Welcome to the Careers Centre
Whether you’re a Fresher, a final-year student, or a recent graduate, we’re excited to support you on your career journey.
You don’t need to have everything figured out before visiting us. We have a wealth of advice and resources to help you shape and achieve your career goals.
Top tips to get started
Tip 1: Book an appointment
We offer one-to-one appointments for:
- careers advice and guidance: tailored advice to suit your career aspirations
- CV, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile feedback: get expert feedback to enhance your applications
- practice interviews: build confidence with mock interviews.
Visit our appointments page to find out more and book your session.
Tip 2: Make the most of our events
Sign-up to a wide range of events, including:
- skills workshops: enhance your employability with practical sessions including:
- developing interview skills
- making applications
- applying for postgraduate study and
- job-hunting and career planning.
- networking events: connect with professionals and alumni
- employer and alumni presentations: gain insights from industry experts
- careers fairs: meet potential employers and discover job opportunities.
These events are perfect for exploring career options, building your skills, and expanding your network. Book your spot via CareerConnect.
Tip 3: Attend the Careers Centre Open Day
- Wednesday 11 September, 11am to 3pm
- 6 St Mary’s Place, St Andrews (opposite the Students’ Association).
Join us for a day of activities where you can:
- meet the team
- discover how to apply for part-time jobs and internships
- see demonstrations of career resources and CareerConnect
- enjoy refreshments, freebies and prizes!
No sign-up required – just drop by!
Tip 4: Attend our Internship Celebration Day
- Thursday 12 September, 12noon-2pm
The Internship Celebration Day is the opportunity to connect with Career Centre staff and ask questions about our 2024/25 St Andrews Internship programmes. This event will take place in the Careers Centre, 6 St Mary’s Place, St Andrews (opposite the Students’ Association).
We have asked students that completed an internship programme this year to design a poster demonstrating their project objectives, experience gained and general reflections on the programmes, we will be displaying these poster in the Careers Centre and you are more than welcome to read and view the posters on display.
For more information get in touch via [email protected]
Tip 5: Attend our 2024 Careers Fairs
Meet a wide variety of employers and organisations in person at our Careers Fairs in October:
- Wednesday 2 October, 11am to 3pm
- Friday 4 October, 11am to 3pm
Both fairs will be held in the St Andrews Town Hall, Queen’s Gardens, St Andrews.
Tip 6: Visit our website
Our website has lots of great advice and information to help you explore your options, develop your skills and support you in your career journey.
Key links include:
- career timelines
- jobs – a jobs board providing access to local part-time work, graduate opportunities, and internships, in the UK and worldwide
- events
- network building opportunities
- skills development opportunities
- careers advice and guidance
- a careers information queries service
- online tools and resources giving 24/7 access to tools such as an AI-powered CV checker, practice tests and interviews.
Tip 7: Sign up for a Saints Skills Award
The Saints Skills Awards help you develop and articulate the skills employers want. There are two awards:
- Saints Skills Builder Award, for developing new skills
- Saints Skills Spotlight Award, for highlighting your existing skills.
Both awards are open to all students and provide a great way to enhance your CV and make you stand out to employers.
Tip 8: Follow us on social media
Stay updated with our latest news and events by following us on:
And finally…
We’re open Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm. If you have any questions about our services or resources, please submit an online query. We look forward to seeing you soon!