Once you start thinking about looking for a job, these library resources will help you prepare.
Job-seeking and interview skills
Use the books listed in our careers and employability reading list. to help you develop a strategy to find the job you want and refine your interview techniques
Research your employer
A job interview is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge about the organisation and the sector. If you do some research beforehand, you will feel able to answer questions such as “what do you know about the organisation?” with confidence.
The Employability section of our Library Research Skills Moodle module
will show you how to
- find key information on companies
- explore market information by industry type and regions
- identify key companies in a given sector as potential employers
Going solo
You may be thinking that you want to try going it alone and set up your own business
The Employability section of our Library Research Skills Moodle module shows you resources, available at the University of Kent and elsewhere, that are helpful if you are setting up your own business or working freelance.