Careers and employability advice

Page last updated:
19 Dec 2023

If you’re looking for where to start with your employability, or are further along in your career journey and are ready to start applying to roles; you’ll find everything you need on this page to take those steps.

Beckett Careers are here to support students and graduates with all aspects of career planning and decision making, along with helping you to recognise and develop your employability skills. This includes:

  • Writing CVs
  • Developing a good online presence
  • Help with interviews
  • Applying for further study
  • Searching for jobs and so much more!

There’s so many different ways you can access support – here are the most common ways we can help. 

Head to MyHub, our one-stop shop for careers resources, information and e-guidance covering all things career-related, including our CV360 tool, interview simulator and employability programmes.

MyHub

Throughout your time at Leeds Beckett you'll be able to attend lots of our flagship events. Each year we host a variety of employers on campus at our Careers fairs including employers offering placements, part-time jobs, graduate roles and much more.

Resources

Throughout the year we host workshops covering everything from CV writing through to developing your online presence. We host employer-led events across multiple sectors so that you can benefit from networking with recruiters and industry professionals.

Events

You can access a wide variety of part-time roles via our MyHub jobs board. If you are looking for work experience, project work, internships or anything else on a shorter term basis, our Skills Hub is the place to go. We often share opportunities via email and also on our Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Myhub

We have a dedicated Placements team to support you in finding and applying for sandwich years if this is something your course offers – you can start your search here. If not, don’t worry. You can complete short-term placements throughout your time at university to help build experience and the team can help you with that too.

finding and applying for sandwich years

We’d recommend exploring graduate vacancies and programmes through our MyHub Jobs Board – as every role listed on here has been added by employers looking to hire Leeds Beckett students and graduates. Remember, your degree doesn’t define you, and if you want to explore something a bit different, we can support you in doing that.

Myhub

If you’ve checked out all of our resources and are still unsure about your next steps, book in to chat to one of our careers consultants. They will be able to guide you and help you consider your career options.

Head to MyHub, our one-stop shop for careers resources, information and e-guidance covering all things career-related, including our CV360 tool, interview simulator and employability programmes.

Throughout your time at Leeds Beckett you'll be able to attend lots of our flagship events. Each year we host a variety of employers on campus at our Careers fairs including employers offering placements, part-time jobs, graduate roles and much more.

Throughout the year we host workshops covering everything from CV writing through to developing your online presence. We host employer-led events across multiple sectors so that you can benefit from networking with recruiters and industry professionals.

You can access a wide variety of part-time roles via our MyHub jobs board. If you are looking for work experience, project work, internships or anything else on a shorter term basis, our Skills Hub is the place to go. We often share opportunities via email and also on our Twitter and Instagram accounts.

We have a dedicated Placements team to support you in finding and applying for sandwich years if this is something your course offers – you can start your search here. If not, don’t worry. You can complete short-term placements throughout your time at university to help build experience and the team can help you with that too.

We’d recommend exploring graduate vacancies and programmes through our MyHub Jobs Board – as every role listed on here has been added by employers looking to hire Leeds Beckett students and graduates. Remember, your degree doesn’t define you, and if you want to explore something a bit different, we can support you in doing that.

If you’ve checked out all of our resources and are still unsure about your next steps, book in to chat to one of our careers consultants. They will be able to guide you and help you consider your career options.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

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Although your CV is a tiny piece of the careers puzzle, we know this is a popular place to start. You can work through our step-by-step guide to ensure your CV is in top shape. Once you’ve completed all of the steps – if you are still struggling, we can offer further support.

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We have a number of online and face-to-face employability programmes to help you gain skills and experience alongside your studies. These include our online Career Edge+ Programme as well as Women in Leadership and Make It In Marketing. You can also find out more about gaining skills and experience on our FAQ sheet.

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It doesn’t matter if you’re just starting your first year at university or about to graduate, it’s important you make the most of this time to gain skills and experience outside of your course. We’ve put together a few guides to help you work out what you should be doing to accelerate your employability skills:

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You will find tonnes of great resources to help you with building your CV, crafting cover letters and filling in application forms using our online resources. We also run regular virtual sessions looking at CVs, interview skills and LinkedIn.

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This is a totally normal feeling for many students – don’t worry, you’re not alone! If you’re completely stumped, talk to us!

We can help you assess your skills and interests, and create a plan of action. Get in touch via: careers@leedsbeckett.ac.uk for personalised support.

Contact Beckett Careers

You can get in touch with us through email or MyHub.

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