Bitesize Careers

• What can you do to go further?

  There are lots of employability-enhancing activities available through Queen's. Here are a few suggestions that may be of particular interest to students of your degree programmes.

• Any year:
  • Discover routes to DegreePlus
  • Find out more about international exchange, study and work abroad
  • Consider applying for Project Children– 8 week paid internship in the US. Internships are provided in many fields. Application deadline is in spring.
  • Find voluntary work through Volunteer SU and at Volunteer Now
  • Organisations such as BUNAC, CCUSA, Camp America and Projects Abroad advertise a variety of paid and voluntary vacation-time opportunities throughout the world
  • See the British Council’s work and volunteer links.
  • Participate in Insight into Management- a 3 day business skills programme run over Easter
  • Attend Careers fairs and employer events.  These happen all year round and will be advertised on MyFuture
• Level 1:
  • Sign up for the Get Employment Ready Award in semester 2
  • Participate in a speed mentoring night (November and February)
  • Interested in the Teach First programme? Consider their Taster Programme
  • Interested in Banking and Finance? Apply for City Scholars, the London Business & Finance Study Tour, Stock Market Challenge and company-specific “Insight” schemes e.g. Bank of England, Barclays, Citi, Deloitte, EY, JP Morgan, KPMG, PwC, RBS
  • Plus above opportunities for any year
• Level 2 / Penultimate Year:

  Look for relevant work experience:

  • Interested in Teaching? Teach First run an Insight Programme for Level 2 / penultimate year students 
  • Interested in Banking and Finance?
    • Apply for the London Finance & Business Workplace Study Tour (applications open in Semester 2 via MyFuture)
    • Apply for the Stock Market Challenge (usually takes place in March. Booking will be via MyFuture)
    • Keep an eye out for the City Finance Panel night (usually takes place early in Semester 1. Booking will be via MyFuture)
    • A lot of the big companies run summer internship programmes e.g. Bank of England, Barclays, Citi, Deloitte, EY, HSBC, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, PwC, Standard Life, RBS and a few run year-long placements e.g. Deloitte, EY, First Derivatives, KPMG and PwC. Apply early in the autumn term!
  • Large companies in other sectors may offer year-long placements and summer internships. MyFuture, Ratemyplacement, Prospects, Targetjobs and Gradcracker are useful sites for finding these. Many of the deadlines are set around December so it’s best to start applying in autumn.
  • Are you clear about which career option you want to follow?  Participate in the Alumni Career Mentoring Scheme.
  • Plus above opportunities for any year
• Final Year UG:
  • Apply early for graduate schemes and / or postgraduate study.
  • Are you clear about which career option you want to follow?  Participate in the Alumni Career Mentoring Scheme.
  • Plus above opportunities for any year

• PGT:
  • Apply early for graduate schemes
  • Are you clear about which career option you want to follow?  Participate in the Alumni Career Mentoring Scheme.
  • Plus above opportunities for any year
• PGR:
  • Discover Careers support for PGR students
  • Are you clear about which career option you want to follow?  Participate in the Alumni Career Mentoring Scheme
  • Plus above opportunities for any year