Give students a practical way to prepare for work.

Build employability practice for a student cohort. Bring interview responses and practical work into career guidance conversations.

When…: You are preparing a student cohort for placements or graduate roles, with limited time for individual rehearsal and advice.
I want to…: Give students relevant tasks and interview practice, then use their submitted work to focus the support you offer.
So I can…: Discuss concrete examples with students, identify useful next practice steps and refine the program for a future cohort.

From intention
to practice.

1
Choose the situations students need to prepare for
Use role expectations and career materials to build a reviewed workflow for interviews, practical tasks and reflection.
2
Let the cohort practise
Invite students to complete role-relevant assignments and rehearse conversations with an AI interviewer or colleague.
3
Bring the work into career guidance
Review participation, responses and configured evaluations to prepare focused conversations with students.

Combine interview rehearsal with a practical task and reflection before students discuss their preparation with an advisor.

Give students a brief from a role they are considering and discuss how they approached its decisions and workplace conversations.

See which activities are complete and which student work is still in progress.

Read submitted work and evaluation findings together before agreeing on the student's next step.

Create role-relevant assessments with practical tasks and AI scenarios. Bring specific examples into your hiring decisions.

Build around your content, methods and criteria. Give participants activities between sessions and adapt your programs for different clients.

Rehearse an interview or a difficult workplace conversation in a situation built around what you want to prepare for.

Bring a role you are hiring for or a skill your team needs to develop.