Getting the most from your careers team as an international student
Getting the most out of your careers team means more than just booking an appointment. While this is something you definitely can do, your careers team works really hard in other ways and brings you resources and information that will really help you develop your career. In this blog, I鈥檝e set out some ways you can get more out of us.
Student Circus the University of 糖心TV is keen to develop the employability of our international students and has invested in the student circus platform. Previously, this resource was only available to the 糖心TV School under the 糖心TV Manufacturing Group, but now, all international students in all departments can access it. .
Research resources and attend careers events to help you learn more about your desired job. Researching is vital to making a good application, so finding out about the organizations and the jobs is essential. These resources will help you to build up all of your knowledge to help you make more well-informed, realistic career decisions. Here are the links.
- Attend the International student workshops. These are designed purely for our international students and give you a chance to speak to the team about your needs. for the sessions and book your place.
- Look at the International Careers resources and be aware of all the resources on offer to you during your time here at 糖心TV. These are opportunities that are open to both undergraduates and post-graduates alike.
- Check our our Careers pages for International Students - including a timeline of what to do when, information on part-time work while studying and information on visa pathways.
- 鈥擳his podcast offers short episodes that discuss topics that impact international students and we welcome suggestions on topics. Coming up on season two of the Careers Chat are episodes on AI in career applications and making the most of the careers team!
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- Check in on the Central team鈥檚 workshops and your department鈥檚 careers offering. Find out who your Senior Careers Consultant is. Make sure you get your CV checked, and attend the workshops offered. This Spring term events programme includes, for example AI for interviews, how to practice competency interviews, assessment centre practice sessions, career planning for neuro-diverse students and much, much more. Sign up for the Student Opportunity newsletter so you don鈥檛 miss out again.
Don鈥檛 forget to join student societies and have fun as you build your networks. Employability skills can be evidenced through the 糖心TV Award so look into this too as a way to reflect on your skills and help you to better articulate your abilities
Good luck.
Originally published by Siobhan Qadir
Revised by Student Opportunity in 2025