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School of History, Archaeology and Religion

Undergraduate careers and employability

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With opportunities ranging from one day to one year, you can get an insight into the working world, start building your professional networks, boost your CV and find out what really interests you.

Our specialists in Student Futures are dedicated to sourcing work experience year-round.

Careers expertise that counts

Whatever your degree, our Student Futures team is ready with all kinds of careers and employability support, including:

  • online resources and tools to support your employability at a time that suits you
  • bookable appointments with your School specific careers adviser
  • workshops (from choosing careers to application writing and interview preparation)
  • employer panels, talks and events across a variety of sectors (including teaching, heritage and the third sector)
  • professional guest speakers
  • work experience placements and advice (from multi-nationals to museums and the heritage sector)
  • enterprise activities
  • current labour market information

Student Futures: your one-stop shop for careers advice

From career and skills development, international mobility to student enterprise, we are on hand to help with planning for future success.

Throughout your degree, access our wide range of services including:

  • employability workshops on a range of topics (including picking careers, preparing CVs and applications and preparing for interviews)
  • one-to-one career advice sessions  with qualified careers advisers
  • Cardiff Award professional development programme
  • access to a range of work experience, internship and placement opportunities.
  • tailored support for underrepresented groups and those requiring additional support
  • careers fairs and employer-led events to enable networking with top graduate employers.
  • opportunities to work, study or volunteer abroad
  • business mentoring, start-up funds, office space and enterprise opportunities

Score high with our Employability Award

Our employability award offers you the chance to gain recognition for the activities you do during your studies, including work experience, mentoring, societies, volunteering and part-time work.

After graduation

Support continues at early of career stage, with access to careers advice and latest information – from graduate internships to careers fairs, latest careers and vacancy information – in the key first 3 years following graduation.

As careers evolve, our LinkedIn Alumni group opens up a supportive network (10,000+ alumni members), making it easy to access advice from fellow alumni, including career questions and job opportunities.

  • 90% of our undergraduates were in employment and/or further study, due to start a new job or course, or doing other activities such as travelling 15 months after the end of their course (Graduate Outcomes 2020/21).

Next steps

Our undergraduates embark on careers in an impressive range of sectors.

Our alumni make their mark in an impressive range of careers and sectors. From the public to the private sector, careers are forged in a range of professions, from banking and law to teaching and working in the media, as well as respected paths in the heritage sector, faith organisations and NGOs.

Contact us

Student Futures is located in the Centre for Student Life.

Student Futures

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