Coach Café - Connect with Sheffield Alumni
Are you seeking support with your career and deciding your next steps? Connect with successful Sheffield graduates who want to share their insights with you.
What is Coach Café?
Coach Café is a programme of online networking events taking place across the University. This is a unique opportunity to connect with Alumni Coaches, hear their industry insights and get your questions answered.
At each event you'll meet recent graduates and more experienced alumni who are working in a range of different industries and job roles, both in the UK and internationally. Learn from their valuable experiences and discover what career options are open to you after graduation.
This experience has truly solidified my belief in myself and given me the knowledge to be able to pursue my dream career. I now know more specifically what I want to do, having spoken to people doing that career, and feel like it’s actually something I’ll be able to attain!
Student Participant - Coach Café 2022
What’s Involved?
- Take part in small group discussions with different alumni. Hear about their career journeys, get tips for success and get your questions answered.
- Finish with an informal online networking session where you’ll have the opportunity to talk to all of the alumni and your fellow students.
- Make connections and build your global network.
How to Apply?
- In the 2023/24 academic year there'll be eight events taking place - please sign up for the event that is most relevant to you.
- Coach Café is open to all students, but places will be prioritised for undergraduate students who meet widening participation criteria.
- If oversubscribed, places will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis.
Upcoming Events 2023/24
You can register your interest below for the Coach Café events taking place in 2023/24 academic year. You'll then be first to find out once applications are open, to make sure you secure your place.
Joint Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences Coach Café
At last years events, students connected with Alumni Coaches working in a range of industries, from Media and the Arts to Education, International Governance, Journalism, Civil Service, Marketing, Finance, Law, Tech, the Charity Sector and much more!
Careers in Marketing, Communications and Media - 30 November 2023 (registration now closed)
All Careers - 8 February 2024 (registration now closed)
Careers in the Natural and Built Environment - 20 March 2024
Joint Engineering and Science Coach Café
At last years events, students connected with alumni working in a range of sectors from Technology to AI, Data Science, R&D, Academia, Energy, Finance, Aerospace, Defence, Health, Transport, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech Sustainability, Consultancy, Policy and more.
Careers in Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Health - 23 November 2023 (registration now closed)
All Careers - 29 February 2024
Law Coach Café
Hear from School of Law Alumni working in a range of different roles in the legal sector, as well as Law Alumni who have changed their careers.
30 November 2023 (registration now closed)
15 February 2024
Women in Law - 7 March 2024
Alumni to Alumni Coach Café
New in 2024, an event for graduating students and recent graduates from across the faculties to network with alumni further on in their careers. To take place in Spring 2024.