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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- Manu studied an MSc Civil Engineering and Management and graduated in 2014. His current role is a PhD Researcher in Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham.
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- Story from Maryam Hashemi, a fourth year dental student who took part in the Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme.
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- Story from Matilde Aliffi, a Software Engineer at The Economist Group who graduated with a PhD in Philosophy in 2019.
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- Video story from Michelle Anderson, a final year Criminology student, who completed the Professional Development Module.
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- Video story from Molly James, a 2021 Liberal Arts and Sciences graduate who completed an Impact Internship at Nurture Community as an Events Coordinator.