My SME Internship: Cecilia – Bristol City of Sanctuary
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Mentoring matters – your chance to open doors and create opportunities
With just one week to go, Bristol Mentors is still open for applications for home UK students returning for study in 2024/25.
Getting started with networking as a state school student
Some people have more experience of professional networking through personal contacts, but where do you start if you don’t have these existing connections?
(more…)My SME Internship: Chaeyeon – Learning with Parents
Hi, I’m Chaeyeon. During my second year studying BSc Psychology, I completed an SME Internship as a Content Intern at Learning with Parents. They are an education charity, empowering families, schools, and communities to have enjoyable home-learning facilitated by parental engagement.
Parental engagement, involving parents to support child-led learning activities, can be promoted to families of different shapes, sizes, and socioeconomic backgrounds to tackle educational inequality that is largely driven by early provision.
(more…)Reflecting on the Universities Business Challenge
On 1 March this year, two teams consisting of members from the University of Bristol Business School and School of Economics, were delighted to attend the semi-finals of the Universities Business Challenge held in London.
One team of five students, and one of four, made the journey to London after their work in the first round of the competition was recognised as being worthy of a semi-final place.
A career in law for STEM students
Graduate Recruitment Manager, Zoe Reid and Alexander Gower, a partner at Osborne Clarke (a law firm in Bristol) gave students an insight into how to navigate the legal career as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) students. Here is their advice to students in the Faculties of Engineering, Life Sciences and Science who are interested in a career in the legal sector.
How to get work experience (even if you don’t have experience)
At this time of year, you might be thinking about how to make the most of your summer break. It can be an ideal time to get work experience before the next academic year begins.
Work experience not only looks good on your CV or LinkedIn profile, it can also help you:
- Gain a competitive edge when applying for graduate jobs or further study. It can also be a requirement for some careers.
- Develop skills and confidence, gain insights, and build your professional network.
- Decide whether a career area is right for you.
But where to start? It may feel like many internship deadlines have passed. Or perhaps you want to know: “how am I supposed to get experience without previous experience?” It can feel like employers ask for lots of skills and experiences to apply for their internships.
(more…)How to get into Financial Management: Top Tips
In October 2023, we ran a ‘How to get into Financial Management’ careers panel event about roles within the industry and top tips for applying for opportunities in this area.
Our panellists:
- Charlotte Wheeler – Financial Planner and Coach at Evelyn Partners, ex-KPMG
- Pawel Abramik – Head of Financial Services at North Bristol NHS Trust
- Victor Flores – Financial Consultant at Hargreaves Lansdown
- Vincent Pang – Senior Tax Manager for ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Singapore)
Finding work experience as a social scientist
Lots of social science students are looking for work experience but are struggling to find something that’s right for them. If you’re searching for valuable work experience to help you in your career plans, here are some ideas to help you in your search.
Top tips from the public sector
To find out more about work experience in the public sector, I spoke to James Darley from Transform Society. He was clear that there are often plenty of opportunities to get work experience in the public sector, it just requires some research to find them.
Councils can advertise opportunities for local students on their website, so it’s worth signing up to their jobs mailing lists. Bristol City, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are our local councils.
Careers support for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds
Career planning can be tricky. We know some students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds can also face specific challenges.
These may include:
- Exploring career ideas when you don’t know what’s out there;
- Getting quality work experience with fewer existing networks; or
- Having time to dedicate to career planning alongside other commitments.
At the Careers Service, we provide dedicated support to address these challenges:
Bristol Mentors
The Bristol Mentors scheme matches you with an alumni mentor. They can help you explore ideas, share advice, and give you an edge to break into the job sector that interests you.
Applications typically open in the Spring term – check your university emails.
