by Anne Wilson | Jun 2, 2025 | Career Confidence
What can you do when the ground beneath your feet keeps shifting? In higher education, times are tough. If cutbacks are leaving you feeling anxious and uncertain about your institution’s future and your place within it, read on. Tempting though it may be to be...
by Anne Wilson | May 19, 2025 | Career Development
From Enrolment to Employment: The Case for Careers Services to Be at the Heart of Student Success and University Strategy There is a growing disconnect in higher education between what students expect, what universities offer, and what employers need (Jackson, 2023)....
by Anne Wilson | Oct 21, 2024 | Careers Resources
Your CV matters. Some universities are starting to drop the requirement for an application form, so your CV (with supporting information or a personal statement) will become even more important than previously. I’ve shortlisted from hundreds of CVs and applications....
by Anne Wilson | Nov 27, 2023 | Careers Resources
Your application form is the gateway to a potential interview. How you present yourself, your experiences and skills will determine the likelihood of securing an interview – and with luck, a job. As a recruiter I despair at the quality of many application forms I’ve...
by Anne Wilson | Nov 20, 2023 | Careers Resources
I was recently a panel member for a webinar on ‘The impact of generative AI on the future of work.’ I wrote about that in a previous post. The panel discussed the different ways AI will impact on us all in some way. Generative AI is moving at warp...
