Employability Adviser

The Student and Graduate Employability service works in partnership with faculties and departments to ensure that all students will be prepared for highly skilled employment or further study upon graduation.

Employability Advisers provide specialist placement and graduate job search advice and support to help discuss anything related to job search, including assistance with applications, interviews and psychometric assessments. Senior Employability Advisers are also able to offer more in-depth one to one guidance appointments which are available to discuss any issues relating to future career plans, identify values, interests and skills and explore options.

Employability Advisers, along with Senior Employability Advisers, offer appointments daily, both in the faculty, in Careers Connect at City Campus and in the Student Support Centre at the Heart of the Campus (HoC), Collegiate Campus. They also provide work experience and career readiness related activity in the curriculum.

The service offers a substantial range of help which enables students to fulfil their potential and develop their employability and career management skills.

There is a team of dedicated Employability Advisers linked to your course. The advisers offer one to one appointments to support students with:

Placement and graduate job seeking and understanding the labour market

Placement and graduate job applications and how to meet the employer's requirements to get on the shortlist

Creating winning CVs and cover letters that target specific placements and graduate jobs

Preparation for interviews and how to answer those difficult questions demonstrating suitability for the placement or graduate job

Completing online application forms and preparing for psychometric tests and assessment centres

For more information please visit careersconnect@shu.ac.uk

Student Support Adviser

All students have a named Student Support Adviser who will work closely with your Academic Adviser and Employability Adviser to provide a seamless support offer. Their support is designed to complement the academic support provided by your Course Leader and other academic staff.

Your Student Support Adviser recognises that it isn’t always easy to manage your academic studies alongside day-to-day life, which can include moving to a new city or to a new country and managing other responsibilities as well as enjoying new opportunities and friendships. You may find there are times when you need to talk to someone about something that is worrying you. The Student Support Advisers are here to listen and advise you on a range of issues. The services are all confidential and non-judgemental.