Information for Prospective Students - University of Reading Careers, Placement and Experience Centre

Prospective Students

The University of Reading is committed to enhancing the employability of all its students, so that they can get the maximum benefit from their time here, and the qualifications and experiences they will gain. To see what our graduates go on to do, please visit our Graduate Destinations pages.

Career Management Skills

A particularly important University-wide initiative that can help you with finding work is the Career Management Skills programme. It covers things like:

What my skills, interests and values are?
Which sort of job would suit me?
What careers can I go into using my degree?
How can I find out about postgraduate options?
Where should I look for information on International jobs?
Which sorts of employers recruit people with my qualifications?
How can I do myself justice when applying for jobs?

Which degree?

If you are not sure what you want to study and would like to see where your degree might lead in terms of a future career, use the Subjects to Study help pages from the Prospects site.

Student Stories

Wondering what university is really like? Want to know what students honestly think? Take a look at studentstories.co.uk - Here you can listen to loads of students from different universities talking about the highs and lows of higher education. There are also articles and blogs as well as links to other useful websites and resources.

Work while you study

Reading is a growing town with plenty of job opportunities. While we can't promise you'll find the job of your dreams, you are likely to find something, and remember that from a career point of view, some work experience is better than none.

Our online Job Shop lists all and any part time vacancies we have available, while careers advisers are happy to help with your CV during our quick query sessions.