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Career Advice articles are written by marketing specialists in professional services at the University of Warwick. Our writers specialise in Recruiting, Event Planning, SEO, Data Analysis, Social Media, and Marketing Strategy. Amongst the team, various degrees have been achieved, including Journalism, Public Administration, Multimedia and Web Design, Sociology, Media Production, and New Media Publishing. Over the last 25 years, the team has worked closely with academics, PhD students and professionals across multiple universities in the UK and globally, helping to share their stories and knowledge on a global platform, gathering many interviews, vlogs, webinars and workshops with the latest tips on working in Higher Education and Professional Services.

Interactive CPD Toolkit

A Step-by-Step Guide to Progress your career and record your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) To help with your career progression and achieving your goals we have produced a 37-page interactive electronic toolkit on CPD giving you a structured and step-by-step approach to your professional development. This toolkit will help you: Assess and understand your current situation Document,…>

Benefits of Working in The Public Sector

Over 6 million Britons work in the public sector. Schools, councils, and emergency services are at the forefront, but there are also many scientific posts and research positions to be found within the sector. What is the public sector? Any organisation run by the government and funded by tax-payers money can be classified as public…>

The Questions Your CV Really Needs to Answer

Your CV really needs to answer the recruiter’s questions, and many people don’t appreciate just how important their CV is to finding a job. That might sound really obvious, but take a look at your CV now. Does it grab your attention? Has it got just the right amount of detail without being too long?…>

Your LinkedIn Profile and How to Improve it

our LinkedIn profile can be an invaluable tool for your career development. It is your showcase to the professional world. Imagine LinkedIn as a huge virtual directory of everyone in your field – your LinkedIn Profile is your directory entry.

Understanding a Job Advert: What is an Informal Contact?

Many job adverts, although not all, list the name of an informal contact. This is the name and email address or phone number of a member of the academic staff who can be very useful to you as a jobseeker and can help you put together a winning application. But who are they? An informal…>

Being Headhunted: 5 Ways to Cope with Being Approached by Other Employers

This article offers some advice on how to cope with such a situation when you are headhunted and how to make the best of the opportunities on offer.  Headhunting, or employers recruiting third parties to offer jobs to employees of other companies, is common in the commercial sector but it is occasionally part of the…>