Studying at Imperial gives you access to exclusive opportunities to develop your employability, and to get career insights and experience. You can view exclusive opportunities and register your interest on JobsLive.

Employers want to see evidence that you will be an effective employee and will look for examples of extracurricular activities and work experience on students’ and graduates’ CVs. In a competitive job market having completed some work experience can help you to secure future career opportunities.

Whether the experience is directly related to your future career aspirations, or provide you with useful transferable skills, the Careers Service has a range of exclusive opportunities for Imperial students to explore.

Careers Service Exclusive opportunities

Professional Project Fund

Empowers students to develop their own graduate level project with a third sector organisation. Projects are tailored to the student’s own skills and interests, and applications are open to all returning students.

Find out more about the Professional Project Fund

Work Shadowing

Gives first year undergraduate Imperial students an insight into a job role or sector of interest to them by observing a professional in their workplace. Work Shadowing takes place during the Spring vacation.

Find out more about Work Shadowing

SME and White City Internship Schemes

Advertises paid project-based internships with start-ups and SMEs based at White City and wider London. These internships are exclusively for Imperial students studying STEM courses and recent Imperial graduates and is part-funded by the Imperial Enterprise Lab.

Find out more about the SME Internship Fund