by Patrick | Sep 23, 2020 | careers, starting at university, students, university
(spoiler alert: IT’S GOING TO BE OK) It’s been an awful year and I know that many families have been hit by terrible loss over the past months. So what I write here should not be seen as ignoring that but I wanted to set out some grounds for optimism...
by Patrick | Dec 5, 2018 | university
So you approaching the end of term and the holidays are under way. Time to relax. Well yes it is. In a way. But I have a brief piece of advice for this time of year. If your work is running to plan, then all you need to do is stick to your plan. If you included in...
by Patrick | Jun 22, 2018 | careers, employability, Management, skills, university
OK. So you’ve taken the advice of the first of these blogs which was Don’t panic Ignore your career for the exam period (but ONLY this period!) Get to know yourself So now let’s move to the next stage – where should you apply? Having got to...
by Patrick | May 21, 2018 | university
4. Drill-rehearse-practice Find different ways of testing yourself. A really good way of doing this is to create flash cards with a question on one side and the answer on the other. You can then test yourself. There is something odd about physically writing...
by Patrick | Sep 19, 2017 | university
So the new academic year is now drawing close – indeed some universities have already started. So you need to be getting ready! I won’t offer advise on what posters you need in your room or what the well dressed student should wear. Nor to state the...
Recent Comments