Career Opportunities
The following advertisements have been shared with the General Engineering Employability Team. Further opportunities can be found on Career Connect, our Careers Service portal. Login to MUSE if you are a student or register if you are a recent graduate.
✨ Student Careers Update - Spring Semester, Weeks 10 and 11
Here is a highlight of the events and opportunities offered by the Careers & Employability Service during Weeks 10 and 11 of the Spring Semester (between Monday 29th April and Friday 10th May).
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Bright Network’s IEUK (Internship Experience UK)
Opportunities in Health: Careers & Further Study - session recordings
Placement Year at the Students’ Union
Upcoming Events
Missed a session? Catch up in your own time with Careers on Demand.
Here are some slides showing what's on... in the next fortnight, but always check Career Connect for the latest details and to sign up for events.
CV and LinkedIn Boosters
Thursday 2nd May, 3 - 4:30 pm @Cornerstone
Tuesday 7th May, 3 - 4:30 pm @Jessop West
Monday 13th May, 3 - 4:30 pm @Jessop West
Employers on campus
Come along and find out more about teacher training opportunities in local Sheffield schools - 30th April
Exploring Generative AI with IBM - 30th April
Midea Group (美的集团) campus recruitment information session - 2nd May
Development Opportunities
→ Bright Network’s IEUK (Internship Experience UK)
Internship Experience UK or IEUK is a four-day virtual internship programme (17th - 20th June) that takes place every summer with a new programme each year.
Designed to have the most value for university students, IEUK is an immersive programme packed with valuable insights and opportunities to help you navigate your career path.
Whether you're unsure what sector to pursue, curious about specific industries, or seeking practical skills to stand out to employers, IEUK empowers you to explore diverse career possibilities and gain a competitive edge post-graduation.
You can choose from 4 streams:
Technology
Finance, Professional Services and Consulting
Commercial Law
Business, Operations & Marketing
So far, over 150,000+ students and graduates have taken part and reaped the rewards of spending a few days of their summer with the world’s top employers. Over 10,000 of them have even secured roles with the firms they met on the experience.
→ Opportunities in Health: Careers & Further Study - session recordings
If you missed the events in the ‘Opportunities in Health’ week which took place earlier this semester, you can now listen back to the session recordings.
This event series addressed a range of topics, from graduate study opportunities in the Faculty of Health and insights into different degree subjects (such as Neuroscience or Population Health), to the range of career options in the NHS and how to develop your resilience in your career journey.
Job Opportunities
→Here is a sample of live engineering vacancy adverts on Career Connect
Graduate roles:
Graduate Software Engineer - Forum Energy Technologies UK Ltd - deadline 06 May
Graduate Overhead Line Design Engineer - Energyline Ltd - deadline 06 May
Systems Engineering Graduate - Babcock International Group - deadline 08 May
Graduate Structural Engineer - Structural Design Studio Ltd - deadline 31 May
Electrical and EC&I Engineering Graduate Scheme - Atkins - deadline 03 June
12-month placements:
IT Industrial Placement Year - Durham Lifting Ltd - deadline 05 May
Product Design/Design Engineering Placement - Gripple - deadline 06 May
Materials Scientist Placement Student - Metalysis - deadline 08 May
Engineering Student Placement (Project/Applications) - AESSEAL - deadline 31 May
Summer Internship opportunities:
Civil / Geotechnical Engineering Intern - Coffey Geotechnics Ltd - deadline 13 May
Various Summer Internship opportunities (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical) - Arup - deadline 15 May
→ Apply for a SME Summer Internship until 7th May!
Applications to the SME Summer Internship Programme close on 7th May - apply now to gain paid work experience with a local organisation!
The SME Summer Internship Programme offers 40 paid summer internships hosted by SMEs and charities across the Sheffield City Region.
All home undergraduate students who meet at least one of the Equal Opportunities in Careers criteria can apply, at any stage of their undergraduate degree. Not sure if you’re eligible? Find out in a few clicks!
Each internship has a minimum duration of 70 hours, paid at a rate of at least £11.44 per hour. The internships available cover a wide range of areas such as software development, marketing, events, and research.
→ Placement Year at the Students’ Union: Volunteering Projects Researcher & Organiser
Application deadline: 3rd May (5 pm)
This exciting placement opportunity provides the chance to lead a distinct project involving research, and activity programme delivery and evaluation.
Based on data and insights already collected, as well as your own research, you’ll plan a programme of activities and opportunities to be trialled and evaluated over the year, helping inform our programme and long-term offer for students.
You’ll work directly with students and have the support of a number of staff teams across the organisation to deliver your project.
→ There are over 1,000 jobs available now on Career Connect!
Find the next stop in your career journey! From part-time jobs and internships to placements and graduate opportunities, there is something for everyone.
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