Information - Introduction
Potential careers
In recent years the vast majority of graduates have entered employment after graduation. Of those completing undergraduate degrees in the Information School, many of them enter information and IT-related roles in sectors such as banking and finance, pharmaceuticals and law. Others use their strong organisational, analytical and problem solving skills in occupational areas such as sales and marketing. A small number of graduates are working in non-graduate roles six months after graduation, mainly in customer service positions, developing further skills and experience in preparation for their graduate career.
In the longer term, graduates develop careers in areas such as information management, IT systems management, systems analysis, and web design. Others move into more general graduate roles such as accounting, marketing or human resources management.
Graduates from the Information School’s postgraduate courses enter a wide range of information-related roles, including librarianship in the academic, public library and specialist library fields, and information management or IT development roles in all types of organisation across all sectors.
What graduates do - short term and longer term career paths
Understanding what recent graduates from your subject have gone on to do can be a valuable source of information to help in career planning, but bear in mind that what you choose to do will be a personal decision based on many other factors such as: what you are good at, what you enjoy and what you want from work.
Information - what University of Sheffield graduates do six months after graduation
This data was collected six months after graduation, so although useful, it doesn't provide a reliable indicator of longer term career paths. Some graduates are still in transition and may be in short term jobs, mainly in administrative, retail and customer service roles, developing further skills and experience while at the same time job hunting, travelling or taking time out.
Graduate case studies
Read about the longer term career paths of University of Sheffield Information graduates.
What do graduates do? - the national picture
The national Prospects website provides an overview of the graduate jobs market.
Our approach to employability
The University of Sheffield is committed to developing your employability.