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

  • Top Tips for Interviews and Assessment Centres
    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.
    11:00 Mon 14 Oct 2024
    Online
  • Working in the UK After Your Studies - An Immigration Law Perspective
    UK immigration solicitors, Paragon Law, will discuss the main visa routes available to international students after their studies to work or set up in business.
    12:30 Mon 14 Oct 2024
    Online
  • How I secured my internship – a 4th year’s perspective for 1st and 2nd years
    What is a Spring Week? How can you secure an internship at a leading global firm? This session is a crash course on applying to internships, from a student who has recently secured a post-internship graduate offer from one of the UK’s largest banks.
    11:00 Tue 15 Oct 2024
    Aston Webb (A Block): Dome Lecture Theatre
  • Highways UK
    Highways UK, held on 16-17 Oct at the NEC in Birmingham, is the must attend for the highways and road infrastructure sector in the United Kingdom. It is the place for market knowledge, innovation and new business, for the entire value-chain.
    09:00 Wed 16 Oct 2024
    Off campus
  • 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.
    11:00 Wed 16 Oct 2024
    Careers Network, Employer Training Room, G30 Aston Webb
  • STEM Fair 2024
    Come along to our STEM Fair in the Great Hall for the opportunity to meet a range of graduate recruiters and discover options for your future career.
    11:00 Wed 16 Oct 2024
    The Great Hall, Aston Webb
  • 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.
    12:00 Wed 16 Oct 2024
    Careers Network, Employer Training Room, G30 Aston Webb
  • Drop Ins with Careers Network
    Get help and advice for your applications and career plans.
    13:00 Wed 16 Oct 2024
    Careers Network, Employer Training Room, G30 Aston Webb
  • Meet BCG: Midlands Case Study Workshop & Networking
    Learn more about consulting and BCG in our interactive case study workshop, where you will work alongside BCG consultants to solve a real-life business problem, much like those in our interview process and based on the work we do for our client.
    15:00 Wed 16 Oct 2024
    Online
  • JLR Application Workshop
    Join two members of the JLR team in gaining an insight into the undergraduate & graduate scheme application process, focussing in particular on the virtual assessment centre. This will give an insight into the assessments and how to best prepare.
    13:00 Thu 17 Oct 2024
    Careers Network, Employer Training Room, G30 Aston Webb
  • 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 Fri 18 Oct 2024
    Online
  • Top Tips for Creating a CV
    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.
    11:00 Mon 21 Oct 2024
    Online
  • GE Aerospace Women in STEM Early Careers Virtual Conference
    Come along to our virtual conference where we will be exploring the important roles of Women in STEM here at GE Aerospace.
    13:00 Tue 22 Oct 2024
    Online - link will be sent in confirmation email or prior to the event
  • 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.
    11:00 Wed 23 Oct 2024
    Careers Network, Employer Training Room, G30 Aston Webb
  • Business Fair 2024
    Come along to our Business Fair in the Great Hall for the opportunity to meet a range of graduate recruiters and discover options for your future career.
    11:00 Wed 23 Oct 2024
    The Great Hall, Aston Webb
  • 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.
    12:00 Wed 23 Oct 2024
    Careers Network, Employer Training Room, G30 Aston Webb
  • Drop Ins with Careers Network
    Get help and advice for your applications and career plans.
    13:00 Wed 23 Oct 2024
    Careers Network, Employer Training Room, G30 Aston Webb
  • How to Apply for a Summer Internship? A chat with employers
    A panel event with employers from a range of sectors to delve into how to apply for a summer internship, sell yourself and much more!
    13:00 Thu 24 Oct 2024
    To be confirmed
  • Top Tips for Online Applications
    Information on why employers use online forms, how to prepare and some top tips for tackling the most common types of questions.
    11:00 Fri 25 Oct 2024
    Online
  • Top Tips for Interviews and Assessment Centres
    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
    11:00 Tue 29 Oct 2024
    Arts Building - Lecture Room 2
  • Simplifying the Job Search for International Students in the UK
    Student Circus is running a presentation to support international students with finding roles in the UK. This will be held in the Aston Webb building in Room G33
    16:00 Tue 29 Oct 2024
    Please see event details for location
  • 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.
    11:00 Thu 31 Oct 2024
    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 Fri 01 Nov 2024
    Online
  • Making Job Applications Beyond Academia: CV & cover letter tips for PGRs
    Get top tips on writing effective CVs and applications for jobs in sectors beyond academia.
    10:00 Wed 13 Nov 2024
    Online
  • Law Fair 2024
    Come along to our Law Fair in the Great Hall for the opportunity to meet a range of firms and discover options for your future career.
    13:00 Wed 13 Nov 2024
    The Great Hall, Aston Webb
  • Regulatory Leaders Graduate Scheme: Unlocking Your Path to Success
    You will get to meet the Graduate Hub, who that lead the recruitment onto the Regulatory Leaders Graduate Scheme & support when you're here. This is your chance to find out more about the scheme, some top-tips on the application & assessment process.
    15:00 Wed 13 Nov 2024
    Online
  • Working in the UK After Your Studies - An Immigration Law Perspective
    UK immigration solicitors, Paragon Law, will discuss the main visa routes available to international students after their studies to work or set up in business.
    12:30 Thu 14 Nov 2024
    Online
  • Promoting your Postgrad Skills in Online Applications (PPDA Masterclass)
    Get tips for a range of aspects of online applications including psychometric tests, competency questions and video interview questions.
    13:00 Wed 20 Nov 2024
    Online
  • Interview Skills: Top Tips for Postgrads (PPDA Masterclass)
    Get tips on how to approach common types of interview question and how to manage yourself in interviews within and beyond academia.
    13:00 Tue 03 Dec 2024
    Online

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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