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We offer a user-friendly career service in higher education, connecting employers like you with talented students and graduates from Abertay.
Our students are actively encouraged to undertake work experience - like work placements or internships - to improve their employability. Nearly all of our undergraduate degrees feature work placements, internships or some kind of industry experience.
They are highly motivated and enthusiastic, eager to develop their workplace skills and enhance their commercial awareness. Students come from a wide range of backgrounds, offering many different skills and experiences.
If you'd like to offer an opportunity to a student, or talk about the other types of work-related activities listed here, please get in touch.
Email careers@abertay.ac.uk and follow us on the LinkedIn Abertay Careers Service page.
Email: careers@abertay.ac.uk
LinkedIn: Abertay Careers Service LinkedIn page
You can advertise graduate jobs, part-time/casual jobs, placements and internships using our free service. Register with Abertay Connect to get started.
Abertay Connect is our free online vacancy service where we promote all graduate jobs, internships, summer and placement opportunities, volunteering and part-time work to students and recent graduates.
Abertay students/recent graduates use it to search for job opportunities.
Advertising vacancies on Abertay Connect is free of charge*.
All students at Abertay University are automatically registered on the platform and will receive email alerts when new vacancies are posted.
Please ensure that all vacancies submitted to our system comply with our terms of use (please add a link to this document) Employer Engagement - Guidelines on Advertising Vacancies.pdf.
*Please read our guidelines on advertising vacancies and our Employers Privacy Policy before posting your vacancies.
Work placements are a 'win-win' situation for both you and the student.
Your organisation contributes to the community by giving something back from a social and economic perspective. Plus you'll get a piece of work or a project that the student completes.
You also gain first-hand knowledge of their skills and abilities. Many find our students so useful that they offer full-time employment after graduation or a part-time/summer job.
There is no salary needed - all we ask for is a short report at the end of the placement. They can vary from one day a week to short-term full-time work for weeks or a month.
If you have a project or opportunity you would like to offer, please contact us and we will put you in touch with our specialist work placement advisors.
The experience was very positive for both sides and the student was conscientious, methodical, and developed new ideas as progress was made. A real credit to Abertay. 2024 Work Placement Employer
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would recommend it to anyone who is thinking about mentoring. 2024 Mentor
Each year we run a careers mentoring programme. It is designed to help students improve their personal and professional skills, and prepare them for the world of work.
Participants are matched to mentors based on their course and career interests. The programme runs for six months, from November through to May.
If you would like to get involved as a mentor or just find out more, please contact careermentoring@abertay.ac.uk.
My overall experience of the mentoring scheme was fantastic. I couldn't recommend it more. 2024 Student Mentee
Internships offer a period of work experience, usually offered for a fixed timescale. They are most often completed over the summer break - typically between the third-fourth year - or after graduation. The intern is generally paid.
If you have an internship opportunity, or would like to find out more about different projects our students can be involved in, please contact us by email careers@abertay.ac.uk.
Ready to train and hire highly-skilled and eager graduates?
Abertay graduates are work-ready and want to join ambitious companies looking for new talent. They thrive in fast-paced environments, will raise your company's profile, and become a valued part of your work force.
To advertise your Graduate Scheme with us, please register/log in to Abertay Connect or email careers@abertay.ac.uk.
The Volunteer Showcase takes place every September and March.
It provides students with an opportunity to meet face to face with organisations that actively recruit or are recruiting volunteers.
Please contact us to take part and promote your volunteering opportunities to our students.
Join our Careers Fairs and raise your organisation's profile, promote internships, and graduate positions, discover new talent, and connect with our students.
There are many ways to get involved. Your input in lectures, talks, and workshops is a valuable way to introduce our students to the world of work. Charitable organisations can also promote volunteering opportunities.
Contact us at careers@abertay.ac.uk to find out more.