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11 May 2024: Search site. Download the Handshake Careers App. to get inspiration about your career choices. It brings together news, opinions, advice, and perspectives from Cambridge students and graduates. Use Handshake - join today to explore career options,

11 May 2024: Search site. to get inspiration about your career choices. It brings together news, opinions, advice, and perspectives from Cambridge students and graduates. Use Handshake - join today to explore career options, book an appointment, find jobs and

11 May 2024: Search site. About the Careers Service. About the Careers Service. Who we are. The University of Cambridge Careers Service helps you to prepare for your future. Whether you are anor a postdoc, our experienced and impartial team is here to support

20 Aug 2020: about_the_careers_service_0.jpg Who we are The University of Cambridge Careers Service helps you to prepare for your future. Whether you are an undergrad, masters student, PhD student, or a postdoc, our experienced and impartial team is here to

11 May 2024: Search site. Academic Application Toolkit. Resources for academic applications. Academic applications can involve writing many documents. Especially for faculty positions, academic employers ask for a package not just your CV. We have created

3 Aug 2022: Resources for academic applications cvcoverletters.png Academic applications can involve writing many documents. Especially for faculty positions, academic employers ask for a package not just your CV. ​ We have created bespoke advice to address

11 May 2024: Search site. Academic careers. Academia as an career sector is a global enterprise employing talented people doing important and interesting work. But gaining a foothold on a faculty ladder and developing an academic career has relentless demands.

18 Nov 2020: photo_of_postdocs_2_women.png Academia as an career sector is a global enterprise employing talented people doing important and interesting work. But gaining a foothold on a faculty ladder and developing an academic career has relentless demands.

11 May 2024: Search site. Activate & use your Handshake account. All Cambridge students, postdocs and alumni are encouraged to use Handshake, an innovative career development platform through which you can make use of the Careers Service and develop your career

20 Aug 2020: hs_squarelime_logo.png All Cambridge students, postdocs and alumni are encouraged to use Handshake, an innovative career development platform through which you can make use of the Careers Service and develop your career and network.

11 May 2024: Search site. Application forms. A good CV, cover letter, and application form is critical in getting to the interview stage. Our CVs & Applications books are packed full of examples, so whether you’re preparing for the annual graduate recruitment

14 Dec 2020: A good CV, cover letter, and application form is critical in getting to the interview stage. Our CVs & Applications books are packed full of examples, so whether you’re preparing for the annual graduate recruitment cycle, or an academic researcher

11 May 2024: Often there follows a variety of preliminary psychometric tests and assessments before an assessment day of individual selection and group tasks against which you are assessed.

16 Nov 2020: Often there follows a variety of preliminary psychometric tests and assessments before an assessment day of individual selection and group tasks against which you are assessed.

11 May 2024: Search site. CVs and cover letters. A good application, whether a CV and cover letter or an application form, is critical in getting to the interview stage. Our CVs & Applications books are packed full of examples, so whether you’re preparing for

1 Sep 2020: A good application, whether a CV and cover letter or an application form, is critical in getting to the interview stage.

11 May 2024: Search site. Practice interviews. Video interviews are becoming increasingly popular with graduate employers in the early stages of recruitment. To help you prepare for them, it’s really useful to practice to get a sense of what it’s like before

4 Dec 2020: Video interviews are becoming increasingly popular with graduate employers in the early stages of recruitment. To help you prepare for them, it’s really useful to practice to get a sense of what it’s like before you do the real thing.

11 May 2024: See also selection tests - individual tasks.

1 Sep 2020: See also selection tests - individual tasks.

11 May 2024: Search site. Selection - individual tasks. Written tests. The written test you’ll be asked to complete usually reflects the sort of activity you will be required to perform in the role

16 Nov 2020: Search site. Selection - individual tasks. The written test you’ll be asked to complete usually reflects the sort of activity you will be required to perform in the role you are

11 May 2024: Search site. Appointments. Appointments for students & alumni are only released two days in advance, at 11am each day. Handshake will show any later days as having ‘no appointments available’, but if you log in at 11am the next working day, an

7 Dec 2020: Appointments for students & alumni are only released two days in advance, at 11am each day. Handshake will show any later days as having ‘no appointments available’, but if you log in at 11am the next working day, an extra day's appointments

11 May 2024: Search site. Cambridge Careers Service Supporters. Cambridge Careers Service Supporters. Our Supporters are committed to supporting the development of Cambridge students and graduates. We are grateful for their support:. to get inspiration about

15 Aug 2022: Cambridge Careers Service Supporters Our Supporters are committed to supporting the development of Cambridge students and graduates.

11 May 2024: Search site. Career Essentials. The aim of the Careers Essentials programme is to aid our clients to:. utilise core career planning strategies;. understand the labour market;. define and practice recruitment processes to achieve progression. We

29 Sep 2020: career_essentials_0.png The aim of the Careers Essentials programme is to aid our clients to: utilise core career planning strategies; understand the labour market; define and practice recruitment processes to achieve progression. We advise our

11 May 2024: Search site. Career Essentials for PhDs and Postdocs. Career Essentials for PhDs and postdocs is a package of resources and workshops designed to meet the core career needs of early career researchers from those looking to progress an academic

3 Aug 2022: career_essential_image_phds_postdocs.png Career Essentials for PhDs and postdocs is a package of resources and workshops designed to meet the core career needs of early career researchers from those looking to progress an academic career to those

11 May 2024: Search site. Career planning for researchers. Whether you are planning to pursue your career in academia or are looking at other options or are still unsure, it is important to prioritise some time for self-reflection. Some key activities can help

3 Dec 2020: career_planning_for_researchers-small.jpg Whether you are planning to pursue your career in academia or are looking at other options or are still unsure, it is important to prioritise some time for self-reflection. Some key activities can help you

11 May 2024: Search site. Careers Beyond Research. When you first embarked on your PhD, you may or may not have had a vision of where your career would take you. Most likely you were following a deep interest in your subject and investing time and effort into

30 Nov 2020: couple_of_postdocs.png When you first embarked on your PhD, you may or may not have had a vision of where your career would take you. Most likely you were following a deep interest in your subject and investing time and effort into becoming a

11 May 2024: We welcome registrations from organisations with roles in management, strategy, economic, financial, public, health, technology, human resources and other areas of the consultancy sector. ... We welcome registrations from organisations offering

7 Apr 2022: We welcome registrations from organisations with roles in management, strategy, economic, financial, public, health, technology, human resources and other areas of the consultancy sector. ... We welcome registrations from organisations offering

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11 May 2024: Search site. Careers Sectors A-Z. Quick links. Our expert Careers Consultants have written over 40 introductory sector briefings which will help you to find out if you're suited to the sector, how to get the experience to be credible, how to find

27 Aug 2020: Our expert Careers Consultants have written over 40 introductory sector briefings which will help you to find out if you're suited to the sector, how to get the experience to be credible, how to find positions and funding, tips for success, and what

11 May 2024: Join Handshake to access all our online resources to help you from thinking through career ideas to helping you through the recruitment process, includingand psychometric tests.

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11 May 2024: Search site. Graduate Outcomes survey. The Graduate Outcomes survey is a national survey capturing information about the activities and perspectives of graduates 15 months after they finish their studies. All graduates who completed a course will be

16 Nov 2020: The Graduate Outcomes survey is a national survey capturing information about the activities and perspectives of graduates 15 months after they finish their studies.

11 May 2024: Search site. Careers support for Masters students. The Careers Service understands how stressful it can be to be trying to figure out what to do after Cambridge, alongside an intensive Masters course. We know that you are short of time. Our approach

29 Sep 2020: The Careers Service understands how stressful it can be to be trying to figure out what to do after Cambridge, alongside an intensive Masters course. We know that you are short of time. Our approach is to try and save you time and maximise your

11 May 2024: Search site. Careers support for PhD students. Did you know the Careers Service is here for you? Maximise your employability during a PhD - whether in academic research or beyond. Impartial, knowledgeable and dedicated service - helping you make the

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11 May 2024: Search site. Careers support for postdocs. Postdoc. A dedicated service with specialist advisers and resources . To register on Handshake, our careers platform, please fill in this quick registration form. Already registered on Handshake and can't

29 Sep 2020: A dedicated service with specialist advisers and resources To register on Handshake, our careers platform, please fill in this quick registration form. Already registered on Handshake and can't see the specialist Postdoc Appointments? email us and we