Preparing you
for employment:
placements, careers
and employability, and
start-up support
If you are considering
postgraduate study,
you probably already
have a clear view of
how you’d like your
current career to
progress or are
exploring ways of
changing career.
Whatever your
intention, we offer the
support you need to
develop your career.
Our professionally relevant courses aim
to enhance the everyday lives of
individuals. By choosing to study at
QMU, you are preparing yourself for a
career that provides job satisfaction and
contributes to the wellbeing of society.
With the job market becoming
increasingly competitive, we want to
ensure that our graduates are fully
equipped with the knowledge and skills
required to progress in their chosen field.
Your career options
Many of our postgraduate courses are
aimed at those already working in a
specific field, enhancing their ability to gain
promotion or move into a management
position. As our pre-registration courses
allow people to move into a brand new
field, graduates from these should expect
to start in a junior position, although
career progression can often be
accelerated.
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Careers and Student Employment
Service
You may have clear ideas about your
chosen career. On the other hand, you
may be uncertain which direction to take
or even what your options are.
Our Careers and Employability service
supports all students regardless of degree
discipline, level of study, or stage in career
planning. Our team of professionally
qualified advisers work closely with each
subject area to ensure that support is
tailored to your needs.
The Employability Centre provides a
comfortable space to conduct your career
research and to chat with members of the
careers team on a ‘drop-in’ basis. You
can attend seminars and workshops on
topics such as CV writing and preparing
for interviews and our annual recruitment
fair puts you directly in touch with
employers. You will also be able to access
the University’s learning intranet platform,
and QMU’s Careers and Employability
Facebook and Twitter accounts. In
addition, our QMU online vacancy service
provides you with access to part-time
jobs, seasonal work, voluntary work,
internships and graduate opportunities.