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Drop-in is back!
The Student Advice Team are back for 2025 running their daily drop-in sessions. Don’t wait for an appointment!
If you need support with your CV, cover letter or finding a part-time job, come to the Careers Centre Monday-Friday between 1.00pm-4.00pm to speak to our team.
Need a little longer to work on your CV? Drop into our CV Club every Wednesday between 1.00pm-4.00 pm to develop your CV at your own pace with the support of our Student Advisers.
Part-time Jobs
To check out the full range of roles, head to MyCareer.
- Professional Service Administrator with University of Portsmouth | Portsmouth | £13.84 per hour
- Cover Supervisor/Learning Support Assistant with GSL Education | Portsmouth | Competitive
- Content Writer with Adfluential Limited | Portsmouth | Competitive
- Bank Health Care Support Worker with NHS | Portsmouth | £23,615 to £23,615 Pro Rata
- Part Time Team Member with O’Neill’s Southsea | Southsea | Competitive
Drop-in!
Want advice on your CV or part-time job search? There's no need to wait for an appointment! Simply come along to the Careers and Employability Centre on Guildhall Walk to speak to one of our Student Information Assistants. All you need is a copy of your CV.
Monday-Friday, 1.00pm-4.00pm
Volunteering
- Life 'n' Chimes Social Club Volunteer - Pompey in the Community
- Plastic Sustainability/Plastic-Free Marketing and Communications Project Volunteer - Final Straw Foundation
- Tik Tok Content Creator Volunteer - Endometriosis South Coast
- Business Development Fundraiser Volunteer - Citizens Advice Portsmouth
- Comic Con Avenger Volunteer - Portsmouth Guildhall
Events
Internal Events
- Placements Club - Thursday 16 Jan, 10.00am-12.00pm, Careers Centre
- CV Club - Wednesday 15 Jan, 1.00pm-4.00pm, Careers Centre - no need to book, drop in!
Placements roles
You can now get all your placement and career support from one place - our Careers Centre on Guildhall Walk! So whether you're searching for a placement role or want help with your applications, we're on hand with all the expertise you need. Below are just some of the vacancies available for a placement year in 2025/26:
- Law Placement Opportunities with HK Law | South West | 30-40 weeks | Competitive
- Various placement opportunities including Business, CCI, Hums and Tech with NBC Universal | London | 12 months | Competitive
- Various CCI and Technology placement opportunities with The Walt Disney Company | London | 12 months | £23,500
- Design Engineering Placement Year 2025/26 with Textron Specialized Vehicles (Ransomes Jacobsen Ltd) | Ipswich | 12 months | Competitive
- Various Industry Placements 2025 with the Environment Agency with The Environment Agency | Nationwide | 12 months | £24,096 Pro-rata
- Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability Support Co-ordinator with S2 Partnership | High Wycombe | 12 months | £21,500
Graduate Jobs
- SEN Teaching Assistant with GSL Education - Southampton | Portsmouth | £12.82 - £14.72 per hour
- Technical Support Engineer with Verkada | London | over £40,000
- Higher Statistical Officer with Office for National Statistics | UK | £31,745
- Engineering Leadership Experience with Mars | South East | Competitive
- Financial Management / Internal Audit Associate with Cambridgeshire County Council | Cambridgeshire | £30,559- £37,938
Are you a final year or recent graduate? Register with the Graduate Recruitment Consultancy
If you are a final year undergraduate student and are interested in securing a graduate-level role in Portsmouth or the surrounding areas then you will be able to register with our free Graduate Recruitment Consultancy service run by university staff. If you are a Masters student, then you need to register here.
The recruitment team is on hand to offer support with interviews and feedback and help source jobs on your behalf. Some of the roles they work with do not get advertised anywhere else!
MyCareer is your portal to paid work, volunteering, events, 1:1 career support and more.
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If you're having issues accessing MyCareer please get in touch with us by visiting the Careers and Employability Centre, calling us on 023 9284 2684, or emailing careers@port.ac.uk.
Accessing MyCareer
If you're having issues accessing MyCareer please get in touch with us by visiting the Careers and Employability Centre, calling us on 023 9284 2684, or emailing careers@port.ac.uk.
About Careers and Employability
- Learn more about the support we offer.
- Visit our career centre: Rosalind Franklin East, 28 Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2DD