Postgraduate Study
Postgraduate Careers
The benefits of postgraduate study at Stirling
The benefits of a postgraduate degree are immense. Improving your prospects, changing career, establishing a reputation – the results are practical and immediate. There is also the personal challenge of stretching yourself intellectually, immersing yourself in innovative research and realising your potential to become a leading player in your field.
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Full-time paid work only * | 196 | 71% |
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Part-time paid work only | 28 | 10% |
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Voluntary/unpaid work only | 0 | 0% |
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Work and further study | 16 | 6% |
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Further study only | 7 | 2.5% |
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Assumed to be unemployed | 9 | 3% |
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Not available for employment | 1 | 0.4% |
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Declined | 16 | 6% |
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Other | 3 | 1.1% |
| Total | 276 | 100% | |
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Improve your employment prospects
A University of Stirling postgraduate qualification improves your chances of employment. Over the last decade, postgraduates have been significantly less likely to be unemployed. More and more employers are seeking the enhanced skills that postgraduate students have, allowing them to enter a wide range of career sectors.
Gain wider skills
We know that a postgraduate qualification alone is not enough to impress prospective employers.
Alongside academic achievement, employers are also looking for transferable skills, appropriate personal qualities and relevant work experience. In particular, they like to see:
- Self discipline and motivation
- Teamworking, collaboration and networking
- Lateral and creative thinking
- Ability to challenge procedures and offer alternatives
- Project management Skills
At Stirling, we know how important it is that you complement your academic study/research by developing these transferable skills. That is why we offer you the chance to take part in:
- Training courses
- Conferences
- Departmental committees
- Teaching undergraduates
- Supervising research
- Joining your professional body
- Work placements or shadowing
- Voluntary work
Working after study
If you have come to Stirling from outside the UK, you can apply to stay and work in the UK for up to two years after you are awarded your qualification, under the new points-based immigration system.
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Throughout the year we offer you activities that help with your job application and interview skills, including information sessions to help you complete your immigration application.
How the Career Development Centre Can Help
Our Career Development Centre (CDC) provides resources that can help you make informed career decisions, pursue your goals effectively and develop skills that will help you manage your career throughout your life.
Careers Guidance
- Guidance interviews
- E-guidance via the CDC website
- Mock interviews
Careers Information
- An online graduate vacancy facility
- A Job Shop for part-time, casual and temporary vacancies throughout the year
- An annual careers fair
- An ongoing programme of employer presentations
- A well-stocked careers information room
- Software packages to assist in the identification of career ideas and funding opportunities
- Take away information: directories and magazines
Careers Education
- An ongoing programme of careers events and activities for international students
- Psychometric testing
- An ongoing programme of general careers seminars
- Weekly work experience and CV clinics
Additionally, postgraduate students are offered a range of tailored sessions on Career Planning from within their Department, or as part of the Stirling Graduate Research School programme.
The Career Development Centre is situated in room 3A1 of the Cottrell Building and is open Monday to Friday between 9am – 5pm (with the exception of Thursdays when it opens at 10am).
Further information is available:
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Career Development Centre |
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Tel: + 44 (0) 1786 467070 |
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Web: www.careers.stir.ac.uk |
