Yasmin Martin, Head of Risk & Compliance at Photobox Group, takes us behind the job in the Information Security industry.  Yasmin provides expert insight into what life is like working in cybersecurity, her journey into InfoSec and advice for fre

Today we're talking about that interview question 'where do you see yourself in 5 years?'  Recruiters are looking for some sense of understanding the direction that you want to take your career in, but students can often dread this question when at t

How do you prepare for a job interview? It's really important to prepare for a job interview as it is painfully obvious when someone hasn't prepared. That is essentially not a good look. It is going to massively damage your chances of actually landing a r

How can junior developers find their dream grad job? We find out as we speak to Daniel Benzie, the Lead Software Developer at the start-up Howsy. Dan takes us Behind The Job, and talks about his conventional route into developing, advice for current stude

 How do you find your ideal career path? It's a question a lot of students will have as they search for their first graduate job.  Why is it important for students to take the time to think about the career path that they might want? I think the

 How do you find a job when you're short on time?   It's a situation that can be quite common for students, with exams, course work and social life to think about.  In this video, Matt and Scott discuss ways in which students can balan

 What is PhD and post-doctoral life like? We find out in our conversation with Dr Helen Tanton, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Helen takes us Behind The Job, with insight into doing a PhD, likfe as a po

 Transferable skills can be powerful in showing a student’s ability to do a job when they don’t have the workplace experience to back them up. But what are transferable skills, how do students identify transferable skills and how can you make the mos

Welcome to Behind The Job! Behind The Job provides careers insight and advice for STEM students. Each week we'll provide lots of content - including careers advice. We'll also be speaking to the people behind the jobs across STEM industries, gaining