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Plymouth Marjon University

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Careers and employability

Tailored guidance

Appointments can be booked with the Futures team, or students can attend drop-in sessions for expert advice. Careers guidance is included within courses and is tailored to specific industries.

Online guidance

Futures Online advice is available 24/7, and includes a broad suite of expert blogs, quizzes, and tools. Popular subjects including building a strong CV and preparing for interviews.

Workshops and events

The Futures team runs various workshops and events to improve job application skills and prepare for first roles. These include entrepreneurial and creative thinking tasks, careers fairs and specific workshops.

Personal development tutors

Personal development tutors help students to understand and develop their strengths and build their experiences. They focus on confidence to ensure graduates are ready for their first role.

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Extracurricular and co-curricular activities

Students are given support to develop their own business in the Edge business hub, on site.
There are various innovation and enterprise events throughout the year to enable students to test their creativity.
Students can record their extracurricular work online to demonstrate their development.

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Volunteer and placement opportunities

Marjon Futures coordinates volunteering opportunities and offers a volunteering reward scheme.
All courses include an opportunity for a placement experience or work-based learning.
On many courses, students can study for a semester abroad at a partner university.
There is support either from faculty or from the central Futures team to find good placements which suit career aspirations.

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