A placement, volunteering or work experience opportunity is an excellent way to help you stand out from the crowd. Not only will it enable you to develop many skills that graduate employers look for when recruiting, it will assist you in putting skills, developed through your degree, into practice.

According to The Graduate Market 2015, recruiters expect 31% of entry-level positions to be filled by graduates who have already worked for their organisations. Obtaining work experience during your degree has never been more crucial.

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated University of Southampton student or recent graduate, wanting to gain valuable work experience in a particular career sector? Not only will work experience enable you to develop many skills that graduate employers look for when recruiting, it will also help you build a network of future contacts and assist you in evidencing your potential.

For further information and our current opportunities, please click the links below:

Additionally there are many resources available in our Resource Centre and online, for example:

• Target Jobs - Work Experience, Internships and Placements
• Inside Careers - Graduate Jobs, Internships and Placements
  
• Prospects - Work Experience & Internships
• RateMyPlacement - Guide to Internships

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can also visit our Jobs Board to find a number of short and long term placements offered by a variety of organisations who advertise vacancies with us. Don't forget that Volunteering and Part-Time Work can provide equally valuable work experience to add to your CV.