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Abertay has an excellent careers service, they are always willing to help. Current Abertay student, 2024
The Abertay Career Centre provides a comprehensive range of career and employability resources. Use the Toolbar at the top to navigate your way around.
Home – explore career e-learning resources.
Assessments - check your preferences/values in relation to your future career.
Advice - about the careers team and helpful information such as industry reports and career pathways.
Tools – use CV360 for instant CV feedback and Interview360 to practice interview questions.
Events and Appointments - book one-to-one appointments with your careers adviser and register for career events/workshops.
Jobs – search the Abertay jobs board for part-time jobs, internships and graduate job vacancies.
Career Programmes – all about our career programmes.
Book an appointment with a careers adviser. We help discuss your career choices, give you support with your CV, cover letters, application forms, personal statements, and also do interview preparation.
Appointments are on campus or online, last 30 minutes and are confidential. Please Check which adviser looks after your area of study before booking an appointment.
Visit the Abertay Careers Centre to book an appointment.
The career team supported me with all of my doubts and questions, and they gave me a broader perspective (about) my area of interest.
To develop your employability, we offer co-curricular and extra-curricular programmes/activities to help cultivate your work skills during your time here at Abertay.
Find out more about our career programmes.
This experience has helped me to structure my career goals and I now have a clear plan of what I want to do.
Many courses offer built-in work placements, mentoring, industry experience, or all three.
You'll get relevant work experience, take part in real work projects, develop your professional skills, and network while getting your degree. This experience, along with any volunteering work you choose to do, really enhances your CV.
'The whole team at the placement were great and so helpful.'
Work placements give you insight into the practical aspects of your subject, and you learn how to put theory into practice. They also help you to become aware of the variety of opportunities available in your chosen field.
Most of our undergraduate degrees have either a placement module or some kind of work-based learning experience.
Some are built into the course, some are optional. Either way, it means you get a taste of working in your chosen field and gain credits at the same time.
Find out more about your course and work placements.
'My placement was a very positive experience. I was supported by my Training Officer and my Mentor throughout along with the help I received from all the staff... I also want to highlight the help we had from the university and the catch-up meetings to cover any issues. This made me feel supported and secure throughout my experience.'
Being an intern helps you develop relevant skills in your chosen industry and often provides a useful network of contacts.
They are a fixed period of work experience, such as a month or a year. You'll usually work over the summer, typically between years three to four, or after graduation. You will often get paid as well (but not always).
Many organisations advertise internships at the start of the academic year, roughly from September to December. So if you're in year three or four, we recommend that you begin your search as early as possible.
Visit the Abertay Careers Centre to find out more about internships.
Many large organisations operate graduate job schemes which offer structured training programmes. They typically last between one or two years, and can lead to a job in the organisation on completion.
Graduate scheme applications usually open September to December. So if you’re in your final year, it pays to begin looking at the start of term.
Visit the Abertay Careers Centre to find out more about graduate schemes.
Each year we run a careers mentoring programme. It is designed to help you improve your personal and professional skills, and prepare you for the world of work. Participants are matched to mentors based on their course and career interests. The programme runs for six months, from November through to May.
If you would like to get involved or just find out more, please contact careermentoring@abertay.ac.uk.
My overall experience of the mentoring scheme was fantastic. I couldn't recommend it more. 2024 student participant
Career workshops and events run throughout the academic year and cover all kinds of career-related topics. They are delivered by the careers team, visiting employers and external employment experts.
Visit the Abertay Careers Centre to find out more about career workshops and events.
Absolutely brilliant, I would recommend this to anybody.
Bell Street Ventures can help you start a business, learn about contracting or freelancing or just find out how to go about working for yourself. We can help if you want to make a million or make a living.
We work with enterprising students and recent graduates like you to help you make your work-for-yourself plans happen. We've had many successful businesses start right here at Abertay so talk to us if that's something that interests you.
Please email careers@abertay.ac.uk with your questions.
You can book one-to-one appointments in person or online. Please check which adviser looks after your area of study before booking an appointment.