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Understand Time to reflect on who you are, what you want and the options you have

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What matters to you? Spend a bit of time thinking carefully about what is important to you

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Navigating your career Find out how our career development cycle works and how we can support you wherever you are

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What does success mean to you? It's time to rethink and redefine success

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Take time to explore what your strengths are Understanding what you’re naturally good at will help underpin good career decisions

Career planning by year

Career planning by year Find some suggestions on different things you can do each year of your studies

Skills
We recommend that you start maintaining a record of your skills – it's an important step in thinking about the kind of job you will be able to do and the skills you'll need to do the job you want to do

Part-time work, shadowing and micro internships
Any kind of work experience that starts to build your broad understanding of the workplace can be very useful

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Get inspired Discover where graduates from your course have gone on to work

Employment sectors

Learn more about different sectors Our sector information is great place to start when thinking about different industries and careers

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Find out more about our career development cycle Watch our videos on the four stages

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Use a career matching tool These tools take you through a set of questions and offer suggestions on jobs

Take a look at our upcoming events Sign up for a couple that you think look interesting

Department sessions Explore events organised with your department

Book an appointment Chat with a careers consultant about your options

Hear from employers Through presentations and panels

Develop your skills From networking to presenting