Careers and Employability Service

Careers advice and events

Careers adviser talking to a researcher

Our dedicated careers consultants are here to support you throughout your research career at Nottingham.

Your careers consultants are Kirstin Barnard and Lucie Whitfield and they are based at the Careers and Employability Service in the Portland Building.

They offer individual careers appointment and a timetable of events. To book an appointment or a place on their events, log into MyCareer, our online booking service.

Your next steps

Log into MyCareer

If you have any issues logging into MyCareer, please contact our reception on 0115 951 3680 or email us

 

Careers appointments

Book an appointment to discuss:

  • academic career development
  • options for a career change
  • CV and application form feedback
  • interview preparation

These appointments are impartial and confidential. Use the MyCareer button above to book your appointment.

Careers events

To book your place on an event, please click on the event title and login to MyCareer.

  • Planning your academic career
    Starts: 6 Nov 2024, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 6 Nov 2024, 1:00 pm
    Join this session to think about how you can start planning your academic career
  • Narrative CVs for early career researchers
    Starts: 12 Nov 2024, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 12 Nov 2024, 1:00 pm
    Find out about what a narrative CV is and how you can use these kind of CVs in the future
  • How to create a LinkedIn profile for ECRs
    Starts: 19 Nov 2024, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 19 Nov 2024, 1:00 pm
    Create a LinkedIn profile that stands out  for you as an early career researcher
  • Learn all about the Prosper website for post docs
    Starts: 28 Nov 2024, 1:30 pm
    Finishes: 28 Nov 2024, 2:30 pm
    Prosper is an innovative approach to postdoc career development that seeks to unlock postdocs’ potential to thrive across multiple career pathways – both within and beyond academia. The Prosper Portal can help you to figure out what you want from your career, explore opportunities beyond academia, and develop in-demand skills.
  • How to translate your skills for careers outside of academia 
    Starts: 4 Dec 2024, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 4 Dec 2024, 1:00 pm
    Learn how to sell your skills to careers outside of academia

 

 

Careers and Employability Service

University of Nottingham
Portland Building, Level D
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 3680
fax: +44 (0) 115 951 3679
email: careers-team@nottingham.ac.uk