Your Future Careers

Preparing you to make a change in the careers of tomorrow is at the heart of everything we do.

We stay in constant communication with our extensive professional network and encourage all students to gain invaluable work experience in the local area, as well as wider areas of the UK and internationally. Key skills are carefully built into all our courses, ensuring you’re ready to stand out by the time you graduate. With a little help from us, you could become a global visionary that thrives on professionalism, innovation, and change-making – just what 21st century industry craves.

CAREER AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Our careers team and peer to peer coaches is bursting with knowledge, passion and expertise. Our team are always on hand and can give you access to: • One-to-one career coaching • Coaching on interview techniques, CV writing and job applications • MyCareer - the go-to portal for personal development and work experience opportunities on and off campus • Unitemps - our in-house recruitment agency, providing a range of paid work on campus and with local employers • Annual Careers and Enterprise events that bring hundreds of employers onto campus • Careers support for life!

WORK EXPERIENCE

In the current jobs market, you need more than qualifications alone. That’s why we arm you with experience alongside your degree, so you can secure the right future career.

Like jobs, one size doesn’t fit all. Your work experience may be part of your course’s connections, obtained through your school or the Career and Personal Development Team. Or it might be something you organise yourself. No matter how you find it, we’ll help ensure it gives you the real hands-on learning your career needs.

GAINING EXPERIENCE

There are so many different ways to gain experience before, during and after your studies. We strongly encourage you to plan your experiences well, try lots of new activities and keep reflecting on what you have gained from every opportunity. Rest assured, support is on hand to help you select and secure these experiences as it’s so crucial to keep building networks, understanding your strengths and planning for what is sure to be an exciting future.

MY CAREER

Your Career and Personal Development one-stop-shop is the first place to go to look for jobs and experiences and book on to a careers event: www.staffs.ac.uk/mycareer