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From Uncertainty to Opportunity: Meiyang’s Journey to a Top Law Firm While Navigating University Life

Careers Service Applications, Disability and careers, Equality & Inclusion, Law 08/05/202508/05/2025 0 Comment

As a first-gen university student, Meiyang started her Cambridge law degree with “more questions than answers”. She tells us: “I progressed so much within these three years through failures, challenges and overcoming them. After countless applications, I secured a vacation scheme at DLA Piper. Here’s how I got there — and what I learned on the way.” Read more

5 ways to build a career in Venture Capital

Careers Service Banking & Finance, City, Entrepreneurship & Start-ups, Graduate/Alumni stories, Start-ups 16/04/202516/04/2025 0 Comment

In this blog, Emily Stoner FHEA, Careers Consultant, organiser and chair of the panel, reflects on the 5 key take-ways from the ‘Inside Venture Capital’ expert panel, and their recommendations on what helps build a career in VC. Read more

What do employers think of people using Generative AI in their applications?

Careers Service AI Careers, CVs & Applications, Your Careers Service 14/04/202514/04/2025 0 Comment

Our generative AI and careers series from 2024 included a piece exploring “What are employers saying about AI in the careers and early talent space?” Here’s an update on how things have (and haven’t!) changed since then.

The Accidental Technical Architect: Veronika on her squiggly career

Careers Service Career Stories, Choosing a Career, Graduate/Alumni stories, Science, STEM, Using your degree 08/04/202508/04/2025 0 Comment

Veronika Suhaj is 33 and currently works for Salesforce, a CRM technology company as a pre-sales Technical Architect. She started her career after graduating from University of Cambridge with a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics and has worked for several IT consultancies such as PwC, PolSource or Persistent Systems until her career and network led her to Salesforce. Read more

Climate Scientist to Ratings Scientist: Matthew on his move to industry from a PhD in climate science

Careers Service Academia, Environment & Sustainability, Graduate/Alumni stories, Science, Using your degree 17/03/202517/03/2025 0 Comment

Matthew Brady completed a PhD in Earth Sciences at Cambridge before moving to carbon credit ratings agency BeZero Carbon. There, he specialises in assessing the carbon integrity of Nature-based Solutions, helping organisations to make better climate decisions. Matthew discusses his time at Earth Sciences, and how it helped him with the move from academia into a start-up environment. Read more

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