At Roehampton, we can connect organisations with career-ready students and graduates across a wide range of disciplines.
From work placements and guest lecturing to employer events and access to our hiring platform Handshake, we provide the platform you need to connect with emerging talent and drive your business forward.
Get in touch, email employerconnect@roehampton.ac.uk
Why work with Roehampton?
Working with Roehampton students offers numerous benefits for your business, both in the short and long term.
- Access to an extensive and diverse early talent pool:
- Engage with thousands of our students and graduates from over 140 countries and a broad mix of subject areas.
- Employee development:
- Your current employees can benefit from having a student in the team; they can learn from them, be inspired by new ideas and enthusiasm, and develop people-management skills through supervising and mentoring them.
- Contribute to social mobility:
- 60% of Roehampton students are the first in their family to attend university, and 52% come from the most underepresented backgrounds. By supporting them, you can play a meaningful role in enhancing social mobility.
- Free access to meeting spaces and discounted conferencing rooms:
- Gain free access to our library and meeting rooms for business purposes, plus discounted conference facilities and hotel rooms through Roehampton Venues
- Flexible skills and resource support:
- Benefit from fresh perspectives and source short-term project work cost-effectively
- Graduate recruitment pipeline:
- Students undertaking a placement or work experience project often prove to be a great fit for the organisation. By investing in individuals through these projects, you can save on future recruitment costs
- Access to leading research and expertise:
- Working with our students means you will also be able to benefit from engaging with our world-class researchers and expert staff
- Enhance your brand:
- By being a university partner, working with our students and attending our events, you can enhance your brand and reputation.
Ways to work with us
Our students can complete year-long placements as part of their degree, or undertake short-term internships either within their curriculum or as an extra-currcular activity.
Hosting a student on a placement is a great way to invest in future talent while gaining resource and project work support in a flexible and cost-effective way. Many organisations now see work placements as a key element of their recruitment strategy.
If your organisation is facing a commercial or strategic challenge, Roehampton's Business School can support you through student consultancy projects.
Our undergraduate and postgraduate students bring fresh insights, new ideas and dedicated resource at no cost, delivering agreed outcomes that benefit both your organisation and their academic learning.
Projects are supervised by Business School academics, and we ask organisations to nominate a project lead who can provide a brief, act as the main contact and gather key information where required. We are happy to discuss your project ideas.
Employers can post vacancies and events on Handshake, our online careers platform.
Simply create a free account, add your organisation’s details and submit your vacancy for approval. Once posted, your opportunity will be visible to thousands of Roehampton students and graduates.
Please note:
- All vacancy postings must list a salary in the designated salary field (unless it is a volunteering position)
- We are unable accept overseas or international opportunities
- All vacancy postings undergo a due diligence screening process and we reserve the right to refuse to publish any vacancies we do not deem suitable for our students.
For information on statutory minimum wage requirements and employee legislation, visit GOV.UK.
We invite employers to engage with our community, share their expertise and promote their brand through a range of careers sessions and events.
Whether you’d like to deliver a talk or workshop, contribute a guest lecture within the curriculum, or attend a careers fair on our beautiful parkland campus, there are many ways to get involved.
Our academic areas
Roehampton’s diverse range of disciplines ensures you can find talent that aligns with your specific business needs. All our courses are designed with work-based learning and employability at their core, meaning our students are prepared to add value to your organisation from their very first day.
Kirsty Taylor, Social Media and Marketing Executive, TG Consulting Ltd
"Working with the University of Roehampton has been an incredible experience for us. We welcomed our first student from the university to the TG Consulting team in 2022, and since then, we have hosted a further nine students, all of whom have made a positive impact at TG Consulting.
The team and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with each of the students. I have particularly appreciated witnessing their progress from the beginning of their internships to their completion. In many cases, the students integrated so well into our team that we were able to extend their internships, allowing them to stay with us longer.
Hands-on experience is important to us, which is why we encourage the students who join our team to fully immerse themselves and participate in various projects. We not only welcome their ideas but also provide them with the opportunity to execute those ideas in a supportive environment, fostering their learning and growth.
If you have the opportunity to invite students from the University of Roehampton onto your team, I highly recommend doing so. It’s a rewarding experience for everyone involved!"
Contact Student Futures today to connect with our student and graduate talent.