A lot of students don’t know how to leverage their university education to help with the career application process.

As important as work experience and everything else is, your actual degree itself can be extremely helpful with career applications.

But only if you know how to make the most of it.

Here are four key strategies you need to use to make sure your degree adds the most value to your career journey:

🗂️ #1 Create a Coursework Portfolio

Why it matters: Your projects and coursework can provide powerful material for CVs, LinkedIn, and interviews.

Important: Coursework projects are extremely useful to add on your CV if you do not have any previous work experience, for example, when you apply to your first internships or spring weeks.

What to Record

• What you had to do in the project/task
• Challenges or problems, and how they were resolved
• Results and feedback you received

Use It For

• Answering common interview questions like:
  • “Tell me about a time you had a conflict in a team.”
  • “Describe a project where you overcame an obstacle.”

Portfolio Tips

• Save pictures of physical creations
• Save digital work and reports in organised folders
• Reflect on your experiences for future applications