Your employability journey 2024-25
A selection of Business School career events, tools and opportunities to get involved in over the next academic year to help prepare you for the future.
Prepare for graduate roles
Meet with sector experts
Gain industry experience
Prepare for graduate roles
The Art of the Coffee chat with Jon Kwan, 26 February
How do you approach potential role models, and what should you ask and not ask during a coffee chat? In this interactive session, answer these questions and more.
Mock interviews with Hays Recruitment Agency, 12 March
Get Hired careers fair, 19 March
Come along to meet and network with employers from a variety of sectors.
China Graduate Jobs Careers Fair, 26 March
Come and meet graduate employers based in China in this virtual jobs fair hosted by Lockin
Mentoring and 1:1 support
- The Professional Liaison Network (PLN) run mentoring schemes to connect you with industry professionals in sectors you want to explore. It helps you gain insight into different career paths to understand the best fit for you. Find out more:
- 1:1 support:
- Mandarin 1:1 career appointments throughout the year, bookable via mycareer.
- 15-minute information and advice appointments, bookable via mycareer.
- 30-minute coaching calls for Business School master's students with graduate professional experience, book online.
- Master's students will be offered career success sessions as part of their timetable. Use these sessions to determine how to make the most of your year at Bristol.
Careers in Asia
- Lockin jobs platform - find jobs in China from employers targeting Bristol students, and find out which employers have been most popular with Bristol alumni.
Meet with sector experts
Gain insights and skills working with the most knowledgeable sector experts with our selection of workshops, seminars and 1:1 sessions below:
Purposefest, 4 March
An opportunity to meet and network with a collection of B corps operating in the Bristol area, register your interest.
Business with a purpose, 5 March
Meet and greet: explore Business and Finance in the public sector and civil service.
A career path in marketing, 11 March
Are you thinking about a career in marketing? Join this session with Esther Griffin and understand more about the sector and the skills required to thrive in it.
IBM challenge on AI and Design Thinking, 12 March
Previous sessions
Previous events have included:
Banking and Finance sessions:
- 1:1 coaching from industry experts.
- Industry Intelligence for Financial Services: Develop your commercial awareness and find a good fit for a career in the industry.
- Mastering Finance Sector Interviews: Techniques and information on what to expect in finance interviews.
Consulting sessions:
- Employer-led seminars on application skills for aspiring consultants.
- Mock interviews with industry professionals.
- Masters Advanced Consulting Techniques Workshop.
Business School Micro-Internship
A 3-week work-based learning programme to provide you with valuable professional experience.
The programme takes place during February and June and is offered to master's students in the Business School who are not completing an industry project within their course. Eligible students will be contacted by email.
AmplifyME Finance Simulations
Experience different finance roles and compete to be promoted to assessment centres at JP Morgan and UBS:
- Connect to the reality of working in finance and gain real-world experience.
- No prior experience is needed, you will obtain experiences and skills as you progress.
- Develop role-specific skills and get feedback.
Find out more about undergraduate and master's opportunities.
Bloomberg
Complete Bloomberg certificates in Finance Fundamentals, Market Concepts, and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) to help you boost your CV and finance expertise.
The Forage
Open access and self-paced job simulations designed by top graduate employers – choose from the likes of Accenture, Bank of America and Lululemon to practice tasks that align with their graduate roles.
Student Circus
Student Circus helps our international students find filtered Skilled Worker visa jobs in the UK and jobs in their home country after graduation. Attend an event.
Carbon literacy training
Our first Carbon Literacy certification course with Positive Planet took place in December 2024 and more dates are coming soon. Register your interest.
Careers Service
See all the career support available at Bristol.
The University’s employability award, Bristol PLUS, rewards you for extracurricular activities you have completed during your degree and provides a structure to reflect on the skills you have developed.
Whilst it was nerve-racking to be involved in something external to the University, the placement experience was one-of-a-kind. I was able to make lasting connections with the people I worked with and network.
Contact us
For information on Business School specific career support contact our team at business-school-careers@bristol.ac.uk.