Platform Spotlight: The Hysteria Collective

24th October 2020

Today on The Graduate Club we have a platform spotlight from the Founder of The Hysteria Collective. Created by 2020 Philosophy and Politics Graduate, Imogen Brighty-Potts, the platform is a collective for creative women, trans and non-binary people to share their work, voices, and network with one another. Imy has kindly shared a little bit […]

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Will to Learn, Strive to Grow

21st October 2020

Will to Learn “You can lead the horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.” Everyone has the ability to learn, but it comes down to who has made the active choice to do so. Learning is not only reading, writing, watching, and listening. The ability to think and willingness to learn can make […]

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Graduating as a Drama Student

12th October 2020

Recently I started a podcast with one of my closest friends. We reflected on our graduation day and raised a glass to the class of 2020. Entering the working world as a drama graduate that does not have a lot of time for the arts is a daunting task, a task I have been on […]

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How to get experience for your CV – all by yourself!

10th October 2020

“We are welcoming graduates to apply, 3-5 years experience is essential” Great. After graduating in 2019, I began my, what felt like, never-ending search for a job. From August-October, I non-stop applied for whatever marketing/media/communications job I could find, and hoped for the best, despite absolutely zero experience or knowledge of marketing what-so-ever! Somehow, I […]

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Staying Busy and Boosting your Employability

7th October 2020

By Abi Azeez My name is Abi and I recently graduated with a degree in Law from the University of Westminster. I chose my degree because it sounded interesting and would mean that I would have a lot of job opportunities waiting for me. Mid-way through my second year I knew I probably would not […]

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How I decided what sector to seek out my first graduate job in

26th September 2020

by Ellie Smith There are too many differences to even begin to compare our parents first job search with our own. The internet (and a technological revolution) has ensured that our experiences are dynamically different. I’ve read an onslaught of articles declaring that millennials no longer face a ‘career ladder’. For millennials and Gen-Z, we […]

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Graduate Q&A | Ellie Derbyshire

17th September 2020

What were your initial career plans for life after University?  Like many history students, I was not entirely sure what I wanted to do. I just knew I did not want to  be a history teacher (despite the instinctive response from family members when I speak to them  about what I want to do)! Also, […]

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