Developing Your Career
Your UWS Careers Team is here to help you achieve your career goals by providing professional careers education, information, advice and guidance.
All current students are automatically registered with the UWS Careers & Academic Skills Website where you will find a wide variety of resources for Career and Academic Skills Development, as well as an online calendar for booking appointments and events.
(Note that you may need to log in with your UWS Office365 log in details if you’re not already logged in.)
Careers Website for Alumni
We host a dedicated careers website for Alumni offering relevant information, advice and guidance, along with appointment and event booking. UWS Alumni are eligible to access the Careers Service for up to two years after graduating.
Click here to register your Alumni Account. You will receive an email with log in details when you register your account.
Key Careers Resources
- Self-awareness resources - to help you understand your skills, values, motivations, and interests
- Explore your options – various resources to help you explore your career options
- Career planning and decision making – to help you establish career goals and decide on next steps to get there
- Develop your employability – support to help you gain the experience and skills employers are looking for
- Job searching – knowing where and how to look for job opportunities is key to a successful job search
- CVs and Job Applications – support for developing your CV, writing cover letters, and completing job application forms
- Preparing for interviews and other recruitment processes – tips for preparation, an interview simulator and practice aptitude/psychometric tests
- Careers Guide for International Students – information on working in the UK during and after your studies, and tips for launching your career in your home country if that is your plan.
- Specific information for students with a disability or other protected characteristics
(Note that the links provided above are for the Student Careers & Academic Skills Website. The Careers Website for Alumni also has resources covering these topics.)
Student and Graduate Jobs
The UWS Student and Graduate Vacancies Website is managed by the Careers Team. Students can access this with their UWS network log in and recent graduates can register an Alumni Account. We recommend you log in and set up your profile and email preferences to receive relevant email alerts of vacancies being advertised.
Appointments
We provide a one-to-one appointment service for students and recent graduates. Our professionally qualified Careers Advisers provide support for any career related issues and questions you may have.
We will:
- Offer impartial information, advice and guidance
- Support you in decision-making
- Focus on your needs
- Help you to set goals
- Provide accurate and up-to-date information
- Offer personalised support on your job applications and interviews
- Refer you to other sources of information and help where appropriate
Events and Workshops
Students and recent graduates can take part in workshops, webinars and employer presentations. We promote these in our Careers Events Calendar in our website. We also have a page where we provide details of relevant external events, such as careers fairs.
Information for Employers
If you are an employer wishing to advertise opportunities to our students and graduates, please visit the Recruit our Students page
If you are interested in getting involved with our Employer Mentoring Programme or participating in events, please email us at careers@uws.ac.uk and the relevant member of the team will be in touch.
Contact Us
You can contact the Careers Team if you have any enquiries or issues accessing the resources linked to above.
Email: careers@uws.ac.uk
Telephone: Call the HUB on 0141 848 3800
Last updated: 26/05/2022