Employment opportunities

Our Careers Service provides an integrated guidance, information, vacancy and work experience service for undergraduate, postgraduate students and recent graduates of the University.

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The Vacancy Service enables University of Sheffield students and graduates to search for

  • graduate jobs
  • part-time and vacation work
  • voluntary work
  • employer insight courses and internships
  • employer name address details

International Students

There is a wide variety of help and information open to you in your job hunt. Some of the sources discussed are available to take away from our Careers Service and others are for reference only. Other sources lie outside the service; one essential resource for careers information is the internet.

Each source of help is discussed, with guidance on how to make the most of the information available. If you have difficulties with any of the suggested sources, please do not hesitate to seek help from the staff at the information desk in Reception.

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