Careers & Employability

To prepare for today’s competitive job market, students often need to think about developing professional skills and enhancing their employability while still at university. Doing so gives you a much higher chance of making a strong start in your chosen career.

At Bangor, you have the opportunity to gain more than a degree. The University’s Careers and Employability Service provides a wide range of resources to help you start planning your future – as well as a number of exciting opportunities to set your career in motion.

93%

OF OUR GRADUATES PROGRESSED TO EMPLOYMENT OR FURTHER STUDY WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF GRADUATION

(DHLE survey 2016/17)

Career and employability support initiatives available:

Careers advice

The Careers Service offers a variety of resources to help you find your perfect career. Students can request a confidential personal career advice session, attend any of our workshops, and make use of online resources specifically tailored to your subject.

Working while you study

Bangor TARGETconnect is the University’s Student Employment Bureau – where students can find out about opportunities for graduate jobs (local, national and international); fulltime, part-time, and temporary jobs; work experience; internships; and volunteering opportunities.

Workshops and events

The university holds a range of careers events throughout the academic year. These include workshops delivered by employability advisers, job-hunting skills seminars, employer-led skills development sessions, and careers fairs.

Internships

If you have an idea of what sector you want to work in, an internship or placement can be a good way to gain experience and build contacts – or just to see what it is like to work in a particular field. Bangor University runs undergraduate internship schemes twice a year that allow students to work in a professional environment while learning relevant skills and earning money. There are a wide range of internships, from medical research to marketing and promotion; some courses also offer short work experience placements or projects with local companies.

Enterprise and selfemployment

The B-Enterprising programme helps students at Bangor University and graduates in Wales to develop their enterprise skills or start a new business.*

*Higher Education Statistics agency

Bangor Employability Award (BEA)

Open to all students, the Bangor Employability Award recognises transferable skills built through ordinary university activities. Students gain points towards the Award through volunteering, attending workshops or actively participating in the Student Union’s clubs and societies. Taking part in the scheme can make a major difference to your performance in the graduate job market.