Students

Discover the career that is right for you, develop the skills you need to succeed, and dive in with work experience and professional training.

We offer careers information, advice and guidance throughout your time as a student as well as up to three years after you graduate.

University of Surrey graduates recognised as amongst the most employable in the UK

Surrey has an outstanding record for graduate employability.

The Graduate Outcomes 2024 survey, published by the UK’s Higher Education Standards Agency (HESA), found that 95% of Surrey's students find work or go on to further study after graduating (UK domiciled, undergraduate full-time students).

Further analysis shows the proportion of Surrey’s UK-resident, full-time student graduates finding higher-skilled work ranks our graduates 12thh in the UK and 2nd in the South East, behind only the University of Oxford.

Supporting your career journey

We are here to support you with finding and applying for your chosen job.

Student talking to employer at careers fair.

Careers fairs and workshops

Throughout the year we run a varied programme of careers related events, including careers fairs and employer-led workshops.

Professional Skills Award

Our Professional Skills Award will help you develop the skills you need to stand out in the employer selection process for internships, placements and graduate-level jobs.

Best university careers and employability service

NUE best undergraduate careers service 2022 logo

The judges of the National Undergraduate Employability Awards awarded Surrey’s Employability and Careers team as the Best University Careers/Employability Service in the UK for 2022.  

Our award is a result of our relentless focus on graduate employability as well as the success of our Professional Training placements, which we pioneered 60 years ago and in which we continue to be a world leader today.

Find out more about our exceptional careers service.

Current students

Are you a Surrey student?You can book appointments, search for jobs, book onto events and explore career development tools on our MySurrey page.