Our employability team is continuously enhancing its range and quality of service in order to help our students identify and achieve their individual career aspirations, have access to great work experience and employment opportunities, enhance vital personal and professional skills and to develop an enterprising approach to their career management.
The employability team offers a range of services to our students and alumni including a dedicated careers advice and guidance service delivered by experienced and professionally qualified Employability Consultants and advisers. We have also developed 24/7 careers information provision via the careers website and provide advice and support to students considering self-employment through our Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre.
Each year our dedicated Employer Liaison Team organise over 120 employer presentations on campus. In addition our team also run several subject specific and generic graduate recruitment Fairs and events. Our Work Experience staff also develops generic and subject specific work experience opportunities, greatly enhancing student skill development and employability.
The employability team also run the University's Personal Skills Award (PSA). This programme enables students to undertake additional training and development alongside their courses, producing excellent supporting evidence for career management and job applications, whilst also receiving a formal recognition via the PSA award itself.
Key people
Director of Student Employability
Eluned Jones
Email - e.g.jones@bham.ac.uk
Telephone - +44 (0)121 414 6119
Assistant Director (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
Post currently vacant
Email - ei@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Telephone - +44 (0)121 414 8775
Assistant Director (Information Services)
Ruth Livermore
Email - r.livermore@bham.ac.uk
Telephone - +44 (0)121 414 8022
Assistant Director (Career Development)
Sophie Miller
Email - s.a.miller@bham.ac.uk
Telephone - +44 (0)121 416 130
Assistant Director (Employer Relations)
Jane Griffin
Email - j.m.griffin@bham.ac.uk
Telephone - +44 (0)121 414 6122
PSA Programme Manager
Sarah Jeffries
Email - s.e.jeffries@bham.ac.uk
Telephone - +44 (0)121 414 8639
Development and Learning Consultant
Joan Cartledge
Email - j.m.cartledge@bham.ac.uk
Telephone - +44 (0)121 414 4051
International Careers Adviser
Ellen O’Brien
Email - e.obrien@bham.ac.uk
Telephone - +44 (0)121 414 4367
Adept Project Careers Consultant
Jayne Sharples
Email - j.s.sharples@bham.ac.uk
Telephone - +44 (0)121 414 8023
Careers In Business Careers Consultant
Post currently vacant
Email - careersinbusiness@bham.ac.uk
Telephone - +44 (0)121 415 8177