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The Careers Centre aims to support staff in all sections of the university. We provide help with subject reviews, graduate destination information and key skills in the curriculum. Look here for...

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Professional Skills Development Module. An exciting initiative from the Careers team. Ten weeks of interactive sessions providing the framework for students to develop the skills that enable them to successfully plan their future. For further information, click here.

JobsOnline is our online vacancy service, advertising part-time work, graduate jobs and internship opportunities.

If your department has vacancies that you would like to advertise, please see our information for employers for further details and where you may post a vacancy. Please note, if you are using this system for the first time, you will need to register.

If you are approached by employers with vacancies please direct them to the employer section of our website, where you can also find out more about vacancies for graduates. You may also put them in touch with the Careers Centre Information Team.

Frontrunners is the University's unique placement scheme which gives students the opportunity to undertake meaningful employment around campus and develop the higher-level skills necessary to compete for the best jobs.

For details of how to apply for placements, please visit the Frontrunners website.

Careers links are members of the academic staff, representing each department. They work with Careers Centre staff to enhance the employability of students in their departments. Click here to see:

• details of the careers link role

• a list of Departmental Careers Links (.pdf)

Each year higher education institutions survey their recent graduates to find out what they are doing after they leave. The survey covers UK and EU first degree and higher degree graduates. Students are surveyed six months after graduation. HESA (the Higher Education Statistics Agency) oversees the collection and analysis of the data. As part of a revision of the survey, the name has changed from First Destination Survey (FDS) to Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE).

Destinations Interactive is an in valuable resource presenting the information collected in the University of Essex Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey.

What do graduates do on the Prospects website, gives national figures, based on this survey, with subject and industry breakdowns. There is more national data available from the HESA website.

More general labour market information is also available from Prospects.