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So I would like to start by apologising for not blogging for a while! Things have been busy at PP HQ – we’ve had three events in two weeks and have been working on lots of exciting projects, including our PP: Sixth events and Cambridge Taster Days! What better than the general election to bring […]

If you like to be challenged intellectually, enjoy analysing the facts and are a creative thinker, then maybe you’re ready to follow in the footsteps of EY School Leaver trainee Charlotte. She joined the EY Tax team in Reading 2 years ago and is working towards her first professional qualification at EY, before she moves […]

In a report out this week, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills found that 66% of employers say that work experience is a crucial factor when recruiting new candidates. We all know how valuable work experience can be at providing young people an insight into a particular job or industry, the chance to develop […]

The UCAS deadline has now past, and many of you will already be receiving offers from your potential universities, but the UCAS process isn’t quite over! There is still one major step which you are yet to take, and it’s a really important one. Soon you will have to whittle your five choices down to […]

This is the final instalment of our social media blog post, and I thought it was essential to touch upon the importance of making sure you maintain a professional image online. With more and more recruiters snooping around on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in the hunt for their perfect candidate, it’s worth spending some time […]

Last week’s blog post looked at how students can use LinkedIn to search for jobs. Social media is meant to be just that – a way to share content and take part in online networking. Not many students would instantly pick sites like Facebook and Twitter as a place to research jobs, but this is […]

There used to be a time when graduates were able to leave university and waltz straight into their dream jobs, but things have changed. With the current job market and economy as it is, students have to be more innovative with their approach in order to stand out from the crowd. Social media was once […]