Opportunities Abroad / Europe
Students from certain countries who wish to work in the UK for two years after graduation may be eligible for the Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme visa
A 12 month visa option for non-EU students is also available through BUNAC (see below).
For UK/EU students wishing to work overseas, and for international students looking for work in their home countries after graduation, the following resources offer a variety of information and advice including details of opportunities, visa requirements, travel insurance and practical issues such as finding accommodation.
Internships & working holidays
- BUNAC Intern in Britain - Tier 5 visa options through BUNAC
- Working Holiday and Gap Year Options - vacation schemes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA such as Camp America and BUNAC.
Information (including jobs)
- British Council - teaching English/other opportunities abroad
- European Personnel Selection Office - careers with the European Union
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office - travel and living abroad
- Gradlink* - for international students studying at UK universities
- Graduate Prospects - Working Abroad - tips on working and living abroad
- Qreer- European technical job board
- TARGETjobs - job hunting for international students
- TeachAnywhere - teaching jobs overseas
- Visa HQ - a searchable embassy database
Country specific (including jobs)
- British Council Generation UK - China Programme
- Gradlink*
- Job-applications Canada
- Prospects
- Teach English in China
- TARGETjobs - working abroad - scroll to bottom of the page for different country information - further countries are listed on the next page.
*GradLink UK is an award-winning specialist careers site for international students and graduates who have or are studying in the UK. Select your country for more information about jobs and careers!
GradLink currently includes sections for:
- Africa
- China
- Canada
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Gulf, the
- India
- South-East Asia
Further country sections will be added in the future.
You will also find country specific information from Graduate Prospects and TARGETjobs (see links above).
International press
International newspapers are a good opportunity to search for vacancies in your chosen country:
- Online newspapers - links to news sites in different countries
Address
Careers & Employability Service
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Phone
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