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01 Welcome
02 UG First Year
03 UG Second Year
04 UG Placement or Overseas Year
05 UG Final Year
06 PG Timeline
07 Contact us
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Undergraduate First Year Timeline

Term One

Join: Activate your Handshake account, and complete your profile. Need help? Just ask.

Attend: Come along to your first employer events and Careers Fairs.

Follow: The Career Zone on social media for news and events.

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Podcast (Spotify/iTunes) | Blog

Term One and Two

Complete: Create Your Future (your Year One employability module).

Term Two

Connect: Visit us in person, or contact us by Live Chat, phone or email and find out how we can help you.

Choose: A module to develop your experience. Placements and global opportunities are available as part of most degrees and we can support you.

Term Two and Three

Engage: Book onto a skills session or one-to-one guidance appointment.

Term Three

Develop: Get to know yourself better – practice your skills in real life settings. Talk to us about your career action plan.

Listen: To the Career Zone podcast and find the answers to the questions students are asking.

Read: Our blog and look out for your regular employability newsletters.

Develop: Get to know yourself better – practice your skills in real life settings. Talk to us about your career action plan.

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Listen: To the Career Zone podcast and find the answers to the questions students are asking.

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Read: Our blog and look out for your regular employability newsletters.

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Term One

Join: Activate your Handshake account, and complete your profile. Need help? Just ask.

Attend: Come along to your first employer events and Careers Fairs.

Follow: The Career Zone on social media for news and events.

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Podcast (Spotify/iTunes) | Blog

Term One and Two

Complete: Create Your Future (your Year One employability module).

Term Two

Connect: Visit us in person, or contact us by Live Chat, phone or email and find out how we can help you.

Choose: A module to develop your experience. Placements and global opportunities are available as part of most degrees and we can support you.

Term Two and Three

Engage: Book onto a skills session or one-to-one guidance appointment.

Term Three

Develop: Get to know yourself better – practice your skills in real life settings. Talk to us about your career action plan.

Listen: To the Career Zone podcast and find the answers to the questions students are asking.

Read: Our blog and look out for your regular employability newsletters.

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