Careers Service

Information, advice and guidance for our students and graduates on building skills, experience and contacts to improve employability

Email: careers@plymouth.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1752 587456
Or drop-in Monday to Thursday 8:30–17:00, Friday 09:30–16:30

How the Careers Service can help you

We want you to secure a fulfilling and successful future when you graduate. To help you get there, we offer a comprehensive range of resources backed up with individual advice and guidance.

Gaining work experience, looking and applying for work

All work experience is of value: part-time work, volunteering, placements, internships and mentoring are all excellent ways to develop skills. Find out what you are good at and enjoy, and make professional connections.

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Exploring your career and further study options

You may have some career ideas in mind, but before you can begin to focus and make decisions it is a good idea to spend some time investigating them further. You will find a variety of useful digital career resources and opportunities to help you further explore your future career ideas and options.

Helping you achieve career success

You may already have some ideas about your future, or you may have no idea at all. Whatever your situation, we are here to help you explore, plan and compete for opportunities so that you can secure employment or further study after your course.

Explore: I’m looking for ideas

Plan: I have some ideas but how do I get there?

Compete: I need help applying for opportunities

Advice for finalists and graduates

We have a range of advice, tailored support and resources for finalists and graduates to help you achieve your career goals.

Digital tools

We provide some great digital resources to enhance your skills, connect with others, and support your career success.

myCareer – Find part-time, placements and graduate roles, book onto events and appointments and discover learning pathways.
CareerSet – Optimise your CV in minutes! Compare your CV and cover letter against a job description to tailor your application to a vacancy.
Graduates First – Practice for interviews, assessments and other recruitment-based tests to prepare for upcoming interviews or assessment centres.
GoinGlobal – Worldwide job and internship vacancies resources for more than 120 locations, including location-specific career guides and key corporate profiles.
Forage - Build skills directly from world leading organisations through Virtual Experience Programmes.
LinkedIn Learning – Access over 16,000 online tutorials.
Digital Career Resources – Access a range of practice tests, informative learning modules and a range of tools.