The University of Sheffield
Experience Sheffield

Make It Your Experience

It's up to you what you do outside of your study time.  

Question

Choosing what to do....

  • The Careers Service can help you identify work experience and activities useful for employability - The Careers Service
  • Your Personal Tutor can give you advice - LeTs advice
  • Speak to other students and graduates 
  • Or just try something out

Links to information and resources to help you make the most of your experience:

Skills

There are loads of options for developing academic and transferable skills. The following services are available to help you identify and develop them.  

Careers Service skills development

301 Student Skills Centre

Skills for Life

Time

Depending on your course and year of study you may have lots of flexible time available for work and activities or just one regular slot. These resources will help you plan your time well.  

Careers Service undergraduate planner

Time management strategies

301 Core Skills - Time management

Money

Money is a consideration for all students.  How you spend you time, whether that's taking up a part time job or getting involved in loads of activities may be affected by it.  These resources will help you plan your finances.  

Managing your money

Personal Finance Module

Money timeline

Your Future

What you do now will help you in your future.  It's a good idea to do something towards your goal. These resources will help to give you ideas about what you could do to support your future.  

Graduate case studies

Undergraduate Case Studies

Careers e-mentoring

Career options

Interests

Quick links to help your navigate this website.  

Try something new...

Expand on your study interests

Continue a hobby or sport

Recognising your achievements

Gaining recognition for your achievements is really important.  These links will take you to information about university recognition schemes.   

Skills for Work Certificate

Sheffield Graduate Award

HEAR 6.1

If you can't find what you are looking for try SSID.

If there's something holding you back you can try Well Connected.