Careers

Advice

Visit our friendly team to have a chat about CVs, LinkedIn, Interviews and so much more. We support students and graduates in person via our drop in desk 12:30– 3:30 Monday to Friday. Find us in The Workshop (JM108), just off the main atrium of the Spark. Or contact us by email, solent.futures@solent.ac.uk or via the phone 02382 013883.

If you cannot make it onto campus but would like to speak to a member of the team then you can book a short appointment via our SOL booking page. Click here to book an appointment.

If you would like to book a longer careers appointment to have a more in-depth conversation, we offer 40 minutes career guidance discussions with a qualified careers adviser. You don’t need to have a definite career plan to book this appointment. Whether you are just getting started, thinking about your future or have some clear ideas, our Careers Advisers Victoria and David are here to help. Bookable appointments are available throughout the week including one after 5 pm. Click here to find out more and email us to careers@solent.ac.uk if you have any questions.

Interested in starting your own business? Our advisers can answer your questions about how Solent can help with that. 

Workshops and events

We offer workshops and events throughout the year to support your career goals and help you build the skills you need to help you find your graduate role. It is never too early to think about your career – see what we have planned. Our events are advertised on the Portal events pages.

 

If you would like to book a longer careers appointment to have a more in-depth conversation, we offer 40 minute career guidance discussions with a qualified careers adviser. You don’t need to have a definite career plan to book this appointment. Whether you are just getting started, thinking about your future or have some clear ideas, our Careers Advisers, Victoria and David  are here to help. Bookable appointments are available throughout the week including one after 5 pm. Email us at careers@solent.ac.uk if you have any questions. 

Careers guidance appointments are offered virtually via MS Teams or in person on campus.  When using MS Teams you can choose whether you wish to have just audio or audio and video. 

Book an appointment

Current students - Book your appointments online

Prospective students and Solent graduates - Please email careers@solent.ac.uk.

Fancy working on campus in one of the University departments or schools? These opportunities are advertised on Solent Futures Online.

As well as campus jobs Solent Futures Online advertises external vacancies, including part-time vacancies to fund you while you study, work experience and graduate opportunities. Solent Futures Online also offers advice on looking for work.

Solent Creatives

Solent Creatives are open from 9am –5pm Monday to Friday, no appointment necessary, just drop in to JM109 in The Spark to say hello and find out more about paid creative opportunities.

You can also email us at ⁠solentcreatives@solent.ac.uk. This email inbox is checked daily Monday – Friday.

Solent Futures run a professional mentoring programme. The mentoring programme is an initiative to help improve the employability of students by matching them to industry professionals. The scheme aims to help students develop the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the graduate job market or to achieve their ambition of starting a business or going into further study. 

“My mentor has been extremely helpful in managing and giving advice and helping me connect with people from the industry.”

“It’s a good opportunity to take especially if you need help preparing yourself for your future.”

You can find out more about the scheme by watching this film.

Students interested in participating in the scheme can email mentoring@solent.ac.uk. 

The scheme accepts applications from October each year with mentoring starting in the December and runs until the end of May.

Successful applications will be required to attend a mentee induction session. These take place during November ahead of the programme starting in December.

For general queries about mentoring email mentoring@solent.ac.uk

We support students who have a placement element on their course. You can use Solent Futures Online for placement job search strategies. Many placement providers also advertise on Solent Futures Online.

You can also email solent.futures@solent.ac.uk with your placement query.

Future Me is an interactive resource designed to help you develop your employability. It is made up of 1) a quick survey, 2) action plans to help you reflect on your results and summarise what you learn and 3) careers activities and helpful resources to help you develop in the areas highlighted in your Future Me results.

Use Future Me and take practical steps to develop your confidence in these areas: 

• My Career 
• My Experience 
• My Opportunities
• My Network 
• My Creativity 
• My Attitude 
• My Communication 

Help your career take off with Future Me

If you are an academic and would like to explore how Future Me can support your students, please contact your link Careers Adviser or email: careers@solent.ac.uk. 

Solent Futures is Solent University’s careers, employability and enterprise service. Solent Futures Online is a job board and career management system offering advice and information on all aspects of the job search process.

Students and staff

Log in with your Solent email and password

Sign on to Solent Futures Online to:

• Apply for and find 100s of opportunities including: Campus Jobs, part-time jobs, placements, graduate roles and internships
• Upload your CV for feedback in seconds from the CV360 tool
• Take self-assessments for career development
• Access easy to use content which is tailored to you.

Log in now

Graduates

If you have graduated from Solent University, we offer careers advice for life. Solent Futures Online is a great resource for you to look for graduate roles and to: 

• Access up-to-date industry information about the sector you want to work in
• View up-to-date industry information
• Take self-assessments for career development
• Access easy to use content which is tailored to you.

Email us to get your unique log in code

Solent Start-ups

For business start-up advice, and to find out more about the funding available to kick start your business or freelancing career, please email ⁠solentstartups@solent.ac.uk . This email inbox is checked daily Monday – Friday.

We want to know what you think of the service you have received. This will help us to continue to improve our service, as well as develop new ways to engage with students.

You can contact us in the following ways:

• You can call us: 023 8201 3883 or email: solent.futures@solent.ac.uk.
• Hand in your suggestion to the student hub in TS114 (these suggestions can be made anonymously).

Your feedback will be forwarded to the most appropriate member of staff to deal with. You don’t have to give your name and contact details, but if you do, we will also reply to you personally. If you are unhappy with the way you have been treated by a member of staff, please ask to speak to the senior staff member on duty.

How and when we will respond

We will acknowledge any written or emailed complaints within two working days of receipt. You will receive a full response to your written complaint within ten working days.

If you are not satisfied with how we respond to your complaint, in the first instance please contact:

Tania Struetzel, Head of Student Success

email: tania.struetzel@solent.ac.uk

Solent University, East Park Terrace, Southampton SO14 0RU

Your complaint will be acknowledged within two working days. We will investigate it further and provide a written response within ten working days.

If you are still unhappy with our response at this stage, you can consider the further options available to you under the University’s formal student complaints procedure. 

Student complaints procedure