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 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

Register at Careers Connect for appointments, jobs, placements and internships.

Careers website

From planning your career and developing your skills to getting experience and standing out, our careers website is full of resources to help you, throughout your studies.

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.

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

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University of Brighton Graduate Attributes

Graduate attributes wheel

What are our Graduate Attributes?

These are a set of qualities and characteristics that you will develop or build on through your studies and through other activities, which employers have told us they look for.

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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.

Develop your employability at the University of Brighton

beepurple workshop helps you build your profile and sales on Instagram and TikTok

beepurple workshop helps you build your profile and sales on Instagram and TikTok

Are you planning to launch your freelance career or business startup on social media but finding it all a bit overwhelming and struggling to make sense of how to cut through the noise?
Jobseeker event coming up: 10 February 2023

Jobseeker event coming up: 10 February 2023

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Student Volunteering Week 2023: Gain experience

Student Volunteering Week 2023: Gain experience

6-12 February marks national Student Volunteering Week for 2023 Student Volunteering Week recognises and celebrates students volunteering!
Santander UK degree-neutral graduate opportunities: Now live

Santander UK degree-neutral graduate opportunities: Now live

Santander UK believe you should have the opportunity to develop your own story with us, so they've applied degree neutrality to their programmes, removing the focus from the subject or grades and bringing it back to you.

Find out more on your Careers and Employability team blog