Career and employment opportunities
Find out how we can support your career aspirations while you are studying here and after you graduate
Students: access your Careers Service >
Studying at Plymouth will provide you with real and simulated industry experiences, increase your transferable skills, and support you to make informed decisions about your career path.
Our priority is to help you embark on a career doing something you love.
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]Over 95%* of our graduates are working or studying 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020/21)
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*We have supported students to complete over 40,000 hours of paid part-time work on campus so far this academic year
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<We have strong links with international, national, regional, and local employers
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ãWe have a wide range of employer-led careers information and recruitment events
Take advantage of a high-quality service dedicated to your success
The University's friendly and approachable
Careers Service
will support you to be in the best possible career position by the end of your degree and help you to achieve your long-term ambitions.
- benefit from career development workshops, resources and tools
- access regular career events on campus
- receive support after graduation
- and much more
Full access to the Careers Service and its resources will only be available after you have completed enrolment.
I started checking myCareer as soon as it became available to me because I really wanted to work during my time at university. I found an amazing role as Student Programme Support Assistant in, which I've been able to help bring the student perspective on to the Student Records System project at the University. I highly recommend students to start checking myCareer as soon as they start even considering getting a job during their time at university.
Marie Arroyo Lopez
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
student
The variety of services and amount of support the Careers Service offer is amazing. I reached out to the careers team from my earliest steps in my job search and they stayed with me to the end. The members of staff offered me valuable advice at every session and built up my courage to go further. Thanks to them, I attended the interview a lot calmer, and it proved to be a success.
Maria Alexandra Negrea
MSc International Business graduate who is now enrolled to start to her dream graduate job at a leading logistics company.
MSc International Business graduate who is now enrolled to start to her dream graduate job at a leading logistics company.
Courses designed to improve your transferable skills and employability prospects
Learn about the specific career opportunities provided by your course.
Direct mentoring can be a great way to gain a real understanding into a specific industry or business sector.
Opportunities to get insight from industry professionals during your course timetable.
Work during your studies
Many of our courses include an optional placement year. However, we know that a whole-year placement isn’t for everyone so we encourage and support all forms of work experience.
Search for vacancies and get support finding part-time work while you study
Guidance for students who have arrived from outside the UK and are looking for work
An internship is eye-opening. I don’t have to just focus on books. I can use writing and research skills and go in a completely different direction.
BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing student Anniia gained real-world editorial experience planning, creating, and editing podcasts during two separate student internships in the creative industry.
*Excludes those travelling, retired or caring for someone, out of all UK domiciled, full-time first-degree graduates. Contains HESA Data: Copyright JISC 2022. JISC cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.