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Hello everyone! My name is Caitlin and I’m a recent graduate of the Faculty of Humanities, having finished my degree in Spanish and Portuguese last summer. Last April, with final essays and exams looming, I started to wonder what would lie ahead for me post-graduation, other than no longer surviving off Crunchy Nut Cornflakes and getting reacquainted with the almost-forgotten concept of ‘free time’. Continue reading →

Hi All, My name is Jemma Jones and I am a PhD Student in the Archaeology department. I am also the Mission Employable Pathbrite e-Portfolio Coordinator. I am here to answer any questions you have on setting up a Pathbrite portfolio, using your skills to enhance a portfolio or making the best of opportunities you have whilst at Southampton. Continue reading →

Hello All, After waving goodbye in July to the University life of lie-ins, lectures, Jesters nights out and cramming in the library, I am now officially a proper adult (or at least pretending to be) with a full-time job. Continue reading →

Hi everyone, My name is Steph Wood. This summer, after completing the first year of my History degree at the University of Southampton, I interned at the Imperial War Museum in London. The majority of my job was spent in the new War Memorials Archive, contributing to a website which is now live and can be accessed through the link below. Continue reading →

Hi there, We are Fish on Toast, Southampton's Entrepreneurship and Business Society that aims to Connect, Build, Develop and Inspire students in a variety of different ways. It is the perfect platform that can help students to develop key transferable skills that will look great on CVs and also connect them with internship and graduate opportunities. Continue reading →

Calling all budding film-makers! Mission Employable has a brand new opportunity for professional development. Become the Mission Employable Video Producer! This is an unpaid role that includes working closely with the team on our new YouTube channel, managing the content and creating new videos will staff, students and external partners. Previous experience with video editing software is preferable, but not essential as we are happy to train any candidate with potential. Continue reading →

“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”   The past twelve weeks has gone incredible quickly and it seems like only yesterday that I walked into a room of strangers, knowing absolutely nothing about enterprise and IP. While it hasn’t been plain sailing, the weeks of research, planning and eating copious amounts of cake in the office have paid off. Continue reading →

Three months since I first started working on the REALIE website, the blog has been launched with a series of introductory posts from our student contributors! With Southampton Humanities students studying and/or working across the world throughout the upcoming academic year, the blog will be full of personal experiences, tips, hints and advice for fellow Residency Abroad students and those who are thinking of studying/working abroad. Continue reading →

It seems like just yesterday that I (rather shyly) began recruiting Peer Mentors and working out how I was going to approach the seemingly mammoth task of setting up this year’s Peer Mentoring Scheme. I remember Eleanor Quince telling me that this was my baby, that I should take full ownership of the project – and agreeing, but not really knowing how to go about that. Continue reading →