Careers
After Your Degree
One of the benefits of being a History graduate is that you will have a very wide range of careers open to you. During a History degree you will acquire many skills that employers value and respect. These include the ability to work independently and under pressure of time, to think and write coherently, to put specific matters in a broader context, and to summarise large and difficult bodies of information in a discerning and creative way. Past graduates have gone on to become successful lawyers, marketing executives, civil servants, accountants, management consultants, university lecturers, archivists, librarians and workers in museums, tourism and the heritage industry.
The University's Careers Service offers extensive help to all students and provides a wide-ranging programme of careers-related events each semester. The good reputation enjoyed by the Service has ensured that an extensive network of employer contacts has been built up and many of the top companies come directly to the University of Sheffield when recruiting graduates. The department also runs careers events where past graduates come back to talk about their careers and pass on their tips for successful job hunting.