Posts Tagged ‘internships’
8
Jun
Posted by graduatecalling in Uncategorized. Tagged: applications, career options, day off, Derrick Bird, Finding a job, finding a proper job, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, graduate, Graduate Talent Pool, Honorary Northener, internships, interview, jobcentre fun, looking for a job, looking for a proper job, looking for jobs, Not actually employment related, PGCE, Whitehaven. Leave a Comment
Last Wednesday, a taxi driver known as ‘Birdy’ calmly took his rifle with him in his car, and went on a rampage around the North West of England. In total, he killed 13 people in and around Whitehaven, a large town in Cumbria. While it is no longer the first item on the news, the [...]
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15
Jan
Posted by graduatecalling in *grumblegrumble*, better luck next time, Finding a job. Tagged: career options, christmas, Diversion, employment, facebook, Finding a job, finding a proper job, guitar hero, hospital radio, internships, looking for jobs, ooooh! distracting, social networking is poo, volunteering, working as a christmas temp, working as a temp, Working over Christmas. 2 Comments
I would by lying if I said that this week had been easy for me. Firstly, I have now properly left my Christmas job. Once again, they could not take on after Christmas, but I know they will be in touch if anything changes. It was only weird in that my leaving felt like the [...]
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2
Oct
Posted by graduatecalling in better luck next time, Finding a job. Tagged: applications, being vulgar, career options, driving test, Finding a job, finding a proper job, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, graduate, Graduate Talent Pool, internships, interview, job centre, jobcentre fun, looking for jobs, ooooh! distracting, the economy, unemployed, unemployment, volunteering. Leave a Comment
This is a calculation I have had swimming round my head for the past month or so, that I feel I want to share with you all. Since about May, I have not counted how many jobs I have applied for. However, rough calculations based on at least 2-3 applications completed every week, alongside the [...]
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1
Aug
Posted by graduatecalling in A Small Plea, Finding a job. Tagged: Blast Lab, career options, finding a proper job, Gap Year, graduate, Graduate Talent Pool, internships, Richard Hammond, unemployed, unemployment. 2 Comments
I’ve just discovered Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab. It features his car, Oliver, in the opening titles. All I can say is ’Bloody hell, I wish this show was on when I was younger’. It is perfect kids, students, and people who should know better tv. I’ve been reading about the whole ‘send-the-yoof-away-to-get-experience-for-the-CV-but-also-to-stop-them-signing-on-if-it-all-turns-to-worms’ (stand up every newspaper [...]
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29
Jul
Posted by graduatecalling in Uncategorized. Tagged: finding a proper job, Good Lord! I finally may be on to something!, graduate, Graduate Talent Pool, internships, jobcentre fun, looking for jobs, work experience. Leave a Comment
That Graduate Internship Website I mentioned that hadnt been advertised, but was now advertised as of stupid O’Clock on the BBC news this morning, is now up and running! *Dances* *Goes to Bed*
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27
Jul
Posted by graduatecalling in Finding a job, Uncategorized. Tagged: books, finding a proper job, graduate, infinite jest, internship, internships. 2 Comments
I admire the fact that this description of what you can do with a History Degree says I have ‘a whole host of opportunities’. Where I can find these opportunties (behind the sofa?) remains fairly lacking. I would be lying if I said that I have been in a hive of industry recently. The fact [...]
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