Advertising Vacancies for Students & Graduates
Advertising online using myVacancies
myVacancies is our free online vacancy service, managed by Graduate Prospects, which you can use to promote your opportunities to students and graduates of the University of Sheffield.
Once registered, you can use your account to:
- promote graduate jobs appropriate for finalists as well as immediate vacancies aimed at recent graduates
- promote part-time/casual vacancies, vacation work or voluntary opportunities suitable for current students
- advertise insight courses and open days
- have greater control over the content of your entries
- monitor viewings of your advertisements
- include a hotlink to your website in your entries
- distribute your entries to other universities who use the ProspectsNet system (charges apply)
To find out more about advertising graduate jobs contact the Employer Liaison team on 0114 222 0900 or email: employers@sheffield.ac.uk
The Student Jobshop
In conjunction with myVacancies, the Student Jobshop provides a shop window for additional promotion of your part-time, vacation and work experience opportunities to thousands of motivated, talented and hardworking students. Staffed by the Careers Service, the Jobshop is located in the Students' Union on the main University campus.
To find out more about advertising part-time jobs or work experience opportunities contact the Student Jobshop team on 0114 222 0940 or email: studentjobshop@sheffield.ac.uk.
Part-time vacancies can also be submitted via our vacancy proforma: Vacancy Proforma
Additional methods of advertising
Plasma Screen Advertising: A screen dedicated to promoting recruitment activities is located in a prominent position in the Students’ Union building. With a daily footfall in the building of up to 10,000 people, using this screen to advertise your vacancies, recruitment events and student competitions will give your opportunities a wide exposure. The cost of featuring on this screen is £25 + VAT per week.
To find out more, contact Tracey Hill, tel: 0114 222 0917, email: t.a.hill@sheffield.ac.uk
Posters: If you would like us to distribute A4 posters promoting your opportunities and events to our academic departments free of charge, please send them to: Employer Liaison, Careers Service, University of Sheffield, 388 Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2JA.
Please note that we no longer stock employers' recruitment materials for distribution for students. This option is exclusively available to our 'Employer of the Month'. Find out more about this at Sponsorship
Advertising in publications
Careers Service Guide
Reach 5,000 Sheffield students by advertising in our flagship publication, produced in partnership with GTI. It is available in print and displayed digitally on the Careers Service website. In 2009/10, the Guide contained over 16,900 jobs from employers targeting students at Sheffield. To book your entry, download the booking form using the link above or call 01491 826262.
The Forge Press
Produced by the Students' Union, this student newspaper is issued fortnightly during semester time and has a readership of 15,000 on campus, in halls and at various locations in the city. To find out more about this and other advertising options offered by the Students' Union, click on the link above.
Advertising regionally
Graduates Yorkshire
Graduates Yorkshire works closely with Higher Education Careers Services in Yorkshire and the Humber region to provide a vacancy handling service for organisations recruiting for graduates in the region. For more information contact the Graduates Yorkshire team, tel: 0114 222 0954 or email: info@graduatesyorkshire.co.uk
Advertising nationally
Prospects
A range of advertising options are available to employers wishing to advertise nationally to students and graduates.