Read our full guide on how to reflect on your experience to strengthen your job applications by jobs.ac.uk. Writing consistently strong applications can be a big ask. Producing compelling content can be even trickier if you haven’t allowed yourself the space and time to engage in self-reflection. Therefore, providing yourself with the opportunity to pause…>
Written by Clare Hall
Clare Hall (née Pitkin) has been working in the UK Higher Education sector for over ten years, including with students' unions, university careers services, as well as conducting research on graduate employability and race equality in HE for the University of Birmingham. Clare completed her MA in Education Studies in 2019, with a research focus on employability in the curriculum. She has recently developed an online employability award programme for students at the University of Portsmouth, where she has also been working in information advice and guidance for eight years. Clare has regularly contributed to online careers advice content, developed workshops to enhance employability skills and prospects, and has contributed to academic journal articles.
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