Getting started is simple. Just follow these 3 steps:
Boost your employability skills from day one
From the moment you confirm your place through to your time studying in London, you’ll have access to tailored career support designed specifically for international students. With exclusive tools, expert resources, and dedicated job search platforms, you can build confidence, develop your applications, and prepare for opportunities in the UK and beyond.
Your career journey starts before you arrive
Through our partnership with Student Circus, students who confirm their place and begin paying towards their tuition fees on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes gain free access to Jumpstart for up to 100 days before they arrive in London.
Why Jumpstart?
- Get a head start on your career journey
- Prepare and refine your CV
- Explore part-time job opportunities
- Understand the UK job market
- Be ready to start working when you arrive.
Important information:
Your studies are your top priority. International students can work up to 20 hours per week, and work must fit around your timetabled classes.
How to access Jumpstart
Choose your intake to find out your Jumpstart access date.
Your Jumpstart access for up to 100 days begins on 1 June 2026.
TBC
To access Jumpstart, you must confirm your place on your chosen programme and pay a non-refundable administration fee of £260.
You’ll need to:
- Pay your advance tuition fees (as outlined in your offer letter).
- Receive your CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies).
After confirming your place and completing your payments:
- You’ll receive instructions from our central team.
- Log in to the platform with your personal email address.
- Begin building your skills and exploring opportunities ahead of your arrival.
Once enrolled on campus, you’ll also be able to register for the full Student Circus platform using your University of Huddersfield – London email address, giving you access to placements, graduate opportunities, and much more.
Optimise your employment prospects
Once enrolled on campus, through our partnership with CareerSet, you will have access to an online platform that uses AI to help assess and optimise your CV, cover letters and LinkedIn profile.
You will receive instant, personalised, actionable advice in real time, covering the following areas:
- CV scoring, based on key criteria that recruiters and hiring managers look for to generate personalised feedback.
- A CV skills-gap analysis based on a submitted job description, ensuring your CV addresses employer needs.
- Feedback on your cover letter
- LinkedIn profile optimisation, helping you refine your profile to gain a professional edge online.
CareerSet's CV, cover letter, and LinkedIn review technology has helped students and job seekers secure roles at Barclays, Google, PwC and GSK.
Job search portal
Once enrolled on campus, University of Huddersfield - London students will have access to Student Circus's job search portal; designed for international students in the UK. This will help familiarise you with the UK job market and the requirements needed to secure roles in the UK or in your home country.
It provides the following resources:
- 4,000+ employers listed on the platform, with job listings from 1,000+ employers, showing verified, up-to-date full-time and internship job listings from employers who can sponsor international students in the UK.
- Work placement search tool, listing paid placement opportunities.
- Immigration advice, provided by expert immigration solicitors about working in the UK.
- Country guides, offering local recruitment insights and an overview of the job market for a variety of countries, suitable if you’re planning to return home or relocate.
The job search portal also offers students a Job Seekers' Toolkit, which provides:
- CV Builder: a place to edit and store CVs
- Map My Journey Application Tracker
- Career Ignition Hub, a collection of career resources which include step-by-step tutorials for someone starting their career journey in the UK, video tutorials from job market experts, resources like templates and worksheets, as well as bonus content from previously held live panel discussions.
