Guests this week
We speak to some students and graduates who have been spending their time at university wisely: Phil Ronayne, former team leader for SIFE Nottingham, and soon to be HSBC employee tells us why employers are more interested in his extra-curricular work than his degree.
And final year student Joseph Stashko, tells us how he found time to become founder and organiser of Preston Social and a blogger at NewsStash and Huffington Post UK while studying.
Andy Blunt, vice president of education at the University of Huddersfield student union, joins us to explore how and why you should get involved with your union and Huddersfield's STARS skills programme
Plus University of Surrey career adviser and careers blogger Alexandra Hemingway gives her perspective on the employability issue and shares some more ideas for getting involved at university.
News review
Inspired by a survey that found 42% of workers wish they had followed childhood dreams, we talk about the ways you can combine your passions with your professional ambitions. We argue that graduates can still have the edge when it comes to employability in response to two big stories that claim the value of a degree is decreasing in the job market. Plus: "professionalism means smiling through the hangover," - we explore Six Words about Work, a fun challenge from SmithMag.net that invites employers to share their working wisdom and advice in short form.
Dear Julian
Creative director at Bauer and agony uncle Julian Linley has some advice for an editorial assistant struggling to take their career to the next level.
Got a question for Julian? Post here.
Jobs top 10
For those who "want to give something back" our feel-good themed chart includes voluntary life mentor roles at Beatbullying and a vacancy for a head of organisational development/diversity manager at disability charity, Leonard Cheshire.
For more details, and more jobs, hop over to Guardian Jobs.
Q&As coming up this week
September 1: Breaking into travel journalism
September 2: Career options in nursing
