Your Careers Service: how we can help

Final year or first year, part-time student or PhD; the Careers Service is here for you.

Finding a job or internship can be difficult; trying to balance your studies with working out what you want to do and how to get there is no easy task. That’s where we come in. The Careers Service is open all year round, even in vacation time, and your success is our goal.  

The beginning of the year for most students means assessment centres and rounds of daunting interviews. We have a range of services that can help, from practice test books to help you nail those case studies, to one-to-one mock interviews to ease the nerves. Take a look at all the services we offer:

Helping Yourself

We know you’re all pretty busy with lectures and labs. That’s why we’ve put together useful resources available to take away from our Information Room on Level 5 of the Sherfield Building, not to mention sector-specific guides to careers including IT and Tech, City and Finance, Management Consultancy and Law.

Come and visit our useful library of careers books, including practice exercises for psychometric tests, guides to assessment centres, and presentation tips. We also keep records of company information, including brochures, interview feedback and reports from our visits to some of the biggest and best employers. The Careers Service Information team is always on hand to answer any of your questions – just stop by the front desk and we can point you in the right direction. We’re open from 10:00 to 17:15, Monday to Friday.

No time to visit the Careers Service in person? We’ve got loads of information on our website; handouts, videos, information on last year’s graduates and on working abroad, alongside occupational information from accountancy to veterinary care.

How We Can Help You

Interview or assessment centre coming up? We’ve got a packed schedule of dedicated workshops, seminars and events to make sure you’re prepared.

Appointments & Mock Interviews: 20 minute appointments are available daily via JobsLive, whilst 40 minute appointments and mock interviews can be booked by calling 0207 594 8024. One-to-one with a specialist Careers Consultant, appointments are your chance to receive guidance and feedback on your applications. If you’d like one last check of your CV or cover letter before submitting, you can stop by for a 5 minute CV check with one of the Information Advisers anytime.

Seminars: Covering subjects from internships in industry to video interviews, our afternoon seminars take place throughout the week and can be booked via JobsLive.

Workshops: Usually held over lunchtimes, workshops can help with preparing you for interviews, case studies and assessment centres. Sometimes led by employers, you’ll need to pay a £10 deposit at the Careers Service to secure your place.

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