Careers drop-ins and appointments

There are many online resources available to help you start thinking about your future career and build your skills and confidence. From CV feedback and psychometric tests to vacancy listings, work experience opportunities and interview simulations, you'll find everything you need to prepare for your next step.

• Career Toolkit - the main online destination for careers support at UWE Bristol, bringing together resources, vacancies, employers and events to support your career development. 
• CareerSet - instant personalised feedback on your CV, cover letter reviews, LinkedIn optimisation and interview practice.
• Graduates First - prepare for employer assessments with practice tests and exercises that build confidence and performance.

Careers and Enterprise drop-ins run across all our campuses during term-time. These are held daily in the Careers Lounge (Frenchay Campus) and scheduled on specific days for each college.

Careers Lounge drop-ins

Careers Lounge drop-ins are open to all students at all stages of degree level. Perfect for quick queries, our Peer Coaches are on hand to help you navigate our digital careers resources, search for work and further study, guide you through recruitment processes and empower your professional development. They can also arrange for more specialist support from our Careers and Enterprise Development team.

Drop-ins are available in the Careers Lounge, the Library level 2 (opposite Starbucks) from Monday to Friday, 10:00-16:00. No booking required. Visit Career Toolkit to find out more.

College drop-ins

College-specific drop-ins provide specialist guidance tailored to the courses within each college and are available exclusively to students from that college. These sessions are run by our Careers and Enterprise Developers.

Come along to a college drop-in for support with: 

• career choice, planning and exploring options
• initial enterprise, self-employment, freelance thinking
• researching and applying for further or postgraduate study
• starting your job search and research
• starting your job applications
• using career equality and diversity resources. 

College drop-ins for CATE, CHSS and CBL run at various dates and times across our campuses. Please check Career Toolkit regularly for the most up to date information, particularly during vacation periods.

All drop-in sessions are a great starting point to help identify the most useful resources or other appropriate support from our service to meet your needs.

During busy periods we can’t guarantee that you’ll be seen, so we recommend that you arrive at the beginning of a session. Times and locations may vary during vacation times. Sessions are subject to change or cancellation. Please check drop-in schedules on Career Toolkit.

Please note: Most careers enquiries can be supported at our drop-ins or via our digital resources. We recommend that you check out our Career Toolkit digital resources before seeking an appointment. If your enquiry relates to CVs, please use the CareerSet CV assessment tool.

These 30-minute appointments can provide help with:

• more complex careers issues
• career choice
• exploring options
• postgraduate applications
• in-depth and specialist application form/CV help and preparation for interviews
• mock interviews
• course change – exploring potential impact on future career plans
• global/international opportunities 
• enterprise and self-employment options with one of our specialist Enterprise Advisors.

Request an appointment via My Questions on Career Toolkit giving specific details about why you require an appointment. You can also request an appointment by attending a Career Lounge or college drop-in. Careers Coaching appointments are available at Frenchay Campus all year round and other campuses during term time.

A member of the Careers and Enterprise Development Team will handle your referral. Occasionally it may be necessary for us to ask for further information or signpost you to specific resources before you are given an appointment. 

If you're an undergraduate student, these 30-minute careers appointments will only be available to book once you have been triaged. You will then be able to self-book up to four appointments per term.

For postgraduate students, one-to-one appointments are available to book from the start of your course, with no limit to the number of requests you can make.

Please let us know in advance if you have any accessibility requirements and bring relevant documents with something to take notes on to the appointment.