Making Career Decisions

Making decisions about your career path can be a challenging experience for everyone.  Join with careers professional who regularly support students and graduates to develop their career plan, as they provide advice and tips on how, and where, to begin when making your initial career choices.

There is a high chance that when applying for jobs, you will be rejected at least once. However, it's what you do with this rejection that can make all the difference. Join with professionals and alumni as we talk about how to deal with rejection, providing you with some top tips and ways to overcome it. 

In this episode of Get That Grad Job we discuss personal branding. Join with a range of professionals as they discuss what personal branding is, how and how you can develop your own brand. 

LinkedIn is a really valuable tool for anyone thinking about their career. Join with careers team, students, and professionals to hear about how you can utilise LinkedIn for your job searching, networking and building your professional brand.

Not everyone has just one full-time job to make up their working life. Portfolio Careers are becoming increasingly common options for individuals. In this podcast, we talk about the differences between traditional and portfolio careers, and how to enter this type of work, as well as providing you to top tips from our three experts who have all undertaken portfolio careers. 

This episode of Get That Grad Job is all about the Lancaster Award, which is Lancaster’s employability award. Hear from careers team, as they discuss the Lancaster Award, an alumni and how the Lancaster Award helped them on their career journey, and an employer as to why these activities are so important.

Cover Letters are a vital part of many application processes, and can be tricky to write at the first attempt. Hear from our guests as they discuss cover letters, including how they are used, what employers look for, and how to make your cover letter stand out.

There are lots of types of jobs available to graduates. Hear from employers and careers team about the main difference between direct entry and graduate schemes, as well as tips for applying for roles, and considering which options are right for you. 

In this episode of Get That Grad Job, we speak to a clinical psychologist, a coach, and a careers adviser about confidence, and provide some top tips about how to become more confident in yourself and your abilities.

This episode of Get That Grad Job is all about finding a part time job. You’ll hear from a student, an on campus recruiter, and an employer, as they discuss part time jobs and how they affect your employability, as well as finding and managing a part time job alongside your studies.