Digital World Week will run from Monday 16th February to Friday 20th February at GSM. The sheer scope of the digital world presented us with some challenges however we hope the final offering that the team has put together will amaze, inspire and create positive action! Digital World Week will you bring a panel event, networking …
Iweta came to work for GSM Careers in May 2014 as a paid intern working as an administrative assistant on the Greenford campus. On the surface this role appeared to have few long term prospects. However, Iweta viewed it as an opportunity to develop a range of useful skills within an academic environment. She also …
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Volunteering can provide not only a sense of well-being but also a few highly prized brownie points in the eyes of potential employers. It can be a highly effective way to get that all-important recognition that enables you to ‘stand out from the crowd’. Volunteering allows you to make a real contribution to the lives …
The story so far…… Back in the balmy days of autumn, GSM Careers hosted a meeting of college academics and key figures from both the public and private sector. They assembled to enjoy “Tea Cake & Conversation”. The conversation focused on the impact that Social Media has had and continues to have on all our …
Many employers will use software that you may have no experience in. And often it will be bespoke to that particular organisation or industry. As part of developing your “commercial awareness” it’s important to try to find out what software packages you are likely to come across in the sector and try to get some …
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A couple of years ago I wrote this blog post about internships. The scary thing is that there is still so much misinformation online about internships and perhaps even greater pressure on students and graduates to undertake them. Institutions like GSM London try to prepare graduates for the workplace but the reality is that at …
Graduates often think of jobs that relate to their immediate degree rather than thinking of the wider transferable skills they have developed on their degree programme. This case study focuses on a graduate at GSM who looked beyond the horizons of her degree in Oil and Gas. In April 2014 she responded to a position …
Continue reading Unleashing Careers Thinking – Taking the Less Trodden Pathway to Success
I love this time of year. Christmas is special. A time for getting together, for celebrating and for reflecting on the year gone by. Many readers of this blog have joined me on a journey as my department has grown and developed. At times that journey has faced challenges and I can’t pretend it’s …
Only 12 miles away from the GSM Greenford campus is one of most of the most exciting industrial locations in the whole of the UK. Within its boundaries work individuals who are world leaders in their highly specialised field. They are quite simply the best money can hire. Who are they? Where is this extraordinary …
Our final guest blogger for Law and Public Sector Week is Kira Hillman. Kira manages business development at Glassdoor (Europe). She spent her entire life in California and attended Stanford University. After graduation, she worked for 3 years in the healthcare finance industry and has recently moved to London to help set up Glassdoor’s new London …
Continue reading It’s your final year of university, so now what?