About Careers and Employability

Realising your potential

Careers, Entrepreneurship & Study Abroad at the University of Hull provides the following information, advice and guidance to students and alumni , as well as a number of ways in which students can develop their employability, gain experience and connect with employers:

Student Opportunities

• Students have the opportunity to network with employers at events and careers fairs and gain an insight into the workplace

• Our Employer Mentoring Programme gives you the chance to have mentor from a workplace of interest.

• Students can achieve a Hull Employability Award to recognise their efforts to develop their employability skills

• The Hull Internships Programme offers paid internships with local employers.

• Whilst studying at Hull you can spend a period of study abroad – from a short summer school to a full year at a partner University

• Students can also undertake an overseas internship or volunteering opportunity with one of our trusted partners overseas.

• An extensive programme of on-campus events including Jobs Fairs, employer presentations and employability workshops.

• Students can also have practice interviews and participate in mock assessment centres.  Practice online tests are also available.

• Many of our programmes incorporate professional and employability skills modules.  

Advice and Guidance

• Unlimited, personalised advice and guidance - one-to-one careers advice and guidance with a trained, expert Careers Adviser

• Drop-ins for quick queries

• Help and information on finding a part-time job

• Help with career decision-making – deciding what next

• Help and information about ways to develop employability, gain experience and connect with employers

• Extensive online careers guides

• Advice on studying abroad - opportunities, locations, costs and any funding available

• Advice and information on working/volunteering with one of our trusted partners overseas

• Advice and information on setting up a business, including finance

• Advice and information on further study

• Advice, information and guidance on jobs and internships - and how to secure them

• Extensive programme of workshops and presentations on campus