Career Zone

Our career zone is packed full of useful resources, from help writing your CV and Personal Statement, to information for parents and our links with employers.

The Senior Manager responsible for careers at the College is Steven Hunt. Our Careers Advisors are Hannah West, Spencer Chisham and Sarah Tatler. Both Steven and the Careers Advisers can be contacted via careers@farn-ct.ac.uk (Farnborough) or aldershotcareers@farn-ct.ac.uk (Aldershot).

Independent advice and guidance:

Our Careers Advisors provide one-to-one sessions where your individual needs can be met, including:

Writing your CV and Personal Statement
Deciding which career path is right for you after college
Finding job vacancies
Choosing a degree and university
Choosing an Apprenticeship

Our Careers Advisors also provide bitesize talks to students which are bookable via tutors. These talks include things you need to know about:

1:1 careers appointments at FCOT
Apprenticeships
CV’s
Covering Letters
If you don’t know what you want to do
Interviews
Jobs in certain subject/sector
Preparing for work experience
Searching for work experience
Importance of passing English
Importance of passing Maths
UCAS Personal Statements

Read on for more Information

Information for Parents

As a parent, there are many ways you can support your child in preparing for their next steps, whether that’s going to university, straight into the workplace or an apprenticeship. You can keep up-to-date with all our careers news and information via this Parents’ Update webpage.

To help your child find out more about their chosen career path, or to find inspiration as to what they can do after their course, our Labour Market Information page is a great resource. It offers an overview of careers nationwide, helping you to navigate the careers market and the breadth of opportunities available.

We also have a page of Careers Resources, where you’ll find links to CV builders, the National Careers Service, careers assessments and more. During careers week, we offer a variety of guest speakers, talks and workshops. To see what we have offered our students in previous years, take a look at our Careers Week page.

The College works with 100s of employers for our students work placements, apprenticeships and guest speakers, to help our students have strong and meaningfully links with industry. You can find out more on our Industry Links Page.

To find out more about what careers our previous students have gone on to do, you can visit our Alumni Careers page.

Information for Employers

The College works with hundreds of employers across a variety of sectors to coordinate work placements, apprenticeships, guest speakers and more. This is to help our students have strong and meaningful links with industry, while also providing industry with the skilled and knowledgeable personnel it needs to thrive.

If you’d like to advertise a post to our students, submit the job via this form and, once approved, it will be displayed on our Jobs Board.

We also welcome enquiries from employers who want to get involved with supporting our careers programme. This could be by offering student talks, mock interviews, skills demonstrations, or work placements. Email careers@farn-ct.ac.uk to express your interest. We’d love to hear from you!

To find out more about our work with employers, visit our Industry Links page, and for more information on working with us, visit our employers page. If you’re a SMEs or Microbusinesses, find out how you can get Extra Support on your Doorstep.

Information for College and University Staff

For resources and guidance on how to help your students navigate the world of work, you can visit our Careers Resources page, where you’ll find links to CV builders, career assessments and more.

Our application for provider access gives you information on visiting the College to speak with students about their opportunities to study with you.