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How to start building your career while you are still at university (Part 2)
Last week we began looking at how you can start building your career while at university, and in particular how understanding your own specific situation can help you work out what type of opportunities you should be seeking during your course.
This week we have a look at the huge range of opportunities that there will be for you to do this; all while studying your degree. While breadth and scale of opportunities will vary from place to place, every university in the country will have at least some of these available.
I outline the types of opportunities that will be available to you, and for each I have given an example of a university that you can look at to find out more.
How to start building your career while you are still at university (Part 1)
I am a member of a whole bunch of Facebook groups for UCAS advisers, parents and prospective students. They give incredible insight into the questions and motivations of different people, and occasionally I’m able to help answer some of the questions asked.
Earlier this year I saw a post by a parent which basically said:
“My son is in his final year of Finance and Accountancy, and we are wondering where he should be looking for jobs, as we aren’t really familiar with this sector.”
This is an unnervingly common question, and every time I see such questions I’m left pretty dumbstruck: How did it get to the point that three months from the end of a degree, parents are still worrying about their son’s next step?
Five mindsets for designing your life
I’ve just finished reading Design Your Life, by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. It takes the principles of design thinking and uses these to help build your career. It's a great read, and whatever stage you are at in your career, if you feel things aren’t quite going to plan, I’d happily recommend it.
And for those of you who are in the process of making your university choices, there are five basic mindsets in the book that you can definitely apply to your university search.
So, today I’ll look at each of these mindsets, and how you can use them as you research and make your university course choices!