Prospective Students
Explore the ways we can support you with your career when you join Cardiff Met.
When choosing a university and degree course, we understand how important it is to feel confident that your choice will lead to good future prospects.
That’s why our Careers Service is committed to developing highly employable and industry ready graduates.
How We Can Help
While having a degree is important, a degree on its own is often not enough for an increasingly competitive graduate market.
Students need to demonstrate that they have developed their knowledge, skills and experience by engaging in activities outside of their studies.
You may have some career ideas in mind, or you may have no idea at all. Before you can begin to focus and make decisions, it’s a good idea to spend some time investigating them further. We can help with that!
Shape Your Future: Develop Key Employability Skills
Employers look for a range of skills, strengths and qualities when recruiting. You can start building these during your time at Cardiff Met, helping you feel more confident and prepared for the world of work when you graduate
Whether you’re just starting to think about your future career, have an idea but aren’t sure where to begin, or are ready to apply for your dream job, we’re here to support you.
Shape Your Future brings together activities and resources to help you build your employability skills, grow your confidence and prepare for the world of work.
Targeted employability support
We know some students experience additional challenges in accessing graduate level employment.
Our friendly team of Careers Coaches are here to help, offering extended, personalised, one-to-one support to help develop your knowledge, skills, and confidence.
We can help with:
- career exploration and planning
- job searching
- employability skills development
- securing work experience
- applying for opportunities
- preparing for interviews
- understanding rights and accessibility in the workplace
- confidence building and self-evaluation
If you would like to speak to one of the team for more information, please email careersservice@cardiffmet.ac.uk and quote 'Targeted Employability Support'.
1-to-1 Appointments
Our expert staff offer impartial advice and can support you with options with your degree, career planning, job search, CV writing, interview preparation, and much more.
Whether you’re just getting started thinking about your future or have some clear ideas we can help.
Events
Throughout the year, you can book on events focused on career planning and employability skills development. These include:
- Careers Fairs
- Industry Forums
- Career Insight sessions
- Guest Lectures
- Practical Skills webinars
- Employer skills sessions
Careers in the Classroom
We bring employability skills into your classroom. You will find us delivering talks in your lectures and we will invite you to talks given by employers relevant to your course.
We’re also involved in the design of your course, making sure you have the best chance of leaving university with the skills you need to thrive in the graduate jobs market.