What can I do with a degree in….. Economics The nature of the subject inclines many students to consider banking and finance and to go on into successful careers in these areas - but the current importance attached to the subject and the range of skills that it gives you, make it a good choice to study whether banking and finance is your kind of thing, or whether you would prefer to use your interests in skills in other career areas. Specifically, employers tell us that they like economics students because they can: Demonstrate a particularly high level of numerical skills, having become familiar with working with complex sets of data Solve problems, narrowing down data to the key information required and making logical recommendations on the basis of their findings Communicate effectively in both writing and speech, presenting findings and explaining complex data, producing written technical and non-technical documents, defending conclusions Think creatively when the solution to a problem is not immediately obvious Use Research skills to track down data Work in a team Use IT/computing skills - specialist software to analyse data and present findings Time management - completing specified tasks to deadlines Why Come to Warwick? The Department of Economics at the University of Warwick has been placed at number one in the country according to the Times and Sunday Times League Tables for 2015, and first amongst Russell Group universities in terms of overall student satisfaction What do Warwick Economics graduates do? 91.5% were in jobs or further study within 6 months of graduating. Examples of job titles include: Accountant, Assistant Economist, Associate Consultant, Audit Assistant, Business Account Manager, Business Analyst, Charity Intern, Commercial Relations Officer, Economics Advisor, Finance Intern, Fundraising Consultant, Government Economist, Graduate Economist, Investment Banking Analyst, Lecturer, Management Consultant, Market Analyst, Marketing Executive, Market Researcher, Officer Cadet, Project and Communications Intern, Public Relations Assistant, Research Consultant, Software Developer, Suuply Chain Graduate, Tax Associate, Teacher, Trainee Investment Banker, Transport Consultant, Web Content Editor. Companies where graduates were working include: Accenture, Aston Martin, Bain & Co, Bank of America Merill Lynch, Bank of England, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Bloomberg, Boots, Capgemini Consulting, Centrica, Christian Aid, Citgroup, Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Civil Service, Coca Cola Enterprises, Credit Suisse, Debenhams, Deloitte, De Vere, Deutsche Bank, Ernst and Young, Financial Services Authority, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan, KPMG, Lazards, McQuarrie Bank, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Overseas Development Institute, PWC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Smith and Williamson, UBS, University of Warwick, War on Want. Titles of further study included: Accountancy, Business Analytics and Consulting, Economic History, European Economics, Finance, Globalisation and Development, International Affairs, International Political Economics, Investment Management, Logistics, Management, Operational Research, Postgraduate Certificate in Education – Secondary Mathematics, Postgraduate Certificate in Education – Secondary Business Studies, Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism, Public Administration, Public Policy and Administration, Social Statistics, Theory and History of International Relations, Urban Economic Development. Graduate Recruiters tell us that what they want from applicants is: A good degree from a good university Work Experience Involvement in extra-curricular activities The ability to describe and articulate their unique achievements and skills At Warwick you have the opportunity to access all of the above, and the Department of Student Careers & Skills is here to help you achieve your goals. Given that 92% of all Warwick Graduates end up in either employment or further study, and that 70% of graduate recruiters do not require graduates to have a specific degree, perhaps the most important question to ask is not “What degree will get me a good graduate job?” but “How can I make the most of my time at Warwick so that I can get the job I want? Find out about career paths and employment destinations of recent graduates from the University of Warwick: go.warwick.ac.uk/whatdowarwickgradsdo