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Richmond is Here to Help You with Your Career Search!

From ideas of how to build your skills with work experience and volunteering, to practical advice on CV and cover letter writing, there's a lot to gain from a visit to our office. The Student Affairs Office also has a wide assortment of prospectuses from UK universities as well as universities abroad if you are considering graduate school.

Please contact us using the following email address so that we can schedule you in for an appointment: studentaffairs@richmond.ac.uk

Drop-In Appointments OR One-to-One Meetings with the Careers Adviser

Drop-in Appointments:
These are 15-minute appointments with the careers adviser to obtain feedback on a CV, covering letter or personal statement and to discuss brief career-related questions. You may raise issues that need further discussion and we'll be happy to book a careers guidance interview for you in that case.

One-to-One Meetings:
We offer career guidance interviews, which typically last between 30 and 45 minutes. This is your opportunity to talk about anything you need advice or guidance on. These sessions are one-to-one and confidential.

How to Book an Appointment and Prepare for Your Advisory Session

Visit the Student Affairs Office at either campus or email Allison Cole-Stutz. Careers interviews can be booked up to two weeks in advance and drop-in appointments can be made on the day if openings are available.

If you are coming for feedback on CVs, covering letters and applications, take a look at our useful booklets. They will help you construct a good CV, cover letter or application.

Let the Student Affairs Office have, either by email (colesta@richmond.ac.uk) or in paper form, a copy of the CV or other document where you'd like to receive feedback. If you are applying for a specific job or course, then the specific details of these positions are helpful as well. If you are working on a general CV, then carry out some research on your area of interest. The Explore Types of Jobs Section on the Prospects website may be useful for this.

If you want to talk about an interview or assessment that you may have coming up, bring along any documentation about the day(s) and look on the company website for any tips they may have on interviews or assessment centres. We will not take you through a mock interview, but we can talk you through typical interview questions, provide you with feedback and assist you with brainstorming the appropriate answers. We can also talk you through various types of interviews or typical assessment centre activities so that you know what to expect.

Services Available

Career Planning Events

We host a range of career events througout the academic year on both campuses.

Click Here for an Up-to-Date List of Events

CV Clinic

Writing a winning CV is the first step to getting your foot in the door. Book your CV clinic appointment in the Office of Student Affairs or via email.

We will guide and assist you to learn...

-How to get started with writing a CV

-How to find your résumé style (layout, font etc.)

-Tips for successful résumés

-Do’s and don’ts

-the difference between traditional versus electronic résumés

-how to review your CV and advise you on how to improve

-how to review your cover letter

Online CV Clinic

Video CV's

Richmond has partnered with, Meet the Real Me, an on-line business that allows you to present yourself to employers around the world!

It's simple:
-click on the University's landing page at Meet the Real Me
-create an account
-download your most current CV
-upload your video CV