Helping you get to where you want to be when you graduate
Hello! I’m Ella, a final year English Literature student and Career Peer Support Assistant. Here’s a round up of some of the takeaways from the Faculty of Arts Careers Series, which invited 41 University of Bristol alumni and industry experts to share their experiences and tips, and ran through February 2024.
Regardless of which industry you end up in, these 5 insights are transferable across sectors came up again and again…
(more…)Dr Chad McDonald completed his PhD in History at the University of Bristol in 2019. He’s now a Senior Academic and Study Skills Tutor at Manchester Metropolitan University. This role has seen him shortlist hundreds of applications and interview dozens of candidates. In this blog he reflects on his post-PhD career and offers advice for those looking to move into third-space roles in universities.
One thing that made it easier, though, was that I’d planned for what I wanted to do next throughout my PhD. Here are some key points to consider during your PhD to support your job search (no matter how imminent it may be!)
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After graduating, I sourced an internship opportunity myself, and I completed an SME Internship in November and December 2022.
My company of choice was Ipsa Consulting, a Devon-based consultancy supporting the sustainable growth of purpose-led organisations.
Three alumni currently working in governmental roles joined us:
Adam Chambers is a Bristol History (BA) alum, and President of Nurse Recruitment Experts. In his third year at the University of Bristol he participated in our SME Internship Scheme.
Here are his thoughts on how this has shaped his career:
I started Nurse Recruitment Experts (NRX) in 2019, nine months after graduating from studying History at Bristol.
Since then, we’ve sourced and hired 10,000 plus Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants for health systems across the US and Canada.
We caught up with Izzie to hear all about her journey from Chemistry student at the University of Bristol to where she is now:
My name is Ben Wainwright and I am a co-founder and CTO of Remap Mental Fitness.
At Remap, we teach working professionals and global brands how to train their mind to improve how they think, feel and perform.
“Thinking about careers and trying to secure a first job might be easy for some. Maybe you’ve had an idea about what you want to do for a while and your university degree is leading you in this direction.
However, for others, it’s less clear, and this can cause anxiety and confusion. I fit into the latter group and nearly 7 years since graduating I’m still figuring it out!
It’s an incredible opportunity for any new business, with a prize of up to £20,000 of funding.
We caught up with Beverley Samways, one of the runners-up from last year’s finale, who shares some of her insights on the NEC, and her thoughts on what it means to be an entrepreneur!
Beverley’s company, Unique Connections, provides innovative programmes and services to empower young people with disabilities and support them to help them thrive in their communities.
After graduating last year, Utsa used the Graduate Route to secure a job within the university and is now working as an International Scholarship Assistant.
She is one of over 80,000 international students granted a Graduate Route visa since it launched in the summer of 2021.
Utsa spoke to us about her ambitions for working in a role that allows her to make a positive impact on the people and communities around her.