Students and Graduates

The Careers Service supports students and graduates up to three years after graduation. Use the links on the left hand menu to find the information you need or visit us at 388 Glossop Road.

Destination of leavers from higher education 2010/11 - calling all UK & EU domiciled graduates who were awarded degrees between 1st Jan and 31st July 2011. Please complete your online destinations questionnaire now!

Find out about..

Graduate case studies - find out what graduates from your department have gone on to do.
Social media and your career - in a competitive jobs market, you really need to make sure that you are selling yourself effectively online.
Taking time-out - how to plan your time-out effectively.
Vacancies in your chosen sector - a directory of websites to help you find work.

Designed to help you use your experience gained from work to demonstrate to future employers that you have the necessary skills to perform in the workplace

Winning applications

Work through our interactive CV
Use STAR - to answer some of those tricky questions.
Watch our online talks and DVDs - to help with CVs, applications, interviews and assessment centres.
Book a session on Interviewer - our interactive software, designed to improve your interview skills.

What's on diary

We have an exciting programme of talks, workshops, employer presentations and skills sessions including:

Interested in taking a placement year? - 9th February
CCUSA presentation - 9th February
CVs and applications (talk) - 14th February

Thinking of further study?

Research courses in the UK and abroad and search for funding opportunities.

Postgraduate study is an attractive option for many University of Sheffield graduates. About one fifth continue in some kind of university education.

Our Career Management Skills module will help you develop the necessary skills to make effective career decisions on graduation and beyond.

Using our services

Our opening hours, location, services and support.

Prospects

Make use of Prospects, the UK's official graduate careers website

Nominations are now open for 2012’s Student Employee of the Year and Student Employer of the Year. The deadline for nominations is 13th April 2012 so don’t delay nominate today!