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CAREERS GUIDANCE Whether you’ve gone straight from an undergraduate degree into postgraduate study, or are taking a break from a successful career to return to learning, we can help you brush up your CV and enhance your interview technique. Our comprehensive careers and enterprise advice and information helps you develop and improve your job seeking and career planning skills and explore your career options, including support with CVs, LinkedIn profiles, job applications, interviews and assessment centres. This resource is available to all our graduates for life. “In 2020 the average working age postgraduate earned £16,500 per year more than the average non-graduate and £7,000 per year more than an average undergraduate employee.” 2020 Graduate labour market statistics
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For more information on careers and employability visit: salford.ac.uk/careers
If you’re keen to start up in business or become freelance, we can help. Last year, we helped 85 students start their own businesses. We provide activities and funding aimed at nurturing your enterprising skills with expert business advice and mentoring - we can help make your idea a reality. We can also help you plan your business model and marketing strategy, as well as advise on the financial, legal and administrative aspects of your business. In short, we can help you get started and thrive in the world of business. *Gradate destinations survey conducted by the University of Salford for 2018/19 postgraduates, excluding those who weren’t in work or were in work but with an unknown occupation code.
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