{"id":4231,"date":"2025-11-07T12:18:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T12:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/?p=4231"},"modified":"2025-11-07T12:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T12:21:26","slug":"how-can-you-invest-in-your-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/2025\/11\/07\/how-can-you-invest-in-your-future\/","title":{"rendered":"How can you invest in your Future?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you ever taken the time to think about the considerable investment you are making by choosing to study at university? We\u2019re not just talking about the money (although we know that\u2019s significant) \u2013 it\u2019s also the time, energy and effort that you are putting into your degree.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We want you to focus on really maximising that investment, and make some choices which will help you get the most out of your time here at UWE.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start planning and preparing for your future now, so you\u2019re ready to hit the ground running after graduation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s worth remembering that life as a UWE Bristol student gives you access to a huge range of support services and opportunities and it\u2019s worth making the most of these. You\u2019ve already paid for it, so take advantage of it!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwe.ac.uk\/study\/career-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Careers and Enterprise<\/a> \u2013 Make the most of our free support service. Your time at uni will fly by, and you want to be in the best possible position when you graduate.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start your <a href=\"https:\/\/infohub.uwe.ac.uk\/s\/careers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Personalised Career Plan<\/a> \u2013 Fill in a short questionnaire so you can receive tailored careers info, resources and events to help you start planning for your future.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwe.ac.uk\/study\/library\/browse-resources-a-z\/linkedin-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn courses<\/a> \u2013 these are free for UWE Bristol students and are a great way of building your skills and enhancing your CV.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwe.ac.uk\/study\/work-experience-jobs-and-placements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Work experience and placements<\/a> &#8211; Get first-hand experience to help you work out what career path you want to follow.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why not travel abroad? &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/uwe.careercentre.me\/Resources\/CustomPage\/29767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global experiences<\/a> are a great way to expand your horizons, meet new people and develop skills you didn\u2019t even know about.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use social media \u2013 Follow @UWECareers on Instagram to find out the latest updates on events, employer drop-ins and workshops.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwe.ac.uk\/study\/innovation-and-enterprise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Innovation and enterprise<\/a> &#8211; Thinking about starting your own business? Get advice and support to develop your enterprise skills.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwe.ac.uk\/life\/activities\/volunteering\/volunteering-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volunteering<\/a> &#8211; Use your talents and skills to give something back.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thinking about your CV? \u2013 Start thinking about your future by taking on roles and responsibilities which will not only help you develop and grow, but also look great on your CV. Looking to becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestudentsunion.co.uk\/support\/studentreps\/imastudent\/howtobecomearep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a student rep<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwe.ac.uk\/study\/work-experience-jobs-and-placements\/become-a-student-ambassador\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a student ambassador<\/a> or joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwe.ac.uk\/study\/student-feedback\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">student consultation panel<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hopefully all that info has given you something to think about. Remember, you only get out of something what you put in (it sounds like a cliche, but it\u2019s so true).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve made a huge investment to be here \u2013 make the most of it!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/2025\/11\/07\/how-can-you-invest-in-your-self\/\">invest in your self<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/2025\/11\/07\/how-can-you-invest-in-your-studies\/\">invest in your studies<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever taken the time to think about the considerable investment you are making by choosing to study at university? We\u2019re not just talking about the money (although we know that\u2019s significant) \u2013 it\u2019s also the time, energy and effort that you are putting into your degree.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We want you to focus on really &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/2025\/11\/07\/how-can-you-invest-in-your-future\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How can you invest in your Future?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":4234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":413,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,413,193],"tags":[180,113,414,6,129,242],"class_list":["post-4231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-careers-and-enterprise","category-maximise-your-investment","category-student-life","tag-career-opportunitites","tag-career-tips","tag-maximise-your-investment","tag-student-advice","tag-student-experience","tag-support-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4231"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4242,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4231\/revisions\/4242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}