Top Tips sessions

Top Tips sessions are designed to give you the confidence and tools to make your way successfully through the application and selection process.

Careers Network run workshops on the following topics:

  • CVs
  • Covering letters
  • Online applications
  • LinkedIn
  • Interviews

Latest Top Tips events

  • Spotlight on Health & Medicine
    Come along to our dedicated drop ins to find out more about possible career paths in our listed sectors. We will share lots of useful resources, tips for finding opportunities, and the latest vacancies in the region and beyond.
    12:00 Thu 18 Jun 2026
    Main Library, Wolfson Room
  • Top Tips for CVs, Cover Letters and Applications
    Our innovative ‘Top Tips’ sessions are designed to give you the confidence and tools to make your way successfully through the application and selection process.
    17:00 Thu 18 Jun 2026
    Online
  • Top Tips for using LinkedIn
    Find out how to create your profile and learn top tips to get you ahead when using this social media tool in your job search.
    11:00 Mon 22 Jun 2026
    Online
  • Spotlight on Business & Finance
    Come along to our dedicated drop ins to find out more about possible career paths in our listed sectors. We will share lots of useful resources, tips for finding opportunities, and the latest vacancies in the region and beyond.
    13:00 Mon 22 Jun 2026
    Main Library, Wolfson Room
  • Top Tips for CVs, Cover Letters and Applications
    Our innovative ‘Top Tips’ sessions are designed to give you the confidence and tools to make your way successfully through the application and selection process.
    17:00 Tue 23 Jun 2026
    Online
  • Video Content Creation Workshop - Build Your Brand Through Video
    Want to share your idea or business but not sure how to show it on camera? This practical workshop will help you turn your ideas, skills or business into confident, professional video content using just your phone.
    09:15 Wed 24 Jun 2026
    Careers Network, Training Room, G30 Aston Webb
  • Top Tips for Interview and Assessment Centre Success
    Our innovative ‘Top Tips’ sessions are designed to give you the confidence and tools to make your way successfully through the application and selection process.
    14:00 Fri 26 Jun 2026
    Online
  • Get application ready – Learn how to perfect your CV with UBS
    2026 Get recruitment ready: Skills session series (virtual) - Join our interactive workshop series, designed to help you get recruitment ready. You can attend one, a few or all of our events in the series, it's up to you!
    12:00 Tue 04 Aug 2026
    Online - see URL listed in event description,Online - see URL listed in event description
  • Get assessment ready – Dive into online assessments and video interviews with UBS
    2026 Get recruitment ready: Skills session series (virtual) - Join our interactive workshop series, designed to help you get recruitment ready. You can attend one, a few or all of our events in the series, it's up to you!
    12:00 Wed 05 Aug 2026
    Online - see URL listed in event description,Online - see URL listed in event description
  • Get career ready – Build skills that'll help transition from campus to corporate
    2026 Get recruitment ready: Skills session series (virtual) - Join our interactive workshop series, designed to help you get recruitment ready. You can attend one, a few or all of our events in the series, it's up to you!
    12:00 Tue 11 Aug 2026
    Online - see URL listed in event description,Online - see URL listed in event description

'How to' Sessions

‘How to’ sessions are designed to equip you with the knowledge and confidence to secure a range of different types of work experience opportunities, and provide the space for you to reflect on how these can benefit your career journey.

The Work Experience & Student Opportunities team run workshops and events on the following topics:

  • Getting started with work experience
  • Finding work experience opportunities such as internships and placements
  • Creating alternative work experience routes
  • Funding low paid and unpaid work experience
  • Real voices of students, alumni and employers on work experience topics

Further CV, application and interview support

For CV, application and interview support, Careers Network has a range of guides, workshops, drop-ins and online tools including CV checking and practice interview software.

You can also ask one of our Careers Advisers to review your CV, cover letter or application by emailing Careers Network. 

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