Careers Information
CAREERS SERVICE
The Careers Service has a very comprehensive website and provides extensive guidance on all aspects of careers and work experience including finding vacancies, job applications, CVs, interviews. You are strongly encouraged to visit (see Careers Service website for location).
An online Career Skills programme is available to help you through the career planning, decision making and job hunting process.
Summary timetables of what actions you should be taking and when for finding jobs and vacation work are available within Downloads and you can also plan your own timetable of action.
SKILLS
The Department runs a range of skills activities within its coursework. Other excellent skills courses are provided within the University to help you develop competencies that graduate employers are looking for.
Don't be put off if you are not sure what they will be like. They are good fun and well worth attending. Participants come out with very positive experiences.
Sign up for one and try it out.
To find out more:
Summer Skills Certificate (Yrs 1 and 2/penultimate only)
WORK EXPERIENCE
OpUS, the Careers Service´s work experience team, provide general information on what work experience is, where to find it and how you can use it to enhance your graduate CV
OpUS Skills - essential information
Some useful links for finding work experience are available within Downloads.
The Department provides information on work experience, sponsorship and job opportunities via the Industrial Partnerships Scheme. See Simon Tait.
GRADUATE JOBS
Check out:
- the Careers noticeboard in the UG workroom (This is regularly updated).
- the Careers Service for a wide range of graduate vacancies.
Some useful links for finding graduate jobs are available within Downloads.