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What do you think you can get from studying at Warwick?

• Connections to recruiters either in the UK or in my home country
• A first-class degree from a highly ranked UK university
• The opportunity to have an International life experience
• Diversity of academic programmes
• Test myself (and my language skills)
• Develop my expertise through my course and its connections
• Research opportunities

Student Opportunity

We’re here to help you connect with employers and create the career that’s right for you, experience global opportunities and develop your skills and confidence.

We have Careers, Work Experience, Intercultural Training, Skills and much, much more!

Check out what we offer hereLink opens in a new window

What is Career-Readiness?

Being Career-Ready means having the skills, knowledge, and mindset to succeed in the workplace from day one and throughout your career journey.

It combines professional skills (both technical and soft skills like communication and problem-solving), workplace awareness (understanding professional culture and how organisations work),self-awareness(knowing your strengths and career goals), and adaptability (being able to learn continuously and handle change).

Career-ready individuals write better applications, perform well in interviews, contribute meaningfully to their roles immediately, and navigate their long-term professional development successfully.

Skills

The Skills team offer a number of programmes to build your employability skills:

• Warwick AwardLink opens in a new window
• Undergraduate Research Support SchemeLink opens in a new window
• Thrive personal development programmeLink opens in a new window
• Intercultural TrainingLink opens in a new window

Degrees open doorways to options in your career

When you're studying for your qualification, it's natural to think you're training for one specific career path. But here's something that might surprise you: your qualification is opening doors to many different careers, not just the obvious ones

Think of your degree as giving you a toolkit of transferable skills.

For example, if you're studying psychology, you're not just learning to become a psychologist. You're developing skills in research, data analysis, understanding human behaviour, and critical thinking.

These skills are highly sought in other sectors, such as in marketing, human resources, user experience design, market research, consultancy, or even business management.

Learning to learn

The key to success is learning how to articulate how your studies have prepared you for different roles.

To help you when you apply for jobs, record and reflect on the skills and experiences you've gained as well as the subject knowledge you acquired. Think about group projects that developed your teamwork abilities, research that built your analytical skills, or presentations that improved your communication.

The flexibility gained from the skills you develop is one of the great advantages of studying at Warwick, where degrees are designed to help you develop the skills you need for a rapidly changing job market. The Warwick AwardLink opens in a new window will support you with this.

myAdvantage - a careers portal that…

myAdvantage is a one stop shop that…

• Advertises a range of events from big fairs to employer lead workshops
• Centrally run employability workshops on a range of subjects (How to write a CV to Success at interviews) that support students and graduates
• Gives ability to book attendance at meetings, fairs and workshops .
• Offers access to vacancies at all levels – placement, internship and graduate level

Resources we offer students

As well as trained careers staff, we have a range of resources, online learning and the Careers BlogLink opens in a new window.

There is a designated MS Team International Careers Club for vacancies and news as well as events.

We have an extensive YouTubeLink opens in a new window channel as well as offering personal development opportunities such as Thrive.

The Careers ChatLink opens in a new window podcast is aimed at International Students

Getting experience

• Warwick Volunteers
• TeamWork

  online international experience programme

• UnitempsLink opens in a new window
• Internship Experience UK Link opens in a new window– virtual internships

All offer ways to gain skills and experience for your future career.

• WorkReadyLink opens in a new window

Will help you prepare for, and make the most of, those opportunities to get you ready for graduate jobs.