Employability
Most people I've spoken to about this have said one of the main drivers for why they came to university was to increase their level of employability later in life. A few of my close friends would rather have taken a gap year to experience different cultures and returned home to a decent job, but unfortunately many of us nowadays don't believe this is possible so we continue with our education almost like there is no other option.
Although I do personally believe that it is becoming gradually harder to find employability without the completion of higher education, I do think there are things many of us want to do but don't think we can that actually build on our employability. UEA's on-campus career central offers an extensive amount of help to current students and continue three years following graduation.
The career central offers many events and how to... sessions throughout the year to everyone but the help the provide for those in their final year might be key to further employability. Worried about your CV? Send it in to the career central and one of their careers advisers will have a look and give you constructive criticism on any adjustments or fine tunings that need to be done. The career central has an online hub MyCareerCentral that allows students to find opportunities available and vetted by the career central staff to suit almost every desire. Do you want to volunteer abroad? They've got connections. Do you want a graduate job? They've got listings. You can even go to career central for a mock interview. A mock interview enables you to feel all the nerves you would in a real interview, but it gives you the opportunity to try and answer those hard-hitting questions you've never even considered before. Don't worry, you'll always leave a mock interview with expert feedback on where your strengths and weaknesses are. There's no limit to how many you can do.
Take your future into your own hands and go the extra mile!
Although I do personally believe that it is becoming gradually harder to find employability without the completion of higher education, I do think there are things many of us want to do but don't think we can that actually build on our employability. UEA's on-campus career central offers an extensive amount of help to current students and continue three years following graduation.
The career central offers many events and how to... sessions throughout the year to everyone but the help the provide for those in their final year might be key to further employability. Worried about your CV? Send it in to the career central and one of their careers advisers will have a look and give you constructive criticism on any adjustments or fine tunings that need to be done. The career central has an online hub MyCareerCentral that allows students to find opportunities available and vetted by the career central staff to suit almost every desire. Do you want to volunteer abroad? They've got connections. Do you want a graduate job? They've got listings. You can even go to career central for a mock interview. A mock interview enables you to feel all the nerves you would in a real interview, but it gives you the opportunity to try and answer those hard-hitting questions you've never even considered before. Don't worry, you'll always leave a mock interview with expert feedback on where your strengths and weaknesses are. There's no limit to how many you can do.
Take your future into your own hands and go the extra mile!
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