Careers - Undergraduate Programmes
Employment Sectors of Recent Graduates
In previous years, graduates from our undergraduate programmes have obtained employment in the following sectors:
- Information sector
- IT/Computing sector
- General Management
- Accounting/Financial Services
- General Administration
- Higher Degree Studies
Job Titles of Recent Graduates
Graduates going into information-related and IT/Computing jobs take up posts with a variety of titles, and a number do this within well-defined Graduate Trainee schemes within the larger companies.
- Information Officer; Knowledge Manager; Data Manager; Business Analyst; Information Retrieval Specialist.
- Database Coordinator; IT Developer; IT Officer; IT Support Technician; Programmer; Systems Analyst; Technology Analyst; Web Designer; Web Developer.
- Assistant Manager; Account Manager; Management Trainee; Sales Executive; Territory Manager.
Organisations/Companies of Recent Graduates:
Graduates from the Department´s undergraduate programmes have obtained posts with a wide range of organisations and companies including, for example, those described below:
- Information/IT/Computing: Arthritis Research Campaign, British Telecommunications, Busy Bees Childcare Ltd, Cap Gemini, CAIRS Ltd., Cheshire County Council, ClarITeam, EDS (Electronic Data Systems), Ernst Young, Health Development Agency, Leicester City Council, HSBC Bank Plc, IBM UK Ltd., Perot Systems (IT Consultancy), Proctor & Gamble, Siemens Business Services, Taylor Wessing, Wirral Borough Council, Zurich Financial Services
- General Management (Private Sector): Abbey Bank, Arcadia Group, AMEC, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd., BMP DDB Ltd., British Telecommunications, Capita Consulting, Carlton TV, Ford Motors Plc, Corus Steels, Halifax Bank Plc, HSBC Bank Plc, Iveco Ford, J Sainsbury Plc, Laura Ashley, Lloyds TSB Plc, Morrisons Plc, National Westminster Bank Plc, NTL (Telecommunications), PCA Management Consultants, Peugeot Plc, Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd
- General Management (Public Sector): Airedale NHS Trust, Charities Advisory Trust, Suffolk County Council, University of Sheffield
- Accounting/Financial Services: Bank of Scotland, Chase de Vere Investments, Deloitte & Touche, Egg, JLT Risk Solutions, KPMG, Merrill Lynch, Parker Group Financial Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Overseas Organisations: Arthur Andersen (Malaysia), De Chazal du Mee, R5 Consulting A/S (Finland)
- Higher Degree Studies: De Montfort University, London School of Economics, University of Leeds, University of Manchester, Sheffield Hallam University, University of Sheffield, University of Warwick, University of York.
Salaries and Employment
A large proportion of our graduates have found employment either by the time their degree programme finishes or shortly afterwards. The majority of our graduates enter employment with average starting salaries ranging from £15,000 to over £21,000.
Job Information
Our undergraduates use a variety of sources to locate job information, including:
- The University of Sheffield Careers Service Job Vacancies Database
- Using graduate publications such as Prospects Directory and Prospects Finalist Magazine
- Using newspapers such as The Guardian and local/regional newspapers
- By attending careers fairs such as the London Graduate Careers Fair and the IT & Finance Fair at Manchester
- By registering with specialist recruitment agencies
- Via speculative enquiries and by searching company websites and intranets
- Via former employers and summer work placements
- By word of mouth through relatives and family friends