Graduate Futures A comprehensive guide to how the ARU Employability Service supports final-year students and recent graduates

We offer personalised career support, skill-building workshops and exclusive job opportunities to help our graduates transition in to and through their careers.

Graduate Employability and Careers Support

Personalised Career Appointments

Sessions for CV assistance, job searching, application support, and preparation for interviews and assessment centres.

Alumni Career Centre & Handshake Access

Lifelong access to career support through the Alumni Career Centre and Handshake platform, offering job listings, career resources, and networking opportunities.

Graduate Events and Workshops

Are you a final-year student or recent graduate seeking employability support? Explore our year-round guidance, skill-building workshops, and events!

  • Graduate Events and Workshops
  • Graduate Job Fairs
  • LinkedIn Masterclasses
  • CV Creation
  • Interview Success
  • Networking Success
  • Graduate Schemes Info Sessions
  • Graduate Futures Week
  • Managing Money
  • Resilience and Self-Care

Online Employability Programme for International Graduates

Are you an international graduate looking to navigate the UK job market? Join our online programme designed specifically for international graduates, featuring:

Career Planning

Identifying personal strengths, interests, and potential career paths.

Recruitment Insights

Understanding what employers look for in candidates

Strategic Job Search

Targeted job search guidance for identifying suitable industries, roles, and companies

Networking

Online and in-person networking opportunities

Personal Branding

Building a professional identity for online and in-person settings

Anglia Ruskin Enterprise Academy (AREA)

Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Support

With one to one Enterprise Support Sessions, mentoring for your business, access to AREA programmes, specialist events and networking, membership of the ARU Entrepreneurs’ Community, and use of ARU enterprise spaces, The Anglia Ruskin Enterprise Academy (AREA) can support you with your entrepreneurial journey.

ARU Professional Connect (APC)

By connecting graduates with volunteer mentors—experienced professionals who provide flexible, online guidance—the programme helps build confidence, employability skills, and professional networks.

Get in touch

Viktoriya Vladimirova

Employability and Careers Adviser - Graduate Development

Connect with Viktoriya to explore all available graduate support. Book an appointment on Handshake or reach out via email for more information.

viktoriya.vladimirova@aru.ac.uk

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