As your Students' Union, we endeavour to provide you with a diversity of opportunities for you to enhance your learning and development and to help you prepare for and accelerate in your chosen field. 

We are working closely with the University of Plymouth Careers Service to ensure all students are aware of the opportunties, resources, and support available to you when searching for paid work alongside your studies, workplace opportunties, or skills development workshops and events.

Skills development workshops with myCareer:

From job searching techniques to preparing for interviews, Careers Service offers a variety of skills development workshops to support you with your career whilst at university and after you graduate. You can now find all of Careers events listed on our website here.

This week's top 10 part-time jobs: 

1. Cleaning operative – Wright Clean
2. Hotel team member – Travelodge
3. Store colleague – Pets at Home
4. Bubble barista – Bubble Citea
5. Customer assistant – Marks and Spencer
6. Front of house team member – Zizzi
7. Sales associate – Hugo Boss
8. Customer advisor – EE
9. Sales assistant – Foot Asylum
10. Housekeeping – Nuffield Health

Browse a full list of part-time vacancies in and around Plymouth here.

This week's top 10 placement opportunities: 

1. Technology – FTI Consulting
2. Research development – Procter & Gamble
3. Retail management – Aldi
4. Marketing – Mondelez International
5. Operations management – Gist
6. Software engineering – AMD
7. Finance – Dunbia UK
8. HR administrator – Golf Breaks
9. Research assistant in health and clinical psychology – University of Plymouth
10. PR communications – Honda

You can find out more about securing placements, internships and work experience here.

This week's top graduate opportunities:

1. Land and planning – Berkeley Group
2. Law training contract – Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
3. Audits, accounts and tax – Moore Kingston Smith
4. Early career teachers – Bracknell Forest Council
5. Architectural assistant – Dunn Marino Associates
6. Environmental science – Welsh Water
7. Substation engineer – National Grid
8. Police officer – British Transport Police
9. NHS procurement – Pathways 2 NHS Procurement
10. Sales - DHL

Explore more graduate jobs and scheme here.

How else can the University of Plymouth Career Service support you? 

The Career Service can offer a range of support and services, including but not limited to:

• Speak to a career adviser
• Access a range of career-enhancing workshops and resources 
• Get advice on CVs, applications, interviews and assessments
• Find career support specifically for first-year students 
• Attend professional events which allow you to network and meet potential employers
• Find career support specifically for international students
• Access career support as a postgraduate student

Keep in touch with your Careers Service:

Visit the University of Plymouth Career service here to learn more about the support you can access or login to your myCareer account to search events, vacancies, and resources available 24/7.

 Email: careers@plymouth.ac.uk

Phone: +44 1752 587456

Availability: Monday to Thursday from 8:30–17:00 Friday 09:30–16:30

You may also find the following SU links and articles helpful when looking to support your development and career prospects: 

SU opportunties:

• SU Jobs
• U:view (find and post surveys and participation request for research studies)
• Networks (Networks are an exciting way for students to build communities and create change through collective action)
• Volunteering while at University (how volunteering can help support your employability)

Graduates:

• The launch of the postgrad students network!
• Becoming an alumni: support after graduating

Exams: 

• Our top tips for getting prepared for your exams and performing well on the day
• Top tips to improve your study habits
• Tips to keep calm during your exam