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Career Advice

• Ready, SET, Go, with Science, Engineering and Technology Courses - Courses in science, engineering and technology can be a passport to the good life. IA gets advice from Professor Noel Sharkey and Marieke Navin for information on SET degrees and career paths for graduates.
• Re-Training for a New Career in Industry - Whether you’ve been forced into redundancy or feel the need for a career change, obtaining new skills can be crucial when looking for your next big step. Find out about how to conduct research on your chosen field, workplace training courses and important things to consider such as financial implications.
• The Psychology Behind The Job Interview - Excellent grades, sparkling references and a well-rounded, neatly presented CV all have their place in the job market. In fact they are often a prerequisite to getting past the first phase of the selection process. Where you really need to shine, though, is in the interview.
• Psychometrics and Recruitment - For the vast majority of graduate training schemes the days of the 'interview only' candidate assessment process are over. In fact for many employers they have been for years. Psychometric testing is the name of the game when it comes to determining your suitability for that all-important first foot on the company career ladder.
• Coping with Stress at Work - Stress has become one of the most commonly used and accepted words in the English language today. According to the UK's Health & Safety Executive, over half a million people believe they are suffering from work-related stress at a level that is making them ill.