Category: Jobs and careers
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Give It a Go: student societies and how to get involved
Hi everyone! As I promised in my previous blog post, I am going to talk about the societies York has to offer to its students. Like that you can all…
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5 Ways To Gain Employable Skills at University
The end goal of university for most people is a good job and career. Employers are not only looking for graduates with good grades, but work experience and transferable skills…
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HELP! I’M HALFWAY INTO MY DEGREE…
If I’m halfway that means that… I only have half of my three years left! As Donald Trump would say, ‘SAD’! No, I’m not using it in the same way…
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Club of PEP Study Trips
What is the best thing about studying PPE at York? Hands down, I would say that it is the people I study with. I don’t know of a course, at any…
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6 things I overcame on my first semester of Study Abroad
My first semester of study abroad in South Africa, Rhodes University, was filled with challenges and cherished memories. Living and studying in another country was bound to be filled with…
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Back to education after gap year travels- HELP!
I know the feeling. You’ve left home, seen the world, and then all of a sudden, you’re back in school again. What’s the point? You go from this: To this: NOT.…
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What to do with your time during the Christmas break
University learning is very different from college and school, with a lot more independent learning. What many don’t realise is how much time ‘off’ from uni you will have –…
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York, and then what? Careers, travel and further study
Oh my gosh, I don’t know what to do with my life!!! I’m sure this is one thought that you may have experiences at some point in the run up…
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A dozen top tips for getting the most out of your internships
Internships are like test drives. They give you an opportunity to test out different industries and to weigh up their pros and their cons, before you decide which one to…
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Supporting refugee rights on placement in Malaysia
I decided to apply for this LLM due to its focus on international human rights law and the placement opportunity. At the time of application, I was not sure if…
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Expanding the support for sex workers through a placement in York
I worked on behalf of Survive, a York-based charity looking to expand their services into offering support for sex workers. My team and I took on the task of researching…
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Dipped in the cauldron of humanity: on placement with Natural Justice in Cape Town
I have been dipped in the cauldron of humanity, and am wrenched out, spluttering for breath, drenched in ideas, opinions, emotions and wonder at the ‘jumble’ that makes up the…