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Employability and Careers - published for 2023-24
16.1 Opportunities available, where and how to get advice, career planning tips
Within the IoA, Charlotte Frearson is the Careers Tutor. She circulates information about career options regularly, and is available for consultation by all IoA students. Masters degree students may also wish to consult their Degree Coordinators for advice.
16.2 Information on UCL Careers
UCL Careers
UCL Careers provides a wide variety of careers information, one-to-one guidance and events for UCL students and recent graduates. UCL Careers assists them through the entire job hunting process, including exploring options, searching for vacancies, preparing CVs and applications, practicing for interviews, aptitude tests or assessment centres, and providing access to recruitment fairs and other employment-related events. They can also advise on exploring options for further study and funding. Services and events are available to all taught students, researchers (PhD students and postdocs) and graduates (for up to three years after course completion).
UCL Careers also supports employability activities within departments such as work-related learning and internships.
UCL students are helped with applications and sourcing opportunities with web resources and advice. They can book appointments and search for internship and graduate job vacancies via myUCLCareers.
Please note that information on UCL Careers may be subject to change due to Covid-related regulations – please check the Careers website below for current information
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16.3 Entrepreneurship at UCL
UCL has a long and successful track record of supporting spin-outs and start-ups developed by its academic and student communities. Many of the student and staff entrepreneurs have won external awards and achieved substantial investment allowing their enterprises to grow and reach their full potential. UCL offers a wide range of support to students ranging from training programmes, advice on whether an idea has commercial potential, one-to-one sessions with business advisers, funding, competitions and incubator space to help them start or grow their business.
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