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Careers Service

Here to Help You Realise a Career

Ready to hit the ground running with your goals firmly in sight? Whether you’ve got your heart set on further study, a high-flying career on even starting your own business we’ll support you as you chase your dreams. 

And if you’re not sure what you want to do yet, our experienced and friendly Careers Advisers will give you the advice and guidance you need to find your path.

Through one-to-one appointments, or drop-in sessions, you’ll get the chance to identify your natural strengths and skill sets, find out more about effective job searching, learn how to write effective CVs, sharpen up your interview skills and apply for graduate roles. We’ll also help you with personal statements and applications for postgraduate study.

As well as our Careers Advisers, you’ll have access to MyCareer, the University’s online careers platform, brought to you in partnership with Abintegro. With specialist tools like a jobs board, career planner, automated CV360 checker, Interview 360 and more, you can start preparing for your future on your own terms. 

Ready to take the next step? We’ll be here to help you find work experience, paid placements or a part-time job – so you’ll graduate ready with the skills and confidence to build the future you’ve always dreamed of. The Careers Service organises employer webinars and careers fairs on each campus throughout the academic year.

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Building Experience

Depending on your course, you’ll also get the opportunity to gain industry-based qualifications, work placements and internships during your degree.

If you’re studying an engineering or automotive degree, for example, you could be spending a placement year in the automotive industry with the likes of Aston Martin, Jaguar, or Rolls Royce. 

Studying law, policing or criminology? Our courses are developed in partnership with South Wales Police.

Interested in the academic discipline of childhood, youth and education? We’ll provide you with work placements in a range of settings during your degree.

Looking for a degree in hospitality, tourism or international hotel management? Get the experience you need with placements at Marriott Hotels.

Perhaps you want to boost your culinary skills? With International Gastronomy Management, you could do a placement with Marco Pierre White Restaurants. 

And if you’re considering a future in the creative industries, we’ve got links to Tinopolis, H&M, M&S and Hallmark.

Work-based Projects

Where relevant, you’ll also participate in live, work-based projects during your degree with local companies and national organisations. Hone your real-world skills, start building a professional network and graduate ready to impress employers. 

Career Resources Available

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The Work Experience Project – an employability project

This is a project to support students to build confidence and career readiness with the option of undertaking work related activities. Funding is available to support students with travel and childcare costs.

Contact the careers service for more information using the email subject line: The Work Experience Project.

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MyCareer

UWN Students have full 24/7 access to the leading university Careers platform. Through this platform you have access below to Careers information, self-assessment, Career planner, CV360 checker and MUCH more. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  • Did you know that your university Careers Service supports Academic units in the following way?

    • 121 appointments for your students, 51 weeks of the year
    • individual student support via Skype and E-guidance during vacation periods
    • helping you interpret destination outcomes 
    • helping you stay connected with your graduates
    • quality work experience provision for students eligible for the GO Wales programme
    • range of tailored careers employability sessions for students
    • advice on relating programme content to employability impact
    • development of standalone or embedded employability content
    • support from professionally trained, qualified & experienced careers guidance practitioners
    • access to 3000 other UK HE careers professionals for advice and support as part of our professional body network (AGCAS)
    • formal and informal reviews based on a code of practice

    Why not contact your campus Careers Adviser for an informal 20 minutes’ chat to see what kind of support they already provide for other Academic units?

  • Graduate Careers platform Abi247

    In addition to the range of Alumni support and networking opportunities offered by the university to its graduates, the Careers Service also offers 121 guidance appointments and access to a digital Graduate Careers platform Abi247. To request access simply email.

    Other support available

  • For any organisation looking to recruit students and graduates, we can help through the following provision:

    • supporting GO Wales placement and work experience
    • advertising live vacancies through the official UWN Careers Facebook account
    • promoting vacancies via hard copy posters and liaising with academic colleagues
    • raising awareness generally for organisations within the voluntary sector
    • helping you make contacts with academic staff

    These services are available to you free of charge but we do work to a protocol which is available on request. Should you have queries, please email the Careers team.

  • Are you:

    • a student requesting a careers appointment for the first time with us in the last 12 months?
    • a graduate (irrespective of previous careers appointments or date of Graduation)?