Meet with a Careers and Employability Adviser to discuss your ambitions, explore your options and create a practical plan for your next steps.

Appointments can cover:

• Career exploration and decision-making
• Career planning and goal setting
• Identifying your strengths and transferable skills
• Exploring opportunities related to your course
• Planning for employment or further study

We can help you present your skills, experience and achievements clearly and professionally to employers.

Support includes:

• CV and cover-letter guidance
• Job and graduate-role searches
• Application-form support
• Personal statements
• Understanding job descriptions and person specifications
• Tailoring applications to particular roles

Build your confidence and improve your interview technique through practical preparation and personalised feedback.

We can support you with:

• Common and competency-based interview questions
• Online and face-to-face interviews
• Preparing strong examples using the STAR method
• Researching employers
• Mock interviews and constructive feedback

Learn how to create a professional digital profile that communicates your skills, experience and career interests.

Our team can help you with:

• Creating or improving your LinkedIn profile
• Writing an effective professional summary
• Building your network
• Connecting with employers and alumni
• Developing a positive professional presence online

Our workshops help you develop the skills employers value and prepare for the transition from university into professional life.

Topics may include:

• CV and application writing
• Interview skills
• Communication and presentation skills
• Networking
• Career planning
• Commercial awareness
• Workplace confidence
• Using LinkedIn effectively

Meet employers, explore different industries and discover career opportunities through:

• Careers and recruitment fairs
• Employer presentations
• Industry panels
• Networking events
• Guest speakers
• Sector-specific activities

Students interested in self-employment or starting a business can receive guidance to develop their ideas and build entrepreneurial confidence.

Support may include:

• Exploring business ideas
• Developing an entrepreneurial mindset
• Understanding self-employment
• Finding useful networks and resources
• Building confidence in presenting an idea

It is never too early to begin thinking about your future. At the beginning of your course, we can help you understand your strengths, explore possible career pathways and start building valuable experience.

You can begin by:

• Exploring careers connected to your subject
• Completing a skills review
• Creating your first CV
• Setting up a LinkedIn profile
• Attending workshops and employer events
• Looking for volunteering or part-time work

As you progress through your course, we can help you strengthen your employability and connect your studies with the workplace.

This may include:

• Reviewing your career goals
• Developing knowledge of different industries
• Building professional networks
• Preparing for placements or internships
• Attending careers fairs
• Practising applications and interviews

During the final stage of your studies, support becomes more focused on your transition into employment, further study or self-employment.

We can help you:

• Search for graduate opportunities
• Prepare targeted applications
• Practise interviews
• Create a clear career action plan
• Connect with employers
• Explore postgraduate study
• Prepare for professional life after university

Graduate outcomes describe what students go on to do after completing their studies. This can include:

• Professional or graduate-level employment
• Further study or professional qualifications
• Self-employment or entrepreneurship
• Internships, placements or portfolio careers
• Career development within an existing workplace

Our aim is not simply to help students find a job. We want every student to develop the confidence, skills, experience and professional connections needed to build a sustainable and rewarding career.

We support students and graduates to:

• Understand the career opportunities available to them
• Recognise and communicate their skills
• Gain relevant experience
• Produce strong applications
• Prepare effectively for recruitment processes
• Build relationships with employers and alumni
• Make informed decisions about employment and further study
• Continue accessing careers support after graduation

As the service develops, this section may also feature approved graduate destination information, success stories and examples of how Fairfield graduates are progressing in employment, further study and entrepreneurship.

Your relationship with Fairfield does not have to end when you graduate.

Graduates can continue to receive support with:

• Career planning
• CVs and applications
• Job searching
• Interview preparation
• LinkedIn profiles
• Career changes
• Further study
• Entrepreneurship

We also encourage alumni to remain part of the Fairfield community by sharing their experiences, attending events, mentoring students and helping us build stronger links with employers and professional networks.

Careers support and appointments: careers@fairfield.ac
Alumni enquiries and engagement: alumni@fairfield.ac

We welcome opportunities to work with organisations that want to connect with Fairfield students and graduates.

Employers can engage with us through:

• Careers fairs
• Vacancy promotion
• Guest talks
• Workshops
• Industry panels
• Networking activities
• Internships and placements
• Graduate recruitment
• Curriculum-related projects

For employer and careers-related enquiries, contact careers@fairfield.ac.

Former students can support the next generation by:

• Sharing their career journey
• Speaking at an event
• Mentoring a student
• Promoting vacancies
• Offering workplace insights
• Connecting Fairfield with employers and professional networks

For alumni opportunities and enquiries, contact alumni@fairfield.ac.