This week at the Careers Service, we're focusing on the skills you'll need to get the career you want.

Interviews can be pretty daunting, especially if you've never had one before.

In this episode, we discuss some of our students' best and worst interview experiences, and their advice for people in interviews.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more!

Make sure you've applied for a RISE Graduate Job by Sunday 1st December!

RISE is a unique project that connects talented, hard-working graduates with small and medium sized enterprises (commonly referred to as SMEs, which means they employ less than 250 people) across the Sheffield City Region.

Over 30 graduate roles are available, from Publishing to Engineering.

Don't miss out! Apply now through Career Connect.

We use this event as a way to find candidates for our Graduate Scheme which commences in September 2020 and offer interviews for 6-12 week internships to take place over the Summer.
come along to:

• Learn more about opportunities open to you
• Speak to our current graduates
• Test your logical thinking skills
• Learn more about our recruitment process
• Tour our offices
• Meet people from across the business
• Win prizes

Find out more and sign up through Career Connect.

WIN summer placements, internships, and trips abroad!
We are looking for the best undergraduates in the UK and have 13 different awards to suit every student! Each award is partnered with a prominent graduate recruiter who provides a fantastic prize for the winner, including paid internships, trips abroad, and other exclusive opportunities.

Learn more and enter at their website.

No matter what the interview format - (video, phone or face-to-face) this 30 minute session will explain how to prepare, how to anticipate the questions you’ll get asked and how to make the right impression.

Book your place now through Career Connect.

This drop-in retreat provides the space, IT and support to enable you to update your CV.

You can come along for the whole session or just drop-in for part of the time. Sign up now and prioritise the time in your diary!

Book your place now through Career Connect.

If you’re applying for placements or graduate jobs you will most likely have to attend some form of assessment centre.

This session will explain what they involve and give advice and insight to help ensure you are well prepared and improve your chances of success.

Book your place now through Career Connect.

Your personal brand identifies who you are and what you have to offer. We all have one, but are you using it effectively to get the job you want?

This workshop will help you to understand your personal brand of skills, experience and personality, and show you how you can use this to stand out from other job applicants.

Book your place now through Career Connect.

This session will introduce you to readily-available online tools enabling you to maximise your influence on the research community, begin to create an online personal profile which will be visible to other researchers and to possible employers, and assess the impact of others.

Book your place now through Career Connect.

Representatives from KPMG will be on campus, wanting to meet you!

Come along to this event to find out about their graduate and placement opportunities and what it's like to work at KPMG.

Book your place now through Career Connect.

If you’re unsure about UK business etiquette, or want to ensure your behaviour in the workplace is professional, this 30 minute session will give you some useful guidance.

Book your place now through Career Connect.

Are applications daunting to you?

This session will explain the differences between application statements, personal statements and cover letters, and give you some tips on how to improve your applications.

Book your place now through Career Connect.

No matter what the interview format - (video, phone or face-to-face) this 30 minute session will explain how to prepare, how to anticipate the questions you’ll get asked and how to make the right impression.

Book your place now through Career Connect.