Arts University Bournemouth

Careers and Employability

The Careers and Employability Service is dedicated to supporting you in turning your creativity into a great career.

Recruiters are looking to employ graduates with the right skills, personal attributes and industry experience that will make them great assets to their organisations. This is why course teams ensure employability is embedded in your curriculum, and why we provide quality information and guidance to help you stand out and prepare you to embark on your professional future.

We also have a dedicated careers platform (AUB AdvantageCareer Hub) for students and alumni with careers resources, job opportunities and events. Students are also able to book an appointment with a Careers Coach.

Services we offer

The Careers and Employability team are Alison Zorraquin, Senior Employability Officer and Emily Rogers, Employability Officer.

Our goal is to support students and Alumni in preparation for working in industry and to develop their careers. We offer careers appointments and organise a series of events and workshops on campus, including:

• Lunchtime webinars: Run by the Career team, these workshops cover topics ranging from CVs to networking and using LinkedIn
• Industry Professionals on campus: Every year we invite professionals from Industry to give tips and advice about breaking into the creative industry as well as providing start-up and freelance advice

One-to-one Appointments

Any AUB student or graduate can book a one-to-one virtual appointment via Zoom or Microsoft Teams with Alison or Emily to discuss their plans or simply to gain information and advice on a wide range of topics including:

• Looking for graduate or professional roles and part-time work
• Applying for jobs and internships
• Writing a professional CV, cover letter or application
• Applying for further professional or post-graduate study
• Self-employment and freelancing
• Volunteering
• Preparing for interview
• Self-promotion and networking

• 2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
• 3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.

FOR INDIA

• 65% or above in Standard 12 from a recognised exam board.

FOR NEPAL

• Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or one year of degree level studies.

FOR SRI LANKA

• Achieve grades of BBB or above in the Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education.

FOR BANGLADESH

• Successful completion of a recognised foundation course or one year of degree level studies.

Interviews and auditions
None of our courses currently require an interview.
The only course requiring an audition is BA (Hons) Acting and if you're invited to one you'll have at least 10 days notice.

Portfolio guidelines
For the majority of our courses, we'll ask you to digitally submit a portfolio as part of the application process. We've created specific portfolio guidelines for each of our courses, you can take a look at these below.

Portfolios should show examples of your work – both finished and work in progress – that demonstrate your interests and skills.

If we ask for a digital portfolio then we'll give you 30 days to submit it. Sometimes we'll need a portfolio submitted quickly.

For More Information Please Contact To Our PSA Counselor.