The resources listed below are mostly hosted on external websites. The Careers and Employability Service website also has information on Making Applications. Find out more.
Making applications
| CareerSet - instant AI-enhanced feedback |
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CareerSet is an enhanced AI-based online platform that enables you to score and improve your CV, covering letters and LinkedIn profile via personalised, actionable feedback. Current students can access CareerSet (using their @abdn.ac.uk email address). Graduates - please log into MyCareerHub to find the access code. |
| Resources on CV writing |
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The link below will take you to a list of resources offering advice on writing your CV. |
| Resources on Covering Letters |
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The link below will take you to a list of recommended resources for writing covering letters. |
| Resources on Resilience |
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Developing your resilience is important for succeeding in a competitive job market. The link below will take you to a list of recommended resources for assessing your resilience level and developing it further. |
| Guide to creating STARR examples |
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Employers often assess evidence of applicants demonstrating their required competencies (or skills) in their selection process. Evidence of these competencies is assessed in application forms and during interviews and assessment centres. You can use this guide to the STARR structure to ensure you articulate your competencies in enough depth for employers to assess you.
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| Pathways (free online learning) - TargetJobs |
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Get the insights and skills you need to shape your career journey. Learn directly from industry experts and young professionals with videos, quizzes and real-world activities. |
| Employer Insights - TargetJobs |
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Profiles of graduate employers. Profiles include current vacancies, events and videos, as well as articles with tips on making successful applications. |
| Mini Career Course: Finding Graduate Vacancies |
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In this mini career course you will find out about the types of graduate opportunities available to you, where to find advertised opportunities and access the "hidden job market". |
| Mini Career Course: Successful applications |
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In this mini online career course you will learn how to complete employer applications successfully and avoid the pitfalls of online applications. We will also highlight key resources to help you. |
| Mini Career Course: Effective CVs and covering letters |
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This mini online career course is designed to prepare you for writing targeted CVs and covering letters, highlighting key resources to help you. |
| Student guide to protecting yourself and your personal data when applying for vacancies |
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Advice on how to identify, and protect yourself against, fraudulent activity when applying for opportunities.
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| How to stop your application form going in the shredder (Enterprise Rent-A-Car) |
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Advice and tips on how to write effective application forms. |
| Developing commercial awareness |
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Resources to help you understand what commercial awareness is and how you can demonstrate on your applications that you have developed this skill. |
| Personal statements for postgraduate applications (Prospects) |
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Advice on what to include in a personal statement for a postgraduate course application. There are tips on how to structure the statement and how to start and end it well. |
| Employment application fraud leaflet - guidance for students |
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Advice from CIFAS (UK Fraud Prevention Service) on the importance of being truthful in your job applications and the consequences of being untruthful.
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| The Graduate Career Guidebook |
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This book divides the career journey into manageable steps and helps you navigate each stage, from deciding what you want to do, to gaining work experience, networking effectively, conducting a job hunt, writing a knock-out CV, impressing at interview and getting the job. It is available to borrow from the Careers Service library. There is also a companion website with extra activities and videos (follow link below).
You will find this book in the Careers Service library on the second floor of the Hub. |
| Words: A User's Guide |
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A useful reference guide which explains the usage and meaning of words in the English language.
You will find this book in the Careers Service library on the second floor of the Hub. |
| Presentation Skills for Students |
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This guide offers valuable advice on speaking effectively in a number of different situations: job interviews, delivering presentations and participating in meetings.
You will find this book in the Careers Service library on the second floor of the Hub. |
| Write it Right |
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A practical guide to the basic skills of effective writing. As well as providing advice on writing job applications, there are also useful tips on sentence structure, grammar and punctuation.
You will find this book in the Careers Service library on the second floor of the Hub. |
| Reflective Writing |
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To make effective job applications you will be required to write concise reflective statements about the skills and attributes you have gained from your experiences (part-time jobs, volunteering, involvement in student societies, sporting activities etc.). This book offers advice on what reflective writing is and how to put it into practice. The book is available to borrow from the Careers Service library.
You will find this book in the Careers Service library on the second floor of the Hub. |