Careers after Reading
A degree from the University of Reading has currency in the job market. Employers in business and industry recognise and respect our reputation for teaching and research excellence. They also value the many transferable skills and personal qualities our students gain from attending a university with such diverse cultural, social and sports interests.
We invest heavily in preparing our students for success in the increasingly challenging world of employment. Our Careers Advisory Service offers one-to-one guidance, information, resources and skills coaching. We provide the award-winning online programme, Career Management Skills as an integral and taught element of all our undergraduate degree courses. This package helps students to focus on a suitable career, find the right sort of job opportunities, complete applications and perform effectively at interviews. It also provides them with over 1500 employment-related web links.
Students also benefit from a whole range of University career support services and our close links with local business and industry.
- hundreds of international and national organisations, as well as local employers like John Lewis, Microsoft, Prudential and Thames Water, actively target the University with vacancies, work experience and placement opportunities
- the University’s Real World Projects and Enterprise Experience schemes give our students the chance to gain knowledge of the world of work and develop the skills that graduate recruiters look for
- twice a year, in June and October we run the region’s largest graduate recruitment fairs, attracting many of the top graduate employers.
All this is designed to open doors, launch our students’ careers and ensure they are well equipped to make the most of their potential and the job opportunities ahead.
