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Our Careers and Experience team provide you with professional careers support throughout your journey at Coventry University.
Not only do we aim to guide you towards a successful graduate life, but we also aim to serve your individual needs and aspirations by providing the right kind of careers support, from enrolment, to graduation and beyond.
The Careers and Experience Team brings activities related to employability support, career development and advice, employer networking, and core skills development together into one central unit.
Our delivery includes
- A regular Careers Drop In Service on campus and online ran by our Careers Adviser team, for students who are looking to connect with us and receive further support.
- Proactive, personalised engagement and support through one-to-one appointments linked to applying for job vacancies, tailoring your CV, practising interviews or finding out which career path may be right for you.
- Access to a personalised, online environment to engage with live vacancies, career enhancing activities and a suite of resources to support your career journey.
- Support with CV writing and job application processes through workshops and tailored resources available to download.
- Advice and guidance on UK and international internship options available, with support throughout the process.
- Support to find a part time job and how this could enhance your transferable skills when seeking a future career
- A Business Start Up Drop In Service and a range of group activities and events for students looking to start their own venture
- Course-embedded employability skills, including soft skills that will enable you to stand out to future employers
- Specialist support up to 18 months from the end of your course, to support you to secure a graduate level role post study.
We look forward to working with you to support your career goals.
Preparing you for the future starts long before graduation: Securing a graduate level position, postgraduate course or professional training, or developing your own business are the returns you want for your investment in time and tuition fees. Preparing you for those outcomes is central to the design of the courses and support we provide.
We work with some of the world's leading organisations, many of which have hired Coventry students in recent years
Careers focus on campus
- Central to our work is making sure that you have good access to placement and job opportunities and all the support you need to secure these opportunities.
- There is an ongoing programme of careers events and employer presentations on campus each year, that showcase live opportunities and allow you to network.
- Our central Hub office is open daily for students wishing to connect with the team for immediate support and signposting to resources
- Employers come into the University to introduce you to their graduate training programmes, providing you with first-hand information on what they will require from applicants and the skills you will need to get a graduate job.
- Coventry is very well located for the major 'National Graduate Recruitment' events held nearby at the NEC in Birmingham.
The team are always available to help you
- Plan your career
- Prepare CVs and application forms for live vacancies
- Access work experience
- Explore opportunities in employment, further study or work abroad
- Market your skills effectively to future employers
- Identify employers and vacancies of interest linked to your course or wider skill set
- Understand the recruitment and selection process used by employers and access tips to succeed
- Prepare for interviews and assessment centres
- Explore options to start up your own business.
The Careers and Experience Team consist of a team of specialist careers advisers, employer engagement and business start-up professionals, based on the first floor of The Hub next to The Food Court.
Appointments available: Monday – Friday, 9am - 5pm (with online/telephone appointments available until 6pm on request from your faculty adviser or coach).
