Forum Help

Overview

Unigrad’s forum is the best place to find out all about your career options and get the answers to your employment questions. Its best to register as a user – that way you can really get involved by creating new topics and adding new posts. So go on, what are you waiting for – register now!

Navigating’s easy

The unigrad forum is made up of loads of different forums and they’re all categorised for easy navigation. Click on a category that interests you and it will expand to reveal the relevant forums. Click on a forum and you’ll find a number of topics. Finally, click on the topics to read through the posts. Once you’ve registered as a user, you can add as many posts as you like across multiple topics, forums and categories – and then you can edit them.

If you can’t find the discussion topic you’re into, simply add it – but remember to place your new topic in the most relevant forum.

As a registered user, you can add new and edit your own existing posts whenever you like. Your post will appear in an enclosed block and with your user details as well as the date and time you hit submit. All posts are displayed in the order in which they were submitted to the site.

ShoutBox

From time to time we’ll invite our registered users to have a chat in the ShoutBox. This fantastic instant message service lets you have live chats with potential employers. Ask them questions about their company, jobs, culture etc or simply sit in on other students’ Q & A sessions – however you use it, its guaranteed to be good value!

Messages communicated in the ShoutBox are deleted after a finite time.

Getting started

If you’ve never participated in forums before, the best way to prepare is to have a look through the existing categories, forums, topics and posts to see what’s being said by other users. This should give you a few starting points for discussion.

Before you create a new post or topic, make sure you check what’s gone ahead – the information you want to discuss could well be there and there’s no point in doubling up!

Next, check you’re adding your post to the most relevant category, forum and topic.

Then, make your discussion as interesting and informative as possible for other students.

If you want to reply to other people’s posts, go ahead – after all, that’s what the forum is all about!

A few rules…

• Lurk a little before you dive in. Read a number of posts, or check out the group's archives. Get a feel for the tone of the forum so you can participate appropriately.
• Remember your future employers will be reading your posts, so refrain from using crude language. Say online what you’d say in person. In other words, if you wouldn't say it to your Grandmother, don’t type it into a forum.
• Words alone can convey sentiment. But with no inflection or facial expression, they can be misunderstood. Be descriptive, use emoticons and above all make sure your meaning is clear.
• Don't jump to conclusions about another person's intent in posting an unclear comment. When in doubt, ask for clarification.
• Type in lowercase or standard case, not all caps. By the rules of netiquette, all caps equates to shouting. It annoys and can even offend other forum members.
• Internet etiquette is similar to standard etiquette, so above all, be respectful. Appreciate that your opinion is one of many. You can disagree with another person without being disrespectful or rude online.

You need to register to participate! If you can’t add posts or topics to the unigrad forum, you may not be a registered user. Sign up now (it will only take a second) then you can add posts or topics for ever more!

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