Career Zones
Our comprehensive programme of training and events includes:
- individual guidance interviews
- psychometric testing
- employer presentations
- guidance on preparing your CV and making applications
- coaching for interviews
- skills sessions to help you develop the skill sets employers seek
- a variety of webinars and online content an extensive careers library
- career and personal development workshops.
Careers fairs
Throughout the academic year we host a range of careers fairs attracting national, regional and local companies and covering specialist areas such as law, the voluntary and not-for-profit sectors and self-employment.
Handshake
The Career Zone has partnered with Handshake a modern career development platform - which joins our menu of services for students and graduates. Handshake allows students and graduates to discover employers and opportunities, submit applications, and attend career fairs and other events.
Handshake will help you find the jobs that you're looking for and make it easy for employers to recruit you.
With a Handshake account, you will be able to:
- Activate your account
- Build your profile
- Upload a CV
- Register for Careers Fairs
- Search and apply for jobs
- Search and book onto events and sessions
- Attend careers appointments virtually (and in-person)
Award winning employability initiatives
We have won national awards for delivering outstanding services including work placements, social enterprise support, commitment to the employability agenda, support for student entrepreneurship and sustainability learning for employability. Our Green Consultants initiative is an industry-recognised, award-winning training programme involving facilitated learning for students interested in pursuing a career with an environmental or sustainability focus.