SEF Undergraduate Handbook 2025-26

Our Careers and Enterprise Centre is run by professional careers staff who are there to help you prepare for life after university.

The Careers Team are available to assist you in finding job and internship opportunities, writing job applications and preparing for interviews during your studies at Queen Mary and for three years after graduation.

How we support your career journey:

Careers Events

We have a year-round range of careers activities and events where you can meet employers who will be coming onto campus or will participate in online events. 

Some of those include the:

• Employer Events – Employer- themed events, alumni panels and industry insights. Previous participants at this event include: PwC, The European Commission, JP Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley
• Career Support: CV clinics, workshops, and an in-curricular module focusing specifically tailored to understanding industry, networking, and preparing for assessment centres to be successful in the UK Finance/Economics sector.
• Career Essential: A series of workshops, focused on developing your skills and employability. Workshops range incl. 'Applying to PhDs to 'Mock Assessment Centres.

Career Appointments

Schemes exclusively available to Queen Mary students include:

• QTaster gives you the opportunity to gain insight into different sectors - hear from speakers or visit a worksite. 
• QTemps offers part-time work opportunities related to the career are you are interested in.
• The Student Consultancy Project is an award-winning employability programme that places Queen Mary students into mini consultancy projects in London-based businesses and charities.
• QMentoring pairs students with a professional mentor from the industry of choice.
• QM Enterprise can support you with the building of your own business and even provides funding to some students.

To find out more:

• Come along to the Careers Induction talk run by the Careers Team at the School in the first weeks of Semester A.
• Keep an eye on the careers communications that will be sent regularly via e-mail. They will contain job opportunities, upcoming events and careers information.
• Visit QM Careers: www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/ events to find out about all Career events across Queen Mary.
• How to Find Us on Campus:

Stay connected. Follow Careers. 

• Instagram - @qmcareers
• LinkedIn - Queen Mary Careers and Enterprise