Building Brilliant Careers - Bsc Business (Penryn)

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: n Running 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.

n Providing 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 n Designing courses that will equip you with the skills that today’s employers n Delivering 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, PAGEGROUP

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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