University Careers Services for Graduates

As an undergraduate or final year student you are likely to need help with:

  • deciding what to do when you graduate
  • finding work experience
  • presenting yourself effectively in applicantions
  • using the best resources to find a job
  • securing support to set up your own business

Your university careers service can be the first step one-stop-shop for help and advice on all of these things. University Careers Services can help you in planning your career and searching for a job. They will know the best local employers for your degree discipline and skills and will help with C.V.s applications and interview advice. In some cases, you can access help for up to 3 years after graduation and can make use of information from their extensive careers libraries and web sites.

East of England's university Careers services

The East of England university careers services offer their students help and advice and are completely objective.  Careers services are funded institutions, and the advice offered is always in the students' best interests and unlike commercial agencies these services do not profit from placing you with a specific employer on a short client list. 

It is crucial to your success in the job market to know what skills and individual employer wants, have evidence that you prossess them and can present that evidence effectively.  That's why the regional careers services offer:

  • experience with employers needs and requirements
  • professional staff that understand what employers are looking for
  • assistance to help you identify how you can meet your prospective employer's needs
  • careers fairs
  • employer presentations
  • employer mentoring schemes
  • videocasts
  • GradsEast

Don't hesitate to contact your local university careers service, either meet staff face-to-face or attend a workshop, arrange a telephone interview or send an enquiry by email or via their website - your career service is here to help.