Work Experience

Importance of work experience

Information on types of Work Experience 

Work experience enables you to develop the skills all employers look for when recruiting graduates such as:Emplyer talk at careers 

  • working with others
  • being able to talk to a variety of different people
  • looking after customers
  • taking decisions
  • being able to learn new information quickly
  • taking responsibility

Volunteering

> Placements & internships 
> Vacation work 
> Voluntary work
> Voluntary Work at Southampton University 
> Shell Step summer projects 
> Working holidays & working abroad 

Finding jobs & employers

> Graduate opportunities 
> Employers Targeting Southampton 
> Global opportunities 
> Part time work 
> Locating employers 
> Company information 
> Creative job-search