The Careers Service offers you support throughout your time at Imperial College London from day one of studies through to three years after you graduate. Our team offers support to all Imperial students with the exception of those studying a postgraduate master's course with the Imperial Business School who have access to a dedicated team at Imperial Business School Careers. Our team can help you to explore career options, formulate a career plan that’s suitable for you (even if you have no idea what you want to do), and help you to find and apply for opportunities. We also run a series of events for you to meet, network, and learn from employers and alumni across different sectors and industries including further academic research and PhD study.
Access to the Careers Service
You will have full access to the Careers Service from the first day of your degree programme when you officially commence studies. At this time, you will then be able to book onto events, one to one appointments, and search for job vacancies and opportunities through JobsLive. You cannot access our services or events before this time, but we've compiled some links below to help you to explore our resources and start planning your career.
Offer holder tabs
The Careers Service website hosts a wide range of information and advice on various topics relating to your career journey. At an early stage of the process, these links may be particularly helpful for you right now:
- What can I do with my degree? - our subject specific resources contain careers information for students
- What do Imperial graduates do? - review the Graduate Outcome data for each academic department at Imperial
- Work Experience - develop key skills that employers regard as important while getting vital experience for your CV
- Exclusive Opportunities - plan ahead to develop your employability and to get career insights and experience through our programmes (check dates and elegibility)
- Services for Students - key information for First Year Undergraduates, MSc and PhD students
- Attribute and Aspirations - an interactive online short course that supports you to plan for whatever you want your professional future to be. This will be available to all confirmed offer holders from early September in the year that your course starts
- Application support - open access resources to help write a CV, draft a Cover Letter or prepare for interview
- Career journey planners - use the links from this webpage to access ideas to help you plan your career journey (available for all levels of study)
Here is a list of other useful departments that you might need throughout your time at Imperial:
- Imperial Business School Careers Service - offers support, advice and skills training for all students studying specifically within the Business School.
- Centre for Academic English - specialise in academic communication and offer support to help with your writing, grammar and presentations
- Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication - offer complimentary programmes of study to supplement your learning.
- Enterprise Lab - offer a series of activities to support the next generation of student innovators and entrepreneurs.
- Early Career Research Institute - offer professional development programmes and the other opportunities for postgraduate research students pursuing PhD study at Imperial.
- International Student Support - offer support and activities for international students including advice on visas.
- Disability Advisory Service – offers tailored and flexible support for students have have a learning difficulty, health problem or disability.
- Students' Union - getting involved in student activities is a fantastic way to meet new people, learn a skill, or simply have fun!
Further resources to support your research and decision making:
- Prospects UK - subject specific resources to help you explore career options after a specific degree.
- TargetJobs UK - explore key skills that are gained in different degrees and what you can do with them.
- Imperial College LinkedIn - explore LinkedIn profiles of past and present students to seek career inspiration.