Some of these are for jobs which will start next autumn, but some are for immediate start. Try sorting them by CareersLink expiry date (descending) its not foolproof, but the ads which close very soon are more likely to be for immediate hire. Graduate JobSearch weve put together over 200 live job searches from across the web, suitable for recent graduates, in 18 different job areas. Where possible, theyre also mobile-friendly, so you can browse on the bus on your phone. Our own country pages job hunting sources, networks and advice for searching for jobs back home or around the world. Finally, dont miss out on all the recruitment events happening this autumn but do be aware that most of them are aimed at jobs or postgraduate courses which are due to start in Autumn 2016! Student appointments are at a premium at the moment (got ~15,000 students all looking for a job!) so if youre struggling to get help, just ask a question through commenting on here, or talk to Darcey or me on Twitter @ManPGCareers All Graduate jobs Postgraduate Careerslink job hunting masters

The Basics of Resume Writing For Graduates

The Basics of Resume Writing For GraduatesA few years ago, the best way to get your resume written for graduates was to use a professional writing service. They would do the work for a fee and leave it to you to make sure that you got your details right. Things have changed dramatically in recent years however. The Internet has opened up a whole new world of resources for finding the best freelance writers to write your resume.Some of the best resumes for graduates are available right now in just a few clicks of the mouse. With some good research you can find people to write your resume and you can even get them to complete it for you. It may be the most important thing you will ever do and hiring a good freelance writer is the best way to ensure that it goes smoothly.In the past you would have to write your own graduate school resumes. Your very first job after graduation would almost certainly be writing for a company that wanted to hire you. Once you have mastered the basics of wr iting a resume, you may be moving up in the world of job hunting.A good resume should be professional and factual. If you want to make a solid impression in a new job, make sure that you have filled in all the relevant details correctly. Getting a resume written for graduates is all about getting your details correct and getting your target potential employer to notice you.You might not have had any experience at all before applying for a graduate level job. Even if you have had some internships or voluntary work experience, you must know that you will need some extra experience to be successful in this job. The best way to get that experience is to write a professional resume that looks impressive.List all your qualifications carefully. Don't be tempted to skip details that don't look very important. Details like full names, addresses and phone numbers should be included. You need to put a focus on being able to back up all of your details.Education is a top priority and you should be sure to include that. A great way to begin is to include your highest qualification from each school. Make sure that you include where you attended as well as what subjects you studied.In addition to listing your work experience, you must also include a bit of how you found out about the graduate level job. The most common way is through word of mouth. Be sure to include the name of the person who told you about the job.

Weeding Through the Latest Publications on Resume

Weeding Through the Latest Publications on ResumeThe days of sending out a resume after reading all the publications on resume are coming to an end. Now, we send out a resume with a minimal amount of information as to who we are and what we do.With such a change in mindset it is a good idea to come up with a personal profile that is representative of you. How many times have you felt a little self conscious when reading your resume? Your resume needs to reflect who you are and how you like to be perceived. If it doesn't, then the chances of your being hired increase dramatically.With that being said, let's use the example of a receptionist for a large company, a particular client's opinion of the way she looked on the paper in her presentation or with the client in the office can give you insight into the impression you wish to create. By doing this, you will not only know how to format your resume in accordance with what the client wants, but also when to format it.You can decide wh en is a good time to change the information on your resume, you can change it the day before the interview, or you can skip the writing altogether and read the publications on resume before sending it in. Whatever you decide, make sure that you stand out from the rest of the crowd.It is up to you, as a prospective employee, to give yourself the best chance to get the job. Do you have the tools necessary to accomplish this? Publications on resume is one of the tools you will need to get that dream job you've been looking for.You can get an inside look into what top clients look for in a new hire and in turn do a bit of homework before sending in your resume. This is something that is so easy to do, even if you are a slow writer, it is completely worth the small time investment to get this information.If you take the time to do this, then you can come up with a great resume that will help you stand out from the crowd and ensure that you are chosen for the job. You may think that you w ill just have to pay the fee to submit your resume in bulk, but it is actually cheaper than you may think.If you want to be able to read the latest publications on resume you can find them on the Internet. Not only will you be able to get a glimpse of the latest publications on resume, but you will also get free, unrestricted access to the authors as well as the articles.

How To Take Control Of Your Narrative

How To Take Control Of Your Narrative How To Take Control Of Your Narrative As I tell my clients, today you are who the internet says you are. Which makes it essential for you to control the narrative. To do that you need to know whats out there and monitor your online presence going forward. Today recruiters and hiring managers are researching candidates online as part of the interview process. Make sure there are no surprises. Start by doing a Google search on yourself. This will give you an idea of what others will find out about you and anyone else with the same name. While you may not realize it, there are probably dozens, if not 100’s, of people with your name out there. Searching my name on Google turns up 9K+ results. One of them is my ex-sister in law who’s a veterinarian in California. She’s nice, I don’t know anything about the rest of them. While most things online cant be hidden from everyone (determined people will find a way), using privacy settings on Facebook will protect you from most prying eyes. Still you might want to remove posts and photos across social media platforms that might prevent you from being hired. Going forward, set a Google alert for your name. Its free, easy, and makes it easy to monitor your online presence. While youre there, set Google alerts for your target employers (you have those, right?) that way youll know whenever they are in the news. Remember, today, you are who the internet says you are. Make sure you always control the narrative.

Did ya hear Im a Superhero, according to BatchBook!

Did ya hear Im a Superhero, according to BatchBook! These lil superheros are what BatchBook used to promote the contest. Aint they the bad-assiest? Wanna hear the funnest thing ever? As if I didnt have enough of a reason to sing BatchBooks praises already (and I did, here),  I won 2nd Place in BatchBooks Small Business Superhero contest!  I think that  being crowned a Superhero the same week Im at the World Domination Summit aint a coincidence. I see a cape in my future!

Have More Fun With Resume Writing Examples

Have More Fun With Resume Writing ExamplesToday's resume writing is not as advanced as it used to be in the past, but it is still a great way to get ahead and learn some skills in resume writing examples. There are very few common resume writing mistakes that you must avoid. You do not have to spend your time or your money to have a fantastic resume, but you can use resume writing examples to help you keep it professional.One of the first mistakes people make is to include unnecessary information in their resumes. If there is one thing that is wrong with your resume, it is a non-personal statement. If you do not have anything to say in your resume, then you need to remove it from the resume. Personal statements are very important in a resume, but if you do not mention anything at all, then it is going to be worthless.A resume is going to have to cover a wide variety of topics and you need to show that you know what you are talking about. If you are going to list things on your resume that you think are important such as your career objectives, you need to list the wrong ones. Your goal is to highlight something that is going to have a direct impact on your career.When you have already determined which job you want to apply for, you need to be sure that the description of the job is accurate. Some jobs require more responsibility than others. You need to include the job description exactly as it was written in the job posting.The last thing that you will want to do is to go over the different aspects of your resume. It is good to have a summary of your education, work experience, and education as a graduate student, so you will want to look through your college course work and highlight any that you consider particularly outstanding.Another skill in resume writing examples that you can use is to figure out whether you have added too much information that is irrelevant to the job you are applying for. This is something that is easy to check, just keep an eye out for anything that is written that is redundant and should be cut.Getting a job when you have a resume is going to take some time and effort, but it is definitely something that you can do. Keep your resume as professional as possible by using resume writing examples. Start by doing a search on how to format a resume.

Paid Parental Leave The Decision Facing Corporate America

Paid Parental Leave The Decision Facing Corporate America This week, the House of Representatives passed a bill (tacked onto much larger one that will create President Donald Trump’s Space Force) that will provide over two million civilian federal employees with 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Now, corporate America is feeling the pressure to keep up. As reported by Axios, on Wednesday the Business Roundtable, a coalition of CEOs led by JPMorgan Chase Co. Chairman CEO Jamie Dimon, wrote letters asking Congress and Trump to make paid family leave available to “as many working Americans as possible.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only “16% of private employees had access to paid family leave in 2018.” Family leave includes maternity and paternity leave. The Business Roundtable formed this summer with the goal of redefining what a corporation should be in the modern age, with the main impetus being that companies should not view making profits for their shareholders as the main priority, but should also consider their responsibility to their employees and the society at large. That said, the CEOs of the Business Roundtable have plenty of reasons to want the government to make family leave mandatory. With unemployment at a 50-year-low, workers have a good deal of bargaining power, and if private companies want to attract and retain top talent, CEOs are aware that they need to be as generous as private companies. According to Glassdoor, only a handful of companies (such as Netflix and Microsoft) offer parental benefits comparable to what the federal government will provide. And by getting the federal government to make family leave mandatory, CEOs won’t have to pony up to compete. Instead, “programs under consideration in this White House do not raise taxes on businesses, but instead allow employees to pull forward from either the child tax credit that they are eligible for or social securityâ€"so there are no additional costs on business.” This change for federal workers might be only the start of things to come.