Category: Career


The end of February marked the end of six months at my first full-time job after university. I was lucky that I came out of uni and started in a job at the end of August. Getting the offer was one of the highlights of my final year. I found out I had an offer in February 2009 and was pleased that it didn’t start immediately as I then had time to travel. It’s been a whirlwind starting full-time work but I have to say it has been an enjoyable but eye-opening experience.

So, what have I learnt since leaving university and starting full-time work? View full article »

At a recent team meeting at work I was reminded of the realities of a merger. The company I work out went through the merger whilst I was going through the recruitment process so I was never around to see the real effects. At the team meeting though, there was a discussion about a team that no longer exists. I didn’t say anything at the time but it played on my mind for a few days after. Redundancies are a very real thing. They take place every day and no matter how secure your job might feel, you don’t ever really know. View full article »

My last article was about consulting and evaluating your own situation. There’s no doubt that my thoughts around evaluation and personal development are particularly heightened due to my mid-year review that took place last week. View full article »

Consulting is an interesting profession. I feel very lucky that I work for a consulting firm because it has made me even keener to explore attitudes towards improvement and development. As  consulting firms work to solve problems faced by businesses everyday there is a distinct air of evaluation. View full article »

I read City A.M. (a free business newspaper given out every weekday morning at various train stations in London) every morning and today an article struck me as possible good news for students.

Sainsbury’s and other supermarkets are hoping to lead the jobs rise within the UK. Sainsbury’s are said to be creating 20,000 new jobs over the next three years. All that has been revealed is that these jobs will be both full-time and part-time. There isn’t much details about what parts of Sainsbury’s the jobs will be available in. View full article »

Every Saturday The Thrift Diaries gives you a round-up of the best articles on the web. I’m an avid follower of many brilliant personal finance blogs and would like to share the best articles with you. These won’t always be recent articles as I often like to sift through the archives of my favourite blogs. View full article »

The Thrift Diaries has officially been live for six months. It’s been a period of experimentation and change but one that I’ve enjoyed every step of the way. Today I’d like to share with you the first ever post followed by all the most-viewed posts to give you a flavour of the direction that The Thrift Diaries is going in. View full article »

Most of the posts on this website are biased. This is because I chose a particular route after I graduated which was a full-time graduate job. When I was in my last year of university I knew that I wanted a guaranteed income after university. It was early on that I knew this (around September) and so I started applying for jobs.

I may be stating the obvious but this isn’t necessarily the right route for you. As a graduate I would advise that you should think carefully about the choices you make in your final year. If you know 100% what you want to do then there’s no stopping you making things happen. View full article »

One thing that has stuck with me throughout my job applications (including for part-time jobs) is the amount of times I’ve mentioned tennis.

I started playing tennis competitively at the age of six and competed until I was 14. After this I continued to play the sport but played on a more friendly basis. It formed a large part of my childhood and character. More than anything it has formed the basis of my graduate job applications. View full article »

Interviews are essential to the application process. You’ve proven yourself on paper and now you’ve been given the chance to speak to someone directly. This is a great opportunity and not one that should be taken lightly. View full article »

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