Careers support

Supervision session with a man and a woman

The Graduate School and Graduate Centres work closely with the Careers and Employability Service to help you to plan your career and give you the knowledge and techniques which will enable you to effectively present your skills, qualities and experiences to future employers.

Training

The Graduate School provides a range of short training courses, both online and face to face, which help you as a postgraduate researcher to develop valuable transferrable skills, making you more attractive to potential employers.

To find out more about the courses on offer, please visit our Central Short Courses pages.

Careers and Employability Service

Clare Jones is the Careers Adviser for PhD students and is based at the Careers and Employability Service. Clare works closely with the Graduate School and Graduate Centres, delivering some of the training courses and providing guidance and support to postgraduate researchers on an individual basis.

Support available through the Careers and Employability Service includes:

individual guidance for PhD students
access to on-line and other resources, including academic CVs and cover letters, interviews and advice on what employers really look for.

Graduate Centre support

In addition to the training courses and advice provided by the Careers and Employability Service, support is also available from the Graduate Centres.

To find out more about what we can offer, please visit the careers support pages for your local Graduate Centre:

Arts Graduate Centre