Hopefully if you are looking for a job, one of the places you are already looking is the vacancies section of the Careers Service website, but if not this may whet your appetite. Graduates often say to me ‘I’m looking for a job using my degree in… (insert any subject you can think of). Here are just a few of the vacancies which specify particular disciplines with immediate start dates currently listed on our website that you might like to explore – Loads more also available now!
A note for anyone with a postgraduate degree – many of these positions specifially mention PhDs and Masters as advantageous or welcome, but even if they don’t you can still go ahead and apply.
Engineering, Science, IT & Maths
- Any engineering discipline, and again (closing dates 20th August).
Engineering or technical management discipline (closing date 22nd August).
Chemical, Electrical. Mechanical or Process Engineering (closing date 23rd August).
Engineer or Maths discipline (no closing date).
Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation Engineering or related discipline (closing date 29th August). - Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related discipline (no closing date).
Environmental role looking for any science discipline (closing date 21st August).
Maths, Biotech or Polymer sciences, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering or other engineering disciplines (closing date 29th August).
Science or Maths discipline (closing date 31st August).
Maths, Stats or related discipline (no closing date). - IT related degree (closing date 22nd August).
Computer science (no closing date).
Linguistics or IT (closing date 26th August).
Business, Marketing, Environment, Development and Economics
- Business related discipline (closing date 22nd August).
- Sales/Marketing role – degree in marketing preferred (no closing date).
- Environmental related subject (closing date 22nd August).
Environmental science, Environmental economics or maritime related subject (closing date 27th August). - Economics, Development or Environmental studies discipline (closing date 22nd August).
Linguistics and Languages
- Linguistics or IT (closing date 26th August).
- Languages – These jobs are often open to any subject but language graduates/speakers would have an advantage: TV research job (ideal for someone who has done some research in their degree) fluency in Hindi an advantage (closing date 20th August).
Customer service role using French and/or German (closing date 22nd August).
Sales role requiring degree in German & French (no closing date).
Research analyst role languages an advantage (no closing date).
Spanish, ideally with economics or business (closing date 30th August).
Your degree not listed?
Loads of subjects, particularly in the arts, do not get anywhere near as many opportunities advertised specifically requesting their degree. But panic ye not, about 60% of graduate jobs are open to any discipline and there are loads in varied and interesting opportunities on our vacancies section now so check them out.
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