Get in touch to book an appointment or reserve online.
Current students
We have a wide range of resources, appointments and events to help you towards achieving your goals.
Some pages require login using your UB username and password.
Advice and resources to help you find a part-time or graduate job.
Explore your options for gaining work experience during your studies.
See our programme of employability workshops and webinars, and book your place.
We organise a range of fairs throughout the year where you can have direct contact with recruiters.
Help with CVs, application forms, covering letters, interviews and more.
Gain credit for your employability activities with this great programme.
Opportunities for study and work placements in Europe and internationally, including funding available.
Tailored support for postgraduate and MBA students.
Information about working in the UK, plus graduate opportunities in your home or other country.
Explore the range of employability skills and find out how to develop them.
Find out about your career options beyond university.
Finding suitable courses, funding and applications for further study.
Link careers staff and other careers activity in your faculty.
Quick logins
Find a range of job and internship opportunities and careers events, plus you can reserve an appointment online on the Handshake Career Centre, and explore a range of resources including CV Builder, Interview Simulator and more on Build My Career (more details below).
Handshake Career Centre
- Home of our jobs board featuring a wide range of opportunities, including exclusive listings for our students and graduates.
- Create a profile, upload your CV and tailor your job seeking criteria.
- See our range of careers appointments and book online.
- Plus, easily book your place at any of our workshops, events and careers fairs via the event listings tab.
Log in to Handscake Career Centre and activate your account now.
Build my career
Your career development portal has some great features to enhance your job prospects, including CV builder, interview simulator, assessment centre info and lots of career planning advice through videos, audio clips and interactive exercises.
Graduates First practice test portal
You also have access to a range of full-length practice tests from Graduates First for free!
Register with your university email address to activate your account.
The portal includes:
- 10 Verbal reasoning tests
- 15 Numerical reasoning tests
- 15 Logical reasoning tests
- 3 Abstract Reasoning Tests
- 4 Diagrammatic Reasoning Tests
- 3 Spatial Reasoning Tests
- 8 Game-based assessment
- 2 Situational Judgement Tests (SJT)
- 7 IBM IPAT Tests
- Watson Glaser Test
- 3 CAPP Tests (Numerical, Verbal and Critical Reasoning)
- Workstyle Personality Questionnaire (WPQ)
- Question Identifier Tool (QIT)
- Automated Video Interview Practice
Plus a range of Assessment Centre Exercises and short employer insight videos and recruitment processes.
Current students use the link above, for graduate accounts please email us at [email protected] with your name, UB number and personal email address and we will set up an account for you.