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Employers in all sectors are increasingly keen to recruit graduates with strong commercial awareness, and an opinion to share, yet many students and graduates are still unsure what commercial awareness really means.
Careers Services
05 May 2021
An Essex History student shares her experience whilst on placement during her studies at the University of Essex
Department of History
08 February 2021
On episode 4 of the Careers Services podcast we talk to Richard from TalentWorks on how COVID-19 has impacted employers and what graduates can expect when starting work.
24 August 2020
On episode 3 of the Careers Services podcast we talk to Jessica from GradCracker on graduating in a time of recession.
05 August 2020
Businesses have had to adapt their recruitment processes due to COVID-19. On episode 2 of the Careers Services podcast we discuss this with Katherine from FDM.
09 July 2020
In this episode we discuss getting into the right headspace, upskilling whilst at home (or anywhere) and how we can support you.
21 May 2020
I’ve gained a permanent, part time job that pairs up well with my degree as well as gaining professional experience while studying.
Chelsea Millward
20 June 2019
I was largely aware of what an internship was before I decided to do this one, but did not quite appreciate the doors they could open for a graduate.
James Cook
As it is only an internship I did not expect to get any real responsibility, however, from the day I joined I was given important tasks and was made to feel like an important part of the team.
Syed Mahian
19 June 2019
My internship was very fast-paced in terms of learning lots of information about the virtual reality industry in a relatively short space of time.
Luke Roberge
15 May 2019