Careers & employability support for international students
As an international student, you may be considering working in the UK, during or after your studies, returning to your home country or going elsewhere.
You’re not alone in your career journey.
Here you'll find information and resources to help you navigate some of the unique challenges faced by international students and making the most of opportunities to build your experience and enhance your employability.
Getting Started
As an international student, we've compiled a quick list of steps you can take to kick-start your career journey:
- Access Glasgow Careers (once fully registered as a UofG student) to find career masterclasses, events, part-time jobs, internships and more. Note that for international students being fully registered requires completion of all steps listed here, including visa registration.
- Create a profile with Student Circus to find UK and international internships and jobs
- Ask the Peer Career Team your career queries, including CV and application advice
- Follow Careers, Employability and Opportunity on LinkedIn
- Familiarise yourself with our Glossary of UK Careers and Employability Terms
Finding graduate jobs in the UK
Discover careers and employability support that can help you find graduate work in the UK
Finding international graduate jobs
Discover careers and employability support that can help you find graduate work internationally
Getting experience during your studies
Find part-time work, internships and build experience during your studies
International student Q&A
Explore commonly asked questions in the international student Q&A