Find out how to support students with their career choices and where to go to get help.

Our careers consultants

We liaise with schools to provide careers drop-ins and workshops for students and offer advice on employability issues to staff:

  • career exploration
  • CV feedback and application review
  • applying for work opportunities and further study
  • interview preparation.

Find out our strategic objectives in Sussex 2025 – world readiness and employability [PDF 74.29KB].

In pursuit of these strategic objectives see our operating plan 2021-22 [PDF 30.57KB].

You can contact the careers consultant for your school or department to arrange an appointment:

Placements support

Our placements team can support you with promoting and providing placements to your undergraduates. Find out more with our staff placements guide on Canvas.

We also have a staff guide to postgraduate placements 2018-19 [PDF 631.47KB]. Contact placements@sussex.ac.uk for more details.

Recruiting students

We are the central place for advertising jobs for students. Advertise your jobs for students by emailing details to careersjobs@sussex.ac.uk or upload them directly to CareerHub. Contact Andrea Wall for more details.

Career Lab: design your future

Career Lab is a programme of opportunities designed to develop students’ skills, experience, connections, and confidence throughout their time at Sussex. It is an expansion of the First-Generation Scholar’s Work Study Programme.

Find out more about the Career Lab programme.

Sussex Graduate Associates

Sussex Graduate Associates are 12-18-month Professional Services roles at the University for recent Sussex graduates. Graduate Associates bring with them skills, ideas and recent experience of being a student at Sussex. It’s a great route to bring graduate talent into your team.

Should you want to create a Graduate Associate position in your team (or evolve an existing post), read our guidance on how to shape your job description and support your postholder.