Visit Days – Who, what, where?

Congratulations on your hard work so far and receiving your offer from Henley Business School! Your To Do List Secure your grades! Think of some questions. Write down these questions about University courses, life and experience. Decide if Henley is the place you would like to spend the next best three years of your life….

Insight to Monday Night Employer Panels

The Henley Careers Monday Night Employer Panel series is an opportunity for students to learn from, and question panellists representing companies from different industries. The event is hosted and organised by Ed Nicholls, Employer Relations Account Manager from Henley Careers. Ed sources a mixture of experienced professionals and recent graduates, who offer different perspectives on…

4 tips on how to secure your dream job!

The Reading University Business Society held a panel, “Tech Insight Night”, on the 22nd November 2017. The session brought together students and professionals from the IT industry to discuss the possibilities and opportunities that the new digital sphere has for new graduates. Here are my key takeaways from the evening. Who were the speakers? Simon…

Three steps to a great CV

I was struck recently by an article which quoted a survey of 400 employers which revealed that three out of five discovered that a candidate’s CV had been “embellished”. There’s a really competitive market for what candidates believe are the best jobs, so they are very keen to sell themselves well in their CVs. Unfortunately,…

My Reflections…

As I reflect on over 30 years at the University, and the last 10 or so helping to build the Business School, there is much to look back on – lots of memories and things that not only have shaped my life but hopefully also left a legacy at the institution.  I can’t claim credit…

Studying in Aarhus, Denmark

Right when I started to feel like home in the UK, I made the decision to change it. A decision which I don’t regret at all now, after almost two months of living in Aarhus, Denmark. Even though I am on an academic placement, it is impossible and unfulfilling to only focus on that aspect…

It’s ‘T’ Time – let’s put the Technology into STEM

There has been a lot of focus on STEM subjects over the last few years, and rightly so. The government in its Industrial Strategy Green Paper published earlier this year has drawn attention to the importance of the subjects and the need for skills in these areas, highlighting STEM skills as one of the ten…

Networking, zero to hero in 6 top tips

At university, networking is a skill that can be easily over looked. It’s not like preparing for a project deadline or exam and it doesn’t go towards your final grade, so why does it matter? As Jamal Edwards told us at Young Leaders… ‘Your network is your net-worth’. It’s important that when leaving university, you…