Developing your career
Your UWS Careers Service is here to help you achieve your career goals by providing professional careers education, information, advice and guidance.
The Careers Service Website hosts a wide variety of resources to help with your Career Development, as well as an online calendar for booking appointments and events.
Log in to the careers service website
Note: you may need to log in with your UWS Office365 log in details if you’re not already logged in.
Careers Website for Alumni
We host a dedicated careers website for Alumni offering relevant information, advice and guidance, along with appointment and event booking. UWS Alumni are eligible to access the Careers Service for up to five years after graduating.
Click here to register your Alumni Account. You will receive an email with log in details when you register your account.
KEY CAREERS RESOURCES
- Discover Your Career Possibilities – whether you have no ideas, a few ideas or have a career in mind, these resources will help you to make the next step
- Develop Your Career Ideas, Skills and Experience – resources to help when you are ready to develop your career ideas and find out about ways to develop your skills and experience
- Apply For Opportunities – find and apply for graduate jobs, placements, internships, part-time and summer jobs and volunteering opportunities. Includes advice on writing CVs, application forms, preparing for interviews and much more
- Careers Guide for International Students – information on working in the UK during and after your studies, and tips for launching your career in your home country if that is your plan
STUDENT AND GRADUATE JOBS
The UWS Student and Graduate Vacancies Website is managed by the Careers Team. Students can access this with their UWS network log in and recent graduates can register an Alumni Account. We recommend you log in and set up your profile and email preferences to receive relevant email alerts of vacancies being advertised.
APPOINTMENTS
We provide a one-to-one appointment service for students and recent graduates. Our professionally qualified Careers Advisers provide support for any career related issues and questions you may have.
We will:
- Offer impartial information, advice and guidance
- Support you in decision-making
- Focus on your needs
- Help you to set goals
- Provide accurate and up-to-date information
- Offer personalised support on your job applications and interviews
- Refer you to other sources of information and help where appropriate
EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
Students and recent graduates can take part in workshops, webinars and employer presentations. We promote these in our Careers Events Calendar in our website. We also have a page where we provide details of relevant external events, such as careers fairs.
Information for Employers
We can support you with advertising your vacancies to our students and recent graduates, as well as raising your profile with our students via on campus and online events. Visit our Recruit Our Students page for details.
We also welcome employers to get involved with our Employer Mentoring Programme. This provides an opportunity for you to share your skills and expertise with a student. Helping them improve their confidence and employability skills, while also adding to your own CV.
If you would like to find out more about the programme, email: employermentoring@uws.ac.uk
CONTACT US
You can contact the Careers Team if you have any enquiries or issues accessing the resources linked to above.
Email: careers@uws.ac.uk
Last updated: 16/09/2023