Month: October 2022

Experience vs academic achievement – The insights of a recent graduate

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When Oreoluwa Shoyinka graduated in 2021, she found it surprisingly difficult to gain graduate level employment, despite receiving a First Class Honours and The City Law School Certificate of Academic Achievement. As experience seemed to trump grades, Oreoluwa turned to City’s Career Service for advice and is now back on track to becoming a barrister….Continue Reading Experience vs academic achievement – The insights of a recent graduate

An inspirational fight against pollution: CLEAN AIR

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Inspired by the courage of his grandmother, Jennie Shearan, who campaigned tirelessly for environmental justice in her neighbourhood, Gianfranco Rosolia (Executive MBA, 2016) has penned her story in a recently published book, CLEAN AIR. It explores the many challenges she faced and the strong perseverance she had to continue campaigning for a better quality of…Continue Reading An inspirational fight against pollution: CLEAN AIR