Career Zone Podcast

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

Why is it important to take calculated risks?

In this episode Dawn Lees, Student Employabilty and Development Manager talks to recent graduate Scarlet on why it’s good to step out of your comfort zone. Recent graduate Scarlet, shares some of the risks she took while at university and how they have been beneficial for her career journey.  

 

Law mini-series: Working in the UK: In conversation with Daniel Femi Alemede; Associate, Norton Rose Fullbright

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.

Daniel graduated from the University of Exeter with an LLB in Law in 2018. Originally from Nigeria he is now working as an Associate in London.  Hear about Daniel’s experiences of studying in the UK, choosing to secure work in the UK, obtaining a training contract and how he was supported by his employer to secure a working VISA.

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

Understanding UK Work Culture

If you’ve joined us at Exeter from another country, you’ve probably noticed some of the weird things British people do. They start every conversation with saying something about the weather chat, say thank-you and sorry way more than is necessary and say goodbye in many different ways before they actually get around to leaving. 

How does British culture affect the workplace? How can you prepare? In this podcast, Rhianna Skeates, an Employability and Placements Adviser will share some top tips to help you. 

 

For more information on the support mentioned in the podcast, visit the International Students Career Zone web-page. 

Law mini-series: In-house Law Career: In conversation with Luke Parry Legal Director (Global Licensing) at Adidas

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.

Luke graduated from Exeter with an LLB in Law in 2011. He is an English-qualified solicitor working in-house as Legal Director at Adidas in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, focusing on global licensing matters. Hear Luke’s experience of working in house, how his decision to work in house lead to the opportunity to work overseas, the transition from working in the UK to Amsterdam and his journey to becoming a solicitor including the importance of transferable skills.

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

Part time jobs in the UK – what, where, how and pay!

Most students want a part time job to help their finances when they study, and international students are no different. In your home country, a casual job may not impress employers, but in the UK part time work is very highly regarded, even if it’s not related to the graduate career you want to go into. In this episode Rhianna Skeates, Employability and Placements Adviser, discuss what part time work is, how it can help your future career and how you can find a part time job.  

Links: 

• Come and see us in Career Zone if you need help with your CV 
• You can find jobs on Handshake 

What does the Career Zone offer?

Dawn Lees, Student Employability and Development Manager talks to recent graduate Scarlett about the variety of support on offer from the Career Zone. Scarlett shares what she engaged with during her time at university and how it has helped her in securing a graduate role and making career decisions. 

More information on the programmes mentioned in the podcast can be found in the links below: 

• Professional Pathways programme is a suite of sector specific training courses and paid 35 hour internships that will take place in June 2023.  
• Exeter Award is an extracurricular and co-curricular employability award open to all current undergraduates and taught postgraduates. Completing the Award will help you make the most of your professional experience. Exeter Leaders Award is an extracurricular and co-curricular award that recognises leadership roles you've undertaken during your time at the University of Exeter. It also provides a framework to help you develop as a leader.   
• Change Makers is an online training programme is delivered by the Cornwall School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) in association with the Career Zone and has been designed specifically to help students develop their ideas for social and environmental change into viable ventures. 

• You can book onto skill sessions on Handshake 

In conversation with Louisa Street, Geography Alumni

We chat to Geography alumni Louisa Street.

Currently a published academic and professional youth worker working for YZUP tackling drug and alcohol awareness training in schools, she guides us through her pathway from her Geography degree to the world of work, the importance of volunteering and letting go of the career fears that we all may experience, whether at University or as a graduate.

Louisa currently runs her own business, Packshare, which champions sustainable packaging from mail order businesses using a circular economy model and returns to Higher Education for a PhD this summer to explore the relationship between young people’s digital environments, the content shared within, and the changes needed within legislation to keep everyone safe. She also runs her own podcast for Headstart.

Links discussed within the episode:

Headstart Online Resilience Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0XwM8WPsFDXM2HWZtqlmFW

“Online Resilience and Wellbeing in Young People: Representing the Youth Voice” by Louisa Street & Andy Phippen: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09MF71NNL/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk

TEVI: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/esi/business/tevi/

PhDs: https://www.findaphd.com/