Training Contracts Down 10%, So Here’s How to Get Noticed
This week saw the release of the scary figure that the number of training contracts has fallen by 10%, but we’ve got good news for you…
Constructive Revision Breaks 5
This week’s top three distractions from the daily grind, featuring inspiration, holidays and fluffy cats, what more could you want?!
If you do one Bright thing this week…
Get yourself down to the British Museum as their hugely acclaimed Ice Age Art: The Arrival of the Modern Mind exhibition has only a few days left to run. It’s well worth a visit and here’s why…
How I made it… Heather Young: Events Manager at Google
Heather Young, Events Manager at Google, lets us know what it takes to go from a solicitor’s office, to organising GQ’s Man of the Year.
How to Own Public Speaking and Knock ‘em Dead.
Public Speaking. Two words which stabbed fear into the hearts of my peers during school and uni, everyone dreaded public speaking. But, as fear is almost always caused by the unknown, here are some tips to serve as guiding lights on the dark journey of public presentations.
Clifford Chance: Introduction to Finance and Capital Markets
Here at Bright we promise to get you noticed and so we’re joining forces with Magic Circle Clifford Chance to do just that and hold a fantastic event aimed at any Bright Member due to graduate in 2015 with an interest in Commercial Law.
Satisfied student? You will be!
The subject of student fees has once again reared its ugly head as a new report for student satisfaction has been released by Which? and the snappily named Higher Education Policy Institute. Feeling dissatisfied? Wondering why you’re toiling in the library all the hours God sends and paying £9000 for the privilege? Read on…
This week we tip our bowler hats to…
This week we tip our hats to old footage of London, hilarious British problems, Saatchi & Heckler’s TEDx film and Thomas Edison…
21st Century etiquette – the dos and don’ts of email
We’ve all experienced it. That mini-breakdown that comes two seconds after hitting the ‘send’ button on your email, when you realise there’s a horrendous typo in the subject line, or you’ve sent it to the wrong person, or you’ve forgotten to attach that all-important file. And so… in an effort to help you avoid the numerous email traps that are out there, and put your best foot forward to both current employers and prospective employers, I’ve put together a comprehensive list of email do’s and don’ts…
If you do one Bright thing this week…
Check out ‘museums at night’ – a series of after-hours events at some of London’s biggest museums and quirky attractions – between Thursday 16th May and Saturday 18th May.
