Support for Graduates
Contact us
Got a question about your career? Email us at gradsupport@arts.ac.uk to receive personalised support.
One-to-one careers support
Undecided about your future career path? Need help to secure the right role? You can access tailored one-to-one careers support for up to 5 years after you graduate.
Our Graduate Employability Support team can help you by discussing your career ideas and options and providing advice on applications and interviews. This confidential and impartial service will help you to identify a career path and understand the steps you need to take to get there, so you can tackle your job search with confidence.
Email gradsupport@arts.ac.uk or book a one-to-one appointment to get started.
UAL graduate? Whether you’re just starting out, looking to progress your career or launch your own business, we can help.
As a UAL graduate you can get tailored help with:
- writing and improving your CV
- identifying a career path
- preparing for interviews.
You can also attend many of our events, and engage with some of our awards, funding and support.
Get a job
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Find jobs
UAL can help you to find paid employment during or after your studies through Arts Temps and Creative Opportunities.
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Illustration by Gracie Dahl
Explore our career resources
Our range of online tools and learning guides are designed to help you with your portfolio, interview skills and more.
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Ella Caton, Textiles Design, Chelsea. Photo Alys Tomlinson
2022 graduate employability support
2022 graduate? Find out about the specialist careers support available to you this year.
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Prepare for job interviews
Read our interview tips, including commonly asked questions, to help you feel prepared for interviews.
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Starting Out
Want to get the skills, knowledge and motivation you need to fulfil your ambitions? Don’t miss this programme of inspiring and empowering talks, workshops, one-to-ones and networking opportunities, from 12 July-15 September 2022.
Launch a business
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Starting A Business by Gracie Dahl
Freelance and business support
Our enterprise team can support you with many aspects of setting up and running a successful business or freelance practice.
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Mentoring by Gracie Dahl
Awards, funding and support
Our range of awards, funding, and support could help you to take your business to the next level.
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not just a shop. Photo by Damian Griffiths.
not just a shop
If you're a student or graduate from UAL you can apply to sell your work in not just a shop through our open calls.
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International Start-up visa
Want to set up your own business? UAL can help you apply for a Start-up Visa to stay in the UK after graduation. Apply by 11 July 2022.
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Credit Illustration by Gracie Dahl
Join our Founders and Freelancers network
Work for yourself or want to in the future? Sign up to be part of our Founders and Freelancers group on The Dots!
Meet our Graduate Support team
Helen Curston
Graduate Employability Support Specialist
Jazmin Hodges
Graduate Employability Support Specialist
Leila Duffy-Tetzlaff
Graduate Employability Support Specialist
Be inspired
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Alumni and friends
Unsure about your career options? Find inspiration by reading stories from UAL graduates.
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Illustration by Nia Hefe Filiogianni
Women+ In Leadership
Join a network of likeminded students, graduates and industry to celebrate female+ successes and feel empowered to break through the glass ceiling.
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Mohammed Adel painting in the studio. Photo Alys Tomlinson
Support for visual artists
Artquest provides the professional information, advice and projects that visual artists need to understand the art world.
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Design by Jai Tyler
Gradual podcasts
A podcast series exploring the big questions and challenges faced by many new graduates. Unfiltered stories from creative professionals.
Graduate Outcomes survey
Your future helps shape our future.
Careers and Employability are committed to helping you to make a living doing what you love. It's really important to us to find out how you are getting on, so we will be getting back in touch about 15 months after you have graduated to conduct a survey. Find out more about the Graduate Outcomes Survey.