Getting to the mulled wine (EXAMS) in this festive (REVISION) period

Student blogger – Priya Thakrar

My New Year’s resolution is…

…to have accomplished all, if not a fair amount of revision by the day before my exam. To carry this on throughout the year by starting my essays two weeks before the due date. Though more realistically, a few days before would be a success compared to my past rate of the night before! Read on to find out why…

No clue about a career? 5 things to do this Christmas

The novelty of mince pies and mulled wine only lasts so long, when you get bored try these 5 things to pass the time.

Christmas is coming … so are deadlines!

Christmas is only just over a week away and as I type I can still see some snow!  You’re probably in a rush to get home or to wherever you’re spending the Christmas vacation and graduate schemes, placements for next summer or the next academic year may well be the last thing on your mind.

Jobs Seen on The Street 17.12.09

This will be the last Jobs Seen on The Street for 2009, so we wish you a Merry Christmas! The feature will return on 7th January 2010.

Jobs seen this week include:

Seen on the Job Centre Plus website
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• Bar Staff REF: COT/6907

Seen on Fish 4 Jobs website

• Customer Service Advisor (finance/banking)
• Retail Advisor (mobile phones)
• Customer Service Advisors (insurance)

Seen elsewhere

• Experienced Waiters, apply via Berkely Scott (agency)
• Study Support Assistants (Salford)

Jobs Seen on The Street 10.12.09

Jobs for this week are:

Seen by our roving reporter Anna

• Part time staff required at Christie’s Bistro, ask inside. Christies is located off Burlington St, next to university main building and Whitworth Hall.

Seen on the Job Centre Plus website 
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• Retail Merchandising Assistant (Hulme) REF: MOJ/9341
• Sales Advisor at BMB Group (Trafford Centre) REF: STY/90014
• Saturday Sales Assistant at Boots (Stockport) REF: SOO/46292

Post careers appointment blues…

Student blogger – Anastasia Miari

I’ve had the careers meeting. I’m weighed down by god knows how many careers guides attempting to point me in the right direction… So where do I go from here?

So I tried my hand at teaching in the summer and have decided that I’ll probably have to try out a few other careers before graduating because as is the case with many other students, I have no idea what I’m going to do for a postgrad… if I even choose to go down that route?!

Jobs Seen on The Street 3.12.09

Part time jobs seen this week are:

Seen on the Job Centre Plus website
(Enter job ref and click ‘GO’ for details)

• Sales Assistant REF: FTS/134616
• Bar Staff at Iguana Bar (Chorlton) REF: COT/6890
• Merchandiser at Debenhams (Trafford Centre) REF:  STY/89518
• In Store Demonstrator at Dyson Appliances (Ashton-under-Lyne) REF: ASJ/45300
• Leaflet Distributor for Bridgfords (Sale) REF: ALU/68251

Seen elsewhere

• Christmas Sales Advisors at O2 (Altrincham)
• Psychic Researchers
• Get paid for your opinions!

Courses for Graduates

Hi,

Over on the Graduate Blog, Holly has been diligently collecting information about courses that run for graduates.  She came across Graduate Academy this week which is for final year undergrads as well as graduates.  Take a look at the courses for graduates page for more information.

Jenny.

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Postgraduate Study Fair – like a funfair, but with less candy floss

Helen McGuire, student blogger

On the 28^th of October I made my way to Manchester Central in the city centre (which, by the way, is a really amazing building, looks like something straight out of Battlestar Galactica…) to attend the good old Postgraduate Study Fair, ah yes I can sense the excitement drain out of you as you read, but wait! It was actually incredibly useful and interesting so bear with me.