We all know the importance of work experience, especially nowadays when it is getting exceedingly difficult for students to find jobs after college or uni. The competition on the job market is tough, so the more experience you have the better. In some courses you may be lucky enough to have work experience incorporated into… Continue reading Why work experience is worth it
Tag: careers
The Best Career Aptitude Tests
If you’re reading this, you’re probably in need of a little bit of help figuring out what line of work to go down. Sometimes the careers advice friends and family give you can be vague or unhelpful, and Googling different jobs can leave you with more questions than answers. We’ve discovered some of the best… Continue reading The Best Career Aptitude Tests
Eve Muirhead: Calling the shot
It’s not every day that you get to speak with a medal-winning Olympian, so we were pretty pumped to have a chat with Eve Muirhead, a Scottish sports star who has excelled in the curling world. We asked her a bit about why she got into the sport, if it’s moving away from its “old person’s game”… Continue reading Eve Muirhead: Calling the shot
Wooju: “We’re on a mission to make the world a little less indecisive”
There are thousands of apps out there – literally – so we really are a bit spoiled for choice when it comes to deciding which one is best for being social, editing our photos or helping us exercise, just to name a few. But what about deciding other things? I’m sure we can all recall… Continue reading Wooju: “We’re on a mission to make the world a little less indecisive”
Making it in the tech business
We doff our hats to an Edinburgh-based cyber-security company, who have been shortlisted for the UK’s most Innovative Small Cyber Security Company of the year. ZoneFox started off as a PhD project for 34-year-old Jamie Graves, but after completing his studies at Napier University found that the small business had the potential to grow. We… Continue reading Making it in the tech business
Skills, skills, skills (for life)
“Emm… Mum, how do you turn on the washing machine?” Phone calls like these take place up and down the country every September. New university students realise after two weeks of partying and takeaways that clothes don’t wash themselves, as they stand in their last pair of clean pants, figuring out where you put washing… Continue reading Skills, skills, skills (for life)
Life skills to boost your CV
For some of you out there, it’s that time of the year when you start thinking about life after exams. If you’re just about to leave school (woo hoo!) you might find that your CV is looking a bit bare. Employers are always after a CV that stands out from the crowd, and one of the most… Continue reading Life skills to boost your CV
On the job: admin apprentice Hannah Sheridan
With it being Scottish Apprenticeship Week, we thought we’d have a chat with our very own Modern Apprentice Hannah Sheridan. Hannah’s been with Source’s parent company, DC Publishing, since last September. Her official title is ‘admin assistant’, but she’s working towards an SVQ in business administration. Hannah explains why she chose to do an MA, and… Continue reading On the job: admin apprentice Hannah Sheridan
Why accountancy?
Deciding on what direction you want your life to take is hard. Working out how you are going to get there can be even harder. So wouldn’t it be great if there was a career choice that gave you lots of opportunities; the chance of career development and personal growth; variety in terms of the… Continue reading Why accountancy?