Davide Pinto-Castro reflects on his job-search experience and the importance of his studies (and that all-important seminar reading) in preparing him for the world of work.
I graduated from the University of Lincoln in 2013, after reading for a degree in International Relations and Politics. Afterwards I, like many others, went back to spend some time with my parents at their house, before embarking on the mammoth task of actually finding a job and working full-time in a field that matched my academic experience and desire. As expected, I couldn’t immediately find my dream job, so decided to set up online publication The Critique instead (see this article for more information on The Critique – Ed.) whilst also searching for full-time graduate employment.