Career opportunities

Recruitment of Graduates

We are proud of our outstanding employment record, with 97% of our students entering graduate level jobs within 6 months of leaving.

The most highly regarded firms in the industry continue to employ Reading graduates. The majority of our graduates have been able to secure employment before they finish their degree course.

As well as offering a direct route in to the property and planning professions, our programmes offer a solid foundation on which to build a career in a wide range of other fields such as finance, law, general management or consultancy.

We have a professional Careers Development Advisor, Jane Batchelor, who helps our students with every aspect of the career development process, including identifying work placement, internships and permanent career opportunities. She is available to help with the preparation of CVs and application letters and works with the Reading Real Estate Foundation to develop our evening lecture series delivered by key industry speakers and our annual Careers Fair which is attended by the major firms.

Jane also co-ordinates our new work-based learning module which enables students to gain credits towards their degree from relevant work experience undertaken while at University.

Connections with Industry

Our degree courses are very well supported by the industry. A number of important organisations actively participate in the teaching programme and supplement the resources available. These include the British Property Federation and the Investment Property Forum.

The Reading Network

The Reading degrees in property have been running for nearly forty years and there are now almost three thousand graduates. Similarly, Reading has trained town planners for more than 20 years. Many of our alumni have reached influential positions within their industry. As much of the work in the property and planning fields is based on personal contacts, having a ready network to tap into is very valuable.

Our graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of leading UK and global employers including:

• ATIS REAL
• Berkeley Homes
• CB Richard Ellis
• Cushman Wakefield
• DTZ
• The Environment Agency
• Henderson
• Jones Lang LaSalle
• King Sturge
• Land Securities Trillium
• Lehman Brothers
• The National Trust
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Savills
• SEGRO

We are able to offer you specialised career advice if you intend to work in the property or planning industries. Every year we hold a Careers' Fair in conjunction with the Reading Real Estate Foundation (our alumni association) where more than 30 leading companies come to the University and host stands showing Real Estate & Planning students what they have to offer.

The University's award-winning Careers Advisory Service (CAS) also offers career advice for those wanting to pursue a career in academia or another field.