Starts 6 June 2022 – Register your interest here.
Career Smart is our online course that has been designed to support students graduating in 2023. You’ll learn more about the graduate recruitment process, how to get started and what actions you’ll need to take in order to secure a great graduate role.
Hosted on the FutureLearn platform, this course is exclusively available to University of Reading students graduating in 2023. Career Smart will go live in the week commencing Monday 06 June and will be facilitated by the course educators until the end of August.
There are four parts to the course, with each section taking approximately 2-3 hours to complete – this is something that you can work through at your own pace and in your own time. This is the third year that the course will run and it has received excellent feedback from those students who completed the course previously:
“Career Smart is a great course - everyone who led it was very engaging and enthusiastic and this was reassuring! I feel less scared about my future now and now I am just excited!” - Final year, Psychology student
“I found the course very enjoyable and extremely useful! I was not sure what my next steps were going to be after graduating this year but thanks to Career Smart, this is not the case anymore!” - Final year, English student
“Try not to let the prospect of life after university panic you – this course is designed to help you and put you at ease to make you feel in control of the process.” - Final year, Geography student
“I would definitely recommend this course – it has really helped me to understand what is required and relieved a lot of nerves and anxieties that I had about this before.” - Postgraduate, Real Estate student
"I thoroughly enjoyed the Career Smart course and am so grateful for it to be offered to me in this exact time of need. It taught me valuable skills that I can use to further my career and develop transferable skills." - UoR Student
"I enjoyed my career smart sessions as they were invaluable due to being a final year student interested in graduate schemes." - UoR Student
During this course, you will:
- Understand how the recruitment cycle works for graduates
- Hear about the differences between graduate schemes and direct-entry roles
- Receive top tips from recruiters about what they are looking for
- Discover the best way to find graduate jobs and how to research companies and industries
- Find out how to demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience for applications
- Learn the foundations of writing a good CV, cover letter and how to prepare for interview
- Get feedback from our Careers Consultants who respond to comments and questions daily
- As well as interacting with other students who are in their final year on the course, you will hear from experts in the careers service, recent alumni and a wide range of graduate employers.
We appreciate that your final year is likely to be busy, so this course will offer you a great opportunity to get ahead during the summer.
Places are limited, so use the link below to register your interest and secure a place today.
Questions about Career Smart?
Who can take part in Career Smart?
Who's the course for?
I'm only graduating in summer 2023, why do I need to do this so early?
When does the course run?
I'm not going to be in Reading, does this matter?
Do I need to be available at a specific time each week?
How do I sign up?
Is sign-up limited?
I've already attended a number of Careers workshops - is this going to be useful?
I'm not planning to take part in the autumn graduate recruitment process, is this still relevant?
I'm doing an internship/ part-time job/ going on holiday this summer - can I still take part?