What jobs do we advertise?
Every year, Gradsouthwest advertises thousands of graduate jobs across the South West region.
Our vacancies are:
- Evenly spread across the regional triangle: Cornwall - Gloucester - Dorset
- Across all sectors from arts to accountancy and everything in between
- With all types of employers – from large ‘blue chips’ to small to medium enterprises
- Usually first or second jobs for graduates
- Often not advertised elsewhere - our research indicates that many of our employers use Gradsouthwest as their sole recruitment source
- On a par with vacancies outside of the region salary-wise. The average starting salary advertised is £20K, and the most common salary range is £17-19.5K
When you register with Gradsouthwest, you will be able to see all these vacancies and you can select particular groups of vacancies to be emailed direct to you.
Gradsouthwest also advertises some other types of vacancies for specific groups of students and graduates.
The table below explains what we advertise to whom.
Every careers service in the South West uses Gradsouthwest to advertise graduate vacancies located in the South West.
Some also use Gradsouthwest to advertise graduate vacancies outside the South West. Others use their own careers service websites. Some use Gradsouthwest for part time and voluntary work; others advertise these jobs in their students’ union job shop or volunteer centres.
If you want to look for a type of job that isn’t advertised to you on Gradsouthwest you should contact your careers service and they will tell you where to look.
| Graduate vacancies in the South West | Graduate vacancies outside the South West | Part time / casual / vacation work | Voluntary work | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts University College at Bournemouth | Yes | No | No | No |
| University of Bath | Yes | No | No | No |
| Bath Spa University | Yes | No | No | No |
| Bournemouth University | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Bristol University | Yes | No | No | No |
| Dartington College of Arts | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| University of Exeter | Yes | No | No | No |
| University College Falmouth | Yes | No | No | No |
| University of Gloucestershire | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| University of Plymouth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Royal Agricultural College | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| College of St Mark & St John | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of the West of England, Bristol | Yes | Yes | No | No |
