All employers must adhere to the University’s Terms and Conditions of advertising, which aim to ensure that all opportunities published on Careers Connect are valid and accurate at the time of advertising. Please be aware that circumstances can change, so should you have any specific questions regarding an advert please contact the employer directly.
Opportunities published on Careers Connect are reviewed by the University’s Careers Network. However, it is your responsibility to conduct your own research and due diligence on any employer which advertises a position via Careers Connect. This includes checking that the position and employer are genuine. As examples of issues which might suggest fraudulent behaviour, you should be alert to the following:
- being directed to a business name, website, or contact information which is different from that displayed on the advert (and/or any premium rate telephone number).
- salary or benefits which seem ‘too good to be true’.
- requests for any upfront payments, for bank or financial information, or for a copy of your passport, driver’s licence or other identification.
The University accepts no liability in connection with any fraudulent advert published on Careers Connect. If you believe that an advert might be fraudulent, do not contact the employer: instead, please contact a member of our Careers Network team careersenquiries@contacts.bham.ac.uk. For further information, please visit: Advice on avoiding scams on the University website here.
If you are an International Student (from outside the UK or EU) you should check your eligibility to work or volunteer in the UK with UK Visas and Immigration (formerly the UK Borders Agency) at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration. Other international opportunities require students/graduates to check visa requirements and ensure passports are up to date. If the opportunity is based overseas, it may have different payment scales and legislation to the UK which you should investigate before applying. Students are advised to conduct their own research into payment and safety and stability in the intended country of work before applying.
If this opportunity requires students/graduates to pay a fee, is voluntary and unpaid, then the opportunity falls outside Careers Network’s Advertising Terms. We, therefore, recommend that interested students/graduates undertake their own research before applying. For certain voluntary opportunities, you may be eligible to apply for a University of Birmingham Work Experience Bursary to assist with some of the costs involved. For more information regarding UoB funding, please visit the Undergraduate funding database or the Postgraduate scholarship and funding database or contact the Work Experience team workexperiencecontacts.bham.ac.uk If you are from the University’s Dubai campus, positions advertised through the University requiring fees and other costs from students are not open to you. For more information contact your Employer Engagement team in Dubai.
If this role is an unpaid opportunity designed to be integrated within the curriculum, please explore the feasibility of funding the opportunity before applying. The Funding, Graduation and Awards (FGA) team are always available to answer any financial support questions you have, whether these are related to your tuition fees or living costs and you can email your questions to them via fga@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
If you have additional requirements, such require reasonable adjustments or are concerned about whether you would be able to fulfil the job description, please contact the employer directly. If you would like any advice on disclosure or completing your application, please arrange an appointment with a member of our Advice and Guidance team through the Appointments tab.