
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. You can use the resources and services of the UWS Careers Team from first year through to two years after graduation.
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.)
Alumni Access
We host a dedicated careers website for Alumni offering relevant information, advice and guidance, along with appointment and event booking. Click here to register your Alumni Account.
(Note: you will receive an email with log in details when you register your account.)
If you have any problems accessing the website please contact us: careers@uws.ac.uk
How We Can Help You
Careers Appointments
As a UWS student and up to two years after graduating, you can benefit from one-to-one careers guidance.
Our qualified careers advisers provide support on career planning, graduate recruitment, placement, part-time work, summer jobs and volunteering. We’re a member of AGCAS Scotland, the professional body for higher education careers advice.
What to expect
Our experienced advisers can help on issues including:
- specific career options open to you
- labour market information
- job search and selection processes
- changing or leaving a course
- finding work and study opportunities
- helping you identify your skills and strengths
- using social media for your career
These are just a few ideas. It’s your appointment and you set the agenda!
We will:
- give you impartial guidance
- support you in decision-making
- focus on your needs
- help you to set priorities
- provide accurate and up-to-date information
- refer you to other sources of information and help where appropriate
Online Resources
- Careers & Academic Skills Website
- Vacancies Website for Student and Graduate Jobs
Support for part-time and distance learning students
Our online resources are available to all students, no matter where they are. We also offer telephone, video and email support to students who cannot be on campus for any reason.
Support for UWS research staff
Our services and resources are available to UWS early career research staff. Log into the UWS Careers and Academic Skills Website with your 8 digit staff ID number and your usual network password.
Support for UWS Alumni
We host a dedicated careers website for UWS alumni, providing relevant information, advice and guidance, as well as an appointment and event booking calendar. Alumni can continue to use the careers service for up to two years after graduation. Click here to register your Alumni Account.
Already registered? Click here to log in with your personal email address and your password.
Alumni can also register an alumni account on our Vacancies Website
Workshops and events
You can take part in workshops, webinars and employer presentations. Some of these are delivered in class in partnership with teaching staff, and others are open to any students. We promote these in our calendar in the UWS Careers and Academic Skills Website. The calendar also includes 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 click here.
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 our team will respond.
Contact us
On Campus
- Ayr: Room 3.04
- Dumfries: Dudgeon House Reception
- Lanarkshire: The HUB
- Paisley: The HUB, Library Building
HUB Student Portal
Current students can also find answers to FAQs by logging in to the HUB Student Portal.
Telephone
For student & graduate telephone enquiries, call the HUB on 0141 848 3800.
- For careers service enquiries, email careers@uws.ac.uk