Career Zone Podcast

In conversation with Ash, Founder of Acting for Change International

In this episode, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Rae talks with University of Exeter graduate Ash about how they set up a charity whilst at university and whether they would consider themselves an entrepreneur. More information on Acting for Change International can be found here.

The Importance of Professionalism

In this week’s episode Rae is joined by Rachel Sloan, Employability and Placements Adviser and Christo Nation, a University of Exeter alumnus. Rachel and Christo discuss the value of professionalism and provide tips and advice on how to present your best professional self.

Decide: How do I choose a career?

In this week’s episode, Rae Roberts, Employability and Careers Consultant, thinks about the question many of you may face, how do I choose a career? To help get you thinking, Rae introduces four steps to help you when choosing a future career.

What is Imposter Syndrome and how can I manage it?

In this episode, Employability and Career Consultants Dominic Prosser and Jenny Phillips, discuss Imposter Syndrome and how it manifests itself. Dominic also recommends strategies that you can use to combat imposter syndrome so that it doesn’t affect your career.

Preparing for career fairs and employer events

This year, most careers events and fairs are being hosted in an online format.  With that in mind, in this episode Rachel Gaunt, an Employability and Placements Advisor, focuses on these virtual careers events and provides some really useful advice for how you can prepare if attending an online event.  Find out more about the Career Zone’s careers events by clicking here

Disclosing a disability to employers

As part of our careers de-stress campaign, within this episode, Rae talks through some of your frequently asked questions with regards to disclosing a disability or longer term health condition to an employer.  Click here to find out about the careers de-stress campaign, and here for further support regarding this episode.    

Hints and tips for working from home

In this episode Mel, College Co-ordinator for the University of Exeter Business School, focuses on maintaining mental and physical wellbeing while working from home and also provides some useful hints and tips.   

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Introducing the Exeter Award

The Exeter Award is an employability achievement award that will help you make the most of your professional experience. In this episode, Rae Roberts, Employability and Careers Consultant, talks to students Michaela and Matt about how completing the Exeter Award and Exeter Leaders Award has helped them to develop a range of skills that they can take with them into the graduate jobs market. For more information visit the Exeter Award webpages.

Career Mentor Scheme: Goals Achieved

Run by the Career Zone, the Career Mentor Scheme is an opportunity for University of Exeter students or recent graduates to be matched with an experienced professional for sector insights and one-to-one guidance. In this clip Seth, a mentee, discusses what he achieved and how he has benefited from the Career Mentor Scheme.

Career Mentor Scheme: Issues Faced

Run by the Career Zone, the Career Mentor Scheme is an opportunity for University of Exeter students or recent graduates to be matched with an experienced professional for sector insights and one-to-one guidance. In this clip, Chris, a mentor and Seth, his mentee, discuss the issues they faced and how they overcame them.