Researching employers and building commercial awareness
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Thu 06 November 2025
10:00 - 11:00 - Location
- 4X224, X Block, Frenchay Campus, Further info
- Contact
- CBL Learning Hub learninghub.cbl@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
Are you a student who has a job or placement interview soon or in the future? Then this is the session to help you!
Business and Law Librarians will show you how to find the information about the organisation, that will help you to improve your chances of success in an interview or application.
There is also a How to research employers workbook with similar activities and content to the live workshop. You can access session materials beforehand from the Library study skills workshops site.
This session is open to any Business or Law students.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this session, you will feel more confident about:
- Discovering what information you should look for when researching prospective employers or placement opportunities.
- Understanding commercial awareness and be prepared to demonstrate your understanding at interview.
- Becoming familiar with the types of company information available to you for interview preparation, and attendance at employer fairs.
How to attend
If you are interested in attending this on-campus event, please book via InfoHub.
Session materials can be found on the Library study skills workshops site. Please click on the workshop title in the list.
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking required
Accessibility
- Accessible parking: Yes
- Step-free access: Yes
- Automatic doors: Yes
- Accessible toilets: Yes
- Guide/assistance dog-friendly: Yes
- Quiet spaces available: Yes
For further details on accessibility, check out our Library accessibility guide or contact us for specific queries.
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