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University of the West of Scotland


Employability Link

Employability Link

The Employability Link team is dedicated to providing an integrated service to students and staff on all our campuses.  It also provides services to employers and other external stakeholders. 

Our services include advice and support on career planning, graduate recruitment, placement, part time work, summer jobs and volunteering. 

We are also working with employers and University staff to promote and develop initiatives which will help to further enhance the employability of our students.

If you cannot find any information you are looking for please contact us

Where to find Employability Link

News and Events

graduate job market news

Recent media reporting about graduate jobs has been fairly negative, however some of this is misleading. Click here for more.

UWS language students receive recognition from British Council

Seventeen UWS modern language students recently completed an assistantship as part of their studies. They are the first in Scotland to have completed the British Council's Personal Development Portfolio and to mark this achievement the British Council presented them with certificates.

Language Students

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uws students secure top international placements

With the help of the Careers Service three of our students have secured placements with leading global companies as part of the Saltire Foundation’s prestigious Internship Programme.

saltire students

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Daily Express article on the above.

We are now on twitter!!!

Follow us on Twitter to keep up to date with the latest goings on at the Employability Link.

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