{"id":183,"date":"2015-01-26T08:30:37","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T08:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/?p=183"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:58:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:58:40","slug":"graduate-opportunities-in-the-south-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/2015\/01\/26\/graduate-opportunities-in-the-south-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Opportunities in the South West....."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gradsouthwest.com\/south_west_graduate_labour_market.htm\">Gradsouthwest.com,<\/a>\u00a0the South West enjoys higher than average employment and was recently judged to be the happiest place to work. Good news so far.\u00a0So what opportunities are available to you when you graduate?\u00a0The\u00a0following illustrates the range of\u00a0employers based here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Major employers are aero-industry\u00a0companies such as Rolls-Royce, Airbus\u00a0and BAE Systems.<\/li>\n<li>Electronics, IT and civil engineering\u00a0firms, numerous software companies\u00a0and employers such as Orange and\u00a0Hewlett Packard, as well as many of\u00a0the large engineering consultancies have offices in the South West.<\/li>\n<li>Bristol\u00a0is emerging as an important financial center (outside of London),\u00a0with companies such as AXA, Bristol\u00a0and West, and Lloyds TSB being well\u00a0represented, as are law, accountancy\u00a0and other professional services.<\/li>\n<li>Public sector employers include not just\u00a0local councils and health service trusts\u00a0but outposts of national government,\u00a0including the MoD.<\/li>\n<li>Some of the country's best Universities are located in the region and include Bath, Exeter, Bristol, Falmouth just to name a few.<\/li>\n<li>The South West is recognised for its vibrant creative industries and companies such as Denham Productions, BBC South West and Aardman Animations all based in the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Explore opportunities available to you...<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Search for local employers on <a href=\"https:\/\/myfuture.bath.ac.uk\">MyFuture<\/a>, the Careers Services comprehensive jobs board.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"www.gradsouthwest.com\">Graduate South West<\/a>\u00a0is an online\u00a0vacancy service for all the universities in\u00a0the South West of England, which collates\u00a0job vacancies from all the higher\u00a0education institutions in the region.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gradcornwall.co.uk\/\">GradCornwall<\/a>\u00a0vacancies in Cornwall for students and graduates<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/careers\/jobs\/external\/southwest\/#1\">Major employers in the South West<\/a>\u00a0comprehensive list produced by the University of Exeter careers service, lists employers by industry sector.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For more information do pop in for a 1:1 with a Careers Adviser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Gradsouthwest.com,\u00a0the South West enjoys higher than average employment and was recently judged to be the happiest place to work. 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