Career Zone Podcast

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 graduate recruiters for Law are looking for and what you can do to prepare for the graduate labour market.    For more information on the Law sector and to view the range of resources availabl...

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. For more information on different sectors and to view the range of resources available to you, visit the employme...

In this week's episode Katya shares her experience of completing the Exeter Leaders Award with fellow student Amelia. Katya shares why she chose to complete the Exeter Leaders Award, her favourite aspects of the Award and why she would recommend the Exeter Leaders Award to other students.   The Exeter Leaders Award is an employability achievement award that recognises leadership roles you've under...

In this week’s episode, Rachel Gaunt and John Greaves, Employability and Placements Advisers at the University of Exeter, discuss the importance of resilience skills in the workplace. John discusses how employers might determine whether candidates have resilience skills and shares what you can do to develop your resilience.  The Career Zone runs Personal Resilience sessions throughout the term. To...

In this week’s episode, Rae is joined by Izzy and Alina, students from the Enactus society, to discuss why they joined Enactus and how they became involved in their projects. They also discuss the range of skills they have developed while working on their projects and share their advice on how to get involved with Enactus. You can find out more about Enactus here , where you can also find out more...

Some job roles are never actually advertised publicly on jobs boards.  There are a range of reasons for employers choosing not to publicly advertise roles, but here Rae is joined by Employability and Placements Adviser, John Greaves, to look into what the hidden jobs market is and explore how, going forwards, you can ensure you put yourself in the best position to access potential roles by network...

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021, Rae is joined by students Romy and Connor, students from the Enactus society, to discuss how entrepreneurship fits into Enactus’ aims in regards to addressing the global issues. Romy and Connor discuss the range of skills they have developed while working on their projects and share their advice on how to get involved with Enactus.   You can find out m...

In this episode we are joined by Geography student Harriet who completed her placement year with Johnson & Johnson, and Bioscience student Anais who completed her placement year with ZSL. They share their experiences of looking for, securing and being on placement year and share their tips for students currently looking for work experience and how they had to develop and utilise their resilience.

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021, Rae is joined by Emily Davies, SETsquared Exeter Student Startup Manager and Max Harrington, Masters student and founder of Just Surf. Emily discusses the support available to students who are thinking about starting their own businesses, including information on the funding that is available for students to pitch for. Max shares how Student Startups h...

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021, Rae is joined by recent graduates, Natalia Lemanska, Project Leader and Zoja Vizinger, Deputy Leader, of social enterprise Oyana Soaps. Natalia and Zoja share their experience of working on a social enterprise, including the challenges they have faced and the skills they have developed. They also discuss the support they have received from Student Star...

Joan Wright, Employability and Placements Adviser in the Business School is joined by Lara, a recent graduate who completed a year in industry in her 3rd year, as part of the With Industrial Placement Programme.  In this episode Lara talks about her experiences of the placement recruitment process and shares some useful advice for your placement search.

In this podcast we are discussing the importance of cultural awareness and intercultural competence. This is something highly valued by employers globally, especially in the current situation where working remotely could offer you the chance to have colleagues from all over the world. The workshops take place throughout the year across all three terms. They will be bookable via Handshake from the...

In this week's episode students, Max, Alice and Danielle, share their experience of completing the Green Consultants programme with fellow student Lizzie. They share why they chose to take part in Green Consultants, their favourite aspects of the programme and why they would recommend Green Consultants to other students.   Green Consultants is an award winning programme designed to provide student...

In this week’s episode Claire Guy, an Employability and Careers Consultant, shares her tips on how you can feel more confident when you are making a career decision. Claire shares how you can discover what your values and strengths are, and how these will help you to feel more confident about your career planning.     Develop your confidence and other skills, including Assertiveness and Understand...

We last looked at the graduate labour market in May 2021 (How will graduate jobs be affected by Covid-19? Part 4), but what has changed since then?  Here, Rae takes a look at the current state of the graduate labour market.  You can find more information on specific sectors visit the Career Research and Planning pages .  

Create Your Future is an employability programme developed for all first year students to help them plan and prepare for their future. In this episode, Amelia, Programme Assistant at the Careers Zone and a student at the University of Exeter, speaks to Hannah, a fellow student who completed the Create Your Future programme last year. Hannah shares how she found the programme, how it has helped her...

In this week's podcast, Rae is joined by colleagues from the Career Zone who recently attended the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services 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.   Follow us on Instagram @uoecareers or @uoecornwallcareers or on Twitter @UoECareers or @UoECornwall...

Rae is joined by Liz Robertson and Jenny Phillips, Employability and Career Consultants at the University of Exeter. Liz and Jenny discuss the importance of passion when applying for jobs and share their top tips to ensure you are demonstrating passion to employers.    Follow us on Instagram @uoecareers or @uoecornwallcareers or on Twitter @UoECareers or @UoECornwallCZ and include the #careerzonep...

It can be rather daunting deciding what to wear to interview, and knowing what the employer would deem appropriate can sometimes be a challenge.  In this episode, Career Zone Support Officer Jenny and Callie, a final year History student, give you their top tips for dressing appropriately, confidently and comfortably when you are selected to interview

Once you have secured a work placement, you will be thinking about what you need to do before your first day in the role.  In this podcast, Rich Daniels, our Placements Learning Manager, has some great tips to help you prepare for your first day and to get the most from your time on placement

Throughout the last year we have all had to adapt to working and studying from home. In this episode, Rae looks at some of the skills that you will have acquired and honed while working remotely, and how you can use these new skills when applying for jobs.   Follow us on Instagram @uoecareers or @uoecornwallcareers or on Twitter @UoECareers or @UoECornwallCZ and include the #careerzonepodcast so t...

In this episode, Rae explores how to motivate others effectively in order to contribute to a happy team, and create a positive working environment.  

Last year, 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 another look at how the graduate market is faring, a year on from the start of the pandemic. You can find more information on specific sectors visit the Career Research and Planning pag...

There will be some point during your career that you will have a disagreement or dispute with another person. In this episode, Rae talks through the key elements to work through in order to resolve conflicts in any situation. 

In this episode, Owen considers the importance of ethics and sustainable practice in the workplace, and how choosing an organisation that shares your ethics can lead to a happy, sustainable and enjoyable career.