Careers and employment

The University of Edinburgh is ranked in the top 10 in the UK for the employability of our graduates (Times Higher Education, Global Employability University Ranking 2023/2024).  

Our award-winning Careers Service provides practical advice and assistance.  We encourage and support our students to plan and work towards their career goal.  

Connecting you to opportunities

We offer a range of tools, initiatives and resources to help our students take their career in the right direction, including: 

• quality digital resources available 24/7 though our website 
• Career Essentials - our programme of live sessions, recorded content and resources for whatever stage you are at and however you want to engage
• Careers Compass toolkits - these make the career thinking and planning process easier by breaking it down into different elements: Understand yourself, Discover what’s out there, Build experience, Become professional and Make it happen
• MyCareerHub - our online platform for graduate vacancies, part-time vacancies, vacation job vacancies, internship opportunities, talks and events 
• On campus centres at Main Library Building, George Square and the Nucleus, Kings Buildings.
• Information drop-ins and one-to-one appointments offered both on campus and online.

Whether it’s exploring options, understanding your strengths, getting experience, developing your CV, or getting help with applications and interviews, we’ve got something for all of our students.

Careers Service website – undergraduate students 

Video: Planning your career

Watch this 4 minute video to find out more about our Careers Compass. The Careers Compass toolkits help our students to plan the next steps of their career development.