"careers" blog posts

From Liverpool to Westminster – How My University Experience Helped Me Find My Career.student careers post

From Liverpool to Westminster – How My University Experience Helped Me Find My Career.

In September 2018, I began my first year at the University of Liverpool. I had no idea then that after five years, including a global pandemic, a year studying abroad, and a semester-long internship, I would end up starting my career as a Parliamentary Assistant.

Posted on: 22 June 2023

"After music, languages have always been my second love" - Dan Haggis, The WombatsThe Wombats - drums

"After music, languages have always been my second love" - Dan Haggis, The Wombats

Les Wombats? It could have happened! We caught up with Dan Haggis, drummer with indie rockers The Wombats, about his memories of studying languages at Liverpool and the tough decision to say au revoir to his degree and kick start his career as a professional musician.

Posted on: 28 March 2017

"I ask my dreams to come back home" - Spanish poet, Luis Garcia MonteroIllustration of a man with his head in his hands

"I ask my dreams to come back home" - Spanish poet, Luis Garcia Montero

How does a poet produce their work and how does their poetry fit into the lives of the public? Our Hispanic Studies students got under the skin of acclaimed Spanish poet, Luis García Montero, during his recent visit to Liverpool.

Posted on: 7 March 2017

From rainy Belfast to sunny Madrid - Conor's flying start to a new careerMan standing in an office

From rainy Belfast to sunny Madrid - Conor's flying start to a new career

Studying a language because you're passionate about it is a great place to start - but how can it help your career? Hispanic Studies graduate Conor Wilkinson tells us about his flying start to a career in marketing, in sunny Madrid.

Posted on: 15 February 2017