Summer has finally arrived and haveing taken all those exams, you can finally relax. You deserve it. But if you have decided to come to university, there are some things you should probably be doing to prepare yourself. Take a look at our top tips and suggestions to get you on your way. Find a job It really pays to find a job during your summer break before University! Of course, it's nice to have some additional funds prepared for Freshers Week so that you can really get stuck in! ...
Your Summer Guide: Getting ready for University!
How my time at NTU prepared me for my career as a researcher
My time at Nottingham Trent University, from undergraduate (FdSc to Bsc Environmental Conservation) to postgrad (MRes Global Food Security) was the most fantastic and transformational period of my life. I started with a clear goal: to get the qualification and experience necessary for a career in environmental surveying. However, over the progress of my studies, a world of opportunities opened up. Ways that I could do just what I love, and contribute to making the world a better place. ...
16 tips for finding a job using foreign languages after graduation
Now the time has come to start searching for jobs here are 16 tips which will aid you in your job search. 1 Use LinkedIn Linkedin is essential for personal and professional branding. Over 95% of recruiters use LinkedIn so if you don’t have a profile you will more than likely miss out on potential opportunities. Contact recruiters, write posts, articles and stand out from the crowd. I have been headhunted twice thanks to LinkedIn. Writing articles have boosted my ...
How to manage your time better: Time Management and Meeting Deadlines
Employers are constantly fine tuning their application process to identify unique students from the rest of their cohort to employ powerful, well organised students into their work force. Thus, it's important to equip a bank of desirable skills, behaviours and habits to excel their potential in receiving your dream job. One of the key skills to have is Time Management; this could be implemented in a wide range of activities within the student daily routine. Every student has a 24 hour ...
Alumni reflection: Making The Move to University
It’ll be 36 years this year since I was accepted at NTU, as I look back now, it’s strange to think about the indecision, nerves and fear that affected me and no doubt, many of you also. Nottingham was only some seventy miles from home, so really only just down the road, though it felt much farther at first. I’d applied to study Interior Design, which was a four-year sandwich course that I felt would be a great advantage as only one other ID course in the country including work experience as part ...
Dissertation data collection at the zoo; a step-by-step guide.
So you want to do research at the zoo? During my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, I collected data across three UK zoos for my theses related to animal welfare. Now as the research and conservation administrator at Twycross zoo, I receive and process research project applications and arrange data collection for university students. I wanted to create a step-by-step guide to ensure you, and the zoo, get the most out of collecting your data in a zoo environment! Why ...