Insight into job sectors
Explore your options and gain an insight into job sectors by browsing resources, researching work experience and job opportunities, or by attending an Employer Insight event.
Employer Insight events enable you to hear from professionals from a range of sectors via speaker panels, Q&A sessions, and networking.
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Choose an industry sector below to see more events.
The non-profit sector, including charities, voluntary and international development
The arts sector, including music and theatre
The engineering sector, including manufacturing
The environmental sector, including sustainability and natural sciences
The finance & consultancy sector, including HR & recruitment
The healthcare sector, including medicine, psychology and sport and health
The heritage sector, including archaeology, archives, arts admin and auction houses
The IT sector, including machine learning
The languages sector, including translation & interpretation
The legal services sector, including training routes for solicitors and barristers
The marketing sector, including advertising, sales and retail
The public sector, including local government, civil service, social policy and sociology
The publishing, media and design sectors
The science sector, including pharmaceuticals and STEM careers
The sport & leisure sector, including tourism and hospitality
The teaching sector, including information on training routes
Student stories
Watch, read & listen to career stories from students and graduates.
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- Story from Farhad Mohammad, a Casework Coordinator at British Red Cross. Farhad graduated in 2022 with a distinction in MSc International Development.
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- Student story from Fatma Seyma Keskin, a Training Hub Postdoctoral Researcher at the C-DICE project at Cranfield University who graduated in 2021 with a PhD in Civil Engineering.
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- Video story from Dr Feylyn Lewis, a Program Manager at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in the US. Feylyn completed a PhD in Social Work in 2018.
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- Frankie Lewns, a PhD student who was mentored through Careers Network Mentoring Scheme by ex-chair of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP), and previously was CEO of Sainsbury's Bank and CEO of Cogent Elliott, the leading Midlands based Marketing Agency.
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- Case study from Freya Samuel, a Community and Digital Engagement Graduate at The Highlanders' Museum who graduated in 2020 and studied BA Modern Languages and History of Art.