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Careers help available for ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº students

4 July 2012

The ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers Service plays an integral part in preparing students for life beyond their degree.

Careers workshop They offer advice and support to ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº students at every stage of their education and continue to do so, even after graduation.

The service provides guidance on potential careers, looking and applying for jobs and initial employer interactions. They run a number of workshops covering areas such as CV building and job application checking and also offer one-to-one interview practice, group mock assessment centres and careers fairs.

The Careers Consultants involved come from a variety of professional backgrounds - ranging from law, accountancy and academia through to marketing and advertising professionals. They bring this knowledge and experience into individual guidance sessions with students.
Each department within ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº has a dedicated Careers Consultant who can provide tailored careers support for the students in that area.Ìý

Karen Barnard, Director of the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers Service explained: "A good degree from ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº is one thing that graduate employers certainly value; however, they also require students to have a portfolio of skills as well as work experience from their time at university. This is where the Careers Service can help."

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers Service caters to the needs of all students. Each year over 500 employers attend events facilitated by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers Service, including careers fairs, presentations and skill development activities. A recent example is the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Focus on Management course, which offers the opportunity to develop employability skills by working on business case studies - a task often seen at assessment centres.

International students are also able to benefit from the service. ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº recognises that they will often require a different kind of support to UK undergraduates and have a dedicated additional programme available to support their specific needs.

There is also dedicated support for Masters students (via the QuickFix programme), PhDs and alumni. Recent alumni can sign up for GradClub which provides further support for two years after graduation and offers a tailored programme of events and workshops.

All students and GradClub members are encouraged to sign up to ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºAlert!, which highlights relevant job opportunities and careers events as soon as they become available.

For further information on how the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers Service can help and what they offer visit the links below.

Image: Students attend a workshop organised by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Careers


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