Surrey Careers blog

Official blog of the University of Surrey's Employability and Careers Centre

My Marketing Placement with Vodafone

During my second year of Business Management (Marketing), I was really debating whether a placement was something that I wanted to do or not. The thought of having a year in industry was exciting but the idea of some of my friends going on and graduating without me was daunting. Is the Placement Application Process […]


A Guide to Applying – Industrial Placements

To introduce myself – I’m Joao, an Economics student from the University of Surrey. I did my placement at Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). My advice is whether you’re looking for a year-long industrial placement or a summer placement, you’ll need to start applying early. There are lots of students looking for placements and […]


Employer Spotlight – Engineer your future with Atkins

Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is a leading global consultancy with over 80 years’ design and engineering expertise. With us, you’ll join a team of people who ask questions, who dare to see things in a different way and want to build a better world. We’re driven to discovering new ways to answer […]


Is part-time work really beneficial for a student?

Hi everyone! My name is Olive and I’m a Psychology student here at the University of Surrey, currently undertaking my placement year with the Employability and Careers department. One of the things I remember doing when I first started university, was to see if I could get a part-time job. I thought I’d share my […]


12 things you should know about Employability and Careers at Surrey

1. All students have access to our 24/7 digital hub for All things Careers! It’s called Surrey Pathfinder You can access careers appointments, events, jobs, placements and a fantastic range of career development tools. Explore Surrey Pathfinder online, or download the App. 2.You can get help with applying for part time work We have a […]


How my placement prepared me for my graduate role at Capco

Hi, I’m Pete and I graduated from Surrey in 2021 after studying Chemistry with a placement year as a data analyst. Why Capco? Two things appealed to me about Capco and the role, firstly, the diversity of work I would get to do as a consultant. I would have the chance to work on different […]


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