Careers support

Supporting your success

As a university, we care about your studies and your future, which means that we do all we can to support you in getting the career you want. Throughout your course we can provide essential academic support, useful careers guidance and jobs advice when you feel that you need it.

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Help with your studies

As well as offering academic drop-ins which give you the opportunity to speak to someone about your work on a one-to-one basis, we also run skills workshops to help with your essay planning and to improve your note-taking. There is also a Peer Mentoring Scheme which allows you to team up with a student who has already done a year of study on a similar course.

Learn more about how we support you academically

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I think it’s so good that we are pushed into getting experience in our second year of the course, because it makes you focus on an actual future career and not only just on finishing the course, also it helps you gain important contacts for after university.

Micah Barnes, BA (Hons) Broadcast Journalism

Careers advice just for you

Having a clear career plan is an essential part of getting the job you want and our dedicated team of careers consultants are here to help. They are available to discuss how to make a career plan, explain the job application process and give you expert careers advice.

Find out how our careers consultants can help you

Work placements

Some of our courses come with in-built placements, internships and designated officers to help you. These options turn three-year long degrees into four but that will give you the advantage of gaining experience in a working environment. Our West London location also means that we have many businesses on our doorstep, so we can secure placements in a wide number of industries.

Search our courses to find out about work placements

Meet the employers

Our on-campus careers and employability fairs are run throughout the year and are designed to help you network with potential employers, all in one place. So far, these have included companies such as Sky UK, NHS, BAE Systems and Cancer Research UK who have all attended in search of the brightest, new talent.

Find out more about our careers fairs

Boosting entrepreneurship

If you already have a plan and want to start your own business, our Westmont Enterprise Hub can help. Westmont Enterprise Hub offers budding entrepreneurs the space on campus to work on their ideas and help with investment, structure and support to make your idea real.

How Westmont Hub helps start-ups

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Part-time work and volunteering

Earning while learning and volunteering are good ways to fund your studies and boost your work experience. Part-time and volunteer jobs are advertised on our jobs board, at jobs fairs on campus and our Talent Bank, to let you know about all the full and part-time jobs available both inside and outside of the university.