Careers Service
Your higher degree is an investment in your future career, and the University's Careers Service provides the facilities and support to help get your career off to a flying start, whether your postgraduate studies are vocational or non-vocational.
We can help you assess how your postgraduate studies enhance your employability, and increase your awareness of the development opportunities available to you whilst studying at Sheffield. The Service fully recognises the needs and interests of international students.
We can assist you with the process of deciding on your next move, and with implementing the appropriate first steps after your studies. Our aim is to help you find the job you want, and 'start early' is our key message.
The Careers Service provides:
- An integrated programme of talks, seminars, courses and the opportunity for discussions with experienced careers advisers
- A careers adviser with dedicated responsibility to work with postgraduate research students and a programme of workshops and events specifically for research students
- For taught course students, careers advisers with specific departmental links to cover particular academic disciplines
- A well-stocked careers library, with sections on graduate occupations and employers, on working overseas, and on opportunities for further training
We encourage all students to use our facilities and to plan well ahead.
Opportunities for student jobs and work experience
The Careers Service provides a dedicated information service and support through the Student Jobshop which assists students to find student jobs and work experience whilst studying at the University.
Careers Service website
The Careers Service website is an important source of information for Sheffield students and an interactive way to manage your career planning and has many useful features including:
- An online system to publicise local part-time, temporary and other work experience opportunities for students
- An online graduate job vacancy system displaying opportunities notified to us by large numbers of employers