Jobs and work experience

The following web pages listed below provide you with further information and advice on:

• How to identify and get a job - part-time, work experience or graduate opportunity
• How to improve your job seeking strategies
• Links to vacancy sources

Not all jobs are advertised, therefore you will need to be proactive in identifying opportunities and potential employers and have a focused approach when it comes to finding a job / work experience / career.

 

JobShop Student

The university's online vacancies service for current students advertising part-time / casual, vacation, voluntary and work experience opportunities.

JobShop Graduate

Advertising graduate opportunities for final year students and recent graduates

Vacancy sources and top tips

• Links to graduate job sites
• Links to part-time opportunities
• Graduate recruitment schemes
• Regional job vacancy sources
• Local and national newspapers
• Company directories
• And more

Finding a part-time job

Researching jobs, employers and sectors

• Advice on how to do your career research and find out more about the jobs / employers / sectors that you wish to apply for.

 Social network your way to a job

• Advice on how to use social networking sites to identify potential opportunities, organisations and employers
• Advcie on how to use social networking sites to enhance your profile, increase the number of people that see your CV and what you have to offer and also how to ensure that you market yourself effectivele online - employers could be checking your details online.

Graduate internships

• Information about graduate internships, what they are and where they are advertised.

Work experience and volunteering

• Links to work experience opportunities
• Links to local and national volunteering opportunities
• Advice on how to make the most of your experience

Work and study abroad

• Links to country specific information about working abroad.

Labour Market Information

Labour Market Information can help to give you an idea of the amount of and types of jobs available in a particular sector and how those sectors are affected by the economic climate.

What Huddersfield graduates do

Find out what jobs recent graduates are now doing.

Employment advice

• Brief advcie for job seekers needing information on: Tax, Wages and contact details for people who can help if you have employment issues.

Information for International Students

• In addition to the above advice and resources, this page offers International Students advice on jobseeking in the UK or abroad.

Information for disabled students

• In addition to the above advice and resources, this page offers disabled students advice on jobseeking, dislcosing a disaibility, reasonable adjustments in the workplace and links to various work related support organisations.