Monthly Archives: January 2011
Standing out and finding success
When the economy is in trouble and the job market isn’t brilliant, a standard choice for many is to stay in education (or return to it) and take a higher qualification. Getting another shiny new piece of paper that sets … Continue reading
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Filed under careers, careers advice, employment, graduate, jobs, lifeskills, personal development
10 things to check when reading for research purposes
Just because it’s published, doesn’t mean it’s true. When you’re researching, think about the following ten things before you accept what you’re reading: Who wrote the piece – What’s their perspective, intention, bias, belief, and so on? When it was … Continue reading
Filed under academia, critical thinking, reading, Study
EduLinks – Travel, Truth & Testing Times
More EduLinks goodness. Yay! Set your own deadlines and find out the number of days between two dates with Date Calculator. Stuck on repeat? PsyBlog explains why it’s persuasive to say the same thing over and over and over again. … Continue reading
How to identify your transferable skills (and why they’re so important)
A letter in the Telegraph reads: SIR – As a mathematician, I would like to share a numerical insight. I always remind colleagues on an interview panel that the only significant numbers on an academic certificate are those pertaining to … Continue reading
Filed under academia, careers, careers advice, communication, employment, graduate, higher education, jobs, lifeskills, personal development
Deal with the best and worst of university open days
Open days provide a fantastic way to find out about each university. You get a direct feel for the place, to see how it suits you as an individual. In 2009, The Student Room asked over a thousand students about … Continue reading
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