This may include:
- Employer Directories
- Vacancy bulletins for finalists
- Newsletter on specific careers
- Information on occupations so you can find out what you can do with your degree
- Graduate destinations - find out what other graduates from your course have gone on to do
- Specialist magazines on law, engineering, teaching, dinance, etc
- Booklets with details of specific career areas
- Postgraduate directories - details of all UK postgraduate courses
Visit the local student and graduate fair normally organised by the careers service. 3. Attend employer presentations and workshops
In the Autumn and Spring terms a number of graduate employers and professional organisations visit the campus to give a presentation about their organisation or profession. 3. Check which employers are interviewing on campus
Some employers visit may visit your campus to conduct interviews. 4. Attend careers related workshops
If you are writing a CV or want practice doing a psychometric test, attend a careers service workshops. 5. Attend departmental careers service talks
These talks are given by careers advisers and are held in departments in the Autumn term. Please check with your department for details. 6. Top up your work experience
You may want to top up your work experience to help improve your CV:
- Some employers provide Christmas vacation work experience schemes. Check your university job shop for details of work placement vacancies.
- You may also want to consider voluntary work to help break into the career you are interested in.
- If you are doing part-time or voluntary work you may be interested in obtaining accreditation for your work.
Some large recruiters have closing dates before Christmas, so make sure you start to look as soon as possible. 8. Visit websites for vacancies and placements
There are various websites with vacancy and placement opportunities - including www.grb.uk.com! 9. Update your CV and produce a covering letter
Include the skills and experience you have gained during your time at university. For information on how to write a CV and covering letter visit our webpages on writing CVs and covering letters or you could go into your careers service and pick up leaflets on how to write a CV and covering letter. You should also take a draft copy of your CV/covering letter or for feedback from a careers adviser. 10. Postgraduate study
If you are considering postgraduate study, visit the postgraduate study pages on this website as a starting point. Speak to a careers adviser about your careers related ideas and plans
Go to the careers service to make a short appointment to speak to a careers adviser about any career-related ideas, plans or concerns you have. If you have an interview coming up, go to the careers service to arrange a practice interview with an adviser.
