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Get Ready to Graduate

Get Ready to Graduate

To support your transition from university into employment or further study, we have created the Get Ready to Graduate programme. Whether you are exploring options, planning your next steps or actively applying for opportunities, we have something for everyone.

Specialised sessions have now been added to Handshake for you to book onto:

  • Get started with deciding what to do after university (ONLINE) – Tuesday 21 May, 11-12pm Book now / Wednesday 29 May, 4-5pm Book now
  • Re-energise your job search: how to move from rejected to resilient (ONLINE) – Tuesday 21 May, 1-2pm Book now / Tuesday 28 May, 4-5pm Book now
  • Disclosing a disability and finding a supportive employer (ONLINE) – Wednesday 22 May, 1-2pm Book now  
  • Postgraduate study: Is it right for you? (ONLINE) – Wednesday 22 May, 4-5pm Book now / Tuesday 28 May, 11-12pm Book now 
  • Discover your strengths to find a job that suits you (IN PERSON - PENRYN) – Thursday 23 May, 10.30-12.30pm Book now
  • Considering a PhD: Is it right for you? (ONLINE) – Thursday 23 May, 11-12pm Book now / Friday 31 May, 2-3pm Book now 
  • Discover your strengths to find a job that suits you (IN-PERSON - STREATHAM) – Thursday 30 May, 4.30-6.30pm Book now
  1. Add your personal email to Handshake, this will help to have seamless access once your @exeter email expires.  
  2. Change your My Career Zone Digital account to a Graduate one (unless you are continuing to higher level studies at Exeter).
  3. Check out our alumni resource, Careers Support for Graduates, in My Career Zone Digital – suitable for whatever stage of career planning you are at.  
  4. When your Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) is issuedyou’ll get an email from GradIntel to let you know. Once you have received the email, please login and activate your GradIntel account. For information about how to access and share your HEAR with employers please visit our FAQs. If you are awarded your degree in June you should get your HEAR the week before Graduation in July.
  5. Actively engage with the University of Exeter's alumni community, and take advantage of all the benefits that this includes.  If your contact details change at any point, please let us know here.
  6. If you are looking for a job in the South West sign up to the Graduate Internships Bulletin to get details of Graduate Internships
  • Learn how to navigate graduate recruitment from alum Anna, an international BSc Economics & Finance With Industrial Experience  graduate from 2021, now working at Deloitte Luxembourg - Listen on iTunes or Spotify
  • Rachel Sloan, Employability and Career Consultant, shares what you should consider when starting a new job, including tips and advice to help you avoid stress and anxiety - Listen on iTunes or Spotify
  • In this episode, Rachel looks at the current state of the graduate labour market and the sectors which are expanding - Listen on iTunes or Spotify