Career opportunities – links

Check out the links below for career opportunities in various fields.

City jobs

http://www.cityjobs.com/

Work Experience at the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/work-experience

Careers opportunities at the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

Careers opportunities at ITV

http://www.itvjobs.com/

Careers opportunities at MI5

https://www.mi5.gov.uk/careers/opportunities

Careers opportunities at MI6

https://www.sis.gov.uk/explore-careers.html

Civil Service careers

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/civil-service/about/recruitment

Civil Service fast stream

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/civil-service-fast-stream

Working for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office/about/recruitment

Army careers

https://apply.army.mod.uk/

Navy careers

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/role-finder?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4bfbt7j42AIVwpPtCh0EzAZLEAAYASAAEgKxIfD_BwE

RAF careers

https://www.raf.mod.uk/recruitment/how-to-apply/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIk57a2rj42AIVr7ztCh3_ewjCEAAYASAAEgI6uvD_BwE

Law internships

Law students spend much of their second year at university applying for summer internships, more commonly known in the legal world as ‘vacation schemes’. I was no different, and upon finishing my second year at Oxford in June, I embarked upon two separate vacation schemes to fill my summer.

Vacation schemes are critical for law students. Although not mandatory, enrolling in a scheme is strongly advised if you wish to become a city solicitor. The advantages are twofold- a scheme increases employability, but also benefits you personally.

Firstly, a vacation scheme demonstrates a genuine interest and commitment to the career path, as well as to

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Tips on Medical School Entrance Tests

Having been through the various stages of a successful medical school application myself just 2 years ago, I can only empathise with this year’s prospective medical school students at how tough it can be to gain even a single offer. So here are some tips that helped me through the process.

Do the UK CAT early. Doing the UKCAT late is one of the most common errors a prospective medical student can make. Booking your UKCAT entrance test for the end of August gives you perfect time to prepare. Any later than this and you are falling into school time, which can lead to a huge amount of stress as year 13 kicks off quickly. It is also helpful to do this as having your UKCAT results early can give you more time to decide on where it would be best to apply with certain scores. There is no point setting your sights on KCL and then sitting your UKCAT to find that you have come below the cut off boundaries for every single year. Get it done early and give yourself time to workout where might be best to realistically apply with your score.

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