Bitesize Careers

• 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
  • Attend Careers fairs and employer events.  These happen all year round and will be advertised on MyFuture
  • Explore careers in the legal sector by taking part in the Careers In Law Insight Programme
• Level 1: 1
  • Become involved in clubs and societies by attending Fresher’s Fair.
  • Visit the courts (visitor’s gallery) to see law in action.
  • Research legal opportunities and other work experience opportunities that are specific to level 1 students eg ‘Insight Days’ at law firms.
  • Attend the Queen’s University employer Fairs in October including the Law Fair. This is a great way to meet employers for the first time and find out about opportunities. . It’s a great way help you decide between a law and non law career.
  • Look out for employer and careers events that will support you with this on www.qub.ac.uk/myfuture These can include careers workshops on writing CV’s and events to meet employers.
  • Go to the Careers, Employability and Skills Work Experience Fair early in semester 2.
  • Explore careers in the legal sector by taking part in the Careers In Law Insight Programme
• Level 2 / Penultimate Year:

  Look for relevant work experience:

  • Attend the Queen’s University employer Fairs in October including the Law Fair. This is a great way to meet employers for the first time and find out about opportunities. It’s a great way help you decide between a law and non law career.
    • 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.
  • Explore careers in the legal sector by taking part in the Careers In Law Insight Programme
  • If considering working as a solicitor in England and Wales it’s important to apply for vacation schemes with law firms. The ideal time to apply is penultimate year and most close end of January. Apply in second semester for training contracts as some larger law firms recruit two years in advance. Be aware some close earlier than this so its important to research deadlines. Look out for employer and careers events that will support you with this on www.qub.ac.uk/myfuture
  • If the bar route in England and Wales is for you then mini-pupillages are an excellent way of supporting this so research and apply. Look out for careers events that will support you with this eg CV and cover letter workshops on www.qub.ac.uk/myfuture
  • Consider internationalising your career by applying to eg Study USA in semester one.
  • Get familiar with graduate employers by attending the annual June Graduate Jobs Fair.
  • Plus above opportunities for any year
• Final Year UG:
  • Apply for barrister or solicitor training at Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) early in semester 1.
  •  Look out for employer and careers events that will support you with this on www.qub.ac.uk/myfuture These include employer networking opportunities, CV and cover letter workshops, psychometric test resources.
  • Attend the Queen’s University employer Fairs in October including the Law Fair. This is a great way to meet employers for the first time and find out about opportunities.
  • Apply to Accountancy milk round for accountancy training contacts with an early closing date, usually end of October.
  • Apply early for graduate schemes and / or postgraduate study.Identify graduate employment opportunities by attending the annual June Graduate Jobs Fair.
• PGT:
  • Attend the Queen’s University employer Fairs in October including the Law Fair. This is a great way to meet employers for the first time and find out about opportunities.
  • Apply early for graduate schemes.
  • Plus above opportunities for any year.

• PGR:
  • Attend the Queen’s University employer Fairs in October including the Law Fair. This is a great way to meet employers for the first time and find out about opportunities.
  • Discover Careers support for PGR students
  • Plus above opportunities for any year