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Your work and career

We’ll help you to get as much as you can out of your time here, so that you can go on to find – or to create – work that excites and rewards you.

You’ll have the chance to work on your employability throughout your time at university – and we recommend you start as early as you can.

Our teams of advisers are all on hand to help you even while remote working and social distancing are in place.

We’ll show you opportunities to become more connected, skilled and employable through experiences like placements, entrepreneurship, sports and societies.

Don’t worry if this seems a lot to think about – you will find yourself doing lots of these things anyway, just because you want to.

Check our Careers blog for Inspiration and advice

Find a part-time job with our vacancy service

Your career

Whatever your needs, the Careers team is here to help you.

  • Web www.brighton.ac.uk/careers
  • Email careers@brighton.ac.uk or call 01273 642855
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What is employability?

Employability is a set of achievements – skills, understandings and personal attributes – that make graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy.

Professor Mantz Yorke, Employability in Higher Education: what it is-what it is not, Higher Education Academy/ESECT

Why employability matters

Employers are looking for work-ready graduates with clear evidence of job-specific skills. If you work on your employability, you're more likely to find a job in a career that you enjoy. 

To stand out in a competitive job market, you’ll need a combination of knowledge, skills, personal qualities and relevant experiences – which you can get from your Brighton degree. You'll also need to be actively exploring your career options – we can help there too.

Employers tell us they are looking for graduates with particular characteristics and qualities. These include:

  • being keen to learn and succeed
  • setting yourself apart from everyone else
  • having work experience plus technical and soft skills
  • knowing about the company you want to be employed by.

Watch our video from a recent Careers Fair with advice from employers

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Develop your employability

On your course

Your course gives you subject knowledge and expertise, as well as opportunities to put what you learn into practice and get work-related experience.

Outside your course

Access a range of additional activities so you can evolve your skills and experience outside of your studies. Also get advice and support from our professional careers advisors.

Careers advice

You can work with the Careers team throughout your time at Brighton and after you graduate to:

  • find part-time work that you can combine with your studies
  • find or be a mentor or get involved with our peer-to-peer support scheme
  • develop your business ideas through our entrepreneurial support network.
  • get professional advice and support with career planning, CV writing and interview top tips
  • access our Vacancy Service for graduate jobs, internships and placements
  • meet potential employers at our careers fairs
  • find rewarding volunteering opportunities to help you find out more about what makes you tick, and build your CV.

The latest in student work experience

Careers helped me to get clear on my path

Careers helped me to get clear on my path

George Robinson, a Law with Criminology LLB(Hons) student, received invaluable support from the Careers Service.

My placement in LA has been life-changing

My placement in LA has been life-changing

Daisy Kyle, a Building Surveying BSc(Hons) student, has secured a job thanks to her placement in Los Angeles.

beepurple is supporting me to build my app

beepurple is supporting me to build my app

Shuvechchha Ghimire, an Electronic and Computer Engineering BEng(Hons) student, is being supported by the university’s entrepreneurial service, beepurple, to build her app.

My placement at IBM has been a gamechanger

My placement at IBM has been a gamechanger

Joseph Omar, a Mathematics BSc(Hons) student, did a 12-month placement with IBM as a Business Operations Analyst.

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