CAREERS
Real careers. Real voices. On demand.
Build an ever-growing careers library using authentic stories from your alumni and community. Students access real career journeys, industry insights and graduate outcomes at any time, without the scheduling and admin burden of traditional careers events.
She wants to give back. She just can't be there.
Jen is a successful finance executive on the US East Coast. She is a proud alumna of her UK school and wants to give back. But with her schedule, geography and the time difference, attending a careers event is not realistic.
Her school sends her a simple link to record short video or audio answers to career-focused questions. She responds when and where it suits her. The recordings are instantly saved to the school's archive, tagged, transcribed and ready to share with students.
Now, Jen's career journey is available to inspire not just one class, but multiple cohorts for years to come. No scheduling. No travel. No admin. Just an authentic story that makes a real difference.
MEET JEN
"I always wanted to give something back but never had the time to come in. This took me twenty minutes and I hope it helps someone make a decision I wish I had made sooner."
Jen Whitmore · Finance Director · Class of 1998
How to build a careers library your students will actually use.
HOW IT WORKS
Invite
Invite your alumni and community.
Send a link by email to alumni, parents or community members. They respond in their own time, from anywhere in the world. No scheduling required.
- ✦Share by email, SMS or direct link
- ✦Use guided prompts or open-ended questions
- ✦Video, audio or written — contributor's choice
- ✦No technical knowledge required
Capture
Stories are captured and catalogued.
Every response is automatically transcribed, tagged and stored. Your team reviews and approves before anything goes live.
- ✦Automatic transcription and tagging
- ✦Tagged by industry, graduation year and subject
- ✦Full moderation before anything is published
- ✦Stored permanently in your archive
Share
Students access an ever-growing library.
Publish stories to specific year groups or your whole student community. The library grows with every contribution — with no additional effort from your team.
- ✦Publish to specific year groups or subjects
- ✦Searchable by industry, career path and more
- ✦Embed on your existing careers pages
- ✦One story inspires multiple cohorts for years
WHY IT WORKS
Safe by design
No direct contact between contributors and students. Students access recorded stories through your platform, not through a live connection. Safe, manageable and entirely under your control.
Reach alumni anywhere
Alumni record in their own time, from anywhere in the world. A finance director in New York, a surgeon in Singapore, an entrepreneur in Berlin. Geography is no longer a barrier.
Grows every year
Each new story adds to a library that serves multiple cohorts for years to come. One recording can inspire hundreds of students across many academic years.
Searchable and organised
Every story is automatically transcribed and searchable by industry, intended destination, subject or career path. Students and careers staff can find exactly what they need in seconds.
The right story for the right student
Publish stories to specific year groups, subjects or interest areas. A student considering medicine sees alumni who studied medicine. The right role model reaches the right student.
More than a careers tool
Every story captured for careers also strengthens your alumni community, demonstrates institutional impact and can be used across admissions, fundraising and marketing. Captured once. Used everywhere.
The careers library traditional events could never build.
Traditional careers events rely on availability, geography and goodwill. SocialArchive removes every barrier, for your team and for your contributors.
Supporting your careers programme and key benchmarks.
SocialArchive helps schools deliver elements of the UK's Gatsby Benchmarks by providing students with access to real-world career stories, employer insight and alumni experiences that strengthen the link between learning and the world of work.
Every story captured is a documented encounter with an employer or professional. Every cohort that accesses the library is engaging with real-world career guidance. The library itself becomes evidence of delivery.
GATSBY BENCHMARKS
GET IN TOUCH
Ready to build your careers library?
Book a short demo and we will show you how SocialArchive helps you capture authentic career stories from your alumni and community, and deliver them to the students who need them most.
- ✦No obligation demo, tailored to your institution
- ✦Speak to a team member who understands your sector
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about SocialArchive Careers.
