Postgraduate personal statement example

Postgraduate personal statement example by Michael Cheary Still stuck writing your postgraduate personal statement? If you’ve decided to continue studying after finishing uni, applying for a postgraduate place can sometimes seem like a daunting prospect. And putting together a compelling personal statement is a big part of the process â€" especially on the most competitive courses.We’ve already covered how to write your personal statement, but here are some postgraduate personal statement examples to help inspire you:Personal statement for a master’s degreeIt can be easy to think that if you meet the admission criteria, you’re guaranteed a place on a master’s course.But just because they’re the most common type of postgraduate qualification, it doesn’t mean master’s degrees aren’t competitive â€" and your personal statement could be the difference between landing your ideal place or not.This means you should always steer clear of generic statements, and from  referencing anything else  you’ve al ready written elsewhere in your application.Instead, you should clearly explain why you’ve applied for your chosen course, what attracts you to the university, and the  skills you have that will set you apart.Here’s an example of a personal statement for a master’s degree student: Master's Degree Personal Statement Example Email address: Please enter a valid email addressmessage here By clicking Submit, you accept our Terms & Conditions and consent to receive emails and career related topics. See our Privacy policy for details. Continue without submitting Download Master's Degree Personal Statement ExamplePersonal statement for a conversion courseConversion courses are aimed at students who are looking to study a different subject from their undergraduate degree.There are many different types of conversion course you could choose, ranging from Law and Psychology through to IT and Tech. Typically they will last around a year, however, this may be longer depending on the subject you choose.The main things to address in your personal statement are why you want to change subjects, and what makes you the right candidate for the course.Also, always try and include previous experience you might have (including any applicable modules covered), and where you’d ideally like to see your career going.Here’s an example of a personal statement for a conversion course: Conversion Course Personal Statement Example E mail address: Please enter a valid email addressmessage here By clicking Submit, you accept our Terms & Conditions and consent to receive emails and career related topics. See our Privacy policy for details. Continue without submitting Download Conversion Course Personal Statement ExamplePersonal statement for a PGCE Although they are sometimes considered to be conversion courses, PGCEs have some different requirements when it comes to personal statements.Part of this comes down to concentrating on the relevance of your previous education experience, and the reasons you see teaching as your perfect profession.Other good things to cover include any work you’ve done with young people in the past, such as teaching or voluntary positions, former teachers or lecturers who may have inspired you, and any hobbies you may have which require a coaching or teaching element.Additionally, placing precedence on relevant skills, such as leadership, creativity, enthusiasm, patience and communication skills is a great way to make your application stand out.Here’s an example of a personal statement for a PGCE: PGCE Personal Statement Example Email address: Please enter a valid email addressmessage here By clicking Submit, you accept our Terms & Conditions and consent to receive emails and career related topics. See our Privacy policy for details. Continue without submitting Download PGCE Personal Statement ExampleN.B: The personal statements provided about are intended to be examples,  NOT templates. To avoid any potential penalties for plagiarism, and to increase the effectiveness of your application, always tailor your personal statement for each course you apply for.   Ready to find your course? View all available university qualifications now.Find a job What Where Search JobsSign up for more Career AdviceSign up for moreCareer Advice Please enter a valid email addressmessage hereBy clicking Submit you agree to the terms and conditions applicable to our service and acknowledge that your personal data will be used in accordance with our privacy policy and you will receive emails and communications about jobs and career related topics. Personal statements Postgraduate advicefeatured

How to Go About Long-Distance Wedding Planning

How to Go About Long-Distance Wedding Planning Long distance courtships do exist because of work and other circumstances. If the time comes to prepare for a wedding, communication and clear organization are the key to success. As opposed to what most people think, long distance relationships do work well in most cases. Have you ever thought of online wedding planning platforms? This is one of the greatest ways to bring a couple and other involved parties together for a ceremony that is the culmination of a long-distance relationship. Through such a useful platform, the plans will run smoothly through the following considerations. List What Each Side Will Do Planning a wedding is all about sharing and delegating responsibilities. With many things to do, one can list all tasks that each side will do in the meantime. However, brides like to oversee most of the sensitive tasks because they can make a difference to their wedding. The groom can take care of his and other gents attire, venue, and entertainment. On the other hand, the bride can take up flowers, cake and the remaining part of the ladies’ attire. Hire a Wedding Planner Who Can Access the Wedding Location At the end of the day, the two parties must agree on the wedding venue. It is advisable that the couple hires a wedding planner who comes from where the venue is located. It makes it easier to follow up on most logistics of both the wedding venue and the reception, which must not be far apart. Further, using a wedding planner who is conversant with the venue location reduces the chances of various challenges and failures especially in the last minutes. Secure Appointments with Vendors Assuming that one party is away from most of the vendors, it is crucial to meet them once or twice before the wedding. If traveling to the location of the wedding, secure an appointment with them in a nearby location. Better still, all can meet at the location of the wedding to agree on various issues like the setup. Failure to meet the vendors may lead to different interpretations of various communications. Hold Regular Online Meetings Now that it is possible to plan your weddings through various online platforms, it is crucial to hold various meetings with all the concerned parties. It works well for friends and relatives who have been given various tasks to oversee. Also, financial matters can be discussed to make sure there is not strain or last-minute disappointment. Such a meeting also allows for brainstorming about the best vendors and budget preparations. Make Smart and Quick Decisions A long-distance wedding preparation may not allow a lot of time for people to meet. It is not the kind of situation where the couple meets every other day to discuss various issues. Therefore, this requires people to make smart decisions quickly. This includes money-saving decisions, choosing vendors, color themes, and many other choices. With the above tips, any long distance wedding planning is bound to succeed no matter the distance. As mentioned in the introductory note, organization and clear communication channels are very crucial. Thanks to technology, all these are possible.

Women in Tech Spotlight We Need More Women!

Women in Tech Spotlight We Need More Women! Recently, I read an article in Glamour magazine ~ women in tech: we really do need more!   I love what they are doing to throw some light on the lack of women in high-level tech jobs.  I wanted to write about it as well in order to get the word out.  Tech was definitely not something that I ever thought about in college or high school.  I was good at math but I never thought I liked computers. Now, I think that maybe I did have an interest there that I didnt know even know that I had. The Facts: Women make up 48% of the workforce and hold just 24% of the jobs in science, technology, engineering and math. The average womans salary is 33% higher in science, tech, engineering and math. Tech skills are in very high demand. The more valuable your skills the better! Interested in becoming the next female Mark Zuckerberg?  What can you do now?   Take a computer science or IT class at a community college. Just dive in and do it. Doing is the best way of learning. Draw attention to yourself!  Show off a little instead of just focusing on getting the job done. Play computer games. Video games dont have to be only for the guys! Just go for it!  Dont be afraid of what society thinks of you or the stereotypes that are involved in any industry. Even if your background isnt in tech, its not too late! Many of todays top tech entrepreneurs had nontechnical backgrounds.  Zynga  founder Mark Pincus majored in economics;  Groupons  Andrew Mason was a music major. What do you think about these facts?  

Youre Not Stupid Until - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

You’re Not Stupid Until - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career You betray yourself by arguing for the status quo instead of collaborating on something better. You rebuff a colleague for attempting to help you, because this is how you always do it. You stick to your routine when you’ve been told to up your game. There are 60,000 times each day when you have the opportunity to think about what you are doing and improve it. That’s the number of thoughts neuroscientists believe the average human has each day. Accomplishments and defeats But, these aren’t just thoughts you are having. These are the micro-decisions that lead up to your accomplishments or defeats. Some of them you probably have down. Wake up. Shower. Show up at work. Meet deadlines and quotas. Consider the consequences of what you are doing and make changes accordingly. Always consider the consequences Oh. The list starts to get not-so-easy after “show up at work.” That “meeting deadlines and quotas” thing, isn’t reflexive for most personal brands. Those stellar qualities are reserved for the people who succeed. And, the “consider the consequences of what you are doing and make changes accordingly?” Who does that? Only the hyper-successful. You know, these are people you at first admire, then envy and finally sabotage. So you argue with them. Or ignore them. Or decide that they are working much too hard, with unreasonable expectations of themselves and others and you certainly don’t want to be one of those “unbalanced” people! Unbalanced versus focused? Unbalanced used to be the polite word for crazy. Now, balance â€" which used to be a fundamental motor skill that stopped you from tipping over when you walk, is now 16 hours of free time for the eight you generously call work. Apparently, balance is evidenced by people who know which people were voted off Idol, or the island, or Chopped. Maybe worse are the negligently unbalanced: those people who are putting in 12+ hours a day, so you feel like you are killing yourself at work, but the lack of results hasnt changed a thing you think or do. Who wants to be one of those laser focused results-oriented, ridiculously hard-working, amazingly creative, powerfully assertive, reliably self-motivated people who refuse to believe that failure is the only option? Has it occurred to you that your latent success gene is being dominated by your This is what I am comfortable doing gene? If your personal brand has a “I work hard â€" but refuse to work smart” ethic, or a “nobody ever asked me to do that before” skepticism, then we don’t know what to do with you anymore in business. My guess is you have been counseled, coached, coaxed and coddled to no avail or youve been a work around for people who are successfully moving and shaking. There will come a time when you find out that there just isn’t a place, except in dying businesses   maybe even your own, that you aren’t killing softly every day with how little you think about what COULD be done. Quick assessment working harder or working smarter? Heres a quick assessment. Are you are making file labels instead of cold-calls? Do you take four hours to write a blog post instead of using one hour and taking the balance of time to jump on social networks to connect with prospects, customers, investors, analysts, suppliers and the media? A group of managers and I were having a round-table discussion about the best qualities of people we have working for us, and their opposite numbers. Shocking but true, we all had about 25X the “left checks and valuable mail unopened in a drawer” stories for the one that is “the kind of person I would leave my business to if I die, they are so great” story. Meant to succeed Personal brands: think about what happens when you go to work. It’s not a place to keep doing all the things that don’t lead to real success for you and your organization. It’s the place where you are meant to succeed, by seeing the possibilities, planning your work accordingly, doing it, changing what you’re doing when it turns out not to work, and surmounting the obstacles and pressure that are necessary parts of life â€" not just business. Don’t be stupid. Decide to be bold. Be brave. Be brilliant. Take a fraction of the 60,000 times each day to be smart, and be successful. Author: Nance Rosen is the author of Speak Up! Succeed. She speaks to business audiences around the world and is a resource for press, including print, broadcast and online journalists and bloggers covering social media and careers. Read more at NanceRosenBlog. Twitter name: nancerosen

Ways to learn a new language - Debut

Ways to learn a new language - Debut This post was written by an external contributor. Looking to become adept at more than your native tongue?  Katherine Knight has some advice to help you pick up a new language.   In a working world that’s becoming increasingly international, it pays to become conversational in another language. But what do you do when the memories of GCSE Spanish still wake you up in a cold sweat? Language-learning doesn’t have to be a chore â€" in fact, it can be pretty enjoyable, and you can get started with as little as ten minutes a day. Here are some of the best resources for trying to learn a new language. Choose a language to get you started. Begin with your interest… You don’t have to relive your GCSE nightmare if all it’s doing is causing you pain. The thing that will keep you motivated is enjoying the language you’re going to learn â€" so have some fun and decide what you’re most interested in. If you love certain foreign TV shows, books, films or music, that can be your way in â€" and it’s a great way of measuring your progress. If you have a friend or family member who speaks a certain language and can help you out, that might be a great place to start! Or if you already have a language and would like to learn another, you could find ones similar to the one you already know â€" unless you fancy something completely different. It might even be the place you always go on holiday (or would want to some day). No reason is too strange â€" you just need a reason to start. …or go about it tactically If you just want a second language to boost your career (or you’re tired of speaking English non-stop), there are ways of making a tactical choice. Firstly, look at which languages are in-demand in your industry. Some languages are known to be easier to learn for native English speakers â€" including the Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian) German, and even Afrikaans! If you don’t mind more of a challenge, Eastern languages could be the way forward. Many businesses are looking for somebody with working proficiency in Mandarin or Cantonese, and Arabic and Russian are gaining ground. But it’s worth mentioning that a lot of businesses are looking for any kind of second modern language, so whatever interests you is definitely a step forward. Check out the apps Duolingo is by far the go-to for modern language learning. There’s a massive range of languages (though not all) â€" including some you might never heard of. (And some fictional ones, too â€" Klingon and High Valyrian, anyone?) It teaches you the language naturally â€" by giving you sentences in the language from the get-go and building your vocab as you go along â€" and gradually teaches you grammar by immersion (so no table-learning!) It pushes you to do ten minutes each day, which is the best for long-term learning, as well as great if you need a little encouragement. Quizlet is fantastic for letting you build the flashcards like you always did on school without the hassle of writing them out â€" there are loads of sets already available if you don’t want to make your own. It’s great for rapid-fire repetition and helps you to get the words fixed in your memory while on the bus or otherwise procrastinating. Memrise is one of the best methods of organically building up vocabulary. It allows you to create prompts for those words you just can’t remember, and suggests those created by other people â€" whether it’s a picture, a word which sounds like the one you’re trying to learn, or a song lyric. Studies show that tying a word to another piece of information stored in your memory is one of the best ways to learn, and it’s worth a try if you find that vocab just doesn’t stick. Get involved The best way to learn a language is to immerse yourself in it. But if you don’t have the luxury of spontaneously moving to Paris (and let’s face it, who does?) there are plenty of other ways you can get involved in your community. Most universities will have a dedicated language centre, which should offer weekly classes. It’s the best way to learn the language as you have a structured process with lots of speaking practice â€" and often you can get grants or bursaries if they’re looking a bit pricey. Talking to a native speaker is also a great way to go â€" they can offer you tips on everyday language you might not get out of a textbook. Some universities and colleges run language immersion nights where you can engage in conversation with other native speakers and learners â€" since they’re more like socials, they’re way less intense than the classroom. University language societies are everywhere â€" as well as being a great social activity, it also furthers your appreciation of the culture. Most will even offer food and drink. Here’s a guide on how to get involved with uni societies. Nobody about? You can find some great penpal groups online, which is a fantastic way to practice your writing (and get to make new friends from other cultures). Youtube videos are also great for speaking practice, helping you get the pronunciation just right. Download Debut  and  connect with us on  Facebook,  Twitter  and  LinkedIn  for more careers insights.

The Real Reasons the Company Has Gone Silent After the Interview

The Real Reasons the Company Has Gone Silent After the Interview There are so many reasons the company may have gone silent after the interview. Instead of thinking the worse or making assumptions, think about the reasons why the company hasnt said anything. Being ghosted by the employer is no fun, but it happens. The reason you havent heard anything has nothing to do with you! In fact, there are many reasons why the company hasnt responded to your calls or emails. Vacations, mums-the-word policies, restructuring the job, reorganizing the company, lost business, new business, and the list goes on. Here are four common reasons youre getting the silent treatment after an interview. 1. The Company Is Looking For The Perfect Candidate Based on the candidates interviewed or resumes received, In some cases, the hiring manager may decide not to fill the position and hold out for exactly the perfect fit. The company may repost the job to attract a new pool of candidates. During this reassessment period, it isn’t unusual for the company to stop communicating with candidates until a final decision about the job’s scope is determined. This can sometimes take weeks or longer. 2. The Interview Process Is Delayed Aligning schedules becomes challenging when multiple parties are involved, and it may cause delays in the hiring process. The reason you have not heard anything could be due to hectic schedules, a pressing deadline or emergency within the company or vacations. Acquiring hiring approval almost always requires signatures from more than one person, who may be busy, traveling, sick or on vacation. 3. There Is Change At The Company Was the company recently bought or sold? Were there changes in leadership? Perhaps budgets were frozen or the new position was put on hold. Changes within the company can and do impact the ability to respond to candidates in the interview process until after the dust settles. Often company executives, legal departments or human resources mandate this silence. Or, it could even be that the hiring manager decided to switch the focus of the job or the duties assigned. This could result in developing a new set of job duties and job posting. Any of these changes will slow down or even stifle the companys communication with candidates. 4. Waiting For A Candidates Decision Sometimes the process slows to a halt while the company waits for an answer from the No. 1 candidate. Based on the candidate’s response, the company may have to reach out to the second-choice candidate or maybe start from scratch. What Can You Do? So the companys gone silent after the interview. What can YOU do? Here are some suggestions for how to take control of the situation and move beyond your emotions. Leverage insider information. If you haven’t found someone inside the company yet, now is the time to start asking and reaching out. When you find someone â€" and if you try hard enough, you usually can â€" ask what is going on inside the company. While youre at it, ask for an update on where the company is in the hiring process. Keep looking. Don’t stop your job search. Continue to network, apply for jobs and keep your job search momentum going. Persistence pays. Whenever you have the chance to speak with a live person, ask when you should follow up next. Be persistent. Checking in every week or two isn’t necessarily being a pest, especially if you really want the job. Never make assumptions. There are so many things you dont know about going on within the company. Instead of assuming that the company isnt interested in you, move on and take care of you. Follow-up is in your court. The best approach is to take control of what you can. Assume instead, you WONT hear anything after the interview and plan your course of action. Read Interview Follow-Up: Do It Better  for tips on how and when to follow up without being annoying! You Cant Change Them You may never know the real reason the company went silent after the interview. And while it may be poor etiquette or rude to not let candidates know where they stand after an interview you cant change this or them. Why spend time and energy getting mad or frustrated? I know, it is human nature to let emotions get in the way. Maybe some logic will help tame the emotional beast. An original version of this article was posted on US News World Report

What To Know Before Hiring Medical Resume Writing Services

What To Know Before Hiring Medical Resume Writing ServicesA medical resume needs to be focused on the particular needs of the candidate. Resume writing services provide a different perspective. One can easily find services in Dallas Fort Worth that offer a wide range of custom resume writing.If you are looking for Dallas resume services, it is important to know what kind of services they offer. Most resumes are prepared by the prospective employee. It may sound simple but it's not always easy to summarize a resume into one or two pages. This is where resume writing services can help you.The first and the biggest part of the job is writing a quality resume. Whether it is for a new hire or an existing employee, it is important to have a compelling and convincing resume. The client must look at your credentials and strengths as well as the skills you can bring to the table.The reason why it is essential to write your resume correctly is because it will definitely attract the attention o f your prospective employer. However, this may sound good only if the resume is well written. There are some key elements to remember when it comes to medical resume writing services.o Your educational level is very crucial. It may sound trivial but it really is not. You want your resume to get noticed by the potential employer and to convince him that you are qualified for the position. In order to make sure you are up to date with your educational requirements, it is best to contact a reputable professional resume writing service to assist you in preparing your professional resume.o Experience should be highlighted. This is an important element to consider since it can be said that no job interview can be conducted without proper background research and assessment. Rememberthat a prospective employer is likely to conduct an interview for a position with you. So it is imperative to give as much information about yourself as possible.o Time is also a critical factor when it comes to creating a resume. In order to present yourself as a professional, it is necessary to provide a good professional resume. It is important to state your abilities and achievements in your professional career as a potential employer would like to know this.These factors make sure that a good medical resume is created with all the necessary details. A well-crafted professional resume serves to impress the potential employer and add value to his or her decision. If you are planning to undergo the interview process, it is advisable to seek professional resume writing services in Dallas Fort Worth.