Read the Finding a job booklet PDF  (253KB) for top tips on finding a job whether this be a part-time job, work experience, an industrial work placement or graduate level job. The same principles apply.

JobShop Student

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

Register for JobShop student

JobShop Graduate

You can also access graduate jobs for final year students and graduates via JobShop Student.

Register for JobShop graduate

Graduate job sites

See also regional vacancy sources noted below for more graduate job sites.

• Adzuna - wide range of jobs across the UK
• Best Companies Guide - based on what the employees really think
• FirstMove - search via region and/or sector for graduate vacancies
• Grads.co.uk - graduate jobs from UK recruiters
• Graduate- jobs - a range of vacancies searchable by sector and geographical area
• Graduate Elite - a range of graduate opportunities
• Graduate Links - a range of graduate vacancies, schemes and internships and details of graduate recruiters. Please note that we advise you to tailor your CV to each position you apply for in order to demonstrate how you are a match to the role and organisation.
• Graduate Recruitment Bureau
  Graduate jobs, student jobs and internships
• GuardianUK300 - most popular graduate recruiters as voted by students and graduates in the UK.
• "Here comes the boss" - hosts vidcasts from a whole range of employers talking about their organisation and opportunities available. Employer profiles also available highlighting what it is like to work in the role they are in.
• Indeed - Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages.
• Inside Careers - provides careers information and details on graduate opportunities in over 18 specialisms.
• JobisJob - advertises jobs from major Job boards.
• Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) - can help you enhance your career prospects by providing you with an opportunity to manage a challenging project.  For further details visit the KTP website.
  Find out what these two KTP Associates have to say about their KTP projects by watching their video case studies
  KTP video case studies 
• milkround
• Prospects.ac.uk - the official national graduate careers site offers careers information on a wide variety of occupations and sectors as well as advertising graduate jobs across the UK. Search the employer profiles online to find graduate recruiters and register to receive e-mail job updates.
• South Yorkshire Graduates
  Graduate vacancies in the South Yorkshire Region
• Student Employment Services
  Browse graduate internships, employment and placements
• Targetjobs.co.uk - search for more graduate jobs and careers information. Register with TARGETjobs online and receive monthly TARGETjobs e-updates containing news, features and jobs in a variety of sectors.
• The Big Choice - Graduate opportunities and graduate careers fairs.
• The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers - details of graduate employers direct from the business pages of The Times newspaper.
• Top employers graduate jobs - search for graduate jobs by sector.
• Wikijob - search for graduate jobs, also view or join graduate job search forums.
• Wipikit - search for various roles across the UK.

See Finding a part-time job for further information and advice.

Employers in the UK recruit graduates by a variety of methods.

Large employers who recruit multiple graduates every year will most commonly run a graduate recruitment scheme. Graduate recruitment schemes usually accept applicants from October to December and successful applicants often commence work during the summer months.

Details of graduate recruitment schemes can be found on individual company websites and/or via employer directories such as:

• Prospects Directory
• Get Directory
• Target jobs
  See also the graduate jobs sites section noted above - many of the sites listed will also advertise graduate recruitment schemes.

Further sources of graduate recruitment schemes may also be found via the links in the Graduate jobs site section noted above. Hard copies of some of these directories are also available free from the Careers and Employability Service.

Please note that some UK graduate recruitment schemes will not accept applicants from non EEA students due to the two year time limit of many visas. It is advisable to check with any employer whether they accept applicants from international students with a Post Study Work Visa, before applying. 

Graduate internships are an opportunity to gain real life work experience, try your hand at a possible career, and prove yourself to a potential employer.
Graduate internships

Regional vacancy resources

• Directgov directory of local councils. Local Councils advertise a variety of jobs. 
• Go Wales
• Graduate Advantage (West Midlands)
• Grad Ireland
• Grads Kent
• Graduate Jobs South
• Graduates Yorkshire - working in partnership with the region's University Careers Services, Graduates Yorkshire is dedicated to to offering graduate positions in Yorkshire.
• Grads East - graduate recruitment service dedicated to the East of England and working in partnership with the region's Universities.
• Grad South West
• Hot Prospects (East Midlands)
• Jobs West Yorkshire
• Kirklees.gov.uk advertises a variety of jobs with Kirklees Council.
• Locala - community partnerships offering NHS jobs within the West Yorkshire area
• My Manchester Jobs
• My Sheffield Jobs
• NIjobfinder  (Northern Ireland)
• Talent Scotland
• Unlocking Cornish Potential
• World of Manchester

Further information and links on Working in UK regions

Company directories

Useful resource for identifying specific employers in your field.

• Yell.com - one of the largest employer directories in the UK.
• Kompass

Read the booklet Using recruitment agencies that includes links and advice to:

• Types of recruitment agencies
• How to find and choose recruitment agencies
• Agency workers rights

 Using recruitment agencies