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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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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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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Words by Lucy Robinson No matter how you felt about graduation, there’s one thing that is for certain: adjusting to life post-university is hard. For three, or more, years of your life, you’ve been building up to getting your degree. Throughout university, graduation was a static destination. But now you’ve been there, done that, and […]
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As a History student, I have never had a particular job in mind: my future career path has always been hazy. All I know is that I love the subject, period. But for many people, they just can’t seem to get their head around the fact that I may not have the rest of my […]
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Words by Beth Gardner Finishing University at the best of times can be challenging, daunting and uncertain. The addition of a global pandemic has obviously not made matters any easier for the Class of 2020. My name is Beth and, having just finished my degree in English Language and Literature at Cardiff University, I have […]
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