How are your summer plans?
Summer vacation is a great time to earn some extra cash and boost your employability skills - often without even thinking about it!
We have a host of events and projects to help you find some great jobs and opportunities over the summer, and help you make the most of your break.
Start The Portsmouth Award
The Portsmouth Award has been designed with employers in mind to help you demonstrate your skills and experience in applications and interviews. It recognises your extracurricular achievements and shows recruiters your commitment to going above and beyond your degree.
Summer is a great time to get started or work on the award. In your spare time, you can reflect on the progress you have made this year and consider how you plan to adapt for the coming year.
The Portsmouth Award is completed online through Moodle. You can work through the programme at your own pace and seek further support from the Careers and Employability service at any point.
Placement Preparation Sessions
Our Placement Preparation Programme consists of 4 sessions and is designed exclusively for first-year undergraduate students with an optional placement year. We'll give you the essential information you need to successfully find and apply for placements at the start of your second year - when most vacancies open. Topics include:
- Placement information session
- Searching for placements
- Applying for placements
- Getting ahead this summer
Online Summer Events
You can still boost your employability skills while you're on summer break! Take a look at our online events:
- Marketing yourself as an International Student: 14 July, 1.00pm-2.00pm
- Interview Ready: Succeeding at Job Interviews: 16 July, 12.00pm-1.00pm and 24 July, 11.00am-12.00pm
- LinkedIn Essentials: 30 July, 11.00am-12.00pm and 2 September, 12.00pm-1.00pm
- Acing Applications: 6 August, 12.00pm-1.00pm
- International students - finishing your course? Get ahead with your job hunt: 18 August, 3.00pm-4.00pm
- Translating your experiences positively in your CV: 21 August, 12.00pm-1.00pm
Take a look at all upcoming careers events through MyCareer.
We're here all summer
We're still available for one-on-one appointments, both in-person and online, throughout the summer months. So if you have applications or interviews, come and get some support.
Add your summer experience to your CVs and applications
CVs and cover letters
Find out how to increase your chances of getting an interview by writing a strong CV and completing a successful application.
Applications
Follow our guide to completing application forms and sending speculative applications in order to stand out to employers.
Interviews, assessment centres and tests
Find out more about preparing for different types of interviews, assessment centres, presentations and psychometric tests.
