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June 3, 2024May 24, 2024

‘Career Tourism’: a solution for restless minds  

Nicky Hutchinson is an Employability & Careers Consultant based at our Penryn campus. “What are you going to do when you graduate?”  That question rings in the […]

Career research, Employability by Jenny Woolacott-Scarr
February 19, 2024February 15, 2024

My Experience on the UN Immersion Programme 2023

The Global Leaders Experience is a unique opportunity to develop your intercultural skills as part of a short, outbound mobility experience. Typically a week in duration […]

Career research, Global experience, Networking by Jenny Woolacott-Scarr
January 29, 2024January 22, 2024

How I turned my science degree into a creative career

I’m Charlie, and I make PowerPoints for a living. At least, that’s what I tell people when I meet them for the first time. If […]

College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Employability, Exeter Alumni by Jenny Woolacott-Scarr
January 15, 2024January 11, 2024

Navigating the Networking Jungle: Essential Tips for Students and Graduates

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 […]

Career research, Networking by Jenny Woolacott-Scarr
January 8, 2024December 18, 2023

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 […]

Career research, Employability, Job Hunting, Networking by Jenny Woolacott-Scarr
December 11, 2023December 7, 2023

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 […]

Career research, Employability, Exeter Alumni by Jenny Woolacott-Scarr
November 27, 2023November 23, 2023

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 […]

Career research, Employability, International students, Pathways by Jenny Woolacott-Scarr
November 20, 2023November 16, 2023

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 […]

Business School, Career research, Employability, Exeter Alumni, International students by Jenny Woolacott-Scarr
November 13, 2023November 9, 2023

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 […]

Applications, Career research, CVs and Job Applications, Employability, Internships and work experience, Interviews, Job Hunting, Networking, Placements by Jenny Woolacott-Scarr
November 6, 2023November 7, 2023

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 […]

Applications, Career research, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Employability by Jenny Woolacott-Scarr

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