BUSINESS
SCHOOL
BUILDING
BRILLIANT
CAREERS
BSc Business
Penryn Campus
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FAST FACTS
82
EMPLOYERS
ENGAGED WITH THE
BUSINESS SCHOOL
IN 2014/15
84.7%
GRADUATES
IN GRADUATE
EMPLOYMENT
OR PG STUDY
3,400+
UNDERGRAD AND
POSTGRAD
STUDENTS
48% FEMALE 52% MALE
BUILDING
BRILLIANT
CAREERS
FIFTH
AAA-AAB
FOR UK BUSINESS
TYPICAL
GRADUATE
OFFER
SCHOOL
EMPLOYABILITY
CORNWALL’S FIRST
UK TOP 10
BUSINESS SCHOOL
WHEN YOU JOIN US AT
THE BUSINESS SCHOOL
YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD
TO ACQUIRING THE SKILLS
AND ATTRIBUTES THAT
WILL HELP YOU BUILD A
BRILLIANT CAREER –
WHETHER YOU ARE JUST
STARTING OUT OR
LOOKING TO IMPROVE
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
AND EXPERIENCE.
A LEVEL
TOP 1%
Ben Wilkins
BA ECONOMICS
WITH INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
PLACEMENT: GES
OF WORLDWIDE
Leading employers who regularly engage
with our Business School students include:
BUSINESS
SCHOOLS
Whilst studying on the BSc Business
programme we help you build a great career by:
nRunning a wide range of employability
17,000+
A Team
NETWORK
STAFF
ALUMNI
OF DEDICATED
CAREERS
If you do well, you’ll not only leave us with a
great qualification from one of the UK’s top
universities, you’ll also have the additional
employability skills and work experience to
forge a career in today’s highly competitive
global marketplace.
nProviding a dedicated and
events at the Business School to give you highly experienced Careers and
invaluable and highly relevant careers
Employability team, who will work
skills, advice and support
with you from day one to develop
your skills for employment
nDesigning courses that will equip you
with the skills that today’s employers
nDelivering YES!: “Your Employability
need and to significantly increase your
Skills,” an online course that
chances of getting the job you want
provides 24/7 careers management
skills when you need them and
where you need them
– Abercrombie & Fitch
– Accenture
– BNP Paribas
– Deloitte
– EY
– Ford
– GSK
– Jaguar Land Rover
– Johnson & Johnson
– Mars
– Morgan Stanley
– Normura
– Procter and Gamble
– PwC
– Thomson Reuters
– Threadneedle Investments
– Vauxhall
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UK BUSINESS SCHOOL
GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RANKINGS 2014*
1st
92.9
%
THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
2
nd
THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH
3rd
4
th
88.7
THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
87.3
5
6
th
7
8
th
9th
th
92.3
%
THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS
th
THE UNIVERSITY
OF EXETER
%
%
84.7%
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
*HESA 2012/13 Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Data
84.2
%
84.2
%
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUGHBOROUGH
10th THE UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER
BOOST YOUR
EMPLOYABILITY
84.1
83.9%
83.6
%
%
DURING YOUR TIME AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
BUSINESS SCHOOL YOU’LL
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO TAKE PART IN A VARIED
PROGRAMME OF CAREERS
EVENTS THAT WILL BUILD
YOUR EMPLOYABILITY
CREDENTIALS.
Many of these events are run by our
highly qualified and experienced careers
consultants and employability advisers.
We encourage you to take part in as many
of these events as you can, to equip yourself
with the necessary skills and tools that you’ll
need for the highly competitive graduate job
market. Typical employability events led by
careers consultants, with occasional guest
sessions from employers and alumni, include:
n
Mock interview sessions and
phone interviews
n
Career and industry-specific
sessions
n
“Day@” site visits to employers
n
“How to” series of careers and
professional skills development
workshops
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“A placement is the
most efficient way of
getting valuable hands
on experience of the
reality of the business
world. I can say that
after this placement, I
am more aware of what
is required of me by
employers and can use
this experience in my
future endeavours.”
Aadit Zaveri
BA BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
PLACEMENT: UNILEVER
POSITION: MEDIA MARKETING
INTERN
Students on the BSc Business
programme will complete shortterm work placements in both their
first and second year and complete
a consultancy project for a business
in their third year.
In each year, while you are on
placement, you will also get the
opportunity to put into practice your
learning from other modules. What’s
more, your placements will give you
a proven track record and extra
confidence when you set out to find
your first graduate job.
“I have developed
my communication
skills, teamwork skills
and the ability to
take initiative. The
experience has boosted
my confidence in
entering the corporate
world and in having
business-related
conversations with
colleagues and clients.”
Aditya Jain
BA BUSINESS ECONOMICS WITH
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PLACEMENT: SOUTH WEST
WATER
POSITION: PROJECT ASSISTANT
Relevant work experience is more
important than ever in the increasingly
competitive labour market.
The 2014 High Flyers report found that the
top UK Graduate Employers make 37% of
graduate job offers to students who have
previously done a work placement with
them (up from 26% in 2010).
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLACEMENT
ABOUT US
HOW DO YOU
SECURE
A PLACEMENT?
Students follow a comprehensive
careers management programme and
are supported in their work placement
search by Business School staff.
Ultimate responsibility for sourcing and
securing the work placement rests with
you. Companies may advertise their
placements or you may need to make
a speculative application.
WHEN
DO I DO MY
PLACEMENT?
In year 1 your placement will need to
be completed between April and midAugust. In year 2 your placement can be
carried out anytime up to mid-August.
In year 3 your consultancy project will
be carried out in the Autumn term.
WHAT COMPANIES
CAN I DO MY
PLACEMENT
WITH?
In year 1 placements should be carried out
within third sector organisations. In year 2
and 3 placements and consultancy projects
can be taken with any public, private or
third sector organisation.
HOW DO I GET MY
PLACEMENT
APPROVED?
HOW MUCH
DO I GET
PAID?
Due to the placements being
short-term it is unlikely that your
placement will be paid, however
this is dependent on the company.
If you undertake your placement
in Cornwall you will receive
up to £100 in travel expenses.
CAN MY
PART-TIME JOB
BE MY PLACEMENT?
ELEMENTS OF THE BSc BUSINESS PROGRAMME
HOW LONG DO
PLACEMENTS
LAST?
The minimum placement and
project length is 70 hours.
You can complete your placement
over a condensed two weeks or
spread out over a few weeks,
which is to be agreed between
you and the business.
WHERE
CAN
I DO MY
HOW LONG IS THE
DO I HAVE TO
COMPLETE A
‘BSC BUSINESS’
PROGRAMME?
Three years incorporating your
placements and consultancy project.
PLACEMENT?
Yes, the placements and consultancy
project are requirements of core modules
in each year of study.
BE
HOW WILL I
WHAT HAPPENS
IF I DON’T
SECURE A
PLACEMENT?
ASSESSED?
PLACEMENTS?
You will need to have your placement
approved by an Employability Adviser or
the Programme Director before you will
be allowed to progress. You will need
to complete an online form which will
include placement information and a risk
assessment. You will not receive academic
credit for the placement unless the form
has been completed in full and has been
approved by the module team.
It is important that all placements
are deemed ‘graduate’ level in order
for you to gain useful experience in
the future. Low level part-time jobs
will not be approved.
You can complete your
placement within:
The UK and the rest of the EU
North America
Australasia
India
China and Hong Kong
Japan
Singapore
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Other countries will be considered
on a case by case basis.
If you don’t secure a placement by the
given deadline date you will be in danger
of not being able to successfully complete
the module.
Assessment currently comprises:
Reflective learning papers
Career portfolio
Presentation
Project/consultancy report for client
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You will be allocated an academic tutor
to support you during your final year
consultancy project.
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PLACEMENT MODULES ON THE
BSc BUSINESS PROGRAMME
“The BSc Business
programme on the
University of Exeter’s
Penryn Campus is unique
from any other Business
degree in the market.
It allows students to gain
a more practical approach
to business, undertaking
various placements as
part of the three year
degree programme.
This module will run in the Spring term of year 1. It will enable you to present
your learning and yourself in the best possible light to attract employers’ interest.
BUSINESS
PRACTICE
AND ANALYSIS
This introductory module to Business Practice will focus on the third sectors. It
will explain how in a mixed economy this sector plays a vital role in innovation and
service delivery, while at the same time enabling you to gain experience in fields
you might not have traditionally considered for future employment.
The insight and learning gained through this module will prove highly valuable
to you as you progress throughout your undergraduate and post-graduation careers.
This module will run in the second year. The aim of the module is to allow
you to link theory and practice in a work-based situation. You will have the
opportunity to understand more clearly how a charity, business or third sector
organisation operates, and become involved in the day-to-day management of
a particular project.
Unique to all Business School
students is the Your Employability
Skills (YES!) module.
There are 14 interactive lessons in
this online module, covering a range
of employability skills from what job would
suit me?, researching careers, writing your
CV, right through to interviews, assessment
centres, professionalism in the workplace
and creating digital profiles on social media
websites. Each lesson has been specifically
tailored toward Business School students.
These lessons are non-credit bearing
extra-curricular activities. However, each
lesson has a quiz at the end and if you
score 80% or above it will be recorded as
a completed employability activity on your
University of Exeter Exeter Award profile.
Jess Barber
BA BUSINESS AND
MANAGEMENT WITH
MARKETING WITH
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
BUSINESS
PRACTICE
You will also have the opportunity to reflect on your own learning. This in turn
should give you the confidence in your own workplace skills and a clearer idea
of your strengths and weaknesses to better equip you for full-time employment.
It will also help provide you with experiences that you can articulate at the job
interview stage.
PLACEMENT: THE WALT DISNEY
COMPANY, FRANCHISE
MARKETING INTERN
GRADUATE POSITION:
RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT,
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This module will run in the Autumn term of the final year. The aim of this module
is to give you the opportunity to practice the skills you will learn in the Project
Management Module in year two and to apply the learning you will assimilate
through both the Business Practice modules undertaken in years 1 and 2.
PRACTICE-BASED
CONSULTANCY
PROJECT
Practice-based consultancy enables you to go into a business, charity or third
sector organisation. You will work with the managers/owners in order to help
them with a live project and supply them with an academically informed
solution to a real and practice-based problem. The experience you will gain
from completing this module will be invaluable to your future employability.
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BUSINESS PRACTICE AND ANALYSIS TAUGHT
MODULE YEAR 1 – INDICATIVE PROGRAMME
“Doing a placement
alongside your studies
can be tough, in terms
of fitting everything in
and juggling multiple
pieces of work alongside
your studies. But it taught
me a lot about time
management and
also about managing
expectations.”
Introduction and Finding Placements
3rd Sector in the Economy
What Job Would Suit Me?
Personal Branding: CV and Covering Letter
Personal Branding: Networking and Professionalism
The taught sessions of the placement
modules in each year of study are
designed to not only give you the skills,
confidence and experience to research,
apply and secure a placement, they will
also help you to secure your first graduate
job and succeed throughout your
future career.
Personal Branding: Effective Application Forms
Personal Branding: E-me and LinkedIn
Psychometric and Online Tests
How to Impress at Interviews
Reflective Skills
Jennifer Morris
BA MANAGEMENT WITH
MARKETING
PLACEMENT: MARKETING INTERN,
BUNYIP BEADS AND BUTTONS
GRADUATE POSITION: ANALYST
CONSULTANT, ACCENTURE
The placement modules are progressive
throughout the three years, each building
on the knowledge and skills gained in
prior years. The first year focusses on self
awareness and practical application skills
whereas the second and third years will
focus on professionalism and commercial
awareness.
The employability thread which is
embedded throughout the programme
has been carefully designed to gradually
build upon your skills and allow you
to make an informed choice of your
chosen career path and have the practical
experience to help you get there.
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OTHER PLACEMENT SCHEMES SUPPORTED
BY THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
STUDENT
CAMPUS
PARTNERSHIP
(SCP)
STUDENT
BUSINESS
PARTNERSHIP
“The placement has
definitely given me an
insight into the industry
and now I know much
more about what to expect
once I graduate. The
company were pleased
with my performance too,
as they’ve offered me a
place on their graduate
scheme. I think that’s one
of the benefits of doing a
placement - that if you
do well, you have the
chance of being taken
on permanently later.
It’s certainly taken
the pressure off in my
final year.”
The University of Exeter offers opportunities across campus, from short-term business and
administrative support through to long-term project coordination.
These paid internships offer a great opportunity to develop your CV, increase your employability
and can even count towards your Exeter Award!
http://ex.ac.uk/scp
The Student Business Partnership scheme offers University of Exeter students from all disciplines the
chance to gain essential paid work experience with well-respected local businesses, covering a wide
range of roles from Marketing, Research and Business Planning to Web Development and more.
http://ex.ac.uk/sbp
(SBP)
SUMMER
INTERNSHIPS
Typically carried out in the summer after your second year, these are usually paid (see web page
below for exemptions). Includes tasks and responsibilities normally associated with a graduate level
position and uses undergraduate level skills, knowledge and experience.
www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/internships
Yashen Savla
GRADUATE
BUSINESS
PARTNERSHIPS
The Graduate Business Partnership (GBP) scheme has been established to create paid opportunities
for recent graduates in their chosen career. The scheme offers relatively inexperienced graduates
the chance to access challenging roles, increase their employability and develop a rewarding career.
http://ex.ac.uk/gbp
(GBP)
ACCESS TO
INTERNSHIPS
(A2I)
A scheme to help Exeter students (particularly those from under-represented backgrounds) to
secure a paid internship with support and funding provided by the Career Zone. Subsidies and
grants are rewarded on a sliding scale and on a first-come, first-served basis.
http://ex.ac.uk/accessintern
BA ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
WITH INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
PLACEMENT: L’OREAL
POSITION: ASSISTANT CORPORATE
CONTROLLER
The Business School in Penryn is based in
the new science and engineering research
support facility (SERSF) which is part of
the new £5.5 million development on the
Penryn campus.
Within the SERSF Business School
students have exclusive access to the
new Insight Lab, the Cornwall
Collaboratory, and opportunities
throughout the programme to engage
directly with businesses using leading edge
video conferencing technology, together
with web-based collaboration tools.
The skills gained throughout this future
facing degree programme will give you
transferable skills that will be applicable
to many job roles and applicable to
numerous businesses.
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Career Zone
University of Exeter Business School
Cornwall Campus
Penryn
Cornwall TR10 9FE
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel:
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Email:bspcareers@exeter.ac.uk
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