Work placements

Gain invaluable career experience with a work placement
Work placements can provide invaluable career experience for students, as well as cost-effective solutions for employers. The University of Hertfordshire’s Graduate Futures team can help you get the placements you need, as well helping employers find the right students to benefit their organisations.
Benefits of work placements for students
- gaining valuable experience – research shows that over seventy per cent of employers prefer students with work experience
- exploring career possibilities and making potentially valuable contacts.
Benefits of work placements for employers
- benefit from fresh, new talent without having to make a long-term commitment
- gain access to a cost-effective, flexible labour source

How to arrange a work placement
Graduate Futures can give you information on work placements and any other aspect of graduate recruitment.
Contact the Graduate Futures team on:
t: +44 (0)1707 285058
Subject areas
Engineering, computing, maths, physics, astronomy and information science
t: +44 (0) 1707 286163
e: Feis.placements@herts.ac.uk
Business related areas and tourism management
t: +44 (0) 1707 285415
Biosciences, pharmaceutical sciences, environment science, life sciences, geography, sports therapy and sports science
t: +44 (0) 1707 285255
