Sarea is a third year English student who enjoys reading contemporary novels and exploring different places to travel to around the world. The first term of university is well under way but many students who have just finished their first year during COVID-19 have had to adjust to in person teaching in their second year […]
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How City Careers helped me master my CV
Anisa is a postgraduate student studying the Legal Practice Course, and exploring her career options as a Law graduate. My time as an undergraduate Looking back on my time as an undergraduate student at City, I wish I had utilised all the resources and wisdom the City Careers Hub is able to offer. It was […]
More on Micro-Placements: City applications open now
The Micro-Placements Programme Expression of Interest form is now open for City students to apply! What is the Micro-Placements Programme? City Careers and Employability is back with the Micro-Placements Programme! The programme is a 15-credit elective that supports you to develop your CV, enhance your core employability skills and get a taste of the working world. It […]
What are Microplacements & more about City’s programme
If you’ve been thinking about how you might get employability experience while you’re at univeristy, a placement programme, like City’s Careers and Employability Micro-Placements Programme (MPP) might be just the thing for you. At City, the MPP is a 15-credit elective that supports you to develop your CV, enhance your core employability skills and get a […]
Clearing 2021: What to do when results don’t go to plan
To say the last year has been challenging is an understatement. Education has again been disrupted and grades have been determined by Teacher Assessed Grades. With results day fast approaching on 10th August, many of you may be worried about your potential A Level or BTEC grades. So what can you do ahead of results […]
What’s it like to do a Journalism degree?
Amy is a third year Journalism student and a Widening Participation ambassador at City. Photographing an Extinction Rebellion protest, interviewing a recipient of an OBE and talking to neuroscientists about autism are just three of the many things studying journalism has enabled me to do. Journalism is great for transferable skills The communication, organisational and […]
Living in student accommodation: A survival guide to living away from home
Niffy is a final year Law student at City who moved to London for university, and is a self confessed BTS fan. About me My name is Niffy and when I was 19 I decided to move to London for university. Before starting university I lived in a small town in Ireland where everybody knew […]
Moving abroad to study
Julia is a BA Journalism student, who likes listening to old music and watching sunsets. I am originally from Poland and have lived there my whole life, though I have always wanted to move abroad after high school. I have always wanted to go to university – there was never any other option. I think […]
What you need to know if you’re thinking of studying Law
Diana is a third year LLB student, who loves mystery novels and painting. My name is Diana and I’ve just finished my second year of a three-year Law course. Although these are uncertain times for literally all of us, I am looking forward to beginning my third and final year – and at the same time mournful that it will be […]
What’s a sandwich degree and what’s it like to do one?
Malaika is a third-year student studying Psychology, who undertook a sandwich year and likes watching crime documentaries on Netflix. What is a sandwich year? Unfortunately, this doesn’t quite involve eating sandwiches over the course of an entire year like the name suggests. A sandwich year is when you spend the third year of your degree […]