Keep in touch
Supporting your success
On completing your studies you joined a community of University of Exeter alumni, a supportive global network willing to help you achieve your full potential. The careers support you received whilst studying also continues after you graduate ensuring that your employability needs are met no matter where your career takes you. Take a look below at all that’s on offer and visit the website for more information.
Ask An Alum
Ask An Alum is a simple and reliable way to connect you with fellow alumni, to gain answers to your careers questions, via a short email exchange. More than 4,500 alumni are signed up to the Ask An Alum scheme, undertaking a variety of job roles and from a huge range of organisations, sectors, and countries. You can find out more information about how to apply, suggestions of what you could ask alumni and what happens after you apply, online:
Career Zone
You can continue to access the Career Zone is exactly the same now that you have graduated, with all the resources, support and latest jobs that you were used to accessing whilst studying. You will be supported post-graduation, whatever stage you are at in your career journey. Careers support for graduates includes careers advice and guidance via 1:1 appointments with trained careers consultants, interview and CV support, access to Handshake jobs listings, careers research and events. You can read more about the support on offer on our webpage:
Career Mentor Scheme
The Career Mentor Scheme is open to recent alumni who have graduated within the last three years! We have hundreds of experienced professionals offering one-to-one careers advice, support and guidance, to help develop your career. Participants of the scheme are 7% more likely to be in graduate employment after six months than their peers. Even if you have undertaken the scheme before, you can use the scheme again. You can find out more information, including details on how to apply, online:
Enterprise and entrepreneurship support
Are you thinking about starting up your own business or improving your entrepreneurial skills? You can access Enterprise & Entrepreneurship careers support as a member of the Exeter alumni community. This includes 1:1 appointments, webinars, skills sessions and much more. Find out more on the website:
Events and webinars
As an alum you will receive invites to a variety of events that take place both in person and virtually related to careers and employability both in the UK and internationally. Previous topics have included ‘building your personal brand’, ‘lessons from alumni in business’ and ‘Job hunting in a difficult economic climate’. A full listing of upcoming events can be found online:
You can also catch up on recordings of some of our virtual events:
Graduate Business Partnerships
The Graduate Business Partnership scheme helps recent graduates secure full-time graduate roles, with supportive employers in the South West. So, if you are missing Devon or Cornwall and you would like to start your career in the South West read more about the scheme on the GBP webpage and sign up for the weekly vacancy bulletin to see all the great opportunities you can apply for:
Networks
We have a wide range of alumni networks both in the UK and internationally to support you through your social life and professional career which also run a series of events. Our groups help you connect with others in your area or who share similar interests, and we also have a flourishing alumni sport community. Find out more online:
Postgraduate / further study
Postgraduate study, both research and taught, is a popular choice for Exeter graduate and alumni can benefit from alumni scholarships and a 10% discount on some fees. If you’re considering further study we have information on our website to help with your research and about the options that are available to you:
You can find all of this and more summarised on our Careers Support for Graduates webpage:
Keep in touch
Keep in touch
Why?
We love to hear from our alumni.
Let us know your contact details so that we can:
- Keep you informed of what’s happening at Exeter
- Invite you to our events
- Let you know about your alumni benefits, such as discounts, access to journals and careers support.
search ExeterAlumni
This digital magazine is a University of Exeter publication.
Editorial team: Emma Clark, Lisa Cole, Andy Coles, Megan Myer, Natalie Swain.
Design: University of Exeter Multimedia Design Studio.
Photography: Thanks to Richie Graham, Steve Haywood, Lauren Henly, Joshua Irwandi, Ian Lean, Al Mackinnon, Tim Pestridge, James Ram, Jim Wileman.
The views expressed are not necessarily those of the University of Exeter.
Details correct at the time of publication (March 2023).
Contact the editor and submit your story ideas: alumni@exeter.ac.uk.
The University of Exeter is an exempt charity (reference X9538).
Why?
We love to hear from our alumni.
Let us know your contact details so that we can:
- Keep you informed of what’s happening at Exeter
- Invite you to our events
- Let you know about your alumni benefits, such as discounts, access to journals and careers support.
How?
There are lots of ways to contact us:
alumni@exeter.ac.uk
+44 (0)1392 723141
exeter.ac.uk/alumni
@exalumni
/exeteralumni
@exeter_alumni
/company/university-of-exeter-alumni
search ExeterAlumni
Global Advancement, Northcote House, The Queen’s Drive, Exeter EX4 4QJ
This digital magazine is a University of Exeter publication.
Editorial team: Emma Clark, Lisa Cole, Andy Coles, Megan Myer, Natalie Swain.
Design: University of Exeter Multimedia Design Studio.
Photography: Thanks to Richie Graham, Steve Haywood, Lauren Henly, Joshua Irwandi, Ian Lean, Al Mackinnon, Tim Pestridge, James Ram, Jim Wileman.
The views expressed are not necessarily those of the University of Exeter.
Details correct at the time of publication (March 2023).
Contact the editor and submit your story ideas: alumni@exeter.ac.uk.
The University of Exeter is an exempt charity (reference X9538).
Why?
We love to hear from our alumni.
Let us know your contact details so that we can:
- Keep you informed of what’s happening at Exeter
- Invite you to our events
- Let you know about your alumni benefits, such as discounts, access to journals and careers support.
How?
There are lots of ways to contact us:
alumni@exeter.ac.uk
+44 (0)1392 723141
exeter.ac.uk/alumni
@exalumni
/exeteralumni
@exeter_alumni
/company/university-of-exeter-alumni
search ExeterAlumni
Global Advancement, Northcote House, The Queen’s Drive, Exeter EX4 4QJ
This digital magazine is a University of Exeter publication.
Editorial team: Emma Clark, Lisa Cole, Andy Coles, Megan Myer, Natalie Swain.
Design: University of Exeter Multimedia Design Studio.
Photography: Thanks to Richie Graham, Steve Haywood, Lauren Henly, Joshua Irwandi, Ian Lean, Al Mackinnon, Tim Pestridge, James Ram, Jim Wileman.
The views expressed are not necessarily those of the University of Exeter.
Details correct at the time of publication (March 2023).
Contact the editor and submit your story ideas: alumni@exeter.ac.uk.
The University of Exeter is an exempt charity (reference X9538).
