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Careers and Enterprise

We're here for you from start to finish and beyond! Our team is passionate about helping University students explore career options, develop essential employability skills, start up their businesses and showcase their strengths to employers in the UK and abroad.

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Phone: +44 (0)161 295 0023 (option 5, then option 3) Email: careers&enterprise@salford.ac.uk

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Careers Hub opening times:

Trimester 1 & 2:  Monday to Friday 10:00-17:00

Trimester 3 & vacation periods: Monday to Friday 11:00-16:30 

The best place to get Careers and Enterprise advice is at the Careers Hub. Just walk in and one of our Skills Ambassadors will be happy to talk to you. Our Ambassadors can recommend the most appropriate resources, workshops or appointment to meet your needs. You can also ask about our Library support and how to get help with research, writing academically, referencing, maths, numeracy and LinkedIn Learning.  We also travel around the University, meeting you where you are. 

The Careers Hub, in addition, hosts experts from other University areas throughout the week. 

The table below shows locations of our Quick Query Sessions, these are scheduled daily, check Drop In Quick Query Sessions for the latest up-to-date information and times.  Other services that provide weekly drop ins at the Careers Hub are also detailed below.

Located on The Broadwalk, within the Lady Hale Building (Campus Map), our Careers Hub is fully accessible to students. DisabledGo provides full details of our facilities.

Monday
13:00-15:00 – Quick Query Session, Allerton (First Floor Concourse) Check latest updates
Tuesday
13:00-14:00 – International Opportunities, Careers Hub (recommencing 21 January 2025)
13:00-15:00 – Quick Query Online Bookable Appointments, Media City UK 
Wednesday
13:00-15:00 – Quick Query Session, Maxwell Building (6th Floor) - Check Latest Updates
13:00-15:00 – Degree Apprenticeships, Careers Hub (Once a month)
Thursday
13:00-15:00 – Quick Query Session, SEE Building (Ground Floor) - Check Latest Updates
13:00-15:00 – Unitemps, Careers Hub (recommencing 9 January 2025)
Friday
12:00-13:00 - LEAP, Careers Hub (Lady Hale Building) 
13:00-15:00 – Quick Query Session, Careers Hub (Lady Hale Building) - Check Latest Updates

Careers events - What's on

  • Careers events - What's on

    • International Opportunities Drop-In

      Starts: 17 Dec 2024, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 17 Dec 2024, 2:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Lady Hale, Careers Hub (Ground Floor)
      Pop in to the Careers Hub (Lady Hale Building) to talk with a member of the International Opportunities team and learn how their jobs in other countries could benefit you!

    • CV Review Clinic

      Starts: 17 Dec 2024, 2:00 pm
      Finishes: 17 Dec 2024, 3:30 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Lady Hale, Room 100
      Remaining places: 12
      A well-presented CV is essential when applying for work experience, placements or graduate roles. Join our clinic to review your CV independently and receive CV feedback from Careers and Enterprise Advisors.

    • Degree Apprenticeships Drop-In

      Starts: 18 Dec 2024, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 18 Dec 2024, 3:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Lady Hale, Careers Hub (Ground Floor)
      Interested in exploring apprenticeships as an option? You may be interested in a career change, hearing more about how they work or thinking about postgraduate study options. Book an appointment or drop in to speak to our Recruitment Officer and get the answers you need!

    • Unitemps Drop-In

      Starts: 19 Dec 2024, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 19 Dec 2024, 3:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Lady Hale, Careers Hub (Ground Floor)
      Pop in to the Careers Hub (Lady Hale Building) to talk with a member of the Unitemps team and learn how their temporary jobs can benefit you!

    • CV Review Clinic

      Starts: 19 Dec 2024, 2:00 pm
      Finishes: 19 Dec 2024, 3:30 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Lady Hale, Room 100
      Remaining places: 15
      A well-presented CV is essential when applying for work experience, placements or graduate roles. Join our clinic to review your CV independently and receive CV feedback from Careers and Enterprise Advisors.

    • How the Careers and Enterprise service can support you

      Starts: 6 Jan 2025, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 6 Jan 2025, 12:50 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, Exhibition space
      This workshop will introduce you to the Careers and Enterprise team and provide an understanding of the services available to students and graduates. You can find out more about the Careers and Enterprise appointments, events and resources aimed at developing students and graduates career planning skills, entrepreneurial ideas and job seeking ability.

    • Be CV Confident

      Starts: 8 Jan 2025, 2:00 pm
      Finishes: 8 Jan 2025, 2:50 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, Exhibition space
      A well-presented CV is essential when applying for work experience, placements or graduate roles. Join our workshop to understand how to get started with effectively structuring and writing a CV for the UK employment market.

    • Unitemps Drop-In

      Starts: 9 Jan 2025, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 9 Jan 2025, 3:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Lady Hale, Careers Hub (Ground Floor)
      Pop in to the Careers Hub (Lady Hale Building) to talk with a member of the Unitemps team and learn how their temporary jobs can benefit you!

    • Finding a Job in the UK

      Starts: 10 Jan 2025, 11:00 am
      Finishes: 10 Jan 2025, 11:50 am
      Finding a job is challenging, trying to find one in a new country can be even harder! In this session aimed at International Students, we will look at how you can start to build that all-important “UK experience” that employers value through volunteering, extra-curricular activities and work experience. Join the workshop on the day here: bit.ly/3DcXJ0L

    • What does it take to become an Entrepreneur?

      Starts: 10 Jan 2025, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 10 Jan 2025, 1:50 pm
      This workshop will outline key personality traits and provide a chance for self-reflection, enabling them to identify areas to develop to run a business.

    • How the Careers and Enterprise service can support you

      Starts: 13 Jan 2025, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 13 Jan 2025, 1:50 pm
      This workshop will introduce you to the Careers and Enterprise team and provide an understanding of the services available to students and graduates. You can find out more about the Careers and Enterprise appointments, events and resources aimed at developing students and graduates career planning skills, entrepreneurial ideas and job seeking ability. Join the workshop on the day here: bit.ly/49vqstQ

    • Get into Teaching Physics

      Starts: 13 Jan 2025, 1:30 pm
      Finishes: 13 Jan 2025, 2:30 pm
      Venue: Online, Link to follow
      Join the Institute of Physics online to discover how you can use your passion to get into teaching physics.

    • Business Basics

      Starts: 14 Jan 2025, 2:00 pm
      Finishes: 14 Jan 2025, 2:50 pm
      This session will introduce students to business basics and look at the fundamentals of setting up and running a business. Join the workshop on the day here: bit.ly/3VzCKvs

    • Become Incredible at Interviews

      Starts: 15 Jan 2025, 2:00 pm
      Finishes: 15 Jan 2025, 2:50 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, Exhibition space
      Come along to this session to build your confidence around interviews and be empowered about how to come across as well informed and as professional as possible.

    • Unitemps Drop-In

      Starts: 16 Jan 2025, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 16 Jan 2025, 3:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Lady Hale, Careers Hub (Ground Floor)
      Pop in to the Careers Hub (Lady Hale Building) to talk with a member of the Unitemps team and learn how their temporary jobs can benefit you!

    • Making the Most of LinkedIn

      Starts: 20 Jan 2025, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 20 Jan 2025, 1:45 pm
      This workshop will summarise what makes an effective LinkedIn profile and how to make use of the various functions within LinkedIn to increase job search success.

    • International Opportunities Drop-In

      Starts: 21 Jan 2025, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 21 Jan 2025, 2:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Lady Hale, Careers Hub (Ground Floor)
      Pop in to the Careers Hub (Lady Hale Building) to talk with a member of the International Opportunities team and learn how their jobs in other countries could benefit you!

    • Unitemps Drop-In

      Starts: 23 Jan 2025, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 23 Jan 2025, 3:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Lady Hale, Careers Hub (Ground Floor)
      Pop in to the Careers Hub (Lady Hale Building) to talk with a member of the Unitemps team and learn how their temporary jobs can benefit you!
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