The Careers and Employability team empowers UAL students and graduates to make a living doing what they love.
As a UAL graduate you can get tailored help with:
- writing and improving your CV
- identifying a career path
- preparing for interviews.
Contact us
Email us with your questions gradsupport@arts.ac.uk
One-to-one careers support
Undecided about your future career path? Need help to secure the right role? You can access tailored one-to-one careers support for up to 2 years after you graduate.
Our online advisors will support you by discussing your career ideas and options, and providing advice on applications and interviews. This confidential and impartial service will help you to identify a career path and understand the steps you need to take to get there, so you can tackle your job search with confidence. .
Email gradsupport@arts.ac.uk or book a one-to-one appointment to get started.
Resources
Whether you’re looking for work or planning to freelance or start your own business, our range of online resources can help:
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Find a job
Search Creative Opportunities and ArtsTemps for current jobs and opportunities. Read resources to help with job hunting and applications.
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Careers support for graduates
2021 graduate? Find out about the specialist careers support available to you this year.
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Careers
A range of online tools, learning guides and advice to help you with your portfolio, interview skills and more.
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Events and workshops
Attend free events and training sessions, including one-to-ones, to help learn practical skills, gain advice and meet creative professionals.
Freelance and business resources
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Support to freelance or start a business
Find useful advice and guidance on how to grow your freelance practice or business.
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Exhibit and sell your work
Take part in exhibitions, trade shows and other events to promote your business. Find out how to sell you work.
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Manage your Intellectual Property
Read our advice on how best to manage and benefit from the value of your intellectual property (IP).
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Awards, funding and mentoring
We offer a range of funding, mentoring and advice that could help you get your business off the ground.
What’s new?
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Online interview simulator
This tool provides advice, information, sample questions and a mock interview tool to help you prepare for face to face, telephone or video interviews.
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Learning Guides
Check out our refreshed career learning guides – read information on portfolios, understanding your skills and application writing, and many more!
Graduate Outcomes survey
Your future helps shape our future.
Careers and Employability are committed to helping you to make a living doing what you love. It's really important to us to find out how you are getting on, so we will be getting back in touch about 15 months after you have graduated to conduct a survey. Find out more about the Graduate Outcomes Survey.
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Gradual podcasts
A podcast series exploring the big questions and challenges faced by many new graduates. Unfiltered stories from creative professionals.
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Alumni and friends
If you are unsure about your career options, get inspired by reading stories from UAL graduates.
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Partner with us
Read about the different ways your company can partner with us and work with students and graduates from all 6 UAL Colleges.