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8 Things to Know Before Joining a Startup

Careers Service Changing direction, Choosing a Career, Entrepreneurship & Start-ups, Graduate/Alumni stories, Looking for ideas, Start-ups 23/05/202523/05/2025 0 Comment

In this blog Emily Stoner FHEA shares 8 key insights from the expert panel ‘Working for a Start-up’ held on 27^th February 2025. In it she explores the insights of the panel for any person considering a start-up, whether as their first role or as part of a career move.

Environmental Scientist Venturing into Politics – Alex on His UN Internship

Careers Service Changing direction, Environment & Sustainability, Graduate/Alumni stories, International Development, Politics, Science, STEM, Sustainability 21/10/202421/10/2024 0 Comment

Alex Häuser discusses his role as a Sustainable Development Goals Intern with the United Nations, where he combines environmental science with policymaking. He highlights the need to bring more scientific research directly into global governance and shares advice on UN jobs. Read more

Down and nearly out? That’s when magic happens

Careers Service Career Stories, Changing direction, Creative writing, Looking for ideas 16/06/202316/06/2023 0 Comment

From a promising legal career to screenwriting, Robert Porter describes how a period of significant mental ill health led him to take up writing which, to his surprise, became something that ultimately ‘saved’ him

What’s going on in the graduate jobs market? 3 things to watch and what they mean for you

Careers Service Changing direction, Finalist, Your Careers Service 01/07/202222/08/2023Grad Schemes 0 Comment

The Institute for Student Employers has surveyed employers from various sectors and industries to find out what’s going on in the graduate jobs market. Careers Consultant Lucy Romijn summarises 3 of the key findings & what they mean for you!

This was my first rodeo: Alice Whaley on changing environment and perspective

Careers Service Changing direction, Graduate/Alumni stories, Journalism, Looking for ideas 14/04/202114/04/2021Work experience 0 Comment

From mental labour in the hallowed halls of Cambridge’s libraries, to manual labour in the sun-bleached dust of yards, farms, and ranches all over the world; I’ve undertaken a lifestyle change that has been challenging, liberating, and edifying in ways I never imagined.

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