GradConnect
Exclusive Careers Support for Roehampton Graduates
Unlock your career potential with GradConnect: Roehampton’s new Graduate Careers Community. Those graduating this academic year, or who graduated within the past 2 years, are welcome to sign up.
GradConnect is here to support your transition from university into the workplace and to unlock your career potential. As a member of the GradConnect you will gain access to the following:
- Roehampton Mentoring Scheme – This new annual mentoring programme will match you with experienced professionals who can guide you, boost your confidence and provide support and insight in your area of professional interest. Click here to learn more.
- Exclusive Online Workshops – You will gain access to a range of online workshops to help you successfully transition into graduate work/postgraduate study. Topics include: Effective Graduate Job Search, Writing a Great Graduate CV, Should You Do a Master’s? and many more.
- Monthly Newsletter – GradConnect Members will receive a monthly newsletter detailing upcoming workshops, graduate job opportunities, careers programmes at the university, and much more.
- 1-2-1 Graduate Appointment – All GradConnect members are invited to have a short 1-2-1 introductory meeting with Ross Logan, our Graduate Support Manager. He will explain more about all of the graduate careers support on offer for you at the university and point you in the right direction.
- Events & Meetups – There will be events such as the Graduate Jobs Fair as well as GradConnect meet-ups where you can network with final year students, recent graduates, mentors and alumni.
Joining GradConnect is easy – simply fill out this form (it only takes a few minutes) and our Graduate Support Manager, Ross Logan, will reach out to you with a welcome email and further details.
Upcoming Online Workshops:
GradConnect’s online workshops will run every 2 weeks throughout the academic year. They will take place on MS Teams. Join via the Handshake links below:
Top Tips: Graduate Job Search – Thursday 17 October 2024 – 11:00 -11:30pm - SIGN UP HERE
Top Tips: Linkedin – Tuesday 29 October 2024 – 12:30 -13:15pm - SIGN UP HERE
Graduate Outcomes Survey
The Graduate Outcomes survey is a major UK wide survey which looks to understand whether you’re in employment, have continued with further study or are doing something else and to what extent your qualification played a part. All graduates from UK universities are surveyed 15 months after they leave. This means if you leave in the summer the survey will come to you at some point in the autumn the following year. You will hear about the survey by email and reminders by text. The alumni team will contact you about this important survey throughout your first year as alumni.
Wellbeing Support
We are aware of the importance wellbeing support may be to you as you enter a new phase in your life. You can book an appointment with the Wellbeing Team to find out what support is available to you. Contact aleata.alstad-calkins@roehampton.ac.uk for more information.
About the Roehampton Alumni Association
Former students are known as alumni. Once you leave Roehampton you are automatically part of our global Roehampton alumni network of 85,000 graduates, which entitles you to a range of benefits. Find out more by visiting the Alumni page.
Advice from our Alumni
Recently we reached out to a handful of our alumni to speak about their first year out of university and to impart any advice they may have for those currently entering life beyond education. Visit the Roehampton Blog to see what they had to say.