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Graduate Job Websites – The Lowdown

future_direction_graduates_1Ok, so your third year is flying by in a hazy mix of late-night library visits and last-chance debauchery. But what happens next? Some of you will know exactly where your career is heading – the law degree, the sponsored bar exams, the graduate traineeship in central London. However, the majority of students will be less certain about what their next step is than they would be about the chances of Spurs nabbing fourth spot in the Premiership. Bumbling blindly into the world of online job-hunting can lead down some fairly dubious cul-de-sacs, so here I’ve recommended some ideas of places to get started, and where to go for specific types of work – based on my own painful experiences. The things I do for you… Read the rest of this entry »

Spotify – Free music, and it’s legal! We love it.

Imagine there being an online service that provided you with free, legal access to any song that you wanted to hear. Now, imagine that you could compile your favourite tracks into your own album or playlist, and that this playlist could easily be shared with your friends; no more burning CDs. Such a service already exists, it’s called Spotify, and it could change the face of music.

I only got into Spotify a few months ago. A couple of people had mentioned it to me before this, but I was fairly hesitant about getting involved. It was only when a friend over at MTV championed it that I began to take notice. I think my initial hesitancy was more to do with being overburdened with new this and that from the Internet. But now, I love it, and I think you will too, if you give it a try.

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