UCL Careers support for postgraduate students

If you are a current UCL student or a researcher (staff and students), UCL Careers can help you to find the right path to ensure success in your future career.  

The team share some top tips to get you started.  

Getting started with your job search  

• Get one-to-one advice from a careers professional on your applications and interview technique on myUCLCareers  
• Search for your next job on CareersTagged and select your sector of interest 
• Access our online careers library to find valuable resources on:  
  • job sectors 
  • labour market information 
  • directories 
  • help sheets  

Application and Interview preparation 

• Complete the Effective Applications and Interview Success Moodle courses (or otherwise attend the talks or watch the recordings) to increase your chances of success 
• Complete the ‘Career Essentials online’ e-Learning course for information and resources to help you take ownership of your future. 
• Practice by taking online psychometric tests similar to those that are often used in the application process 

Networking 

• Attend sector specific events to network with professionals, where you'll be able to find out more about graduate roles and also various routes into sectors (see Themed Weeks, Fairs, and Employer Presentations).
• Attend employer-led skills sessions to increase your transferable skills and assessment centre experience 
• Use your network (family, peers, staff, your UCL alumni community and LinkedIn contacts) to find or create opportunities, and send speculative applications 

Have your voice heard  

Complete the Careers Questionnaire and you could win one of five £100 Amazon vouchers! 

At UCL Careers, we want to tailor support to your individual needs. By completing the Careers Questionnaire and telling us about your work or study circumstances, aspirations and work experience, you have the chance to have your voice heard. This will help us to support you, whether you are about to start a new career, or are yet to make that first step. 

It only takes five minutes to complete, and five randomly-picked respondents will win a £100 Amazon voucher. Help us support you to find your future! 

Complete the survey today!

Make sure your details are up to date! 

The Graduate Outcomes Survey is the biggest UK annual social survey, and your collective graduate voice is powerful: it will directly impact the future of education for prospective students.   

All students across the UK are surveyed 15 months after completing their course in the Graduate Outcomes Survey, run by the UK government. 

Make sure that UCL has your up-to-date contact details so that you can be contacted to take part. To update your contact details, login to Portico. 

Join the Alumni Community 

Once you have completed your studies, you will belong to a global alumni community of extraordinary UCL graduates whose bold, brilliant and inquisitive minds go on to discover and achieve remarkable things across the globe. 

The future is yours and we couldn’t be any prouder. 

Keep in touch  

This isn’t the end of your journey with us. Register for our Alumni Online Community (AOC) and stay connected to UCL, London and one other, whatever your path. 

Register today!