Career Zone Podcast

Law mini-series: Getting hired for a magic circle firm in London: In conversation with Pan Papakyprianou, Associate at Linklaters

In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.

Pan graduated from the University of Exeter with an LLB in Law in 2017. Originally from Cyprus he is now working as an Associate in London. Hear about Pan’s reasons for choosing to stay in the UK to work, his experience of the application process, including tips on how to evidence skills required, the transition from student to work life and cultural differences between Cyprus and the UK, and within the UK; London city life compared with Exeter city Life.

** The books Pan mentions are ‘All you need to know about the city’ and All you need to know about commercial awareness’ both Christopher Stoakes**

 

In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers

Careers in Creative Industries

What is the current situation when it comes to creative industries in the UK?  Nick Havergal, Employability and Placements Adviser whose background is in the creative arts (having spent the last few years teaching, researching and making theatre) guides us through the current state of play in the UK job market when it comes to creative careers and provides some starting points for graduates seeking to enter this industry.

 

Further information about skills sessions and 1-1 guidance for setting up your own business can be found here: Enterprise & Entrepreneurship | Career Zone | University of Exeter

 

Follow the below links for information relating to creative industries:

 

Developing your Creative Practice fund: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/dycp

 

Edinburgh Television Festival Talent Schemes: https://www.thetvfestival.com/talent-schemes/

 

Creative UK (aimed at creative business owners): https://www.wearecreative.uk/

 

Creative Industries Council: https://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/

 

In conversation with Jesse Heasman

In this episode Joan Wright, Employability and Placements Adviser speaks to Jesse Heasman, a University of Exeter alum, who graduated with a degree in Geography in 2015, and now 7 years later is working for Venture Capital firm Prefcap.  Jesse explains more about the venture capital field, how this relates to entrepreneurship, and what led him into this career. 

 

You can find out more about Prefcap here https://prefcap.io/

 

What is upReach and how can they support me? Part 2

This week Kate Foster, Employability and Career Consultant, is joined by recent graduate Moza Ackroyd, to discuss upReach, a social mobility charity that partners with the University to support students in receipt of the Access to Exeter bursary with their employability. Moza shares how she found out about upReach, the activities she got involved with and the advice she would give to her first year self.

You can find out more about upReach and whether you are eligible for support here.

Law mini-series: City Experience, Island Lifestyle: In Conversation with Maples Group

In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.

Hear from the team at Maples Group about what life is like training and working as a lawyer in Jersey. Listen to them talking about some of the interesting cases/deals they've been working on, what their drivers were to work and live in Jersey, and hear about how you can get the big city experience, but working from somewhere you can spend your evenings and weekends at the beach!

In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers

 

What is upReach and how can they support me? Part 1

Kate Foster, Employability and Career Consultant, is joined by student Arta Ebrahimpour, to discuss upReach, a social mobility charity that partners with the University to support students in receipt of the Access to Exeter bursary with their employability . Arta shares how he found out about upReach, the activities he got involved with and how upReach has helped him with his future career plans.

You can find out more about upReach and whether you are eligible for support here.

How to get yourself sorted with a job before you graduate

Recent Physics graduate Ellie Knowles joins Rae Roberts, Employability and Career Consultant, to discuss how she manged to sort out a job ready for when she graduated. Ellie shares what she was involved in at university and the skills she developed as well as discussing what the application process was like for her graduate role as a Trainee Patent Attorney.  

Law mini-series: International graduate working in the UK: In conversation with Gabriel W Goh; Associate, Taylor Wessing LLP

In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.

Gabriel graduated from the University of Exeter with an LLB in Law in 2016. Originally from Singapore he is now working as an Associate in London. Hear about Gabriel’s reasons for choosing to stay in the UK to work, the value of work experience in helping him to make career decisions, experiences of securing a training contract and his top tips for applications.

**The website Gabriel refers to is Chambers Student True Picture https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/law-firms **

In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers

Law mini-series: Becoming a Barrister: In conversation with Kiera Riddy, Associate Barrister for Browne Jacobson

In our Law mini-series podcast, Rachel Gaunt Employability and Careers Consultant for the Law School, talks to Law sector professionals about their career experiences.

Kiera graduated from the University of Law with an LLB in Law in 2018, then went on to complete her BPTC LLM in 2019 and was called to the bar the same year. Originally from the Southwest she is now working as an Associate Barrister for Browne Jacobson based in Exeter. Hear about the steps to become a Barrister and Kiera’s own personal experiences. This includes what Kiera wishes she’d known before undertaking the journey and her top tips for aspiring Barristers. 

Please note, Kiera refers to a requirement for aspiring solicitors who are non-law undergraduates to complete the law conversion course. Since the introduction of the SQE in September 2021 this has changed, technically there isn’t a requirement to do this, however we recommend checking with your shortlisted firms in the first instance. See here for more information: GDL and SQE What's going on with conversion courses

In addition to this episode you can find more information to help with career planning here; My Career Zone Digital , Employability for Law Students and Building Brilliant Careers

How to prepare for Career Fairs

Career Fairs offer a highly valuable opportunity for you to meet and engage with a variety of recruiting employers.  Meeting these employers at fairs allows you to gain more insight into the company as well as the chance to ask questions which may then potentially enhance any future applications you decide to make.  In this episode, Simon, an Employability and Placements Adviser, offers his 5 top tips for getting the most from any Career Fair you attend.

To find out more about upcoming Career Fairs/events please visit Exeter.ac.uk/careers