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employability Support for Students
Whether you're looking for your first graduate job, a change of direction, or to progress in your chosen career, our team are on hand to support your ambition, to provide more guidance and help you turn your career dreams into everyday reality.
Employability Support for Students by subject area
Law
Our law employability team is focused on helping you to achieve your career and work experience goals.
Business
From helping develop your interview techniques to securing work experience through our links to industry, our business employability team is committed to supporting you succeed in your chosen career.
Policing
From guiding you through the recruitment process, to helping you prepare for the modern-day workplace, our policing employability team provides a range of services to meet your needs.
Criminology
Our criminology employability team is committed to guiding you every step of the way towards your career and professional goals.
Computer Science
Our team can help equip you with the knowledge and skills to fulfil your career ambitions in your chosen field.
Psychology
Our employability team can help prepare you for a professional career from day one, with a wide range of services to meet your needs.
Student Voices
Hear from some of our current students on how our employbility service has supported them so far.
employabilityWork Experience
Participation in work experience can enhance your readiness for the modern workplace and future employability. You can also use these opportunities to explore a range of employers and foster relationships which could prove invaluable in furthering your career.
employabilityAdvice from Recruiters
Landing your dream job is as important to us as it is to you, and we are here to support every step of the way.
We have established strong connections within the legal and business industries, enabling us to provide you with key information on what recruiters are looking for and how to apply to them.
Employability Discover the pathway to your dream career
Find out where our courses could take you. Browse through a selection of careers that our courses can lead to, and find out what each job entails, what skills you need and where to search for jobs.
Discover your career pathway
Find a career that suits you
programmeProfessional Employability Programme
Our Professional Employability Programme is designed to explore the challenging aspects of the workplace and offer insights into why these arise, to help you plan how to overcome them.
Topics in this programme include managing your personal brand, making the most of your network and dealing with conflict. You can use this programme to support you from the very early stages of your career and throughout your time in the legal profession.
Our Work Ready Award
Our Work Ready Award is designed to recognise the hard work you put into developing your employability skills. Eligible students can turn their participation at a range of on campus events into points and earn Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. You’ll also receive points for activities that take place off campus, including volunteering, part-time work and enhancing commercial and cultural awareness.
You’ll receive certificates to promote your achievements on LinkedIn and badges to wear proudly at graduation. Most importantly, you’ll be able to reflect on what you’ve achieved when it comes to job applications and interviews, increasing the likelihood of securing part-time jobs, vacation schemes, work placements and graduate roles.
Resource Hub
ResourcesELITE
Current students have access to a wide range of resources via ELITE, including recordings of workshops and presentations from the team, feedback from students who have attended interviews with firms and recruiters, and case studies with successful students.