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Build your CV with part-time work Expand your career skills with the Advantage Award Kick-start your career with sport Start your future with the SU Gain global experience during your studies 10 ways to get work experience Gaining experience
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Start your future with the SU 

Whether you join a society, play in sports teams, volunteer, or take on a leadership role, you’ll build skills that employers love. Get hands-on experience in teamwork, leadership, budgeting, and making a real impact.

By Hayley Williams, Students' Union Employability Development Manager, Careers and Employability Service

 
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Build your CV through part-time work 

Getting a part-time or temporary job will give your finances a boost and do wonders for your CV. The Unitemps team advertise part-time, casual and temporary jobs on campus and with local businesses.

By Kate Sansom, Unitemps Manager, Careers and Employability Service

 
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Kick-start your career with sport 

Whether you play, coach, or volunteer, you’ll develop key skills like teamwork, resilience, and leadership. Overcoming challenges on the field translates into confidence and problem-solving abilities that employers value.

By Amrina Kaur, Employability Officer (Faculty of Arts and Professional Services Partnerships), Careers and Employability Service

 
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10 ways to get work experience while studying

You've heard the word internship a lot. You might have even been told that it's a CV must-have to get a job. In some industries this is true yet often you can substitute internship with 'work experience', 'placement', 'part-time job', and 'volunteering'.

By Chris Colgate, Placements Manager, Careers and Employability Service

 
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Gain global experience during your studies

Do you aspire to be a global graduate? Do you dream of having an international career? If yes, find out how studying or working abroad during your degree can help you on your way. Read about the experiences of three UoN students who have worked or studied in Spain, Australia and Sweden.

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Expand your career skills with the Advantage Award

The Nottingham Advantage Award gives you the opportunity to develop essential life and work-based skills through the completion of extracurricular modules.

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