The University of Sheffield
Careers Service

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.

Discussion forumFinalists' Forum

If you’re due to graduate this year and have no clear plans, then this forum is for you! It’s your chance to ask Careers Advisers questions about the options open to you with your degree, how to look for jobs, how to apply for postgraduate study, routes into certain types of work and how to improve your applications and interview technique. You can also share your experience with other finalists.

Find out about..

Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education - graduates awarded degrees between 1st Aug - 31st Dec 2011 are invited to take part in this national survey.
Graduate case studies - find out what graduates from your department have gone on to do.
Social media and your career - 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.

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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

Applications and interviews

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:

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.

 Careers with my degree

Select your department and read about the skills that you have gained as part of your degree.

Find out about what graduates go on to do and the range of options open to you.

Using our services

Our opening hours, location, services and support.

Prospects

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