Your future career
With a postgraduate qualification from one of the UK's leading research universities, employers will expect you to be good at what you do. We'll teach you how to showcase your talents.
Show employers what you can doWe want you to graduate with a clear idea of what you have to offer. We'll show you how everything you learn can be applied in your career. And we'll teach you how to present your skills in a way that employers appreciate. You'll learn how to analyse complex problems and offer solutions. You'll work with people and on your own, and you'll learn how to handle pressure. When employers see your CV, they'll see someone who can deliver results. How we develop your employability skills Specialist careers adviceThe Careers Service is here to help you at every stage throughout your course. We have details of all the latest job vacancies and work experience opportunities. There are regular careers information events. Employers come to the University to meet masters students. We also run workshops on CV writing, presentation skills and preparing for interviews. Careers Service for postgraduates Work experienceWe work with employers to help you find the right work experience. This could mean vacation work, an internship or a placement as part of a project. We can also advise you on using your work experience to improve your career prospects. |
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Video: what our students sayWe'll show you how to use what you've learned to make a difference, wherever you go. Watch our videos to hear from some of our graduates. Pravin Kuriakose Duncan Levesley Nicola Cooper Sam Wiggins Andy Willmore Sally Deakin |
What the employers say"The University of Sheffield Careers Service is well-organised and has a very proactive approach to links with us as potential employers. Rolls-Royce has built up a good working relationship with the University of Sheffield over the past few years; we have taken on a number of Sheffield graduates with a sound understanding both of their subject area and of wider issues." "We target graduates from Sheffield as we find they are of consistently high quality and perform well across all operating areas of the company and within our graduate Professional Development Programme." "PricewaterhouseCoopers recruits in consistently large numbers from the University, valuing the academic rigour and flexible outlook of its graduates. The firm is committed to working in partnership with the University in order to provide business insights and develop commercial awareness for students of all academic disciplines." "Students from Sheffield are amongst the best in the country; we are always pleased when a Sheffield graduate decides to build their career with DLA." |
