Career Zone Podcast

This week, Rae is joined by Jayde Kirby, a Business Coach, to discuss SMEs, small or medium sized enterprises. Jayde talks about the benefits of working for an SME as a graduate and how you can find out whether working for an SME is for you. Links to the websites mentioned in this episode: My Career Zone Digital , Prospects , Target Jobs , Hello Grads and Graduate Jobs . Follow us on Instagram @uo...

In this week’s episode Antonia Coppen, Employability and Careers Consultant at the University of Exeter, is joined by Software Cornwall , Bluefruit Software , Buzz Interactive and That Seagull Bob to discuss the benefits of working in Tech in the South West from a Cornish perspective.  Discover what current and future opportunities are available to students and graduates in this expanding sector a...

Searching for a placement can feel particularly daunting and overwhelming at the moment, and if you have received rejections you may be left feeling a little discouraged.  However, in this episode Ciaran Stoker, Employment and Placement Adviser, explores the various actions you can take, and the wide range of support which is on offer if you are struggling to find a placement.    Our team of Emplo...

In this week’s podcast Rae is joined by colleagues from the Career Zone who recently attended the Institute of Student Employers Virtual Conference. The Career Zone staff share what they found out about what employers are looking for and what the graduate labour market is looking like.

In this episode Rachel Coombes, Employability and Careers Consultant, is joined by Joanne Mavridis, Marketing Director and Hollie Dabson, Digital Marketing Specialist, both from ForgeRock. Joanne and Hollie share their career journey and how they became to work within the technology industry and share their tips on how to get into the industry. They also discuss the type of work ForgeRock is invol...

We last looked at the graduate labour market in November 2020 (How will graduate jobs be affected by Covid-19? Part 2), but what has changed since then?  Here, Rae takes a look at the current state of the graduate labour market.

This week Rachel Gaunt, Employability and Placements Adviser looks at Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Recruitment Process and talks to Employability and Careers Consultant Kate Foster who specialises in supporting students from under-represented groups. For further information you can go to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpage http://www.exeter.ac.uk/inclusion/ , and ACAS https:/...

Many graduate employers use Assessment Centres as part of their recruitment process. In this episode John Greaves an Employability and Placement Adviser based in the Career Zone, takes a closer look at Assessment Centres and considers what should you expect, and how should you prepare.  We also hear from Poppy Osborne a final year Business Management student who gives her top tips for success at A...

As part of International Women’s Day, Rachel Coombes, Employability and Careers Consultant, is joined by Joanne Mavridis, Marketing Director and Hollie Dabson, Digital Marketing Specialist, both from ForgeRock, to discuss the organisation Women In Identity and how it has helped them with their careers. They share views on the issue women still face in the workplace and why it’s important to challe...

Rich Daniels, Placements Learning Manager, gives an overview of work placements, discusses the wide range of support available during your placement search, and provides some key information to help you decide whether a work placement module could the right choice for you.  To find out more about work placements visit https://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/employment-services/recruit/workplacements/ or...

In this week’s episode, Rae explains what is meant by the compete stage of your career journey. Rae provides an overview of what you can expect when you are competing for a role and shares advice to help you succeed. You can find more information about all three stages of your career journey on the Career Zone webpages. 

In this week’s episode Rae is joined by Lindsay Warner, Programme Assistant in the Career Zone, to discuss this year’s Challenges Online, running from 7th-11th June 2021. Lindsay is joined by Brogan, Harry and Lizzie, students who completed Challenges Online last year, to discuss the Challenges they worked on and what they gained from participating in the week. This year the Challenges are: Climat...

In this episode, Ben Toulson talks with Paul Ranson a video games entrepreneur, who shares his experiences from his time in the industry – from creating video games to setting up his own business.  Paul also gives some advice for students who may be looking to get into the modern gaming industry. 

In this week’s episode, Rae Roberts, Employability and Career Consultant, talks about the steps you can take to help you plan and move forward in your career planning. Rae discusses the activities you can engage with to help you develop the skills and experience required for the role you’re planning to go in to.

In this episode, as part of Digital and Coding Week, Rae talks with Adam Alton, Co-Founder of FidlLeaf, about how he got into coding. Adam provides an insight into what it is like as an industry to work in and shares his tips on how to have a go at coding. More information on FidlLeaf can be found here www.fidlleaf.com   Quick links:  LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  Facebook ,  Instagram . And Adam's perso...

As part of our Digital and Coding week, Rae explores what is meant by digital skills and why they are important. Rae also provides advice on what you can do to up-skill and improve your digital skills so you remain competitive in the job market.

We hear from Claire Guy, an Employability and Careers Consultant, about the range of advice and support that the Career Zone has available for International Students, here at the University of Exeter. Our team is here to help, so if you have questions about visa regulations or working in the UK visit exeter.ac.uk/internationalstudents to find out more or to book an appointment with one of our immi...

Job hunting can seem like a daunting prospect, especially at the moment, but here Rae shares her top 5 practical tips for de-stressing job hunting to help you make sure you look after your wellbeing during your search.  For more information, visit the University's Wellbeing and Careers pages; https://www.exeter.ac.uk/wellbeing/   https://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/  

In this week’s episode Rae is joined by Mair George, Facilitator and Freelance Theatre Producer, to discuss what public speaking means and why it is important. Mair shares her tips to help you improve your public speaking and presentation skills.

In this week’s episode, Rae is joined by Kelly Preece, Researcher Development Manager in the Doctoral College. Kelly shares her experience of failure and how she has come to view it as her greatest strength. Kelly also runs the Researchers, Development and the In-Betweens Podcast for PGRs which can be found here .

In this week’s episode, Rae explains what delegation skills are, why you delegate and the benefit of doing so for both yourself and for others. Rae also talks through the five steps to effective delegation. 

This week, Wendy Woolery, Employability and Careers Consultant, provides an overview of the things to consider if you’re thinking of studying a postgraduate degree. Wendy provides information on the range of different postgraduate degrees available and the various sources of funding available. Some University Colleges provide progression scholarships for students and recent alumni who would like t...

Back in June 2020, we released our first podcast titled, “How will graduate jobs be impacted by Covid-19?”, which focused on the initial impact that Covid-19 had on the graduate labour market at that time.  Here, Rae takes a second look at how the graduate market is faring, nearly six months on. 

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Rae talks with University of Exeter graduate Anam about their freelance and portfolio work. Anam discusses the importance of building a network and how she has taken an entrepreneurial approach to her career. If you are a current University of Exeter student, thinking about working freelance or building a portfolio career, you can book a one-to-one appointm...

In this episode, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Rae talks with University of Exeter graduate Ash about how they set up a charity whilst at university and whether they would consider themselves an entrepreneur. More information on Acting for Change International can be found here .