Futures First is made up of seven areas, each focusing on developing your employability in a specific way.
From career coaching to skill sessions, see how Futures First fits together to help you understand your options and plan your career.
Employability Hub
Sometimes you just want to talk to someone. Our staff are here five days a week, ready to help you with anything that comes up.
Futures First is based here at the hub, at the heart of the school, so you can talk to someone when it suits you. Ask us a question, use our online resources or book an appointment with a careers consultant. We’re always happy to see you.
Futures First Guidance
Tell us what drives you: your dreams, your passions and your wild ideas. In one-to-one sessions, we’ll get to know you and guide you towards achieving more than you thought possible.
Our dedicated career consultants are here to listen and advise. Based here in the school, they understand your course and all the options open to you. They see your full potential and they know what employers are looking for.
Futures First Essentials
Everything the ambitious job hunter needs to master in the recruitment cycle, from figuring out your options to developing your personal brand.
Run by our careers consultants and experts from industry, each Essentials workshops focus on a particular skill. We keep the groups small so everyone gets to ask questions. If you need to refresh a skill, just book again.
Futures First Experience
Most graduates nowadays also need some work experience. So how do you stand out? We help you find opportunities that enhance your education and match your aspirations.
Whether you want to take a year out to work in industry or spend a summer doing an internship, we are here to support you.
Futures First Global
We’re an international school so there’s a global dimension to everything we do. We want you to develop the confidence, the expertise and the personal skills to work anywhere in the world.
Even if you don’t work overseas, you’re going to be working with people from all over the world. Understanding other cultures and how other countries do business makes you more employable.
There are lots of opportunities to expand your horizons, including international summer schools and overseas internships. Undergrads also have the option to study another language.
Futures First Discovery
We bring in big employers and successful alumni to tell you the things only an insider would know about the world of work.
Our Discovery events bring alumni, employers and students together. The year-round programme includes talks, workshops and drop-in surgeries with industry experts.
The idea is to give you valuable insight into different types of career so you can choose the path that’s right for you.
Futures First Professional
You’re part of a new generation who will change the way business is done. We’ll teach you the skills, the secrets and the unwritten rules so that you can reinvent them.
We provide you with a range of skills programmes and resources to help you improve your employability potential outside of the usual recruitment cycle.
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