Recruit our graduates and students

As an employer, you can advertise vacancies for free, attend recruitment events (including our Careers Fair) and hire a placement year student or a funded intern.

Two people talking at a Make It Happen university careers event

Advertise a vacancy for free

Use our online jobs portal, CareerHub to advertise your vacancies to our students and graduates.

You can advertise graduate jobs or schemes, part-time jobs, placements, internships and work experience opportunities. Students and graduates will apply directly to you.

Register or log in to CareerHub

96%
of our first degree leavers were in work, work and study or further study six months after graduating (Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2017)
5,000+
vacancies advertised each year to our students and graduates through the University of Sussex CareerHub
The Sussex Careers team have been invaluable for brand-raising events. They're a pleasure to work with.”Megha Krishnakumar, Graduate Recruitment Officer
Teach First

Hire an intern or placement year student

You could get funding to recruit a student or graduate through one of our internship schemes. This funding is available to a range of organisations.

Find out if your company is eligible for one of our internship schemes

All our undergraduate students can do a placement year as part of their degree, so you can employ a student from any area of study.

Find out how to employ a placement student

Attend a careers fair

You can exhibit at our Careers Fair on Wednesday 4 November 2020 at the American Express Community Stadium.

It is aimed at organisations with graduate-level roles, internships or placements.

The fair is run with the University of Brighton, meaning you get to meet students and graduates from both universities.

Other fairs

We also run a series of fairs on campus throughout the year:

Find out more about all our careers fairs.

Meet our students at an employer event

We can also arrange recruitment and employability events such as career talks, drop-in sessions and recruitment presentations; We especially welcome Sussex alumni to give talks as part of our 'Make it Happen!' programme.

Book your bespoke recruitment event by contacting Jocelyn Owen, Events and Marketing Manager, on:

Contact us

Contact Andrea Wall, Employer Engagement Manager, on:

You can also join our employer forum on LinkedIn.

Other business services

Visit our business pages to find out how to access Sussex’s knowledge and expertise, including collaborative research opportunities. You can also book conference facilities on campus.