Build the skills for career success
Your university journey is about more than earning a degree – it's about preparing for the future you want. At Durham University and the International Study Centre, you'll build the knowledge, confidence and employability skills that employers value. As a Russell Group University, Durham is recognised for producing highly employable graduates, and your preparation begins before your degree even starts.
Success after graduation starts long before your final year. At the International Study Centre, you'll begin developing the communication, teamwork, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that help you succeed at university and stand out to employers.
Career-focussed activities are built in to your pathway programme, including:
- identifying your personal strengths and areas for development
- developing key employability skills such as problem solving, teamwork, time management and communication
- creating a personal development plan, identifying your goals for future success.
At the University
When you successfully progress to your degree at Durham you can take full advantage of the University’s wider career services at the Careers & Enterprise Centre. This includes access to career planning advice, support to launch your own business, and access to many of the online resources – even after you graduate. In addition international students can receive tailored information including details of overseas opportunities and employers, and platforms such as Student Circus.
Durham University offers its graduates lifelong career advice and support, no matter their career stage. This includes support build their own business, general career advice and access to Durham's online resources.
Develop your skills
Developing your academic and employability skills is key to being prepared for your study and work during and after your time at University. The Careers & Enterprise Centre can help you identify opportunities to help you understand and develop the skills you will need. You will have the opportunity to:
- Attend sessions that provide practical advice about skills such as, performing well at assessment centres
- Handling video interviews
- Developing digital skills
- Writing applications
You can also develop your employability skills using a wide range of resources, including a work readiness assessment, and the Durham Online Career Planning Programme, which includes pathways on Knowing Yourself and Employers’ Expectations, Exploring Options, Goal Setting and Career Action Planning, and Successful Applications and Assessments.
