Career events and skills development

Attending a careers fair is a great way to explore the wide range of organisations actively recruiting for part-time, internship, placements and graduate positions. They will also allow you to practice your networking skills with employers in a relaxed informal environment.

Dates for our 2024/2025 careers fairs:

Each year we hold several virtual panels that include talks from panel speakers who provide an insight into their career journey, top tips for gaining experience and time at the end for questions. These panels are particularly valuable if you have not previously considered this career area and want to know more about it.

Our planned panels for 2024/2025 are still to be confirmed.

Our Careers Consultants and Placement Officers work alongside your academics to arrange for employers related to your course to come and talk to you. This may be as part of a timetabled session, or as a separate activity outside of the timetable.

By attending these sessions, you demonstrate your interest in the area you are studying to potential employers alongside gaining useful insights into their recruitment and inside information about how to succeed. Typical activities could include presentations, panels and challenges.

BOOST works by bringing small teams of students together to work on a current problem for a business. An external organisation will provide the challenge for the day – and the team which produces the most favoured solution may get the opportunity to help implement it! By taking part, you will be using a range of transferable skills, including:

Find out more about BOOST

Interested? Email us now at: employers.careers@plymouth.ac.uk to be added to the expression of interest list!

These bite-size, informal and interactive sessions are delivered in person in the Student Hub or online via Zoom. You can gain top tips and share you experiences with like-minded students and recent graduates. Recent topics include:

Search for: ‘Accelerate Your Future skills workshops’ on myCareer.

Find out more and join an Accelerate workshop

Join our career mentoring scheme which offers a unique opportunity to gain personalised guidance from someone with real-world experience in your chosen field. By participating, you can develop a clearer sense of direction, learn valuable industry-specific skills, and receive advice on navigating challenges you might face in your career journey. Additionally, the connections made through mentoring can open doors to networking opportunities, internships, and even future job prospects. Overall, it's a chance to accelerate your personal and professional growth, making the transition from student to professional smoother and more informed.

Find out more information about the Careers Mentoring Programme

If you identify as a woman, currently studying at the University, this free two day personal and professional development programme may be for you!

Build your:

The programme is interactive and each day we will be joined by guest speakers who will share their own experiences and invite you to ask them questions.

Find out more and book your place

Attending this drop-in event will give you a chance to meet employers from companies that you may be interested in working for and to ask them about the skills they require for a particular role. Having the confidence to come along and meet with these contacts could be the key to your next step in your career journey!

These drop-ins take place in the entrance to the Charles Seale-Hayne Library.

In addition to our main activities, we often promote organisations delivering their own sessions. To keep up to date – update your preferences on MyCareer by agreeing to receive our bi-weekly ‘what’s on’ email.