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Resources

Personalised guidance

We encourage all the students to explore the offerings of Careers Services office. This includes training and guidance for building impressive resume, preparing for job interviews, and networking in the field to land the right kind of opportunities. Click the following links to learn more:

If you prefer speaking with a career advisor directly, please book an appointment for the appropriate service here. We encourage you to book appointments early in the academic year, preferably when you have sufficient clarity on your own career expectations.

CEID Careers workshops

We organise a variety of seminars and workshops every year to help our current students prepare for potential work environments after securing a degree in CEID. Here are links to some of our recent events published on YouTube:

  1. Education and Development Career Panel 2021 #1
  2. Education and Development Career Panel 2021 #2
  3. Education and Development Career Panel 2022 #1
  4. Education and Development Career Panel 2022 #2
  5. Education and Development Career Panel 2023 #1
  6. Education and Development Career Panel 2023 #2

Apart from these workshops, we encourage you to read our alumni and staff profiles to appreciate the variety of opportunities and pathways in the field. Navigate our LinkedIn Group to find the variety of careers pursued by CEID members. Many of our students find the career-oriented mentorship offered by SGSSS particularly useful for non-academic careers, find it here.

General information and training

For graduates of MSc (Taught) programme in CEID:

Also, see –

  1. Top tips for preparing your CV
  2. Preparing cover letter
  3. Guidance for making successful job applications
  4. Cracking interviews online

For graduates of MSc (Research) and PhD programmes

  1. Writing academic CV and cover letter
  2. Writing CV and cover letters for careers outside academia
  3. Preparing for academic interviews
  4. For interviews outside academia

Job search

We strongly suggest making each application unique to your potential and position of interest. Therefore, it is important that you find relevant opportunities through networking and industry exposure during your MSc or PhD programme. For initial search, you may find these websites helpful-

(If you are an international student pursuing CEID programme, please read the visa requirements carefully before you start your job search! )

  1. Internships through SGSSS
  2. Jobs at Scottish Government
  3. Devnetjobs
  4. UNjobs
  5. DevEx jobs
  6. Find ranking of global think-tanks published by our friends at UPenn here.
  7. Connect with NAFSA if you are keen to join the international education field in the USA.

Looking for support to develop your own startup? Connect with Edinburgh Innovations here!

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