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Graduate jobs and internships in Leicester

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Jobs in Leicester

Are you looking for a job in Leicester or the surrounding area? Leicester is a UK city located the county of Leicestershire in the East Midlands, on the River Soar. Many ancient buildings remain standing in Leicester, including Roman pavements and baths. Leicester is home to the University of Leicester and De Montford University.

Both production and engineering provide a major contribution to Leicester's economy, which is the largest in the East Midlands. Popular companies have their headquarters in Leicester including British Gas, British Telecom, Caterpillar, KPMG, DHL, Dunelm Mill, Next, Jessops, Santander, Mazars and many others.

The employment rate in Leicester is 71.9%, which is slightly lower than that of Great Britain as a whole.

The top employment sectors in the Leicester include:

  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific and technical
  • Retail
  • Transport and storage
  • Education
  • Advanced engineering
  • Finance and business services
  • ICT
  • Digital and creative
  • Warehousing, distribution and logistics
  • Food and drink production

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

Work experience can often be 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 East Midlands (Leicester) include: Rolls-Royce, Boots, Royal Air Force (RAF), De Montford University, Nottinghamshire County Council, Derbyshire County Council, Nottingham County Council, Atkins, Capital One, Derby City Council, Enterprise, Intelligent Energy, Lloyds Pharmacy, National Probation Service, Next, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Siemens AG, Specsavers, Sports Direct 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 Leicester 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 Leicester, there are a variety of job and career fairs such as the 'Get Inspired!' Careers and Opportunities Fair which gives young people aged 14-19 the opportunity to meet 75 exhibitors and local employers and find out more about apprenticeships, training, further education and higher education as well as receive impartial careers advice.

The Festival of Careers is organised by the Careers Development Services and takes place once and year at the University of Leicester. With over 100 employers present, students have the chance to meet employers and find out more about volunteering and part-time jobs. At the event, there are workshops focusing on the recruitment process: CVs, job applications, online testing and psychometrics. The University of Leicester also organises The Summer Fair, an event allowing students and graduates the chance to discuss graduate, internship and placement opportunities with well-known employers from a variety of sectors including: Financial services, IT, Engineering, Accountancy, Hospitality and the Public sector. Employers previously in attendance have included: CGI, Enterprise, Leicester City Council, PwC, Mattioli Woods plc, Pendragon, Sparta Global, Exel, Taylor Hobson, Dion and SchoolPod.

Average salary for graduates in Leicester

The average salary for graduates working in Leicester is around £25,000 per year, but can range from £21,000 to £29,000 depending on the job sector. The average graduate salary in Leicester is the same as in the other UK cities of Birmingham and Manchester.

If you live in Leicester 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.

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- WHAT IS VAMPIRE SQUID?Vampire Squid is an independent website dedicated to horror, sci-fi, fantasy and more!We post news, reviews, interviews, videos and original features and promote the work of in...

We Are Digital Vision is a Wix Ambassador agency. We work exclusively on the Wix platform, and have several websites with blogs which require content.We're offering an intern the opportunity to joing...

We are looking for a talented, ambitious and hard-working intern to join our team as we grow.The right candidate will receive an employment offer in due course.

We're looking for an aspiring B2B Business Development person.This is the perfect opportunity for you to learn the B2B sales process from the ground floor. We need someone driven, methodical and who i...

We're looking for an aspiring B2B Business Development person.This is the perfect opportunity for you to learn the B2B sales process from the ground floor. We need someone driven, methodical and who i...

ABOUT JEENAJeena International is a Social Inclusion charity based in the UK working primarily within the ethnic minority communities. Jeena International works in particular with those members of the...

We're a specialist WordPress & Woocommerce agency looking for a Front End wizard.We have an immediate start available for a Front End Development internship.This would suit a Computer Science stud...

Calling all aspiring web developers and software developers, this internship is for you.We are hiring for a Software Developer InternshipWhat you will be tasked with:- Creating web apps and tools - Us...

We're a specialist WordPress & Woocommerce agency looking for a Front End wizard.We have an immediate start available for a Front End Development internship.This would suit a Computer Science stud...

We Are Digital Vision is a Wix Ambassador agency. We work exclusively on the Wix platform, and have several websites with blogs which require content.We're offering an intern the opportunity to joing...

You, Me & Anxiety's aim is to create a community that tackles the stigma of mental health and helps people realise they're not alone in their struggles.The concept is simple. We need writers to su...

Calling all aspiring web developers and software developers, this internship is for you.We are hiring for a Software Developer InternshipWhat you will be tasked with:- Creating web apps and tools - Us...

SHE REPUBLIC www.sherepublic.co.uk is a forward thinking and innovative female empowerment brand.We are now looking for research intern to join our small team to assist in our videographer in coming u...

We are currently seeking a vibrant and dynamic freelance Social Media Content creator, to develop both written and visual graphic content to compliment our clients Social Media Strategies. It is a fle...

Key tasks The Ibis Budget Hotel Leicester, has 83 contemporary rooms, of which 50 have just gone through some refreshing refurbishment. An opportunity has just arisen to recruit an experienced Mai...

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