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Category Archive: Tips & tricks

5 Career tips for new grads

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As a new or soon to be a university graduate, it’s no surprise that the idea of work […]

June 4, 2019 Tips & tricks

How NOT to revise

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How to revise (or more like, how not to revise…)? As students, we ask ourselves this question all […]

July 18, 2019 Tips & tricks

Study techniques for university students

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Finding the best study techniques is vital for any university student preparing for exams. Studying effectively is not […]

July 8, 2019 Tips & tricks

11 cooking workshops in Utrecht

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Every now and then, you need to step away from your textbook and do something fun for a […]

October 6, 2019 Tips & tricks

8 best affordable gyms for students in Utrecht

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Just because you are at university doesn’t mean that you can’t stay fit and healthy during your studies. […]

October 6, 2019 Tips & tricks

How do I find a student room in Utrecht?

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The new academic year has started and all students are back in town to start their studies. We […]

September 26, 2019 Tips & tricks

9 pancake places in Utrecht

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Listen, pancakes are a staple on a Sunday morning. You can go wild and mix a bunch of […]

September 19, 2019 Tips & tricks

The best time of the day to drink coffee as a student

The best time of the day to drink coffee as a student
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When to drink coffee? As students that is a question best answered in the morning a few minutes […]

September 12, 2019 Tips & tricks

Best tips to stay fit and healthy at uni

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One thing most university students ask themselves during term time is usually: “How on earth do I manage […]

September 9, 2019 Tips & tricks

35 useful websites and tools for students in 2020

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With the new academic year just around the corner, it’s time to update your website and tool collection. […]

August 1, 2019 Tips & tricks

Best places for a sunny study break in London

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It’s that time of year again – libraries are packed, your stress levels are on the increase and […]

July 18, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Bristol

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The University of Bristol is one of the biggest in the country. We all know what that means. […]

June 28, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Birmingham

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Here at Magnet.me, we love finding students the best study places in their university city, to extend their […]

June 28, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Leeds

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The study environment students require is a funny thing. It needs to be quiet, but not too much. […]

June 28, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Cambridge

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Studying at Cambridge, you understand that you learn to like coffee. As an innocent fresher you despised it, […]

June 28, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Brighton

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When at university, studying is the last thing any student wants to do. All students signed up for […]

June 28, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Oxford

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Ah, the library. A place you go for studying, reading and talking below a normal volume. Safe to […]

June 28, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Sheffield

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Studying in a cafe is a great way to take a break from the university library when you […]

June 27, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Newcastle

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Finding the best study places in Newcastle around exam season is critical to getting away from all distractions […]

June 27, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Manchester

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Finding a good study space in Manchester these days is becoming more and more popular. With growing university […]

June 27, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Liverpool

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Needless to say as a student in Liverpool, you’ll be hitting the books a fair bit. Therefore, knowing […]

June 25, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in London

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As one of the largest student cities in the UK, and the world, it is usually pretty busy […]

June 24, 2019 Tips & tricks

These are the top 25 most popular jobs among TU Delft students

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As a student at TU Delft, it cannot have escaped your notice that technically educated students are in […]

April 12, 2019 Tips & tricks

These are the top 25 most popular jobs among Imperial College students

Imperial College Top 25 Jobs
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The results have been counted and verified and we can confirm the top 25 most popular jobs among […]

April 8, 2019 Tips & tricks

These are 25 most popular jobs among Leiden University students

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As a student at Leiden University, you are busy with a lot of things: exam stress, deadlines and […]

April 4, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Leiden

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With Leiden being one of the biggest student cities in the Netherlands, the university library is always crammed […]

March 18, 2019 Tips & tricks

The 5 best study places in Delft

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Where can you find the best study places in Delft? Especially for you we have put together a […]

March 4, 2019 Tips & tricks

These are the 25 most popular jobs among LSE students

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The results are in! Based on thousands of swipes, we have put together the top 25 most popular […]

January 22, 2019 Tips & tricks

How to quit your job

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Do you want to quit your job? Since you are already here reading this article, I’m sure you […]

November 28, 2018 Tips & tricks

How to study effectively for an exam (when you’re starting the night before)

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You have heard it all before right? Sleep 8 hours per night, start 6 weeks in advance and […]

November 22, 2018 Tips & tricks

“I haven’t done an internship… Do I stand a chance of getting a grad job?”

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Internships can be a great way to get more work experience. The only problem? Interesting, paid opportunities can […]

November 21, 2018 Tips & tricks

What to do if you hate your job

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Hating your job is both the easiest thing and the hardest thing to do. You spend basically your […]

November 9, 2018 Tips & tricks

The four stages of calling in sick to work

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Calling in sick for work is a necessary evil. Some people love to do it and do it […]

October 30, 2018 Tips & tricks

5 tips on how to land a job if you’ve studied at Erasmus University

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You’ve studied at Erasmus University, had the time of your life (maybe), but now the time has come […]

October 23, 2018 Tips & tricks

5 tips to make your Instagram appeal to employers

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Have you ever wondered what’s the one thing that employers do first when your name pops up on […]

October 16, 2018 Tips & tricks

5 reasons why a good work-life balance is so important

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A good work-life balance, what even is that? Everyone desires a different work-life balance. Some people live to […]

October 9, 2018 Tips & tricks

The 5 best places to study in Rotterdam

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What are the best places to study in Rotterdam? Rotterdam is known for its “niet lullen maar poetsen” […]

October 2, 2018 Tips & tricks

4 tips to help you keep your chill while relocating for an internship!

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Moving abroad is always fun, and moving abroad for your career is no exception! Sure it may take […]

May 26, 2018 Tips & tricks

5 tips to make law school more bearable

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As all you law students know, law school is known to be challenging (and for many the closest […]

November 6, 2017 Tips & tricks

Suit up. Here’s the next step in your law career

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Law is one of the most popular University Degrees and career choices for those seeking to work-bloody-hard, as […]

October 23, 2017 Tips & tricks

Work in startups – Let us find you your Startup

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Startups exist in every industry and, while they might be small, they break the stereotypes that exist in […]

October 18, 2017 Tips & tricks

Career in FMCG – Why you should seriously consider it

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There are a lot of companies in the world you could work for that you have never heard […]

October 4, 2017 Tips & tricks

Let’s find you your graduate job in investment banking

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We all know that being an investment banker is one of the highest paid professions! Moreover, with huge […]

September 22, 2017 Tips & tricks

4 myths about graduate career exploration

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There’s always doubts in everything we do. Whether they are in the back of our minds or very […]

April 21, 2017 Tips & tricks

Our take on success

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Magnet.me started with 3 students on a job hunt. 5 years later those same students are running a […]

March 27, 2017 Tips & tricks

How to create an awesome Magnet.me profile

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When you’re creating your Magnet.me profile it can be hard to know how to optimise it right away. […]

January 5, 2017 Tips & tricks

5 study tips to rock your exam week

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As a student, you reach your real ‘study intensity peak’ whenever exams are coming up. These are often […]

December 15, 2016 Tips & tricks

Ready, set, interview!

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I’m young, I’m fresh, I’m ready to go! No wait, let me change my top, it’s not right. […]

August 3, 2016 Tips & tricks

Your career and your profile picture

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After a bit of profile investigation of Dutch job seekers, we found that job seekers with a profile […]

July 22, 2016 Tips & tricks

Step up your online profile game

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So you found the job you want to apply for, you love the company, and you’ve got the […]

June 17, 2016 Tips & tricks

Your headline: From counting letters to making each letter count.

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Attention is a commodity that’s getting more scarce every year. Also for recruiters (trust us, we know). This […]

May 25, 2016 Tips & tricks

How to make a great first impression on an employer when you’re hungover?

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A bad hair day, a hangover or red eyes and a runny nose from hay fever… these are […]

April 28, 2016 Tips & tricks

4 tips for when you’re interning at a startup

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Doing an internship at a startup is popular. And rightfully so. However, when interning at a startup, don’t […]

April 18, 2016 Tips & tricks

Studying = Lectures, exams, Netflix and…?

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Your time at university is not just about studying, attending lectures and taking exams (Ok, so much for […]

February 24, 2016 Tips & tricks

Are Dutch students better looking than British students?

Are Dutch students better looking than British students
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Four months after our launch in the UK, we thought it would be fun to have a look […]

February 3, 2016 Tips & tricks

Apply away

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Ever wanted to combine exploring the labour market and discovering new cities, have breakfast in New York while […]

January 21, 2015 Tips & tricks

5 great job interview movie scenes

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Job interviews are mostly nerve-wracking, sometimes even scary and hardly ever funny. Surprisingly enough, Hollywood often portrays them […]

December 18, 2014 Tips & tricks

The ugly truth about dating and finding a job

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As a graduate you are typically involved in two important things: dating and finding a graduate job. Whether […]

December 12, 2014 Tips & tricks

5 great office perks at Dutch graduate employers

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When it comes to office perks, you immediately think of Silicon Valley, right? If you are not one […]

December 3, 2014 Tips & tricks
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