Contact one of the team today to discuss how we can support your recruitment needs or how we can help raise the profile of your organisation on campus:
Telephone: +44 1752 587729
Email: employers.careers@plymouth.ac.uk
We look forward to hearing from you!
A warm welcome from the Employer Engagement Team
Email: employers.careers@plymouth.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1752 587729
Discover employer events and activities
Advertising vacancies
- part-time/casual roles
- short-term internships
- placements/year in industry
- graduate jobs/schemes.
Promote your vacancies through myCareer
Promote your vacancies through MyCareer
Career Conversations
Careers fairs
- Part-time Jobs Fair: Wednesday 2 October 2024, 11am–2:30pm
- STEM Placement & Graduate Careers Fair: Wednesday 6 November 2024, 11am–2:30pm
- All Sector Placement & Graduate Careers Fair: Wednesday 13 November 2024, 11am–2:30pm
- Southwest Placement & Graduate Careers Fair: Wednesday 19 February 2025, 11am–2:30pm
- Geo-Environmental Placement & Graduate Careers Fair: Wednesday 26 February 2025, 12-4pm
- Summer Opportunities Fair: Wednesday 5 March 2025, 12–2:30pm
Email: employers.careers@plymouth.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1752 587729
Raise your profile at one of our careers fairs
Careers Fair on campus
Careers Mentoring Programmes
- to give back to the next generation
- to provide advice and guidance
- to share knowledge and support others
- to maintain and develop networking links
- to gain new perspectives and fresh ideas
- to develop your own CPD.
A two way process
Anman and mentor
Employer promotional activities
- Charity, Not-For-Profit, Micro (less than 11 employees) £50 + VAT [£60]
- SME (11-250 employees), Professional Bodies £75 + VAT [£90]
- Organisations with +250 employees, Recruitment Agencies, £100 + VAT [£120]
Email: employers.careers@plymouth.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1752 587729
Internships
Micro-internships
- Winter cycle: 25 November – 13 December 2024 (deadline to receive projects, 9 October, part-time only, max. 20 hours per week.)
- Spring cycle: 7 April – 25 April 2025 (deadline to receive projects, 19 February)
- Summer cycle: 9 June – 7 August 2025 (deadline to receive projects, 23 April)
I was delighted to host two Research Assistant Interns this year to assist me with a longitudinal research project. I really appreciated the time and effort the Interns spent on this project and the skills they bought and developed. It was a pleasure to see them develop confidence in their research skills and participate in transcribing, analysing data and finding interesting themes. I would thoroughly recommend working with Interns as they bring a sense of energy, enthusiasm and fresh insights.”
Dr Louise Webber, Plymouth Institute of Education, Summer 2024
There was a small amount of admin to set up the internship, and the usual new starter induction requirements. But it really was a delight to have someone new, with fresh perspectives in the office. By the end of the internship the work they produced by far outweighed the initial administrative cost of taking them on. The internships team handled the recruitment and they did a fantastic job! I would highly recommend this opportunity to other businesses and students.”
Samantha Hammond, Westcountry Fabrication Ltd, Summer 2024
Funded internships
TIG welding with The Weld Space on a Micro-internship
Linking with the curriculum
Email: employers.careers@plymouth.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1752 587729
Placements
- identify talented individuals early
- bring in fresh and innovative ideas
- bring in a new perspective
- extra resource for busier times
- no long term commitment
- helps to raise the profile of your business within the student network
- students can complete part time hours in the final year.
- Lindsey Marshall: Employer Engagement Officer specialising in placements for psychology, biomedical sciences, chemistry, biological and marine sciences.
- Nikki Reid-Foster: Employer Engagement Officer specialising in placements for built environment, business, tourism, events, digital arts, design, sociology, anthropology, law, criminology, English and history.
- Andrea Kemp: Employer Engagement Officer specialising in placements for computing, maths, engineering, environmental science, geography and geology.
- • Claire Lilley, Myla Serdiuk and Haydon Anstis: our brilliant Employer Engagement Assistants.
Skills development activities
“The Boost event provides an opportunity to work with others in developing and proposing a solution to a real business challenge. Our subject matter experts will provide some great guidance around some of the key topics such as marketing, project management and finance, which will impact your decision making; skills you will also need as you move into the employment market, whatever your background. You will have the chance to collaborate in a team and use and develop your creative skills! It’s a lively and fun day and provides some great networking opportunities with some of Babcock’s SME’s.”
Email: employers.careers@plymouth.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1752 587729
BOOST in action
Team presenting at a BOOST event
Sponsor our women’s development programme, Bounce!
- confidence in recognising their skills and strengths
- personal power
- assertiveness and impact when speaking
- sense of mindfulness and wellbeing
- ability to make personal and professional connections.
- contribute to building a talent pool/ pipeline of confident and ambitious women
- access students who may not yet have considered you as an employer
- raise the profile of yourself and/or organisation on campus and engage with the University in a unique way; featuring on the website (logo, organisation details) and associated marketing materials
- contribute to your organisation’s corporate social responsibility and diversity/ inclusion strategy outside of graduate recruitment initiatives
- offer your staff a unique staff development opportunity by being one of our guest speakers. A guest speaker slot involves talking about professional journeys (opportunities and challenges) along with sharing tips gained along the way.
- being/ providing a guest speaker
- providing funding for an afternoon tea celebration event where all participants are invited to network
- providing mentors who can support students attending the programme with their developmental journey (optional).
- company logo and description featured on the website
- guest speaker featured on the website
- an opportunity to have your promo banner up in the room (featuring in the back of photos)
- an opportunity to provide marketing materials in packs
- an opportunity for staff to come to the networking lunch in order to meet and network with participants
- an opportunity to feature in the employer newsletter going to all our registered employers, to showcase your support and engagement with the University.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) – be an organisation of choice!
Recruiting international students – easier than you think
“Employers with a diverse workforce benefit from higher profits (CBI), increased innovation and creativity and enhanced brand appeal.” (Forbes)
- Employers Guide to Recruiting International Graduates (an infographic resource detailing the information on the ‘Graduate route’, the ‘Skilled Worker route’ and ‘Benefits to Business’.
- Recruiting International Graduates, a Guide for Employers (a more detailed written guide).
SME business support
- pricing based on organisation size/type
- free vacancy promotion on our online portal myCareer
- opportunities to be a part of our online panel events, helping raise your organisation’s profile to our students
- advice on salary for placements and graduate roles
- for those organisations who are located in the South West, we host a South West Placement & Graduate Careers Fair in early Spring.
- Register on myCareer and agree to emails to receive our Employer E-newsletter periodically through the year highlighting activities and opportunities available to you.
- Sign up to the University's Enterprise Solutions newsletter to hear about the latest updates on R&D solutions, as well as opportunities to collaborate and innovate.
- Heart of the South West Growth Hub.
- Invest Plymouth Business News.
- Digital Skills Partnership.
- Federation of Small Businesses.
Email: employers.careers@plymouth.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1752 587729
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Engaging with other University services
- Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)
- Degree Apprenticeships
- R&D Solutions Fund
Employer Engagement Team
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Mr Simon Taylor
Employer Engagement and Placements Manager
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Mrs Sarah Frankis
Employer Engagement Co-ordinator (Internships, Events, Liaison)
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Mrs Fiona Raymont
Employer Engagement Officer (Events & Liaison)
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Miss Natasha Harrison
Employer Engagement Officer (Events & Liaison)
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Ms Andrea Kemp
Employer Engagement Officer (Placements and Liaison)
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Mrs Lindsey Marshall
Placements and Employer Liaison Adviser
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Mrs Nikki Reid-Foster
Employer Engagement Officer (Placements and Liaison)
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Mr Haydon Anstis
Employer Engagement Assistant (Placements, Internships & Liaison)
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Ms Myla Serdiuk
Employer Engagement Assistant (placements, internships and liaison)
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Mrs Lois Dyer
Employer Engagement Officer (Internships and Liaison)