Top 5 tips to secure a placement
- Seek support from your Placement Advisers: we can offer appointment to help with finding placements; review your CV; conduct mock interviews and offer employability advice.
- Attend our workshops. The Careers and Employability team put on regularly workshops, online and F2F, which cover a range of support for employability skills. (CV help, Interview advice, LinkedIn support) These can be found on our event calendar.
- Check various job boards regularly! New roles are posted weekly and on different sites. Make sure you often check sites such as CareerLinc, Prospect and HigherIn.
- Speculatively approach employers. Delve into the hidden job market and approach employers yourself; they may not have a placement advertised but would be willing to offer one to the right person. If you want support on speculative approaches, book an appointment with us.
- Complete the Lincoln Award! This will give you lots of experience and skills to enhance your employability and help you stand out over other candidates. If you are interested in completing the Lincoln Award, visit our dedicated page: https://uolcareers.co.uk/students-graduates/lincoln-award/