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Careers Workshops

Spring into Action

Spring Into Action is a supportive programme of practical workshops to help you progress with your career plans. Whether you’re exploring your options, improving applications, or preparing for interviews and assessment centres, these sessions offer guidance, practical tools, and a chance to practise in a welcoming environment. Attend one session or follow a full series – whatever works best for you.

Series 1: Get focussed and careers confident

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, unsure of your direction or have faced rejection, these sessions help you clarify your goals and encourage momentum.

Staying motivated with your job search (even when you get rejected)

Wednesday 28th January 12noon (Online)

How to plan your career

Tuesday 17 February 12noon (Online)

Finding experienced hire roles: a group discussion
(for students with prior professional experience)

Tuesday 27 January 1pm

Career planning: disability

Thursday 29 January 12noon

Series 2: Stand out on paper

Strong applications open doors. Learn how to communicate your skills, experience and motivation clearly and confidently.

How to write effective CVs and applications

Writing statements for Master's applications

Thursday 12 February 11am

Series 3: Networking and opportunity building

Discover how to build meaningful professional connections and develop your networking skills.

Networking for careers success

Series 4: Interview and selection mastery

Understand what employers are really assessing - and practise techniques that work across multiple interview formats by joining our interview success series.

Your practice space: getting ready for video interviews

AI for interviews

Interview ready: preparation and practice that works!

Recognise and prepare for strengths based interviews

How to prepare for case study interviews

Series 5: Assessment Centre excellence

Experience assessment centres before the real thing. Practise group exercises, receive feedback and build confidence.

Delivering presentations at interview

  • Thursday 5 February (booking link to follow)

Assessment Centre : practise group exercise

Mock Assessment Centre

Careers Support

On demand webinars

Not able to attend in person or prefer to watch in your own time?

Access our on-demand webinars, available 27/4.

Appointments and drop ins

A one-to-one chat with someone from the Careers Team can make a real difference, giving you personalised advice and support to help you plan your next steps. Booking an appointment is simple, and it’s one of the ways we’re here to support you.

We offer:

WBS students

All our workshops and resources are available to you. For one to one support, you have your own dedicated careers team offering appointments and drop-ins. Please visit the dedicated WBS websiteLink opens in a new window.

Current WBS students can access tailored careers resources on the my.wbs platform.Link opens in a new window

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