Josie
How to Gain Experience When You Don’t Have Any
I’ve recently seen a lot of activity in our Student Learning Community and on our Facebook page surrounding questions of how to get experience in your area of interest. Many of you have taken courses in your field of interest, read supplemental materials,[...]
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Your Social Media Profiles Could Determine Whether You Get Your Dream Job
Let’s face it: we all love Facebook. After a weekend of mayhem or a memorable event, we immediately look to Facebook to see photos and evidence that we had a more epic time than anyone, ever. Our Facebook statuses are full of our emotional ups and downs[...]
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Josie’s job interview tips
So you’ve landed an interview for your dream job. Congratulations! Your hard work has paid off. But now is not the time to relax. Sure, they like your application enough to want to meet you, but you’ve now got to convince your interviewers, face-to-face,[...]
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A Few Hard, Fast Rules for Writing an Effective CV
We recently ran a poll on our Superfan Facebook page asking what you’d like me to blog about. It seems most of you want information on writing a CV. Well… you asked for it, you got it!
Your CV is your pass to a new career. It shows employers[...]
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Structured Procrastination
Procrastination: the plague on self-discipline. We all do it. We all know we do it. And we all know we shouldn’t do it. And yet, we have a hard time not doing it. What is it that makes us so prone to postponement?
John Perry, philosophy professor and[...]
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Time to Get Busy
This summer has flown by! Between the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, I don’t know where the time has gone. Many of you may be feeling the same, wondering how we’ve already come to the end of August. And many of you may be wondering what happened[...]
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Your Options after A-Levels
With A-Level results announced last Friday, this was a big week for many of you. Perhaps you spent the weekend celebrating and making plans. Or perhaps you weren’t pleased with your results and spent the weekend wondering what to do now.
Don’t fret[...]
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Josie’s Top Ten Study Tips
Studying doesn’t come naturally to everyone and not everyone has the same quality time or energy to spend on it. While some of you may be masters of studying, others of you may need a bit more encouragement or assistance. So, to help you out a bit,[...]
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Nerd Alert
Hey gang. So, I have a confession to make. I am a complete nerd. I stayed in school for 23 years of my life, the latter 10 of those years being entirely by choice. And I’m thinking of studying again!
While I don’t love writing essays or taking exams,[...]
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