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Go Further - Pharmacy

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  • Any Year
    • Discover routes to degree plus
    • Consider applying to become a STEM ambassador in schools with Sentinus
    • Find out more about Global Opportunities
    • Consider applying for Project Children– 8 week paid internship in the US. Internships are provided in many fields. Application deadline is in spring.
    • Find voluntary work through Volunteer SU and at Volunteer Now.
    • Organisations such as BUNACCCUSACamp America and Projects Abroad advertise a variety of paid and voluntary vacation-time opportunities throughout the world. 
    • Interested in teaching?  The British Council lists lots of opportunities to work and volunteer abroad as an English Language assistant/teacher.
    • Participate in Insight into Management
    • Attend Careers Fairs and employer events. These happen all year round and will be advertised on MyFuture
  • Level 1
    • Look for summer work – a number of summer internships will be advertised on MyFuture after Easter.
    • Start to research opportunities for summer and year out placement at relevant job websites
    • Interested in Teaching? Teach First run a Taster Programme for Level 1 students
    • Interested in Professional Services or Banking and Finance? Some companies run Insight” schemes for first year students  e.g. DeloitteEYKPMGPwCBank of EnglandBarclaysCiti
    • Plus above opportunities for any year
  • Level 2/Level 3/Penultimate Year

    Applications open for MPharm students for Pre-Reg Training.

    Make sure your CV is up to date and you are familiar with recruitment and selection processes. Attend careers workshops, careers fairs and get one to one support by booking a careers consultation at MyFuture

    BSc students should start to research placement opportunities.

    • Research opportunities for summer and year out placement at MyFuture, relevant job websites and ABPI Careers website.
    • Apply early for summer and year out placements. Many companies have early applications deadlines in the autumn.
    • Consider other opportunities such as;

    Internship opportunities for any degree discipline

    Many large companies in other sectors offer year-long placements and summer internships to students of any degree discipline. MyFutureRatemyplacementProspectsTargetjobs and Gradcracker are useful sites for finding these. Many of the deadlines are set around December so it’s best to start applying in autumn.

  • Level 3/Level 4/Final Year UG/PGT
    • Make sure your CV is up to date and you are familiar with recruitment and selection processes 
    • Attend careers workshops and get one to one support by booking a careers consultation at My Future
    • Apply early for graduate schemes and / or postgraduate study. Many companies have early applications deadlines in the autumn. Keep up to date at MyFuture
    • Plus above opportunities for any year.
  • PGR