Student Futures

Whether you have no idea what you want to do yet or know where your future lies, Student Futures can help you throughout your career journey with our free, personalised careers support.

Get careers advice

Meet with your School specific Careers Adviser, learn how to write CVs and cover letters, and build your understanding of how to strengthen and articulate key employability skills and book a mock interview.

Careers advice

Attend Careers fairs and events

Meet employers, find information about graduate jobs, internship and placement opportunities, and help discover your future career with skills sessions, talks, and workshops.

University fairs and events

Find jobs and work experience

Apply for internships, insights or volunteering opportunities, search for jobs, prepare for interviews and other recruitment processes and find out about equality and diversity in the workplace.

Jobs and work experience

Spend time abroad

Immerse yourself in a new culture and experience living in a different country as you undertake a study, work or volunteering opportunity with our partners around the world.

Opportunities abroad

The Cardiff Award

A structured employability programme that builds your confidence through growing your self-awareness, developing your employability skills, building your knowledge in graduate recruitment, and supporting you to compete in the graduate job market.

Cardiff Award

Start a business

Support is available to help you start something new. If it’s a start-up business, freelance career, or community project, we can help with mentoring, start-up funds and office space opportunities.

Start a business

International student employability support

Tailored support for international students on part-time jobs, securing placement or graduate roles, finding employers that sponsor or visa advice relating to your job search.

Get support