Careers
When it comes to fulfilling your career potential the university offers you a head start. Your academic studies are closely linked with the workplace. This broadens both your learning experience and future employment opportunities.
Our Careers and Placement service provides all the support you need to feel empowered to progress your career plans and find a rewarding job as a graduate.
Find out more about the careers services available to students, staff and graduates.
Careers and Placement services
Wherever your sights are set - climbing the corporate ladder, running your own business, or building on your existing qualifications through further study - our Centre offers a wealth of advice, contacts and support to get you where you want to be.
You can take advantage of these services from day one... right through your studies... and even long after you've graduated and returned to your home country.
Online support includes career planning tools, our vacancies database JobsNetPlus, and a dedicated careers section in our virtual learning system StudyNet (Jobs and Careers).
An extensive library of information on a variety of occupations and work experience opportunities.
Individual guidance from professionally-qualified careers consultants on CV preparation, career portfolios, applications and interviews.
Psychometric testing and one-to-one consultations with experienced careers advisers.
Talks, events and workshops on topics such as job hunting, business start-ups, and selection techniques.
Recruitment fairs, both on and off campus, giving you opportunities to meet and network with employers.
Getting ready for work
You'll improve your employment prospects even more when you add work experience to your academic achievements. Through our established partnerships with enterprise we provide you with plenty of opportunities to put your knowledge and skills into real-life practice.
Many of our undergraduate degree courses enable you to spend up to a year on work placement in the UK, another European country or North America. You get first-hand insight into the work challenges ahead, while growing in independence and confidence. Your studies will also develop many other work-related skills, such as communication, computer literacy, numeracy, organisation and teamwork, which you'll find invaluable in today's competitive job market.
Networking and alumni
When you graduate you automatically become a member of our Alumni Association. Throughout the year the university's development and alumni team organizes many events and reunions across the world. As well as being enjoyable social events, these provide ongoing professional networking opportunities.
Find out more about our alumni services