Our Home Student Support Package
As a student at the University of Bedfordshire you are able to access a range of information, advice and guidance services, which will support you with your career development.
The University of Bedfordshire Careers and Employability Service has been awarded the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services’ (AGCAS) Membership Quality Standard (2022-2025), demonstrating the level of professionalism within the team, in line with AGCAS guidelines and code of ethics.
All our Careers Consultants are highly qualified and experts in their area and we offer 1-1 support and workshops / webinars in the following areas:
- Guidance around your career aspirations and development
- Finding and applying for jobs, both while you study and once you've graduated
- Finding and applying for graduate schemes
- CV and cover letter development
- Developing your LinkedIn profile and personal brand
- Interview preparation and practice
- Assessment Centre training
- Finding and applying for placements with ongoing support
- Connecting with employers via webinars and careers fair
If you are looking for part time work while you study, you will find some useful information in the Quick Links section at the bottom of this page. Don't forget, we can also support you with application and interview preparation for part time jobs!
Book a 1:1 appointment with a Careers Consultant
Online and on campus events and workshops
Explore full & part time jobs, internships and volunteering opportunities
Explore careers resources including self awareness quizzes
Upload your CV and get instant feedback with clear action points
Practice online video questions and get instant feedback
Plan for your career year by year
Practice verbal, numerical and logical reasoning tests.
Explore information and resources to get started
Gain skills and experience sought by employers
Volunteering, internships, extra/co-curricular activities and placement years in industry
Get in touch
- Rate my Placement - internships, insights, placements, vacation schemes, virtual internships
- Gradcracker - STEM jobs, placements, internships, degree apprenticeships, societies
- Milkround - internships, placements, graduate jobs, career advice
- Prospects - match your skills and personality to 400+ job profiles, information & advice, job search
- Startups - jobs in UK startups
- Wenta - free training and webinars for entrepreneurs
- NHSP - NHS Professionals the largest NHS flexible staff bank, placing highly skilled temporary workers in NHS Trusts to meet their short, medium and long-term needs.
- ETC Toolkit - an on-line bank of resources, all of which have been designed to develop skills and confidence in learners
- Visa Sponsorship Jobs to Work Abroad - find visa sponsorship jobs around the world, focusing on the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland.
- Postgraduate and Doctoral Opportunities - find further studentship, fellowship and other academic pursuits worldwide.
Useful Jobsites for part time opportunities:
We can support with applications and interview preparation. You can also find part time opportunities on our Handshake platform.
What services do you offer?
We can offer 1-1 support and workshops / webinars in the following areas:
- Finding and applying for jobs, both while you study and once you've graduated
- Finding and applying for graduate schemes
- CV and cover letter development
- Developing your Linkedin profile and personal brand
- Interview preparation and practice
- Assessment Centre training
- Finding and applying for placements with ongoing support
- Connecting with employers via webinars and careers fairs
Can you find me a job?
We have lots of resources and can provide 1:1 advice to help you find work including access to thousands of opportunities on Handshake - which include full and part time jobs.
We can support you with how to search for jobs and then through the application process by offering CV and application advice, mock interviews, assessment centre practice and much more.
Can you help update my CV or resume?
YES! Our qualified Careers Consultants are experts in creating the perfect CV to showcase your skills and attributes. We also have a fantastic online tool called CV360 where you can upload your CV and get it reviewed by the latest AI technology and get clear action points to make improvements. Once your CV has been checked by CV360 and you have completed the action points, we encourage you to submit it for review by a Careers Consultant.
I've got a job interview, can you help me prepare?
We are delighted to offer all our students and graduates the Interview 360 mock interview simulator. Simply select your required interview type for a realistic mock interview, if you have uploaded your CV then the simulator will even ask you questions based on your actual skills and experience! You can practice as many times, as you like and each time you will get detailed feedback on your responses with clear action points to show you how you can improve.
You can also book interview preparation sessions with our Careers Consultants.
What workshops do you run?
- Interview skills
- CV & cover letter development
- How to find a placement or internship
- Resilience and dealing with rejection
- How to use Linkedin
All our workshops and events are listed on Handshake
How do I get a placement or internship?
Although we cannot find you a placement, we can help you to secure one through the opportunities posted on Handshake. We run multiple workshops on finding placements and many of our faculties have placements built into their curriculum. Further support is available from our Employment Opportunities and Support Team, visit our contact us pages to get in touch or book an appointment via Handshake
What are the benefits of volunteering?
Volunteering can be a great way to get experience, increase your skills and give back to the community. There is a wide range of volunteering roles to explore on Handshake and Our Employment Opportunities and Support Team are happy to support you in finding the right role for you.