How we support students
We provide comprehensive support to students and graduates at the University to enhance their employability and provide the best opportunities to develop a rewarding and fulfilling career for the future.
Our support to students
The Careers Service consists of faculty facing Careers Consultants, the Employer Engagement Team and the Careers Information Team. Find out Who's Who.
You can also view the students section of our website to view the full range of support.
Our key online resources are accessible by all students via their DS login:
The Careers Online Toolkit offers a wide range of resources and programmes to help with identifying strengths, creating a CV and practising interview technique
Careers & Employability Module
This module focuses on career and employability learning and will provide students with insights into the process of transition from university to work or further study.
MyCareer is an online tool to book appointments and register for a wide range of events, including employer presentations, recruitment fairs and skills workshops
MyCareerHub Strathclyde is our vacancy portal where we advertise graduate jobs, internships, placements, insight events, volunteering and gap year jobs
See the Careers Service website: Individual Advice
1:1 careers advice from Careers Consultants:
- helping students to identify appropriate career options
- selecting between several job offers
- changing or leaving courses
- career change or development
See the Careers Service website Choosing Your Career
- career options for all degree disciplines
- finding courses of postgraduate study
See Careers Service website: Making Applications
Includes:
CV and application advice
- resources on CV/application form writing
- CV/application checking service
- CV360 - instant CV check available via the Careers Online Toolkit
Interviews
- interview preparation
- students can arrange a practice interview with a Careers Consultant
- interview360 practice interview and interview advice with instant feedback available via the Careers Online Toolkit
- assessment centre advice and preparation
See the Careers Service website: Getting the right work experience
Includes information on:
- internships and placements
- volunteering
- developing career related and employability skills
- build your skills and experience
Login to the Careers Service vacancy portal MyCareerHub Strathclyde. Academic staff who wish to have a login set up for CareerHub should contact infoteam@strath.ac.uk
See the Careers Service website: Looking for a job
Includes:
- sources of advertised vacancies
- researching job ideas and/or employers
- designing a job search strategy
- understanding the graduate labour market
- the importance of networking
- making speculative applications
Part-time and seasonal jobs
Strathclyde Students Union JobShop is responsible for advertising all part-time and seasonal vacancies in the Greater Glasgow area.
All Careers Service and Employer events are advertised via MyCareer
Employers offer a wide variety of events, including:
- employer presentations
- employer skills workshops
- careers fairs
- insight events
- open days
- industry focussed events
- networking events
The Careers Service organises the Scottish Graduate Fair, the largest graduate recruitment event in Scotland.
Our subject fairs include:
- The Law Fair
- The Technology Fair
- The Pharmacy Fair
Implications of disability, age, location, nationality etc, see the Careers Service website: Equality and Diversity
Disability
The Careers Service has partnered with EmployAbility which allow students to have access to individualised advice and support about adjustments for recruitment and in the workplace, information about your rights and additional support with your application.
