CDEC can support University staff and the students they work with in a number of ways. You can contact individual CDEC members of staff directly, or get in touch with our director, Linda Buckham, to discuss other ways to work with CDEC.
Check Services for Students for full details of what CDEC offers students and graduates:
Careers
- Liaison with departments and schools of study
CDEC has dedicated careers advisers for each school of study:
HUMS and IDS – Catherine Reynolds
SOCCUL and SI – Helen Gorman
SCITECH – Bridget Millmore
LIFESCI – Claire Ward
SPRU - Anna Rye
Sussex Plus - Sue Orton
Career Development Course (for 2nd years in the curriculum) - Andy Howard
Personal Development Planning - Andy Howard
CDEC also produces 47 course-related careers guides. There are pdf versions on each page for you to print and photocopy as you require
- Information on what our graduates go on to do (contact Bridget Millmore)
CDEC conducts an annual destination survey of leavers. Find out what recent leavers are doing by department or school of study. Remember: surveys are taken 6 months after graduation and do not represent long-term career paths; only UK and EU graduates are surveyed.
- Careers guidance and information for students (contact Darren Jones)
CDEC sees all current undergraduate and postgraduate students and recent graduates. We also see current post-docs, contract researchers and researchers on fixed-term contracts (see Services for Students for full details).
CDEC is open every weekday for short interviews with a careers adviser. Also for: part-time, graduate and vacation jobs; advice on applications; Sector-specific careers information; Information about further study; Work, volunteer & studying abroad. We also produce the Message, a monthly careers and jobs newsletter for students.
Jobs
- Recruitment of part time staff for departments (contact Andrea Wall )
Advertise your part-time vacancies through CDEC. Access thousands of willing students for free!
See also the University's Guidance Notes on the Provision of Temporary Staff 
Events
- Information on liaising with employers and employer events (contact Andrea Wall )
Access CDEC's database of employers. This can be browsed by type or a-z, and there is a separate listing for Sussex employers. You can also find out what employer events CDEC is hosting each term. Promote your own career-related events through CDEC.