Developing Your Career

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!

Book an appointment online

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

If we can’t offer a suitable face-to-face appointment, you can arrange to get advice by phone or email. You can find details on how to do this in the Online Careers and Skills Centre.

As a current student, you can also get academic advice, guidance and resources from our academic skills advisers. This support is designed to help enhance your academic and practical skills for success at university and beyond.

Topics include:

• time management
• note-taking and effective learning
• grammar and punctuation
• reading skills
• critical thinking
• exams and revision
• giving presentations
• referencing and avoiding plagiarism
• interpreting feedback 
• reflective thinking
• writing essays, reports and dissertations
• personal development planning 
• using software to support your studies

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE

We are also happy to arrange small group sessions. Email your request to skills@uws.ac.uk.

Please note that we are not able to provide a proofreading service, subject-specific content or specialist support for English as a second language.

Information on English language support can be found here.

The Online Careers and Skills Centre is a great resource for self-development. It includes a CV builder, interview simulator and employer videos. It’s also the way to book appointments with our advisers.

• Current UWS students are automatically registered to use the centre.
• If you’re a graduate or Glasgow University student at Dumfries Campus, log in with the link sent via email when you registered.
• Alumni are welcome to use the careers service for up to two years after graduation. 

If you will be graduating in 2017-18 please update your details in your profile, so you can keep using the Online Careers and Skills Centre. To do this, log in and follow these steps: 

• Go to 'My Profile' from the Career Centre top navigation
• Enter a back-up email address
• Click the 'Enable Alumni Access' button. You will receive an email containing a login link.
• Click the link in the email and use the Reset Password link to update your password

 Registration forms

• Graduate Registration Form (note that if you've enabled Alumni Access before graduating, you don't need to complete a form)
• Registration form for Glasgow University students studying at Dumfries campus

Please return completed forms to careers@uws.ac.uk. 

Our online resources are available to all students, no matter where they are. We also offer telephone, WebEx and email support to students who cannot be on campus for any reason.

For details, see the Start Here Panel of the Online Careers and Skills Centre.

Our services and resources are available to UWS early career research staff. Log into the Online Careers and Skills Centre with your 8 digit staff ID number and your usual network password.

You can find a range of other information online:

• Online Careers and Skills Centre
• Vacancies website
• Twitter - @careersuws
• Pinterest
• YouTube
• Careers Week newsletter, sent to your inbox every Friday afternoon

If you need help accessing any of our information resources, please contact us: careers@uws.ac.uk.

You can take part in career workshops, seminars and employer presentations at various times across the campuses. 

Some are delivered in class, in partnership with teaching staff. Others are open to any students – you can see and book these events in our calendar in the Online Careers and Skills Centre. The calendar also alerts you to external events, such as careers fairs.

On Campus

• Ayr: Room 3.04
• Dumfries: Student Link, The Crichton Library, Dumfries & Galloway College Building
• 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.

Email

• For academic skills enquiries, email skills@uws.ac.uk
• For careers service enquiries, email careers@uws.ac.uk