How to Ask for Feedback at Work as a Student or Graduate
Feedback helps you compare your work with an expected standard and decide what to repeat or change. Waiting for a formal review can leave too little time to improve, while asking for reassurance after every task can make the process burdensome. Useful feedback is...
How to Build a Professional Mentoring Relationship
A mentor can share perspective, ask useful questions and help you reflect on choices. A mentor is not automatically a recruiter, counsellor, academic supervisor or source of work experience. The relationship is strongest when both people understand its purpose and...
How to Write and Practise a Student Elevator Pitch
An elevator pitch is a short professional introduction for a real conversation. It helps another person understand who you are, what you are exploring and why you are speaking with them. It is not a speech that must fit an exact number of seconds, and it should not...