Words by Jenny Katte I’ve recently come to terms with the fact that when I (virtually) graduate, I’ll have officially left the physical and metaphorical crucible where many of my current ethics and values were shaped. I for one desperately want to take my solidified outlook into a workplace where I can “do my bit” […]
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I am an undergraduate studying BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Management and Finance, beginning my final year in September. I have completed over 12 internships spanning across seven industries, dabbling in Banking, Sales, Marketing and even a stylist for a music video! I ran my own start-up for five years, XTRA.art and then headed Sales and […]
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How was your University experience? I studied at The University of Birmingham for four years where I studied BusinessManagement with a Year in Industry. My university experience was just an absoluterollercoaster of a journey (in a good way!) There were definitely some highs and lows, but Iam so pleased to have made it to the […]
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By Melissa Thompson It’s nearly been 2 years since I graduated (where has the time gone), and since then I feel like I’ve been on an absolute rollercoaster – you know those ones with the dips and swirls and occasional upside-down loops (not pretty). Though it’s been a journey, I can’t help but sit and […]
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By Karla Hopkinson When I was ten years old I knew I wanted to be a writer. Of course, as I grew up, reality hit me like a tonne of bricks as it does for many of us. I knew I should still hold onto my dream but if I was to survive in this […]
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Words by Jasmina MatulewiczIllustration by Lauren Chapa In the words of The Financial Times, creative industries are facing a ‘cultural catastrophe’, what with everything 2020 has thrown at us so far. It’s no surprise, then, that they’ve opted for saving themselves before saving anxious graduates. The uncertainty is likely to stick around for a while, […]
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By Rebecca Moynihan I definitely didn’t have a plan for when it came to my next steps after university. I had spent my final year at university writing for and working on the student magazine, and the local newspaper of my university town. I had also been writing my own blog for a few years, […]
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What were your initial career plans for life after University? Truth be told, I went to university with a lot of tentativeness and to even start was a big step for me. In the beginning, graduation was still in the mythical realm of the distant future, a light at the end of the three-year tunnel, […]
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Words by Elena Havenga So, there’s a global pandemic going on. You’re back in your childhood bedroom with just the family pet for company. All your university friends live hundreds of miles away. Oh, and you’ve just been dumped. Life seems like it can’t get any more hopeless as a single 22 year old grad-to-be. […]
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