Laura Bevans is a Career Zone Employability and Careers Consultant based at on Penryn Campus, working with students across both Devon and Cornwall. In today’s […]
Tag: Careers Advice
8 surprising sources of careers inspiration
It’s the time of year when it seems like all final year students are busy applying for graduate schemes and everyone else has got some […]
Alumni Profile: Rebecca Verne, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
After her BA English degree at the University of Exeter, Rebecca Verne began a career in publishing, but gave it all up for her dream […]
Pathways to Arts, Culture & Heritage
Swarnim Agrawal, a MA Creative Writing student, completed the Pathways to Arts, Culture & Heritage programme in July 2023. Swarnim writes about her experience completing […]
Graduate Profile: Abbas Lokhandwala, Risk Analyst with Aviva Investors
Abbas graduated from the University of Exeter in 2022 with an MSc in Finance and Investment. He shares his experience of his time at Uni […]
Graduate Schemes, Work Placements, Internships, Vacation Schemes, and Spring Weeks explained
You’re a student and you know that you should be applying to *gestures broadly*. But what do these things mean? How are they different? When should […]
How Access to Internships Helped Me
Hello everyone! My name’s Indigo Pai-Gibson and I’m in my Second Year studying MSci Zoology at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall. I […]
Describe a time when you’ve answered a competency-based question effectively.
Rachel Haddy is an Employability and Placements Adviser. In this article she discusses some of the pitfalls of competency-based questions and how to avoid them. […]
My Career in the British Army, and Beyond
Spiro Marcandonatos is a recent MSc Global Governance graduate from the University of Exeter, he’s also a self-employed Fragile and Conflict Affected States (FCAS) Advisor. Spiro […]
Developing employability in the retail sector
Kayleigh White is an Employer Engagement Administrator, and Sunny Lalli is an Employability and Careers Consultant, both are part of the University of Exeter’s Student […]