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Careers and Employability
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  • Employability outside your course

Employability outside your studies

Alongside your course there are lots of fun and rewarding things to get involved with - helping to develop the very best ‘you’.

What can I do?

Lots of different experiences will help you in your future life and career. Boost your skills, potentially earn some money and make connections by getting involved in:

  • Mentoring and supporting
    Self-development by mentoring others and being  mentored
  • Sports, societies and clubs
    Interesting and fun stuff to support our vibrant community
  • Volunteering in the community
    Get involved with community activities that you care about
  • Working for the university
    Make yourself useful around campus and get paid
  • Part-time work and meeting employers
    Boost your employability, make contacts and get paid
  • Entrepreneurship
    Start your own project and develop your entrepreneurial skills
  • Campaigning and democracy
    Add your voice to influence our future
  • Speaking with Careers
    Get help finding work that excites and rewards you.
The University of 69成人网 made me confident and able to take risks. I gained the ability to push myself on a creative and personal level.

Hameed Hani, Architecture graduate – Creative Director, 5MM Design

Mentoring and supporting

  • Peer Assisted Study Support (PASS) (volunteer)
    Train as a to help other students to thrive as members of our learning community. 
  • Pi Shop (maths) leader (paid)
    If you are a PhD, third or fourth year student, you can apply to offer maths support at the Pi Shop to students who are seeking jobs and need advice on numerical reasoning or maths tests.
  • Be mentored 
    Apply for a place on our award-winning mentoring programmes where professionals will mentor you in regular meetings. It's also a great confidence boost.
Mentors chatting

Sports, societies and clubs

  • Sports committee members (elected)
    The is a group of elected students that make decisions and input on the sports services at the university. Members are elected at the annual general meeting at the beginning of the academic year.
  • Society Federation committee members (elected)
    The is a group of six elected students who decide how Students' Union funds are spent on society activities. The students are society members who are elected at the Societies Federation AGM.
  • Sport 69成人网 (volunteer and paid roles)
    There are various opportunities to tailor and develop your employability skills with such as helping to facilitate a Parklife session or acting as a 'buddy' in sessions.
  • Join an SU society
    There are more than 100 at 69成人网 Students' Union which are open to all students. Each society also has three committee positions that can be applied for.

Volunteering in the community

  • 69成人网 Students' Union
    Give your time for and your fellow students with a variety of internal volunteering opportunities hosted by 69成人网 Students' Union.
  • Active Student
    The university’s volunteering service, Active Student, can help you find volunteering placements in the local community that are rewarding, safe and supported.
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Working for the university

Most on-campus opportunities are advertised through our Vacancy Service.

  • Student helpers
    Be employed by the schools, c-change, widening participation and in the libraries and computer rooms.
  • Student Ambassadors
    Assist at open days, new student welcome events, fairs and conferences on and off-campus.
  • Students' Union (paid)
    The SU recruits for a variety of roles. Earn money, gain valuable skills, and work for an ethical, friendly organisation run by students, for students.
  • Residential accommodation advisers
    Live in and provide support to students living in halls of residence across the 69成人网, Falmer and Eastbourne.
  • Pi Shop (Maths) leader
    If you are a PhD, third or fourth year student, you can apply to offer maths support at the Pi Shop to students who are seeking jobs and need advice on numerical reasoning / maths tests.
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Part-time work

  • Get a part-time job
    You may choose to work part-time for financial reasons, as well as to gain experience specific to your longer term career goals.
  • Careers fairs and networking events
    There are events throughout the year including our annual Careers Fair and sector-specific events, presentations and pop-up stands giving you the opportunity to meet employers.
Student and employer chatting at a Careers Fair

Entrepreneurship

  • beepurple
    Touch base with beepurple, our entrepreneurship programme, for training courses and one-to-one support if you want to turn your entrepreneurial ideas into reality.
  • Springboard
    Raise funds for your projects, ideas and events through .
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Campaigning and democracy

  • Students' Union elected roles
    Each year, students decide who leads the Students' Union for the next academic year. Visit the before election time to nominate yourself.
  • School and course representatives
    All students have the opportunity to vote for school and course reps and stand for these roles. Nominations tend to be asked for by week two. Find more information on the Course Rep area of .
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With the help of the Beepurple team, I was able to get things up and running. I also won a business development grant which enabled me to invest in marketing for the business.

Faik Aktulga, Business Management with Marketing graduate – owner of Wild Fangs

Careers advice

Alongside your course team, our Careers team can help you to find work that excites and rewards you.

The team can also help you:

  • See how your studies and activities translate into transferable employability skills
  • Decide what career is right for you
  • Identify and work on gaps in your skills and knowledge
  • Update your CV, complete applications and prepare for interviews
  • Find a job and get work experience
  • Meet employers.

Visit the careers team

  • Web www.brighton.ac.uk/careers
  • Email careers@brighton.ac.uk
  • Tel 01273 642855

Employability on your course

‘Be More’ is about additional activities outside of your course, which will help strengthen your own learning. Employability is also built into your course, with many courses offering a work placement and interaction with employers on real-life work projects as part of your studies. This all helps you to develop job-specific and transferable skills so that you can stand out in a competitive job market.

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