Information for Staff
The University of Glasgow Careers Service exists to provide students and graduates with top quality careers education, information, advice and guidance.
Our central services include:
- One to one guidance appointments
- CV and application checking
- Online vacancies listings
- The Club 21 placement scheme
- Mock interviews
- Recruitment fairs and other events
- Job seeking skills workshops (e.g. writing a CV, interview technique)
- Information seminars
- Website resources
We also work directly with course leaders and other academics to embed careers education within programmes and courses. You can learn more about how we can help you on the next page.
If you would like to request copies of our general information literature to distribute to your students, please contact careers@glasgow.ac.uk.
We're here to help with all of your careers education-related needs. You can learn more about the typical ways we can contribute to employability within your programmes and courses below.
Anything and everything can be customised - to discuss your particular requirements, please contact us.
Destination data requests
The employment value of a degree has never been more important to students. We can provide you with the alumni statistics and information you need to demonstrate that your degree programmes enhance students' employability.
Data is provided from the national statutory Destination of Leavers of Higher Education (DLHE) survey.
Please note that the turnaround time for a data request is extremely dependent on the specifics requested and it is advisable to submit requests well in advance of any absolute deadlines.
Please contact the Survey Project Officer to submit a data request.
Input into induction talks
Approximately 15 minutes
We are delighted to provide input to induction talks and lecture series with a short introductory presentation on the ways we can help your students - quick info about our guidance appointments, recruitment fairs, skills workshops, online vacancies listings, general information resources and more.
We always stress the importance of engaging early and often with the Careers Service to students - in doing so, we encourage them to start thinking about the value of their degree to their future career prospects, enhancing engagement with their studies.
Career options presentation
Approximately 60 minutes
Students are more aware than ever of the need to investigate their career options. We can create tailor-made presentations on the career paths open to your students and back this up with examples drawn from alumni destination data and case studies.
Please contact your College Adviser to arrange for a career options talk.
Identifying and articulating skills (talks and workshops)
30 – 90 minutes
A degree alone isn't enough. Students need to demonstrate to employers that they're aware of the skills they've developed through their degrees - their ability to think critically, work independently and communicate effectively.
We can help to raise your students' awareness of their developing graduate attributes through targeted talks and workshops. Through these interventions, they'll explore how the learning, teaching and assessment methods employed within your course are building their employability skills and preparing them to enter the graduate workforce.
Please contact your College Adviser to discuss your talk/workshop requirements.
Job seeking skills (talks and workshops)
30 – 90 minutes
The competition for graduate employment is tougher than ever before. To succeed, students need to understand how to target their job search and articulate their skills, knowledge and experience clearly and effectively.
We can deliver talks and workshops that take your students through the basics of effective job seeking skills - aspects of job hunting such as the purpose and format of CVs, covering letters, application forms and interviews, and how these different elements interrelate.
Please contact your College Adviser to discuss your talk/workshop requirements.
Employability bid support
Employability is a long-standing strategic funding priority within the University and across the sector. We have extensive experience in supporting employability-related bids and can provide input to ensure such your projects are informed by best practice, viable, sustainable, and linked into wider strategic developments.
Please contact your College Adviser to discuss your bid proposals.
Embedded approaches to graduate attributes and employability
Glasgow's graduate attributes matrix describes the academic abilities, personal qualities and transferable skills that all of our students should develop during the course of their studies.
The University has made the embedding of graduate attributes within programmes and courses a strategic priority. Embedded delivery can encompass a broad spectrum of interventions, including but not limited to:
- Raising students' awareness of their graduate attributes
- Aligning learning and assessment practices to develop particular attributes
- Signposting opportunities for skills development
- Incorporating Work-related learning
- Introducing reflection opportunities and personal development planning
The Careers Service offers dedicated support to assist staff in engaging with graduate attributes related curriculum development. Please contact the Graduate Attributes Development Adviser.
We believe in working together. Whether you are a lecturer, tutor or adviser, you will play a key role in influencing your students' views on the importance of their developing employability.
You can help us by:
- Reminding students of the services we provide and our website - www.glasgow.ac.uk/careers
- Encouraging students to visit us early in their degree
- Referring students to us as required
- Giving as much notice as possible of any input you require from us
As part of your School you can help us by:
- Distributing our guides and leaflets in your School's communal areas
- Helping to locally promote our upcoming events, workshops and placement opportunities
- Advising us of the best avenues to engage your students
- Keeping your College Adviser informed of any relevant developments in your subject area
On a College level, you can also help us by:
- Inviting your College Adviser to College committee meetings for relevant agenda items
- Providing a list of Careers contacts for the College and its Schools and subject areas
More generally, we always welcome your feedback and suggestions for how we might improve the services we offer. Please contact your College Adviser directly.
We offer a range of specialist services and support. To ensure your enquiry is dealt with as effectively as possible, please see below for the appropriate contact.
Careers advisers by College
| College | Area | Adviser |
|---|---|---|
| Arts | Ann Duff | |
| MVLS | Medicine and Nursing | Stephen Shilton |
| Veterinary Science | Katrina Gardner | |
| Life Sciences | Archie Roy | |
| Science & Engineering | Physical Sciences | Stephen Shilton |
| Engineering | Linda Murdoch | |
| Psychology | Archie Roy | |
| Social Sciences | Business School | Jim Campbell |
| Law | Shirley Sayer | |
| Education | Archie Roy |
Specialist support
- Alumni engagement: Sarah Armour
- Club 21 placements: Sheena McBeth
- Destinations data requests: Vanessa Fernandes
- Finance and administration: Alison Lovatt
- Graduate attributes, PDP and employability: Jamie Wightwick
- Employer engagement: Lesley McKay
- Events: Jo MacDonald
General enquiries
If you are unsure who to speak to, please contact careers@glasgow.ac.uk.