Graduate career coaching

Get the graduate job you want, with a coach on your side

One coaching service for graduate jobs in consulting, accounting and finance, engineering and data: a coach at every stage, with structured training and real work experience at Deeplink when you need them.

Your first call is free.

The graduate hiring processWe help at every stage
  1. Choosing rolesWhich jobs and employers fit you
  2. Applications and CVCVs, cover letters and application questions
  3. Online testsNumerical, logical and situational tests
  4. Video interviewsRecorded and live first interviews
  5. Assessment centresCase studies, group tasks and presentations
  6. Final interviewsCase, technical and partner interviews
  7. OfferComparing and accepting offers

Our coaching

One coaching service, in three parts

Every student works with a coach. Add structured training and real work experience when they will help you, and your coach brings it all together.

Part 1 · The core

One-to-one coaching

Your coach helps with whatever you need next in your job search, in any field: choosing roles, applications, online tests, interviews and assessment centres.

  • Help matched to your next deadline
  • Honest, specific feedback
  • Consulting, finance, engineering, data and more
About 1:1 coaching

Part 2 · Training

Launch Tracks

Structured training in consulting, audit and tax, or data, with free courses and projects on real data that you can show employers.

  • Five tracks to choose from
  • A portfolio of real projects
  • You pay only for coaching, not courses
Explore the Launch Tracks

Part 3 · Experience

Work experience

A real piece of work for a Deeplink team or client, with a stakeholder and a deadline, to put on your CV.

  • 12 to 14 weeks, remote
  • Consulting, finance, data and research tasks
  • A finished piece of work to talk about
About work experience

A full Launch Track brings all three parts together. Coaching clients in any field can also add work experience.

Work experience

Real work for a Deeplink team or client

Graduate employers want evidence that you can do the job. Our work experience gives you a real task, a stakeholder and a deadline, and a finished piece of work to talk about in interviews.

How work experience works
Consulting
Which funding competitions suit a client’s innovation, with a recommendation deck
Finance
A budget and cost tracker for a funded innovation project
Data
A dashboard of a team’s bid pipeline and win rates
Research
A review of the technology behind a client’s innovation
Nathan Wilson

Who you will work with

Nathan Wilson, founder and director

Nathan founded Deeplink, a research and innovation consultancy, in 2021, and leads Deeplink Coaching. He has coached university students in engineering, finance and modelling since 2014.

Education
MEng Mechanical Engineering, University of Cambridge (First Class)
Founded Deeplink
2021
Coaching students since
2014
Based in
Leeds
More about Nathan and Deeplink Coaching

Guides

Free guides to graduate recruitment

Practical, sourced guides to how employers hire, written for UK students and graduates.

All fields

What Happens at a Graduate Assessment Centre?

What to expect at a graduate assessment centre, how you are scored, and how to prepare for group exercises, case studies, presentations and interviews.

3 min read

All guides

FAQ

Questions people ask

Who is Deeplink Coaching for?

University students and recent graduates in the UK who want a graduate job or scheme, and career changers moving into consulting, accounting and finance, engineering or data.

How much does coaching cost?

Your first conversation and your first 30-minute call are free. We agree a price with you before you commit to anything, and there is no obligation to go ahead.

How do the three parts fit together?

Every student works with a coach. A Launch Track adds structured training and projects in consulting, audit and tax, or data, and includes work experience at Deeplink. Coaching clients in any field can also add work experience on its own.

Is the work experience real?

Yes. You work on a real task for a Deeplink team or client, with a stakeholder who will use what you produce.

Do you guarantee a job?

No. No one can honestly guarantee you a job. We give you honest feedback, help you prepare, and keep supporting you while you apply.

Can parents get in touch?

Yes. Parents and guardians often contact us first. We then speak with the student or graduate directly, and share details with you only if they agree.

Book a free 30-minute call

Email us with where you are and what you need, and we will arrange a time to talk. There is no obligation to go ahead.

Book a free call