University 2nd year & penultimate year undergraduate, Foundation Degree & HND/HNC students & taught postgraduate students

September - December

• Register at any university jobshops & consider doing a range of temporary jobs for work experience.
  
  
• Check your tax and insurance situation with a careers advisor, the Inland Revenue or contact your local Tax Office if not already done so.
  
  
• Register at your university careers centre for career & job information.
  
  
• Research jobs, companies & sectors on the Internet & in careers centre.
  
  
• Explore  labour market information from careers advisors & the Internet
  
  
• Attend local careers service events & workshops.
  
  
• Update your CV.
  
  
• Apply for relevant vacation jobs.
  
  
• Apply for Xmas work placements.
  
  
• PGCE applicants should contact schools to observe, work with classes or volunteer during the year.
  
  
• Social work students should consider voluntary work, during the year & vacations.
  
  
• If planning a placement year, identify companies & apply early, ask your department if they can help with placements.
  
  

• Book time with a careers advisors
  
  
• Use computer aided careers software, e.g. Prospects & discuss with careers advisors.
  
  
• Use careers guides, directories & casebooks at careers centres.
  
  
• Research jobs, companies, sectors on the Internet & in careers centre.
  
  
• Attend careers service events & workshops.
  
  
• Attend  Careers Fairs and Milkround events.
  
  
• Update your CV.
  
  
• Apply for relevant vacation jobs.
  
  
• Start researching postgraduate study overseas  in the US and elsewhere. The process may take 18 months.
  
  
• Check careers centre information for summer placements & interviews.
  
  
• Apply for summer vacation jobs, consider work experience in your chosen career for networking & experience.
  
  
• Apply for summer placements, related to career options, some may be potential sponsorship opportunities.
  
  
• Consider voluntary sector work or overseas work.

• Apply for relevant vacation jobs, work experience, voluntary work, overseas activities if not already done so.
  
  
• Apply for any overseas postgraduate courses & scholarships in the US and elsewhere. Some scholarships have closing dates 12 months before course entry.
  
  
• Law students apply for training contracts, if not already done so.
  
  
• Attend Careers Fairs and Milkround events.
  
  
• Register with job agencies on the Internet.

• Help on playschemes if interested in work with children.
  
  
• Work experience, voluntary work, overseas activities &/or travel.

• None.