In a special post for International Women’s Day 2023 we hear from Isabelle Brown, who won the prestigious targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year Award 2022 in the category of ‘First Generation.’ She completed an internship with HSBC and is now HSBC Campus Ambassador. Isabelle is a current BA Modern Languages undergrad at our Streatham Campus.  […] The post Isabelle Brown, targetjobs First Generation Undergraduate of the Year first appeared on The Career Zone Blog ..read more

Sophia Graham Francies is a Corporate Security Consultant with Deloitte. She Graduated in 2017 from the University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, in BA Politics and International Relations, and worked for Red Sift – Email Security Start-Up (2017) Senseon (a Cyber Security Startup) (2018) before joining Deloitte’s Strategy Consulting in Cyber Security (2018-Present). What have you […] The post Sophia Graham Francies, Corporate Security Consultant, Deloitte first appeared on The Career Zone Blog ..read more

Flora Stewart is Community Wellbeing Champion for Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity. In 2016 she graduated from the University of Exeter in BA Sociology and Anthropology. Thinking about careers can sometimes feel overwhelming, so this week we’re partnering with our friends in Wellbeing to bring you a range of career-focused sessions on the topics you’ve told […] The post Flora Stewart – Community Wellbeing Champion first appeared on The Career Zone Blog ..read more

Clare Johnson is the Career Zone Officer, based on the Streatham Campus. Getting started: You’ve done some research about choosing postgraduate study on our website: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/pgstudy/  You may have discussed your options with a Careers Consultant, by contacting us to book an appointment via our live chat at https://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/ in person at your Career Zone, […] The post How to Write a Great Postgraduate Personal Statement first appeared on The Career Zone Blog ..read more

Thinking of doing a Postgraduate course? Ellie takes a deep-dive into everything you need to know.  My name is Ellie, and last year I completed my Masters in English Literary Studies with specialism in World and Postcolonial Cultures. For my Undergraduate degree I studied BA English, also here at Exeter. When did you start thinking […] The post Ellie’s Guide to being a Postgrad Student at Exeter first appeared on The Career Zone Blog ..read more

Ella Byng completed the Pathways to Charity & Development programme while in her final year studying Sociology. Ella writes about her experience completing the training and internship elements of the programme and how this has helped with deciding on a future career path. As a Sociology student in my final year, the thought of deciding […] The post Pathways to Charity and Development first appeared on The Career Zone Blog ..read more

Amelia Groves is Student Learning Support Officer for the Study Zone. The University of Exeter’s annual Undergraduate Research Showcase (UGRS) is back for 2023. The UGRS is run by Study Zone and exhibits undergraduate students’ research online and in-person across Streatham, St Lukes’ and Penryn campuses. Participating in the UGRS counts for 5 hours towards […] The post The Undergraduate Research Showcase and the Exeter Award first appeared on The Career Zone Blog ..read more

Hello everyone, my name is Jingyi (Zoe) Jia. I graduated from the University of Exeter in MSc Business Analytics this January. Before that, in 2020, I graduated from University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce. I have a lot of stories to share with you as an International student who studied in both […] The post Jingyi (Zoe) Jia, Management Consultant and Big Data Analyst at EY first appeared on The Career Zone Blog ..read more

Benjamin Woods is Head of Engineering  for 10Be5 Ltd He graduated from the University of Exeter with MPhys Physics in 2015. What have you been doing since leaving Exeter, and what are you doing now?   After leaving Exeter in July 2015, I started a PhD at the University of York in Plasma Science and […] The post Benjamin Woods, Head of Engineering, 10BE5 Ltd first appeared on The Career Zone Blog ..read more

Claire Guy is Employability and Careers Consultant with the University of Exeter Business School. Many international students have never seen a cover letter before. Lots of countries don’t use them, or if they do, they are not an important part of recruitment. Why write a cover letter? In the UK, jobs for graduates are competitive. […] The post 5 mistakes international students make in cover letters first appeared on The Career Zone Blog ..read more