Archive for August, 2010

10 Awesome Student Blogs You Should Follow

freelancestudents-student-blogs-collageA few weeks ago we went in search of student-run blogs to get a feel for whether students were actively engaged in blogging and if so, to then promote our favourites. We weren’t sure of the response we’d receive, but nonetheless we posted a few messages on Facebook and Twitter and sat watching our screens quietly. Lo and behold it took just a few minutes for the responses to start hitting our inbox! So, allow us to present a round-up of 10 awesome student blogs from across the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Find a Job on Twitter Part 2

twitter_bird_jobs_students_part_2In How to Find a Job on Twitter Part 1, we gave you the raw materials – tips on setting up an appropriate profile, following people relevant to your chosen profession and engaging with the big wide world (or world wide web, so to speak) through tweeting. This week, we cover the real business end of proceedings. Hopefully you’ll all have been merrily building your Twitter foundations in the intervening period – now it’s time to go in for the kill. Read the rest of this entry »

The Advantages of an Internship at a Small Company

Intern-at-small-companyWhen searching for an internship, the traditional attitude is to find a place in a well-known large organisation within your field of interest in the hope of gaining some valuable work experience, however more often than not the experience can lack depth and relevance. Finding an internship with a smaller company may prove not only easier but also more beneficial. I’ll explain… Read the rest of this entry »

How to Survive an Internship

Student survivor on an internshipInternship - a time of training where one’s free time is exchanged in the hope of attaining valuable experience. Upon completion of an internship one can expect to be a connoisseur of teas, filing aficionado, commander in chief of the photocopying machine and a master in the art of sleeping at one’s desk without being caught. However your internship need not be this dull, I’ve managed to thoroughly enjoy a couple of internships and here are my top tips on how to survive. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Find a Job on Twitter Part 1

twitter_bird_jobs_studentsFinding a job on Twitter may sound like the 21st century equivalent of looking for labouring contracts in the local bookies – or, better still, the Nag’s Head – but thinking outside the usual jobsites and vacancies columns can pay serious dividends. Nope, Twitter isn’t just a place for slightly unhinged celebrity stalkers to sate their appetite for Lily Allen’s meandering nonsense. Twitter can be a powerful tool for finding student jobs and internships and full-blown, real-life, money-for-milk-actually-going-into-my-bank-account graduate jobs. Read the rest of this entry »