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Employability, Careers and Placements: Home

Introduction

This guide is aimed at all DMU students, whichever subject you're studying.

 It will help you to:  

  • Find books and articles on different companies, industries and general careers advice
  • Locate specific company and market research information that you can use in job interviews and applications to help you stand out from the crowd
  • Learn more about DMU initiatives such as employability mentoring, student volunteering and where you can find further support and guidance

DMU Careers Selection

There are a range of books within the library aimed at careers and employability however we have a small, separate collection shelved on the ground floor next to the leisure reading. The books within this collection can be viewed by clicking here.

Selected careers journals

We have various journals in the library that are based around careers, or careers development. To browse through our collection, please click here

Selected library books

Commercial Awareness

What is commercial awareness?

  • An interest in business and an understanding of the wider environment in which an organisation operates
  • An awareness of its customers, competitors, suppliers, products, markets
  • Understanding of a company’s business benefits and commercial realities: organisation and customer viewpoint
  • Awareness of the need for efficiency, customer care, marketplace knowledge; current economy, major competitors

(Information from the University of Kent. Click here to read more. Accessed 5/2/13)

What can I do?

  • RESEARCH company information. Look for: what the company has to say about itself, what others (business journals, competitors) have to say, new stories. 
  • REMEMBER to look at all angles and get a balanced perspective.   

Engaging with career activities

Employability at DMU