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Student media and a degree: getting the balance
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5 practical tips for improving your CV
T’is the season to intern. And apply for jobs. And apply for Wannabe Hacks. Whatever you’re doing, success will rely, in part, on a good CV, and recently I’ve been getting more and more emails from readers asking for advice.
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Wannabe a Hack? Applications are now open
As we hope you’ll have noticed from yesterday’s main announcement, we want you to work with us and applications ARE NOW OPEN. What we want – C.V. - A brief outline of the role you would like (eg “I would predominately
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Wannabe a Hack? We want you to come and work with us
We’re pleased to say we are looking for young journalists to work on the site on a day-to-day basis. This is not like last September when we had a complete overhaul of those who write for the site. Jonathan, Natalie,
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Top tips for a good university experience
Yesterday, there was a hashtag circulating on Twitter: #unitips. I’ve just finished my second year at York, and feel I’ve learned a few things so far that I’d like to proffer up as advice. So, if you’re heading to university
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