13 companies hiring students and graduates in Manchester

Want to start your career in the UK's best city to live?

Whether you’re a Manchester uni student who doesn't want to leave, or you're just looking for a new adventure, these companies are all hiring in the city named the best place to live in the UK. 

1. Tempo - Sales Executive

• Where: Manchester
• Salary: £22,000 - £27,000
• When to apply: ASAP

Join the company that's on a mission to make recruitment exciting again in Manchester. As a Sales Executive you'll be building relationships, generating leads and ensuring Tempo has a healthy pipeline of potential customers. With flexible and remote working options and plenty of social events, this is the ideal role to make the most of Manchester.

Join Hilti in Manchester and you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the UK's biggest construction projects and receive world-class training that'll equip you with all the skills required of a company leader. Impress and you could see your career progressing fast (80% of leadership roles at Hilti are filled internally) and have the opportunity to work overseas.

Want to be part of our mission to bring more personality, honesty and fun to the graduate job market? Join us as an Operations Administrator and you'll ensure that day-to-day operations at GradTouch run smoothly. When you're not being the first port of call for everything admin and organisation at the company, you can enjoy our range of perks, from unlimited holiday to flexible working. 

Meet influential experts, get your foot in the door at a leading Professional Services firm and gain unmatched experience in Assurance during this Summer Internship at EY. Manchester is just one of the locations where you can intern, but EY offer opportunities all across the nation too. If you're still a student (studying any degree), apply now for Summer 2020. 

Join Greater Manchester Police on Police Now's Leadership Programme and you'll play a key role in keeping our community safe and tackling crime across the city. It's a fast-paced, unique and sometimes challenging role, but the positive impact you'll have on society is unmatched to any other graduate job. Think you've got what it takes? Click below. 

6. Invasion Camp Group - Marketing Executive 

• Where: Manchester
• Salary: Competitive
• When to apply: ASAP

Join Invasion Camp Group in "Salford's coolest office" and you'll be responsible for developing innovative ways to deliver marketing campaigns for over 10 brands, oversee content creation on social media and generally help grow awareness of the Invasion Camp Group brand. After hours you can look forward to travel opportunities, cocktail evenings and plenty of team events. 

You'll be solving complex and challenging commercial problems using innovative, mathematical approaches when you join Willis Towers Watson on this Insurance Consulting Program. You'll build your technical knowledge and industry expertise through hands-on learning, working on real client assignments from day one. If you want a challenging but rewarding career, this is it. 

Times Top 100 graduate employer, Teach First, are recruiting grads in and around Manchester to join them on their training programme, where you'll receive world-class training, including a fully-funded PGCE, and help unlock the potential of every student you teach. If you're ambitious and want a career that has a real impact on the lives of young people, don't miss out. 

Join Deloitte in their Manchester office on this Business and Financial Advisory Programme. Your role will be all about finding the smartest solutions to the most complex challenges, whether that's advising the NHS or combatting financial crime. Once the programme has finished, you'll have all the skills you need to carve out a career that's just right for you. 

Study towards a Chartered Accountancy qualification with the ACCA and you can work from quite literally anywhere around the world, in whatever way suits you best. So if you want to work full-time in Manchester, part-time overseas or from home through online learning, the choice is yours. Plus, the ACCA qualification is globally recognised so you're free to work wherever you choose once you're qualified too.

Join PwC at their Manchester base and you'll spend the Graduate Programme working with a variety of teams to develop your skills and pick up business that'll be essential for progressing in your career. All PwC ask is that you're tenacious, resilient and have a 2.1 degree in any subject. If you're ready to join this leading professional services firm in Spring 2020, apply now. 

Located in the heart of Manchester's Spinningfields, Broadstone are a growing business providing support to the private security and events industry through their marketplace app. As a Marketing Manager you'll use your digital marketing expertise and innovative ideas to plan, implement and manage campaigns to drive customer acquisition and retention. 

Previous sales experience is advantageous but not essential for this role because thanks to Softcat's tried and testing training scheme you'll receive all the support you need to become a successful Sales Executive in no time at all. You'll be tasked with securing new business with organisations across the UK, selling IT solutions on behalf of some big name partners, like Microsoft and Dell.