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Employability

The Faculty employability team supports our students develop the skills they need to find employment after their degree.

We provide many opportunities for students to develop the skills they need to choose and secure a rewarding career:

  • Many of our degrees are professionally accredited by bodies such as the British Psychological Society (BPS), the Health Professions Council (HPC), the British Computer Society (BCS) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • All our courses help to develop employability skills within the curriculum
  • Many lecturers have professional experience and close relationships with employers
  • We offer students opportunities to undertake industrial placements, work experience or study abroad and to obtain qualifications such as the CISCO Networking qualification.
  • We encourage students to get involved in activities such as mentoring, volunteering, leading student societies, and entrepreneurship activities
  • Students can access services such as myLife - an e-portfolio to showcase their skills to employers

Careers Support

Each department has designated staff to help students with careers.  Support is also available from the University's Employability and Careers Centre, which organises a range of events throughout the year, and can offer students professional one-to-one advice and guidance on jobs related to their degree. We offer support each step of the way through focused job searching, making effective applications and preparing for interviews.

Placements

Placements give you relevant work experience, helping you to stand out when applying for graduate jobs. Find out more with our guide to work placements.

If you need support or feedback on an application please contact the Science and Health Placements Team at sh-placements@essex.ac.uk.

Graduate employment

Our graduates go into a variety of jobs and many choose to remain at Essex for further study.  Areas our graduates have found employment in include: computing, web developing, health professions, medical science, management including advertising, marketing and human resources, financial analysis, and teaching.

Graduate stories

Ayla Sensibar
BSc Computer Science graduate, now Lead Game Programmer with Blackwall Labs.
Obafemi Olofin
BSc Psychology graduate, now a Healthcare Analyst at Telstra Health.
Madalina-Daniela Mihailescu
BSc Mathematics and Economics, MSc Mathematics and Finance, and PhD Data Science graduate, now a Postdoctoral Researcher.
Liam Knapp-Bates
BSc Biological Science graduate, now a Zookeeper at Colchester Zoo.
Sophie Carter
BSc Sports and Exercise Science and MSc Sport and Exercise Science graduate, now a Senior Lecturer at York St John University.
Dr Axilia Tanakasei Makoni
Professional Doctorate in Health Service Management graduate, now Lead for Infection Prevention and Control for Southend University Hospital.
Sammy Shittu
BSc Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience and MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology graduate, now an Associate Project Start- Up Manager at IXICO.
Matt Evans
BEng Electronic Engineering graduate, now RF Development Engineer at ABER Electronics and PhD student at Essex.
Akira O. Williamson
BSc Biomedical Science (with Placement Year) graduate, now Specialist Scientific Lead - Dissection and Sampling at University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire.
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