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Here at the University of Sheffield, there are a wide variety of employability workshops, talks and events that you are welcome to sign up to and attend!
Below are just a variety of the ways to find events to sign up for, including:
SEED Events (Events held by us within Economics)
University Events (Events held university-wide)
Econ Soc Events (Events held by the Economics Society)
Below are details of employability events happening this semester for Economics students:
Upcoming events in 2025/2026:
There are no more events currently being hosted by SEED, but check the pages below for events being run by the university.
Below are some examples of previous events held by SEED. There are a wide variety of events, from CV workshops, Careers talks and Panel events held throughout the academic year, so keep an eye out for the next one coming soon!
Notable events in Semester 1 2025/26:
25th Nov 2025 - Monks., Oxford Economics and CMA Applications talk & Networking session
Notable events in Semester 2 2025/26:
20th Mar 2026 - Placement Year Panel Event
1st May 2026 - Microsoft Excel Introduction Workshop
To access the resources from the workshop, please find the google drive with the powerpoint and excel data here:
To learn more about using excel alongside your employability, please head to the SEED page on creating an excel tracker here.
You can find out about events open to all students by checking the events calendar in Career Connect. This includes talks on all aspects of the recruitment process, as well as information about employer presentations and other careers-related opportunities. These are added regularly onto the website so sign up for email alerts to not miss out.
You can also view the main university events page for information on careers fairs and mock assessment centres.
There are a wide variety of societies that also host Economics-specific employability Events, such as the Sheffield Economics Society (EconSoc).
Econ Soc host a wide variety of events, from careers events and talks, where you can gain tips for your CV and gain experience for your CV, to social events where you can meet other people on your course.
You can find their instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/sheffieldeconsoc/
We will include information about upcoming sessions on here, and links to their socials so you can get involved!