Category: Careers Advice

Do your future self a favour, and reap the rewards of your stop-gap job - you'll thank yourself later!

Many websites and organisations offer free online courses for professional development in many different fields and industries. Some are even accredited and offer certificates of completion. So, if you’re looking to learn new skills, or boost your CV with extra qualifications, there is plenty to discover.

Although the presence of a big brand name is like gold dust to a CV, the experience gained through interning with a smaller business can prove much more enriching.

Feeling frustrated and regretful in your chosen degree is almost unavoidable; you knew your field was going to be difficult, but never thought it would be impossible. But the truth is, everybody goes through it - and everybody can get through it.

Do you know someone who is currently on a gap year travelling the world? Their travels may have you longing for your own holiday away from your dreary lectures. “But how will I afford it?” Read on:

If you’ve not broken the music industry yet, then while you’re hacking away at it, there’s music-related temp work you can do that will get you closer to your goal, whilst paying your bills.

Used by many companies and some high-profile graduate schemes, the in-tray or e-tray test is way of putting applicants under a sort of administrative chaos.

Here's a guide to some types of bad bosses you might encounter at work, and how to make the best of this unfortunate situation!