Finding opportunities and applying

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Attend our workshops to help you find source vacancies for postgraduate study and graduate jobs. They will also cover the recruitment and selection process for a postgraduate course, internship or graduate job.

putting together your CV and covering letter
completing an application form for a masters or graduate job
shining at an interview and assessment centre
disclosing your disability during the recruitment process

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Meet employers with vacancies

Enhance your application skills

International careers webinars

Find and apply for work experience

Internships and placements

It was an extremely helpful way to get you to think about the structure of interviews and how to best apply your skill sets to questions
Undergraduate student, 2022

Upcoming events - click on the title to book your place

Ask an Expert: Tackling Interviews and Assessment Centres
Starts: 9 May 2024, 1:00 pm

Finishes: 9 May 2024, 2:00 pm

In this online workshop you will have the opportunity to ask your pressing questions in a Q&A format to a panel of Careers and Employability staff.
Prepare for the fair: how to network with employers and showcase your sporting achievements
Starts: 13 May 2024, 10:30 am

Finishes: 13 May 2024, 11:30 am

Venue: University Park, Humanities Building, A03

Remaining places: 68

Your sporting experience is an advantage. You’ll have developed valuable skills that will be of interest to graduate recruiters. This workshop will help you to make the most of the graduate jobs fair (happening on the same day) and other networking opportunities.
Ask an Expert: Tackling Interviews and Assessment Centres
Starts: 13 May 2024, 1:00 pm

Finishes: 13 May 2024, 2:00 pm

In this online workshop you will have the opportunity to ask your pressing questions in a Q&A format to a panel of Careers and Employability staff.
Engineering Employability Week - Introduction to Placement Hunting
Starts: 10 Jun 2024, 10:00 am

Finishes: 10 Jun 2024, 12:00 pm

Venue: University Park, Coates Road Auditorium (51 on campus map), University Park

Remaining places: 349

Introduction to Placement Hunting is essential for engineering and architecture students progressing on to a year in industry in 2025/26. Hear from the Placement Team and previous placement students about what’s involved in successfully securing a year in industry placement.
Engineering Employability Week - CV Essentials
Starts: 10 Jun 2024, 1:00 pm

Finishes: 10 Jun 2024, 2:00 pm

Venue: University Park, Coates Road Auditorium (51 on campus map), University Park

Remaining places: 348

This event will provide the basics of beginning your CV, or building on a first draft, and is designed for engineering and architecture students looking to complete a placement in 2025/26.
Engineering Employability Week - Spotlight On: Recruitment
Starts: 11 Jun 2024, 10:00 am

Finishes: 11 Jun 2024, 11:00 am

Venue: University Park, Pope Building, C16

Remaining places: 199

Are you starting the search for an engineering or architectural industrial placement beginning 24/25? Join this spotlight and hear from AECOM, INEOS, JCB and Collins Aerospace about their opportunities and what top employers are looking for in applications
Engineering Employability Week: Bite-sized skills sessions
Starts: 11 Jun 2024, 2:00 pm

Finishes: 11 Jun 2024, 3:30 pm

Venue: University Park, Pope Building, A13

Remaining places: 149

Join these bite-sized sessions to learn how to craft a great cover letter, shine at interview and succeed in online testing