CAPOD are now offering students one-on-one coaching sessions with professional coaches. I have had my first session with my coach and am writing this piece to raise awareness of the service and to give anyone…
I started the PSC course at the start of the year as I was interested in developing skills that would prepare me for life after university. The PSC course is a programme of lectures and workshops that aim to help…
The PSC team warmly invites you to come along to our last Managers’ Forum of the year, which will take place on Wednesday 18th April. This event provides you with a unique opportunity unlike any other in St Andrews –…
Teach First is one of the top graduate destinations of the University of St Andrews. Here at the PSC, we had the opportunity to interview Pete Woodward, Graduate Recruitment Officer for Teach First, about what it is…
St Andrews graduate Christopher Kyte (pictured below) got in touch about how the PSC benefitted him and his experience applying for graduate jobs: My name is Christopher Kyte and I am currently working as an Admissions…
We came up with the following Venn diagram at our second Leadership Roundtable event in response to this question. If you are specifically interested in Leadership, our online workshop may be of particular interest.…
On the 2nd of November, some members of the PSC team held the second Leadership: Roundtable event of the academic year. The focus of this was a moving debate, an activity that encourages students’ critical thinking…
On the 13th of October, the PSC team attended the STEM Careers Fair held by the University. Many companies attended in order to show their presence and demonstrate their desire for graduates to apply to work for them,…
Hello and a big ‘Welcome Back’ to all students from all us here at the Professional Skills Curriculum! It was great to speak to so many of you at the Freshers’ Fayre; hopefully you are all settling in well to the new…
This guest lecture was hosted by Cath Bishop, a former Olympic rower and former British diplomat, who now works as a leadership speaker and consultant with organizations and business schools. Cath started the lecture…