About us

Our experienced team offers professional and impartial services to students, graduates, employers and university staff. 

Our vision is to help all students gain experiences that help them reach their potential, develop skills and attributes, and build a credible career plan for a successful future. 

Services for students and graduates

We support students at every stage of their career journey, including: 

• developing skills and employability 
• getting advice and guidance on career options 
• preparing and applying for jobs and work experience 
• meeting employers and finding graduate opportunities 

Our services include: 

• Career Centre: information hub with access to tools, guides and interactive courses to prepare our students for the world of work. Resources include a CV checker, cover letter builder, practice interview tool and psychometric tests 
• My Career Hub: access hundreds of part-time roles, graduate jobs, placements and internships opportunities as well as events — from careers fairs to employer networking events  
• Jobs4Students: paid work experience opportunities for students across campus 
• Mentor Me: a mentoring scheme that gives students insight into the working world through an industry mentor 
• One-to-one support from our experienced advisers when needed 

Graduates can access Career Centre for life.

Working with employers

We help employers recruit students and graduates as well as developing students’ employability. Our services include: 

• a recruitment website where employers can advertise jobs, placements and graduate schemes 
• opportunities for on-campus events to meet our students, give presentations and hold interviews 
• advice for working with other university departments for projects, knowledge transfer and more 
• Mentor Me programme that connects employers to our talent and enables them to give something back  

Supporting university staff

We work closely with academics so they can develop student employability in their courses. 

Find out how we support staff on our intranet page

Our standards

We treat all our stakeholders with respect, listen to their needs, and provide honest, impartial and objective services. We are committed to:

• employing staff who are trained, qualified and committed to lifelong learning

• delivering services fairly and equally, regardless of a client’s sex, ethnicity, age, sexuality, religion, disability, marital status or pregnancy

• removing barriers to personal achievement related to prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination

• keeping up-to-date with current legislation and reviewing our service delivery to maintain best practice

Our Careers Service is provided by Manchester Metropolitan University and is not part of any combined careers services that we do not have sole control over. We also provide some services using third-party careers services including:

• Simplicity (CareerHub)
• Abintegro (Career Centre)
• Graduates First
• Modern Hire
• InPlace
• Eploy
• SRS Recruitment
• TG Consulting
• EmployAbility

We also adhere to these codes and standards:

• AGCAS Membership Quality Standard

• Quality Assurance Agency quality code

• Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services code of practice

• Manchester Met’s equality and diversity policy

Our commitment to green careers and recruitment 

We recognise that every job in the future will be a green job, regardless of sector.  Our students across all degree disciplines need skills and knowledge to enable them to thrive in a low-carbon economy.  

Discover more about how we support our students to navigate green careers and recruitment. 

Tell us what you think

We are committed to improving our services, so we collect and analyse feedback every year. Please email your comments or suggestions to careers@mmu.ac.uk.