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Welcome The theme of the guide this year is ‘navigation’. While the 2021 guide summoned the innate human capacity for resilience in the midst of crises like the pandemic, this year we offer a diverse spread of both food for thought and practical tips for successfully navigating the new world of work. Our purpose at UCT Careers Service is driven by the aim that 100% of UCT students should have a professional destination in mind at the point of Graduation. Whether the destination be to take up formal employment, to continue studying so that academic credentials may be strengthened, to be self-employed and employ others, or to offer voluntary service and gain experience… we are committed to strengthening all students’ prospects and our services are available to you for up to three years post-Graduation. Each year we design your Career Guide, with the intention that it should
offer up-to-date, interesting, practical guidance that will speak to the vibrantly diverse readers making up the UCT student population. The data confirms that our overall readership is growing significantly each year, and more importantly, that student interest is confirmed across the spectrum of content read. You may be one of our readers looking for reliable labour market insights generally, you may prefer to delve into the more practical sections, or you may be on the lookout for words of wisdom from young graduates who have successfully navigated the first few
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years of work. Whatever your career development needs may be as you open the guide today, we have aimed to ensure that you find good answers here. Each section is colour coded for ease of navigation. Section one offers a look at who we are as a department, what we do and who we partner with in the ambitious and critical work we are here to do. Here we also offer you an overview of the student development journey that we respond to in our work – from First year through to the three years postGraduation.
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