Using our Networks

As a central services department within the University, we are ideally positioned to assist you in developing relationships with other parts of the University, the Students’ Union and student societies.

Through the use of social media, we also provide channels for you to communicate with us and other employers and recruiters who use our services.

Using our social media channels

Use our social media channels to keep informed about latest Careers Service news and developments.

Join ‘The University of Sheffield Employer and Recruiter Forum’ on LinkedIn (available on the right). Use this to raise queries or issues, present suggestions or start discussions with us or other employers who are part of our network. You may also find this useful in finding out how other employers make use of our services

Links with other parts of the University

We work closely with academic departments and if you are keen to establish closer links with specific academic departments we can facilitate links with appropriate staff.

Academic departments have a range of ways in which they work with employers. For instance, you may like to provide a project for students to work on as part of their course or a case study which can be built into the curriculum. A small number of departments also have their own events for employers, such as small recruitment fairs. Many departments also welcome offers of competitions, prizes and other awards.

Engineering gateway

Our Faculty of Engineering have a well-established Engineering Gateway which is a facility through which support is offered to employers wishing to develop a closer relationship with engineering departments.

Science gateway

Our Faculty of Pure Science also has a Science Gateway which operates in a similar way.

Reaching out to students via the Students’ Union

The Students’ Union at the University of Sheffield has been rated No.1 Students' Union in the UK (Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2011). There are a number of options for employers wishing to raise their profile by working closely with the Students’ Union including advertising in Forge Press - their fortnightly newspaper for students, booking a stand in the entrance area of the busy Students’ Union main building and providing support for Union Activities.

Working with and supporting student societies

There are over 250 societies and nearly 30 working and representative committees at the University of Sheffield and many of these are keen offer employers opportunities to become involved in their activities or provide sponsorship.