30 September 2025
Can AI help level the playing field for Wales’ graduate jobseekers?
At the University of South Wales, careers and teaching teams are collaborating on a pioneering study to explore how AI might empower undergraduate jobseekers—especially those from widening participation backgrounds—as they prepare for graduate interviews.
The concept is clear: AI isn’t a shortcut, but a supportive tool. In a series of classroom sessions this autumn, students will use Microsoft Copilot to:
Crucially, students will reflect at each stage—building self-awareness and confidence in their own voice.
The project aligns with a broader question: How can schools, universities, and careers services ensure AI supports all learners—not just those already advantaged?
AI is not a replacement for professional careers advice. Human advisers offer empathy, insight, and tailored guidance. But for students preparing alone—often late at night—AI could be a valuable bridge: offering practice questions, constructive feedback, and encouragement to keep improving.
This study aims to test that potential. In a Wales striving to be fairer, more skilled, and future-ready, it’s a question worth asking.
Read more in the Institute of Welsh Affairs article here.
The concept is clear: AI isn’t a shortcut, but a supportive tool. In a series of classroom sessions this autumn, students will use Microsoft Copilot to:
- Break down job descriptions to identify the key skills and attributes that employers are looking for;
- Generate likely interview questions;
- Draft answers before refining them in the light of AI-generated feedback.
Crucially, students will reflect at each stage—building self-awareness and confidence in their own voice.
The project aligns with a broader question: How can schools, universities, and careers services ensure AI supports all learners—not just those already advantaged?
AI is not a replacement for professional careers advice. Human advisers offer empathy, insight, and tailored guidance. But for students preparing alone—often late at night—AI could be a valuable bridge: offering practice questions, constructive feedback, and encouragement to keep improving.
This study aims to test that potential. In a Wales striving to be fairer, more skilled, and future-ready, it’s a question worth asking.
Read more in the Institute of Welsh Affairs article here.
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