Careers support for undergraduates

The Careers Service is here for you in your first year, helping you make the most of Cambridge. We can also assist with finding and applying for internships and work experience.

You don’t need to know what you want to do before using the Careers Service. See our Career Essentials session, How to pick a career. You can attend any of our events and sessions and receive information tailored to your career interests. You can even receive information specifically for you if you don't know what you want to do. 

Remember to set up your profile on Handshake, our careers platform where you'll find resources, careers events, appointments with careers consultants and more.

Your penultimate year at Cambridge is an excellent time to start engaging properly with the Careers Service.

We can help you whether you don't know what you want to do after Cambridge, a few ideas or a clear idea. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by trying to think about career options, alongside academic work. So make sure you use Handshake and tell us what stage you are at and what you are interested in and we will tailor our information for you. This includes helping you find and apply for suitable internships and work experience.

In the Michaelmas term we prioritise final year students in terms of getting an appointment with a Careers Consultant. However, if you have a query do message our experienced enquiries team enquiries@careers.cam.ac.uk and they will try their best to help.

The Careers Service understands how stressful it can be to be trying to figure out what to do after Cambridge, alongside your final year at Cambridge.

We know that you are short of time. Our approach is to try and save you time and maximise your chances of success.

We can help you whether you don't know what you want to do what to do after Cambridge, have a few ideas or a clear idea.

Make sure you use Handshake and tell what stage you are at and what you are interested in and we will tailor our information for you.

See also our Career Essentials sessions to build your job-hunting skills.

Over 30% of Cambridge finalists go on to further study - we can help with that too.

In the Michaelmas term we prioritise final year students in terms of getting an appointment with a Careers Consultant. If you struggle to get an appointment do message our experienced enquiries team enquiries@careers.cam.ac.uk and they will try their best to help with your query.

Remember that you can use the Careers Service after you graduate.

15 months after completing your course you'll be asked to complete the Graduate Outcomes survey, so that we can gather your views. Please keep your contact information up to date.