WorkReady

WorkReady guides you on your work experience journey and gets you ready for graduate jobs.

The toolkit can help you:

search for work experience
build confidence to contribute effectively to work
reflect on your experience, organisational awareness and skills gained.

Start by evaluating where you are with the 2-question Milestone form.

Or jump straight in: choose your work experience stage below.

Your WorkReady journey

Assess where you are in your WorkReady journey and access the relevant stage for you.

Getting Started

I want to find work experience.

Exploring my preferences to search for relevant opportunities
Finding work experience
Acing applications and interviews!

Getting Ready

I've secured work experience.

Getting ready for my work experience
Making the most of my experience
Building evidence for future roles

Getting Ahead

I've done work experience.

Evaluating my experience and skills
Assessing my goals and their impact
Applying my experience to further my career

Need financial support?

"It was my first time being able to work in a professional environment, which I would not have been able to do without the bursary. Instead, I would have taken a summer job in retail or hospitality." Sonia Furlong, Law (Year Abroad)

Up to £500 funding for self-sourced unpaid work experience.

Find out more about the Work Experience BursaryLink opens in a new window

Get more from WorkReady

Tell us about what you've learnt from WorkReady activities to earn an engagement certificateLink opens in a new window

You can earn Core Skills Points towards the Warwick Award by reflecting on the skills you develop through work experienceLink opens in a new window

How do I use WorkReady?

How do I start?

Identify which stage is most suited to your needs above: Getting Started, Getting Ready or Getting Ahead.
Choose to: EITHER complete the milestone formLink opens in a new window first to evaluate where you are; OR skip the milestone form and go directly to your chosen stage resources.
Check out the resources, activities, training and opportunities for each stageLink opens in a new window.

What happens when I complete a stage?

Apply for a WorkReady engagement certificateLink opens in a new window when you have completed a stage.
Remember to apply for Warwick Award points Link opens in a new windowwhen you have undertaken an opportunity or training. Find out about Warwick Award points in the next answer.
Fill in the milestone formLink opens in a new window again everytime you start a new stage.

How can I demonstrate my development?

Start a stage:

Fill in the milestone formLink opens in a new window when you start a new stage.

Complete a stage:

Apply for a WorkReady engagement certificateLink opens in a new window to reflect on what you have learned at the end of a stage.
Do this when you've completed 1 engagement from each of the 3 sections (Resources, Activities and Opportunities or Training) in a single work experience stage *Save the form often to prevent data loss.

Complete an opportunity or training:

Apply for core skills points towards the Warwick AwardLink opens in a new window which will enhance your Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR)Link opens in a new window, a comprehensive record of your achievements during your Warwick experience.

Other Support

Find extra resources to support your work related wellbeing here.

If you have concerns about disability, you may find this resource useful.Link opens in a new window

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Help with accessing this course

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More information about Warwick's Single Sign-on (SSO).

Applications, Interview, Job Search & Careers advice

Student Opportunity HelpdeskLink opens in a new window

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