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Careers Office

The Careers’ Office prepares students to enter the world of work successfully.

Services include training and workshops in different categories of job-hunting such as job search techniques, CV-writing with Cover Letters and interview skills.

A new service is being offered where group training includes an Employability Skills Course and “Linked-In 101” to assist graduates in developing an online profile professionally.

Services include:

Mock Interviews with a new aspect of Skype etiquette and Video Montage
Career Fairs on both campuses
Company presentations
Careers’ Library with job-related information and CV and covering letter templates
Job adverts on notice boards
CV database: Students looking for employment are welcome to send a complete CV to careersoffice@cut.ac.za to be distributed to departments and employers offering employment

Needy students with a successful academic record may apply to be included in the Student Temporary Employment Programme (STEP), managed by the Careers Office in conjunction with the Wellness Centre and the Deputy Registrars’ Office.

The following services are available to all enrolled CUT students and graduates:

Career development training as part of formal class periods, as lunchtime presentations, and on a one-to-one basis on both campuses.
Mock interviews to improve interview skills
An updated student CV-database
Employer database
Company presentations
Career Fairs on both campuses
Entrepreneurial day
Careers Library
Distribution of handouts, booklets, career magazines, job opportunities, and other career-related information.

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