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Career planning timetable for final-year and postgraduate students

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• Familiarise yourself with the services offered by your careers service.
• Look at computer guidance software, such as Prospects Planner, in your careers service.
• Browse the first destination returns (FDRs) available from your careers service, and speak to alumni to get information about what graduates from your course went on to do.
• Attend relevant careers workshops, such as career planning, CVs, interviews and job hunting.

• If you're a certificate/diploma/ordinary degree student and are considering progression on to an honors degree, investigate advanced entry procedures and deadlines for each college.
• Research postgraduate opportunities and funding, and talk to course co-ordinators of study programmes that interest you.
• Contact your postgraduate studies office regarding further study options and funding.

• Attend employer presentations.
• Check milk round vacancies advertised to final-year students by your careers service.
• Update your CV!
• Arrange to see a careers adviser to review your CV, undertake some interview skills coaching and brush up your presentation skills.
• Attend your own institutiona's careers fair

• Attend any final employer presentations and careers fairs.
• Keep an eye on local and national newspapers.
• Contact professional bodies.
• Develop a hit-list and job search plan for making speculative applications to companies.
• Apply for jobs using this website and your own careers service.