Using AI in Your Career Journey
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly part of how students explore careers, search for jobs, prepare applications and practice interviews. Used well, it can be a helpful starting point to generate ideas, structure your thinking and support your preparation at different stages of your career journey. However, it is not a replacement for your own research, reflection and decision-making.
AI tools work best when you use them critically and alongside other Careers Service resources. They can provide broad suggestions and summaries, but they cannot fully understand your individual experiences, motivations, values or priorities, and the information they generate is not always fully accurate or up to date. This means it is important to treat AI output as a starting point rather than a final answer, and to always check key information using reliable sources and original materials.
Guidance for using AI during all stages of your career journey
Each of these guides will give you advice on how to use AI at key stages in your career journey from exploring your career options, to helping you to draft CV's and cover letters and preparing for interviews. These guides give clear guidance on how AI can/cannot help you, how you can best utilise it and how to use our 3p's framework to use AI effectively so that you can get the most out of it.
Each of these guides will give you advice on how to use AI at key stages in your career journey from exploring your career options, to helping you to draft CV's and cover letters and preparing for interviews. These guides give clear guidance on how AI can/cannot help you, how you can best utilise it and how to use our 3p's framework to use AI effectively so that you can get the most out of it.
Learn how AI can help you generate career ideas, explore sectors and identify possible pathways, while understanding its limitations and the importance of reflection and further research. This page explains what AI can and cannot do when you are starting to think about your future and how to use the 3 Ps to explore options more effectively.
Discover how AI can support your job search by identifying vacancies, summarising adverts and helping you refine your search criteria, while recognising that it may miss roles, suggest unsuitable opportunities or include outdated information.
Find guidance on using AI as a starting point for CVs, cover letters and application forms, alongside advice on tailoring content, maintaining authenticity and understanding how employers may view AI use in recruitment.
Using AI for interview practice and preparation
Explore how AI can be used as a practice tool to generate likely interview questions and provide basic feedback, while still prioritising your own research, preparation and personalised reflection.
Remember that AI should complement, not replace, your own effort. Your own experiences, reflections and judgement are what make your career decisions and applications meaningful. If you would like personalised support, you can book a Careers Appointment via CareerConnect to discuss your options, applications or interview preparation in more detail.
