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Placement Support
A placement year is a valuable opportunity to gain real experience, build confidence, and strengthen your CV. It helps you apply what you’ve learned in your course to the workplace, develop professional skills, and make industry connections that could lead to future job offers. Many students return for their final year with a clearer career direction and improved academic performance.
Our Placement team are here to help you find the right opportunity, prepare strong applications and succeed during your placement.
Part-time Jobs
To check out the full range of roles, head to MyCareer.
- Seasonal Sales Associate with Reiss | Gunwharf Quays | National Minimum Wage
- Housekeeping Team Member with Premier Inn | Portsmouth | £12.56 per hour
- Retail Assistant with Farm Foods | Gosport | Under 21 £10.10 per hour - 21 or over £12.31 per hour
- Trading Assistant with Sainsbury's | Portsmouth | National Minimum Wage
- Bar Team Member with The Liquorist | Gunwharf Quays | £12.31 per hour
Get your application and CV checked at our daily drop-in
Applying to a part-time role? Don't forget to drop by the University Library Monday-Friday between 1.00pm-4.00pm to get your CV checked with our Student Advice team.
Placement roles
Whether you're searching for a placement role or need help with your applications, we're here to provide all the expertise you need. Below are just some of the vacancies available for a placement year in 2026/27:
- Psychology Degree Placement Autism Practitioner | Nationwide | 9-10 months | £Competitive
- TT Games Programming Intern | Knutsford, Cheshire | 12 months | £24,000
- Intern: SOC Police Staff (Digital Investigations Department) with Nottinghamshire Police | East Midlands | 11 months | £23,748-£24,675
- *UOP Preferred Junior Software Engineer with Radweb | Portsmouth | 12 months | £20,000
- Communications Internship with Siemens | London | 12 months | £26,648
- Finance and Sales Controlling Intern with Bosch | Worcester | 12 months | £Competitive
Join our Placement Clubs
Twice a week, you can join your friends, previous placement students and Placement Advisers to search for roles in a relaxed environment. Drop in anytime between 11.00am-1.00pm and work at your own pace.
Careers Events
- Crack the Assessment Centre | Tuesday 25 November, 12.30pm-1.30pm | Online
- From Volunteering to Placement: Turning Experience into Opportunity | Thursday 27 November, 4pm-5pm | Online
Find all career events on the MyCareer Calendar
Volunteering
Give back to your community while gaining valuable skills for your CV. Here are just a few of the volunteering opportunities available through MyCareer:
- Video Content Volunteer One-off Opportunity - Working Options
- Content Creator Volunteer - Share (Portsmouth)
- Visual Merchandiser Volunteer - Share (Portsmouth)
- Event Volunteer Lake of Lights - The Rowans Hospice
- Library Assistant Volunteer - Portsmouth Historic Quarter
- Wheelchair Basketball Club Volunteer - Enable Ability
Graduate Jobs
- Scottish Woodlands Graduate Development Programme | Scotland | £Competitive
- Graduate Construction Manager with West 1 | London | £Competitive
- Driver Support Advisor with KINTO | Portsmouth | £25,000-£30,000
- Automotive Technical Specialist with KINTO | Portsmouth | £25,000-£30,000
- Graduate Recruitment Consultant with Marchwood Recruitment Ltd | Cosham | £25,000-£30,000
Are you a final-year student or recent graduate? Register with the Graduate Recruitment Consultancy
If you are a final-year undergraduate student interested in securing a graduate-level role in Portsmouth or the surrounding areas, you can register with our free Graduate Recruitment Consultancy service run by university staff. If you are a Master's student, 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.
