Student Gateway

• Planning Your Career
• One to One Guidance
• Improve Your Employability
• Add an International Dimension to your Queen's Experience
• Job Vacancies
• Further Study
• Information Resources
• Support After Graduation
• Events Calendar
• CVs, Making Applications and Interviews

Contact Info

Duty Adviser hours are 10.30am-4.30pm

Online Resources (click here)

Reference and Takeaway Materials

We have a number of reference materials (listed below) available for you to study in the Careers and Employability Information Area in the Student Guidance Centre. If you have difficulty in locating this information ask at the Careers, Employability and Skills Information Point.

*denotes there are also additional copies for you to take away with you.

A hyperlink denotes an online version is available

Online Resources

We recommend looking at the

CVs, Making Applications and Interviews section of our website, the Explore different areas of employment, Careers Videos online and useful websites sections:

• Vacancies
• Work experience including; working for smaller organisations, voluntary work at home and abroad, time out and international placements, work experience after graduating
• Working abroad including; vacation work, placement, internships and exchange programmes abroad

Gradireland

• CVs and Applications
• Interviews and Tests

Prospects

• CVs and Covering Letters
• Job Application Advice
• Interview Tips
• Interview Tests and Exercises

    Careers Media Clips

• Interviews by Pauline Glasgow

   CareerPlayer Media Clips

• Sorting your CV
• Tackling curveball questions
• Different interview types
• Stand out at interviews
• Psychometrics explained
• Find out about assessment centres
• Networking skills
• Master your public speaking skills

Online Practice Tests

• www.prospects.ac.uk/links/tests- general information and links to practice tests
• www.shldirect.com- SHL Direct's free examples of ability test questions and personalit questionnaires and timed practice tests with feedback on how you compare to other applicants
• www.kent.ac.uk/careers/psychotests.htm- for a variety of practice tests
• www.gre.org- practice for the American University entrance testts- verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical skills
• www.gmattutor.com/links.html- links to a range of sites offering free practice tests for the Graduate Managment Admissions Test (GMAT)- often used by business schools to select for MBA courses.
• www.ets.org/- Educational Testing Service gives access to practice questions for GMAT, GRE and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOFEL)
• http://careers.deloitte.com- click on Graduate Homepage and How to apply for a variety of practice tests- verbal and numerical reasoning: inductive reasoning; personality; motivation; interview-style tests
• www.AssessmentDay.co.uk- free tests for numerical, verbal and inductive reasoning tests and other useful advice. Also have a section on Situational Judgement tests.
• www.psychometrixltd.com- currently under development, but has three numerical tests with further tests due to be added soon.
• www.consultancylinks.com/careers.html- for links to a variety of tests
• www.psychometric-success.com/downloads/download-practice-tests.htm- practice tests and FAQs
• http://students.efinancialcareers.co.uk/numerical_test.htm- eFinancialCareers Online Numerical Tests. Three numerical tests-each one with 24 questions and designed to help you become familiar with how online numerical tests work, and to give some practice and feedback. www.morrisby.com example practice questions covering a range of ability areas (not specifically aimed at graduate recruitment)
• www.previsor.co.uk examples of ability tests at varying levels, and also some personality tests
• http://practicetests.cubiks.com- practice tests
• www.intelligencetest.com- 10 minute IQ test with practice questions covering a range of aptitudes
• www.psychtesting.org.uk- BPS (British Psychological Society)- general information on aptitude tests
• www.realisepotential.com/FAQTestTakers.html- frequently asked questions about psychometric and aptitude tests
• www.psychometricinstitute.co.uk some limited, free examples with information about tests in relation to different types of jobs
• www.pearsoned.co.uk/highereducation/booksbyrobwilliams/ Brilliant Numeracy Tests and Brilliant Verbal Reasoning Tests

On line practice in tray or e tray exercises

• www.assessmentday.co.uk/intray-exercise.htm
• www.swan.ac.uk/careers/Jobsearchskills/Assessmentcentres/
• www.faststream.gov.uk (select How do I apply for an e-tray practice?)