Career Centre at St. Petersburg State University

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The mission and vision

The Career Centre at St. Petersburg State University is set to provide comprehensive career support for students in all areas of study at St. Petersburg State University. The vision is to ensure the demand and competitiveness of St. Petersburg State University graduates in the labour market.

For students

St. Petersburg State University encourages professional development of students at all stages of the educational process through various areas of work.

#### Internships

More information about internships at St. Petersburg State University.

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#### Employment of foreign citizens

Information on employment of international students in Russia.

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#### Vacancies and internships

Current vacancies from employers.

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#### Partners — employers

A complete list of employers cooperating with the University.

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How to start a career? Tips from Jobby

First, discover your mission and vision in life

While you are studying at university, finding the perfect job might seem simply unthinkable. Yet, first, you should give it a shot, and, second, follow these two steps bellow:

Self-analysis. Try to answer the following three questions: In which area do I feel more confident? If I didn’t have to worry about money, what would I do? What do I like to do in my free time?
Adequate assessment. Assess the current situation. What soft and hard skills do you have? How advanced are they? Are there any weaknesses and how critical are they for your career? Write them down on paper.

Important:

Don’t think that if you haven’t been employed officially, it means that you don’t have any skills. For example, participating in educational projects can develop different skills: research skills (working with scholarly literature, data analysis), technical skills (knowledge from classes in engineering or programming), and managerial skills (organising different projects).

Second, get ready for the first job

First, decide on your goal. If your goal is to earn money, consider any vacancies. If your goal is career growth in a certain field, look for internships in your area of interest.

Prepare in advance. Make a list of dream companies where you want to be hired and explore when they launch recruitment for internships. If different job postings designate the same required skills, take a course to develop these skills or try to gain an insight into the topic yourself. Create a professional online profile on several job search sites (for example, use jobby.ai to uncover the internship opportunities and vacancies for students).

Important:

Don’t ignore "simple" jobs. Working as a waiter, a courier or an administrator can provide valuable experience: money, communication with people, responsibility, and team work.

Third, create the perfect CV

The CV structure is definitely individual, but make sure you include the following sections:

Contacts: your professional photo, phone, email (not funny one!), tg, city
Education: university, area of study, the year when you started your study at university, city
Experience: include information on volunteer, research assistantship and other extracurricular projects (indicate your achievements in them)
Hard skills
Soft skills
Non-degree programmes: online courses, crash courses

Important:

Tailor your CV to a specific position.

Forth, find a job: look for the career red flags in job descriptions

When looking for a job, there are some signs in job descriptions that may warn you: "Think twice before applying for a job!". Learn to read the danger signs:

The salary is too high: this may mean that the salary is unofficial or the company’s activities are illegal
Spelling errors/aggressive text: it is a sign of unprofessionalism of the employer or disdain for employees
Blurred responsibilities: most likely you will do everything in a row and burnout is guaranteed
Negative reviews from employees: try to google comments from employees and it will become clear whether the company is real or not, whether it is engaged in a legitimate business, whether employees are paid

Finally, prepare for a job interview

Before a job interview, re-read the job description and highlight the keywords, i.e. soft and hard skills that HR is looking for in a candidate. Find more information about the company: what it does, what projects it implements.

When answering the recruiter’s questions, use the STAR method: