Finding work experience
Whether you are in your first or final year or have just graduated, you may be looking for opportunities to gain experience. Opportunities include:
- Part-time jobs
- Internships Including our unique UoM Schemes
- Placements
- Virtual work experience
- Volunteering
- Work shadowing
- Competitions and prizes
- International work experience
Unique to UoM
Get a mentor
- Find a mentor match with an alumni or industry professional to support you with career planning, decision making, and preparing for your next steps after university.
University of Manchester Schemes
In CareerConnect you will see a tab entitled “UoM Schemes”. These opportunities include a variety of schemes that the Careers Service is either wholly responsible for, or is managing on behalf of a recruiter (either The University of Manchester or in some cases an external organisation).
This means in many cases there will be no external applicants so you have a far greater chance of being considered.
- Student Experience Internship (SEI) Summer opportunities within The University of Manchester.
- UoM Micro Internships (with Practera) Work in teams on a virtual work experience project.
- One year industrial placement Not all placements are managed by the Careers Service only the ones listed in Managed Opportunities.
- Manchester Graduate Talent (MGT) Graduate internship opportunities within The University of Manchester and external organisations.
Work Experience Bursaries
- Financial support for full time undergraduates of all years to undertake career enhancing work experience.
Global Graduates
- Spend a fully-funded week In June in one of seven cities across the globe meeting with alumni from a range of business and industry sectors.
Getting started
- Use our Job search strategies to help you identify the best way to look for opportunities This includes using LinkedIn, networking, using social media, speculative job search and applications.
- Common vocabulary used in the UK job market Demystify job descriptions and job titles!
- Looking for sector specific experience? Find out about ways in for different career areas.
- Employment FAQs Understand your rights and get advice.