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Gap Wise: How to waste a gap year or make a career

Gap Wise: How to waste a gap year or make a career

Interviews, Topics March 8, 2012

MATT LACEY’S ‘GAP YAH’ SPOOF WAS THE MOST YOUTUBED VIDEO OF THE LAST YEAR. Now he’s written a book on how not to gap year. The actor and comedian’s Gap Yah Plannah looks at

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Solicitor vs Barrister: Which one’s right for you?

Solicitor vs Barrister: Which one’s right for you?

Advice, Interviews, Law, Topics March 8, 2012

Solicitor EMILY PETERS IS AN ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR AT THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT OF BIRD AND BIRD. IN MY JOB I DO A RANGE OF DIFFERENT THINGS in both contentious and noncontentious patented litigation, online

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Being Mr Loophole

Being Mr Loophole

Interviews, Law, Topics March 8, 2012

Nick Freeman gained fame as ‘Mr Loophole’, defending a list of clients that included a string of celebrities on road traffic charges. Since then he’s set up a company to provide his style of

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Exclusive Interview: Stephen Fry

Exclusive Interview: Stephen Fry

Interviews, Topics March 7, 2012

If ever there was someone who needed little introduction it’s the polymath STEPHEN FRY . From a start as one of the most important figures in alternative comedy (before even graduating), he’s had a

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Stand-Up and be counted

Stand-Up and be counted

Interviews, Topics March 7, 2012

JOSIE LONG IS A COMEDIAN, ACTOR AND WRITER. SHE’S BEEN DOING STAND UP SINCE SHE WAS 16 AND IS THE PROUD OWNER OF PERRIER AND IF.COM BEST NEWCOMER AWARDS. DESPITE BEING KNOWN AS ONE

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Masters of Destiny

Masters of Destiny

Advice, Interviews, Topics March 7, 2012

With an average of 70 applicants for every graduate job, fighting your way to the top of the pile is a tricky business. One way to stand out is to get another degree. It’s

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State of Play

State of Play

Engineering, Interviews, Topics March 7, 2012

What do you and your company do? Adrian Harrison: We support major players in the global aviation market via the prime manufacturers and have worked on various programmes including the highly successful Airbus A320,

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Can money save the planet?

Can money save the planet?

Interviews, Topics March 6, 2012

Ann Pettifor is an expert on sustainable development and executive director of consultancy Advocacy International. She is co-author of Green New Deal, which examines the threats of the credit crunch and climate change. Ann

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KPMG’s Big Idea

KPMG’s Big Idea

Interviews, Topics March 6, 2012

Simon Haydn-Jones is an Auditor by training and practice, but last summer he was asked to get involved with KPMG’s school-leaver scheme. He revealed to us why now’s the time for this programme and

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The Interview: Talking the talk

The Interview: Talking the talk

Interviews, Topics March 6, 2012

The interview is the finish line for any job-hunt, the ‘make or break’ chance to impress an employer. “In today’s competitive graduate job market,” says Marc Fels, director at video recruitment specialists meettherealme.com and

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