Graduate jobs and internships in Coventry

Jobs in Coventry

Are you looking for a job in Coventry or the surrounding area? Coventry is located in the centre of England, in the county of West Midlands. Coventry is the UK's 13^th largest city and the 2^nd largest in the West Midlands after Birmingham. Coventry is situated north of London, not far from Warwick, and is twinned with the cities of Stalingrad, Dresden, Saint-Etienne and more than 20 others. Coventry has two main universities, Coventry University and the University of Warwick.

Coventry has developed its service, finance, design and research industries. Electronic equipment, aerospace components, motors and telecommunications are just a few of Coventry's main industries. The employment rate of 16-64 year olds in Coventry is 65.8%, 2% higher than that of Great Britain as a whole.

The top employment sectors in the Coventry are:

• Automotive Manufacturing
• Education
• Engineering Services
• Manufacturing
• Banking
• Retail

Looking for the ideal company to carry out your internship or work placement?

Work experience can often invaluable. It can be difficult to decide where to carry out your internship, work placement or where to apply for a graduate job. The top graduate employers in the West Midlands (Coventry) include: Jaguar Land Rover, Birmingham City Council, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Boots, Deloitte, KPMG, Specsavers, Warwickshire County Council, Aldi, Aston Martin, Coventry City Council, Enterprise, Ernst & Young, Lloyds Pharmacy, Teach First, Arup, Atkins, Capgemini, Deutsche Bank and many others. You can find more apprenticeship, internship, placement and graduate job opportunities on Wizbii.

Recruitment open days, recruitment fairs and other events:

There are a number of recruitment open days and events in Coventry designed to help you find a job. To take part in recruitment open days, bring along an up-to-date CV and, if you already have an idea which company you would like to work for, you should also bring a cover letter. Open day recruitment events are beneficial for both employers and potential employees as they allow employers to analyse how candidates act in a social setting also provide the opportunity to advertise their business or company. Types of work opportunities on offer at these events include internships, industrial work placements, temporary and permanent contracts, and graduate jobs.

In Coventry, there are a variety of job and career fairs such as the Jobs Fair Coventry, which is a 1 day event held once a year, showcasing interesting courses and internships, financing opportunities, career and development opportunities suited to your career goals. Recruiters at the jobs fair exhibit the latest products and services including recruitment, education and career opportunities, education programmes, training courses and services for job seekers.

Coventry University also hosts the annual "Central Careers Fair" which is the largest on-campus careers event of the autumn term and is available to all Coventry University students. The Central Careers Fair offers students the opportunity to discover career opportunities with employers from a wide range of industries and find out more about graduate, placement and internship opportunities. The University also provides networking skills workshops the week before the event teaching techniques for networking with employers. Employers in attendance include: Bank of England, Cancer Research, NHS Leadership Programme, npower, National Grid, Severn Trent Water, FDM, Jaguar Land Rover, Department for Education, Civil Service Fast Stream, Boots, Peugeot, PwC, BMW, E.ON, Bentley, IBM and AXA.

Average salary for graduates in Coventry

The average salary for graduates working in Coventry is around £19,000 per year, but can range from £17,610 to £26,406 depending on the job sector. Engineering, Manufacturing and Utilities is the highest paid graduate job sector in Coventry whereas Education is the lowest paid job sector.

If you live in Coventry and you're a student or a graduate looking for a job, internship or work placement, you now have all the information you need to find the job of your dreams.