Making Contacts
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Careers Service
Explore your options - Occupations - Changing or leaving your course - Career planning - Making career choices - What do graduates do - Making contacts - Newcastle alumni on Linkedin - Social media - Information interviews - Mentoring - Further study - Masters - Finding and applying for a masters - Funding a Masters Degree - PhD - Finding and applying for a PhD - Funding for a PhD - Applying for teaching training - Application process - School based work experience - Interviews - Funding - Applying for medical school - Application process - Admissions tests - Interviews - Financial support - Gaining experience - Finding and choosing a course - Applying for dental school - Financial support - Interviews - Admissions tests - Personal statement - Application process - Gaining experience - Gain skills and experience
Gain skills and experience - Internships, Placements and Shadowing - Insight Days - Unpaid Work Experience - Internships - Placements - Shadowing - Graduate framework - Volunteering - Study abroad - Global work experience - Virtual opportunities - Career modules - Career development module - Careers service placement module - Awards, competitions and funding - The ncl+ award - Newcastle University Awards - External competitions - Make it happen fund - Find jobs
Find jobs - Recruitment agencies - Part-time jobs - Jobs on Campus - Researching employers - Identifying fake jobs - Graduate jobs - North East jobs - International jobs - Asia - Working abroad - Africa and Middle East - Americas - Australasia - Europe - International resources - Work for yourself
Work for yourself - Advice and coaching - Events and workshops - Central Workshops - Coffee and Connections - Community Socials - Support for International Students - Resources and Opportunities - Start Up Co-Working Space - START UP stories - News - Pop-Up Shop - Grant funding - Making applications
Making applications - Handling job offers - Applications - CVs - Cover letters - Application forms - LinkedIn profiles - Interviews and assessment centres - Interviews - Assessment centres - Recruitment tests - Support and resources
Support and resources - Access support - One-to-one support - Workshops - Access online resources - Using MyCareer - Online Career Resources - Tailored information - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - International students - Prospective students - Undergraduate students - Graduates - Postgraduate researchers - Using AI for your career - Graduate Employment and Work Experience Directory
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Building your network
One of the best ways to boost your chances in the jobs market is to make sure you are as well-informed as possible.
Making contacts and networking can be invaluable for your career. You can research possible career options or find out more about an employer. Contacts can give you personalised advice and insights and tell you about how to access opportunities.
Many people are willing to help, and opinions and advice are things that almost everyone can offer.
In this section you can find out about how to make connections through professional or social platforms. You can also learn how to get the most out of your meetings.
[## NCL alumni on LinkedIn
Research the career paths of graduates and reach out to them for advice and inspiration on LinkedIn](https://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/explore-your-options/making-contacts/newcastle-alumni-linkedin) [## Social media
Find out how you can use social media to benefit your career](https://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/explore-your-options/making-contacts/social-media)
[## Information interviews
In an information interview you can get advice to help you with career planning in an informal setting](https://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/explore-your-options/making-contacts/information-interviews) [## Mentoring
A mentor can share their experience and knowledge of a job role, employer or sector](https://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/explore-your-options/making-contacts/mentoring)