Careers information for International students
As an International student at Queen’s, Careers, Employability and Skills can help you with questions related to your choice of career path and navigating the recruitment process.
This section highlights the support we provide and useful resources regarding working during and after your studies.
What we do
We offer confidential and impartial career and educational guidance from professionally qualified staff.
While you can access all aspects of the central careers provision, we recognise that understanding the UK labour market and recruitment process can sometimes be more challenging for International Students. We have collated some specific resources you may find useful.
International Student Employability Programme
The International Student Employability Programme runs twice every academic year, and aims to explain and demystify the UK recruitment process. It helps you identify your unique skill set, find labour market information, write effective UK CV’s and cover letters, confidently answer interview questions and succeed on the job.
Accessing MyFuture
Make sure to use your access to MyFuture, our online careers portal where you can search for jobs, internships and placements. It’s where you can book a place on programmes, attend events, and book a one-to-one careers consultation. It’s where you will find out about employer networking sessions and the Visa Information Session which happens in Semester One.
This support is in addition to careers activities and support provided within your academic school.
Work During Your Studies
Finding paid work directly related to your studies on a part-time basis may be difficult depending on your timetable and sector preference. However, any work experience in the UK demonstrates language ability and understanding company culture, skills gained in a variety of non-graduate level jobs. Useful places to check include QWork, MyFuture for part time and on campus jobs, and NIJobs, nijobfinder and JobApplyNI. Remember to check the individual conditions of your own visa.
The Immigration Support Service team have created a thorough resource answering questions around Working In The UK As A Student.
Work After Your Studies
For subject and sector specific career profiles and employer vacancies, you can access our Careers Student Intranet or the Prospects website.
Using your MyFuture ‘My Tools and Resources’ section, you can access Student Circus, a tool that provides jobs and Internships from UK wide employers who have all the visa processes in place. This section also provides access to GoinGlobal, a country-specific career and employment information platform, including world-wide internship and job postings. Other useful resources for finding work outside the UK include GradIreland and GradLink.
The Asia Careers and Employability Service (ACES) can be added as a filter on MyFuture for Indian nationals to search jobs in India, and filtering by Intern (curated only) will show intern positions in the EU.
Student Circus: UK jobs for international students
To support international students looking for work in the UK you can enjoy free access to Student Circus, a tool that provides exclusive Jobs and Internships from UK wide employers who are advertising placements and graduate jobs and are willing to sponsor the Skilled Worker UK visa. You can access this through your MyFuture log in.
Need more reasons to access Student Circus? Read these Student Circus success stories.
Visa Queries
For any queries around your visa during your studies the Immigration Support Service have a comprehensive website. If you want to stay in the UK after your course has finished there are several visa routes available. It is the responsibility of the student to determine which visa best suits your needs. The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has an excellent resource detailing options for working after your studies, including information for specific professions.
GradIreland has specific information around Employment Rights for International Students in Ireland as well as jobs and related opportunities. You can also check the Irish Immigration Service for detailed information.
Other Useful Resources
TargetJobs has a Guide to Job Hunting for International Students which includes information about the UK recruitment process, differences between Graduate Schemes and Direct Entry jobs and work experience opportunities for International students.
UKCISA International Student Employability Group have created a resource for employers Recruiting International Graduates A Guide for Employers which could help you answer any questions recruiters may have.