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Finalists

Guide to career planning in your final year.

Final year? Let's sort your career...

These webpages have been designed to act as a guide to career planning in your final year and will support you through every step that you need to take in order to successfully plan for your future.

You may be currently in your final year not knowing what you want to do… and this is absolutely fine! In fact, this is probably one of our most frequently asked questions by students. There are a number of ways that Careers can support you and help you to think about what the first or next step might be.

If you are in the position where you know what you want to do or you have some ideas, then this is great! We can help you to identify exciting opportunities, provide support with any stage of the applications process or think about how you might go about responding to offers.

When thinking about your future career, we would recommend starting early and not waiting until the end of the academic year to start thinking about what you want to do. This will ensure that you keep up with the competition and, with some deadlines being as early as October, will make sure that you do not miss out on any of the options that are available to you.

No matter what stage you are currently at, your Careers team are here to help support you take the next or first step to plan for your career. Use the webpages below to find out more.



Start your search today by using these resources:

  • Prospects
  • Target Jobs
  • Guardian Top 300
  • Times Top 100 Graduate employers
  • Milkround
  • Bright Network
  • EmployAbility
  • Change 100

Our team are available to talk through your careers questions and ideas.  

Find out what to expect from a careers discussion and book today.

Email us at careers@reading.ac.uk

Call us on 0118 378 8359

Career Support

What support is available to me during my final year?

Getting Started

I don't know what I want to do...

Finding Opportunities

I want to explore some ideas...

Making Applications

I need support with the application process...

Responding to Offers

Congratulations! You have received an offer. What next?

Graduation and Beyond

What careers support can I access after graduation?

Career Smart Handbook

Prepare for the world of work with our Career Smart Handbook. This can be used in conjunction with the online course, or alone for planning at your own pace.

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