Careers and your future

Skills for life

As well as careers skills such as compiling CVs and interview techniques, Employability and Graduate Development provides excellent training to help you develop other skills which you will find invaluable in life – from problem solving to running events, assertiveness to chairing a meeting, you will gain everything you need for a great start.

You can also develop your business and personal skills by taking an IT, leadership, or entrepreneurship module as an option outside your main subject (see page Student choice).

The Exeter Award

The Exeter Award is an achievement award that is designed to enhance your employability by providing official recognition and evidence of extra-curricular activities and achievements that you undertake while at Exeter. These include: attendance at Employability and Graduate Development events and other skills sessions, participation in sporting and musical activities, engagement in work experience and voluntary work opportunities run by the Students’ Guild and others. Last year, over 3,600 students signed up for the Award in Exeter and Cornwall.

When you graduate, you will be in the company of over 280,000 others in the UK who will also be looking for their ideal graduate role. Employers are looking for candidates who stand out from the crowd and who have developed their skills, abilities and ambitions – a degree alone is no longer enough to get you the job you want. The Exeter Award will give you the confidence to stand out and shout about the other experiences you have had at university. Find out more on the Exeter Award website.

Exeter Leaders Award

You can also go on to complete the Exeter Leaders Award which focuses on leadership and outstanding achievement. Participants must demonstrate their leadership skills over a prolonged period of time or as part of an outstanding achievement, and complete six additional elements. Completing The Exeter Award is a pre-requisite for registering for the Exeter Leaders Award.which focuses on leadership and outstanding achievement. Participants must demonstrate their leadership skills over a prolonged period of time or as part of an outstanding achievement, and complete six additional elements. Completing The Exeter Award is a pre-requisite for registering for the Exeter Leaders Award.