Careers Centre Resources and Locations

Staffordshire University has two Careers Centres - one on the Stoke Campus and one at Stafford - both fully stocked with resources for you to come in and use.  Our friendly Information Team are there, too, and will be happy to show you around and guide you to the best resources for you to use.

Electronic Resources

We have two dedicated student PCs in each Careers Centre, which you can use for:

• Internet access for jobsearch and CV writing

• Prospects Planner - an interactive package for graduates who don't know what they want to do.  Work your way through the questions and the software will generate a list of careers you might be suited to.

• Adult Directions - the same as Prospects Planner, but not just for graduates.  The suggested careers won't necessarily be graduate level, so if you're thinking of a more vocational career this software might be more useful.

• Funder Finder - if you're thinking of further study, you might want to search the Funder Finder database for funding.

Information on Types of Jobs

We have information in our Careers Centre on hundreds of graduate careers, so that you can find out more about them.  The information will tell you where to find jobs, how to find out more, what salary you might earn, further training, and loads more . . .

Guidance Information

We have information in our Careers Centre to help you:

• write a CV

• fill in application forms

• prepare for interviews, assessment centres and psychometric tests

• plan your career

• research further study

• research working and studying abroad

• investigate voluntary work

• look at being self employed

• and more . . . !

Books

We have an extensive collection of books that you can read in the Careers Centre - we have comfy seats that you can relax on, or desks to sit at if you prefer.  These books are for reference only and not part of the University library, so we generally don't lend them out.  We do have photocopying facilities, though, if you'd like to make copies to read later.  Here are profiles of just a few of the books you can read in one of the Careers Centres:

• The Guardian Guide to Careers (PDF, file size: 102.41KB)

• Brilliant CV (PDF, file size: 70.96KB)

• Brilliant Interviews (PDF, file size: 107.48KB)

• Students' Money Matters (PDF, file size: 89.11KB)

• Dude Where's my Career (PDF, file size: 85.43KB)

• Who Stole my Mojo (PDF, file size: 73KB)

• Careers with an Arts or Humanities degree (PDF, file size: 91.47KB)

• World Volunteers (PDF, file size: 71.35KB)

Location, Opening Times

Our Careers Centres are open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and we are open all summer, so please feel free to pop in and say 'hi'.

The Careers Centre on the Stoke campus is in room B6 on the ground floor of the Cadman Building (you might know it as the Thompson Library), on College Road

The Careers Centre on the Stafford campus is on the ground floor of the Beacon Building, next to Dolce Vita, the Student's Union and the main reception.

You can find location maps by following the link below. 

• The Stoke Campus of Staffordshire University (PDF, file size: 3.05MB)
  (we're in the building marked 'C' on the Stoke Campus Map linked at the bottom of the page)

• The Stafford Campus of Staffordshire University (PDF, file size: 3.05MB)
  (we're in the building marked 'A' on the Stafford Campus Map linked at the bottom of the page)