Careers support for first-year students
Start out on achieving career success by building yourself, your skills and your experiences

Truly knowing your values, motivations and strengths is key to achieving career success. This self-awareness can drive self-development and so is highly valued by employers.
Key to growing your self-awareness is the ability to be reflective in order to increase your understanding. Explore your experiences through your thoughts and emotions, and challenge these with evidence. Take a look at the below resources and, while completing them, ask yourself questions such as ‘why is that?’ or ‘how do I know that?’
Further information on developing your self-awareness, from understanding your working style to your role in a team, can be found on myCareer through videos, podcasts and activities.
Developing your self-awareness will then help you to build an idea of where you would like to be after graduating and what career direction you might like to take. Check out Where could your degree subject take you?
Your experiences will be what opens doors for you, both at university and after graduating. Your experiences highlight to employers the breadth of your horizons and perceptions, the scope of your learning, the skills you have nurtured, and the motivations you have.
Experience can come in all different shapes and sizes, and all will be invaluable in boosting your employability:
Networking is a great way to hear directly from potential employers and others who can support your career path. It can help improve your knowledge and assist you in making more informed career decisions. Crucially, it is a great way to get your name out there and start building relationships that may help you secure internships, placements or even graduate jobs. You can do this in a few ways:
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