GSM London welcomes Nick Howe of NatWest. Nick Howe is a NatWest Enterprise Manager who works with enterprise agencies, charities, councils and universities across London to provide support and advice on getting started in business, as well as ways of growing a business and adapting to the changing environments. It is very popular to want …
As a teacher, you will use your knowledge and passion for your subject to inspire young people – rewarding hey?! If this appeals to you, read on about how to apply for teacher training. My first piece of advice would be to familiarise yourself with this website Get Into Teaching. I would also recommend looking …
You know the job you are looking for, you know these jobs exist and you know the companies you would like to work for, you even know people who do a similar job but you just don’t see these jobs advertised? Research suggests that as many as 60% of all jobs are unadvertised - Welcome …
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Marketing is a very popular graduate job; it goes without saying that you will need to impress recruiters and essential ingredients will include a good mix of skills, ability and determination. It’s not all about lunching and entertaining; managing clients, budgets and projects can be challenging as well as exciting. So what is marketing in …
How do you combine a career and a family? Both are quite demanding and I don’t have the answer but I can tell you how I’ve done it and hopefully provide a little inspiration too! I am a mum of 2 beautiful children (age 3 and 5); I have a husband (who works long hours) …
I find moving on from one employer to another offers new exciting opportunities. However, it requires an ability to be comfortable operating outside of well-established professional relationships and being prepared to create new networks. It can be an emotional time as well, saying farewell to colleagues. Working in GSM Careers has been an enriching experience …
The Tourism and Events week has been organised by the GSM Careers Department in collaboration with the Tourism, Events and Marketing academic department to whet our students’ appetite for the many opportunities which await them. The UK Tourism and Events industries have experienced growth while the economy as a whole has struggled because of the …
Presently GSM London is gearing up for the forthcoming Travel & Tourism Week in June 2015, when there will be a series of events connected to careers in the travel industry. Having been asked to contribute to this, I am going to talk about different forms of travel writing, and ways of getting started in …
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The graduate job market is competitive. You need to use all opportunities available to you to give yourself the best chance of getting the job you want when you finish university. Work experience – yes, Enthusiasm – yes, Networking – yes. They are all important components – make the most of any opportunities that are …
Apparently according to the age old saying; “You are never too old to learn.” This has always struck me as a statement which has a ring of truth about it. Well it just so happened that recently I’ve had the chance to reflect on the whether this supposed nugget of wisdom is fact or fiction. …