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Faculty of Arts & Humanities Graduate Handbook

Comprehensive guide to support students within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities as you prepare to Graduate

Leaver Checklist:

Ask your Academic Tutor if they will act as a referee for you

Complete your CV & Cover Letter. Book in for an appointment with a Graduate Recruitment Consultant through Handshake to get support with this

Prepare your portfolio and ask your academic tutor to look over it and give you some feedback

If you are interested in Post-Graduate Study you can speak to a member of the Postgraduate Admissions team to find out more information about continuing your studying at Coventry University (information on page 10)

Book in for an appointment with the Talent Team for 1-1 tailored support

Keep your University email account ‘live’ by logging in to check it every three months

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Talent Team

Careers Development Consultant Evelyn Bell-Jones

If you are unsure about what your next steps are and would like to do some Career Planning, Evie will be able to help you

Graduate Recruitment Consultant - FAH Kate Bowen

Supports with anything to do with your graduate career journey, such as help with applications, job searching or interview preparation, book in with a GRC

Graduate Recruitment Consultant – FAH & CUC Victor Velasi

Supports with anything to do with your graduate career journey, such as help with applications, job searching or interview preparation, book in with a GRC

Faculty

Step 1: Create an account

• Set up your Handshake account so you can share your academic journey help you to boost your personal brand. There are 500k employers on Handshake!

Step 2: Complete your profile

• Upload your CV to Handshake to fill out your profile. You can also fill out your profile manually. If you need some help with your CV, book in for an appointment with the Talent team.

• Add a professional photo and fill out all areas of your profile.

• By filling out your interests you can get better and more relevant job recommendations. You're also more likely to get a recruiter message you. 80% of students who share their interests on their profile receive a message from a recruiter.

• The more key words and skills you have in your profile, the more you will come up in Recruiter searches

• List any societies or organisations you are involved with. The more you include, the more likely you are to be approached by a recruiter.

Step 3: List your skills

• Skills are the primary field that employers use to search for job candidates. List your skills to demonstrate your abilities that make you a great candidate. You can list soft skills such as communication and teamwork or technical skills such as data analytics or project management.

Step 4: Make your profile public

• You need to make your profile public for employers to find you! You are five times more likely to be found and messaged by employers if you do this step.

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Post Graduate Study

Post Graduate Study

You may be interested in continuing your studies after you Graduate from your Undergraduate degree. You can search for Post Graduate courses via the Prospects.ac.uk website.

If you decide to stay on at Coventry University you can take advantage of our alumni discount on tuition fees along with a range of other benefits exclusive to our alumni.

Get 20% off with our alumni discount

As a graduate, you may be entitled to a 20% discount off tuition fees for any Coventry University postgraduate taught full Masters degree starting this September 2022, January 2023 and May 2023. Details can be found on our funding page.

Be considered for an Academic Excellence Scholarship

If you have a first class honours degree, you may also be eligible for a scholarship worth up to £2,000 on full-time, part-time or online postgraduate taught degrees (excludes PGCE). Visit our funding page for further details on scholarships and all of the available options, including postgraduate loans.

Contact

• UK students: Tel: +44 (0)24 7765 4321 or complete our online enquiry form.

• EU / Overseas students: Tel: +44 (0)24 7765 2152 or email us today

• Postgraduate study for existing students and graduates | Coventry Univ ersity

Graduate Opportunities Types of Graduate Opportunities

CV Checklist

CV Checklist

The information is accurate, truthful, relevant and appropriately targeted to the job

It’s engaging and flows in a logical order. Important facts should be prioritized; the most important supporting evidence must be prominent

It fits on two whole pages or one whole page

You have demonstrated all your relevant skills, both transferable and subject related; evidence must be provided for every claim you have made about yourself

It is clear, easy to read and aesthetically pleasing

The spelling and grammar are correct and have been checked

Ask someone to proof check it for mistakes typographical errors. Book in with a Graduate Recruitment Consultant via Handshake who can look over your CV.

Top Tip

Book in with a member of the Talent team for a CV check so you can be confident you are submitting a great application

Generic Graduate Job searches

Handshake (joinhandshake.co.uk)

Target Jobs

Prospects

Milkround Gradjobs Jobs Graduate https://www.jobs.ac.uk/ https://www.graduate-jobs.com/ https://jobs.theguardian.com/jobs/ https://www.allaboutcareers.com/jobs/graduate-jobs https://www.gradcracker.com/

International

The

Creative

Sector Jobs

Creative Choices

Homepage - Creative Choices (creativechoicescic.co.uk)

Creative England

Home - Creative UK (wearecreative.uk)

Arts Administration Jobs

Arts Admin Jobs

Arts Hub

ArtsHub: The Australian Arts Industry Hub - News, Jobs, Events

Arts Council Arts Jobs & Arts News

Guardian Newspaper

Charity/Arts/Creative Jobs

Arts & heritage Jobs, vacancies | Guardian Jobs (theguardian.com)

FE Jobs

Further Education Jobs - Apply Online at jobs.ac.uk