Book a one-to-one careers meeting

The easiest way to book a careers meeting is online via our booking website. However, you can also book:

• in-person at our Careers Zone at the Student Life Building (SLB) and Byrom Street
• through our webchat on the Student Futures website (when available)
• by telephoning 0151-231-3719 (SLB) or 0151-231-2048 (Byrom)
• by emailing studentfutures@ljmu.ac.uk.

When you book, please provide the following information.     

• Full name & Student ID number.
• Contact telephone number & email address (LJMU email where possible).
• The year of study (for current students) or the year you graduated & the name of your programme.
• A brief description of what you would like to discuss. For example 'CV check' or 'Discuss career options'.
• Meeting time and day preference. Our meetings are Mon-Fri, morning or afternoon.
• The meeting type you prefer; either remote via MS Teams or face to face at either the Student Life Building Careers Zone or Byrom Street Careers Zone.
• Supporting documentation relevant to your careers meeting, such as CVs, cover letters, application forms, personal statements, job descriptions, person specification and so on. 

If you are unable to find a suitable career meeting online, please do not hesitate to contact us directly because not all appointments are published on our booking website.

For students and graduates who are career planning with a disability or health concern, extended 60 minutes meetings are available.  Please contact us directly.  We can also help you search for disability-confident employers and provide advice around disclosure and adjustment requirements.

For current students, booked careers meetings will be displayed in your MyTimetable.  Once booked, online Teams meetings can be accessed via the 'My Bookings' tab on the booking website.

Book a Careers meeting

We know it can feel overwhelming when thinking about careers and the future, however our friendly and professional team are here to support and listen to you. You don’t need a fully-formed career plan to come to see us – in fact ‘Getting Started’ and ‘I don’t know what to do’ are very common themes of our meetings.

Preparing for your meeting

Explore the online resources in our Careers Zone 24/7 digital careers platform around CVs, applications or interview preparation. These are a great starting point and will ensure you get the most out of your meeting. 

Ensure you bring any relevant supporting documents with you; CVs, cover letters, job description/person specification etc.

During the meeting

At the start, tell us what you would like to focus on, so we can help you prioritise and plan. Don’t worry if you are unsure, we can discuss this with you and create a plan for moving forward. 

During your meeting, we can discuss a range of different topics and explore ideas to help you develop your careers thinking. There is no such thing as a silly question, so please ask us anything. Some examples of careers meetings have been to discuss skills, strengths, work experience, what you like doing, your values and your future expectations, all of which can help you to discover jobs which are suited to you. We can help you discover volunteering opportunities, find work experience (in the UK or abroad) and talk you through the various stages of job applications and interviews.

We can also help you find work experience through our internal recruitment agency -Unitemps.

Above all, our advisers will listen to you and help you create a solution that is specific to your requirements.

At the end of your meeting, we will agree suitable actions or achievable goals. This might be to do some more research around a theme, to attend a careers workshop or take the leap and make a job application.

After your meeting

Keep your actions or goals somewhere you can see them! You don’t need to do them all straight away but set yourself a plan and a deadline date (as you would when preparing for an assignment).

Once you have completed these you can book back in and meet with us again – you have unlimited meetings however we do want to see some work in between meetings!  Our staff are trained to advise all students, however, we understand you might want to follow up and re-book with the same adviser. You can do this by selecting a meeting with them via the website, or by emailing studentfutures@ljmu.ac.uk and we will try to accommodate based on availability.

Our team provides impartial advice, so feel free to ask us any questions you may have.

If you are no longer able to make this meeting, please cancel it as soon as possible so it can be offered to another student or graduate.

To do this, go to My bookings and select 'Cancel Registration'. Alternatively email studentfutures@ljmu.ac.uk or telephone 0151-231-3719.

You can arrange another meeting either online or by using the contact details listed above.

Please note: if you miss a careers meeting without cancelling you may have to wait an extended time to be able to re-book.