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Welcome to Act! If you’re here, you will have a strong idea of where you want the next stage of your career journey to go. Whether it’s developing in your current role, finding a job in a new industry or starting to work for yourself.
This section has the practical resources to empower you to get where you want to go. Each of the sections below provide knowledge and advice from our multiple stakeholders to guide you through the process of taking that next step. Listed in each section is a summary of the resources you will find there.
Career plan
Practical guide to using library resources to build your commercial awareness
Find out how to find career opportunities open to you
Articulate what you have to offer clearly and concisely to find and apply for roles
How to harness your contacts to find new opportunities
Entrepreneurs
key topics to contemplate when starting to set up your own business
Find out how knowing about your own character can help you in your career
Learn more about what it means to freelance or become a consultant
How your university supports business ideas and/or commercialising research
The application process
Applications
Explore why speculative applications are useful and how to go about them
Cover letters explained and tips for writing an effective one
Hear from employers on what makes a good application
CVs
Discover how to translate your experience and skills to employers
The differences between academic and non-academic CVs, explained
A resource that will help you write and develop your CV
Assessments
Explore this resource on preparing and navigating interviews
A practical guide on remote interviews and the additional preparations involved
Discover different types of interview questions and how to respond
A short introduction to assessment centres and what they might involve
An introduction to the different types of test and why they are used
Top tips
Our employer share the most common pitfalls they see in job applications
Uncover the negotiations you may want to have as a result of a job offer
Continuous growth
How to have successful career conversations
Advice on capitalising every opportunity your current role presents
What to expect from the first few weeks in a new job/opportunity
Discover ways you can stay on track to achieve your career goals
A resource which identifies how to view and benefit from ‘failure’
An opportunity to revisit your responses given in the Reflect section
Understanding the importance of carrying on your professional development
Featured resources
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Here you’ll find easy to follow resources on how to prepare for a non-academic interview.…
Do's and don'ts of a skills-based CV.…
Tips and advice for navigating interviews both beyond, and in academia.…
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