This week we spoke to Vada Green, a fantastic freelance social media manager and consultant. Her day to day routine is never the same, but always sounds fascinating. We spoke about the life of a freelancer, working in social media, managing a client base, and also picked up some amazing tips on how to break into the world of freelancing. Vada is incredibly determined, and listening to her talk about her life is absolutely enough to want to kickstart your own career! Enjoy this one.

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This week we spoke to Lauren, the writer of the amazing blog “Wool of the king”, in which she discusses lifestyle and travelling. We spoke about how you can use your own blog for potential future employment, the value of internships or part-time jobs during your studies, and how to manage and handle the hectic life of a student. She also gives tips on how you as a student can budget and afford travelling - honestly wish we knew this stuff earlier! Enjoy the episode and stay tuned for more.

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This week we spoke to Dan from Gradvance, who offers personal coaching and other services that will help you along your career application journey. In this episode we spoke about valuing the experience you gain, preparing for all aspects of the job application process and how you can use the STAR methodology to help structure your interviews. Enjoy this one!

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This week we spoke to Maddie, the creator of the Mind The Gap Graduates blog, which covers the many challenges facing graduates and advice on how to manage, through a range of topics. We spoke about what employers are actually looking for, how to fill your time when you're holding out for a job and standing out from the crown during the application and interview process through extra activities outside your course. Enjoy the episode!

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This week we spoke to Harvinder from Motics, who specialise in bridging the worlds of physiotherapy and digital together in order to help patients who need physiotherapy get better. We covered many interesting topics such as the importance of diversity in skills between co-founders when starting a business, how to manage starting a business and university at the same time and how to manage your time and balance your life when having a start up. We also had an interesting chat about being able to find your Northstar and how it is different for everyone in this world.

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This week we spoke to George from SPYRAS, who specialise in using innovative technology solutions and data analytics for respiratory analysis. We dove deeper into many different interesting topics such as how accelerator's help entrepreneurs and start ups to gain a wealth of experience, how to network and make the most of people you know as well as the great question of starting your own business versus a graduate job.

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We spoke with Lauren, director and founder of Cosi Care - a product that relieves, soothes and kills the sensation of itches. We touched on how business accelerator courses can be a huge headstart for your business idea, funding your business idea through competitions and how to stand out. We also talked about the importance of choosing something you're passionate about and getting started with your business idea through talking to your university.

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In today's episode we spoke to Karl a director from the recruitment agency Projecting People to talk about how graduates can standout when applying and interviewing for roles, the best strategies on how to search for a potential graduate jobs and the importance of your first job out of university. We also touched upon the the debate about the importance of salary when seeking a graduate job. 

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In this episode we caught up with Lee, an assistant psychologist and mental health activist, to talk about her journey, what she’s learned about mental health (both from her profession and herself), and the ways students can best prioritise their personal well-being in an environment that seems to always encourage the opposite.

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In this episode, we caught up again with Craig Brown and Ben Landers, to see how the student help group Students Against Corona has been combatting COVID-19, along with how they’ve included a focus on mental health in their efforts. 

We touched on how unconditional acts of kindness can go a long way, the effects of COVID-19 on mental health, as well as Students Against Corona’s efforts to support vulnerable citizens and help provide PPE to those who need it most. 

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