2. WITH INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
One Year
Placements
The University of Exeter Business
School produces high calibre,
employable students. One way of
engaging with our students is by
offering them the opportunity to
spend the penultimate year of their
degree on a business placement
within your company or
organisation.
Our students are seeking valuable
work-based learning opportunities
and we work with all types of
employers: small, large, private
sector, public sector and charities.
3. Why should I recruit
a placement student?
Low cost solution – reduce your Inject fresh ideas – complement your
recruitment costs by advertising your existing organisational skills with new
vacancies to our students free of ideas, knowledge and up to date
charge, whilst also accessing a low theoretical concepts.
cost staff solution.
Opportunity to develop current
Fill a skills gap or vacancy – solve staff – your current staff can develop
your short term staff shortages and their mentoring or supervisory skills by
complete specific one-off specialist working with our placement students.
projects without long term
commitments. Test run an employee – identify and
test run talented individuals who you
High quality students – add value may want to consider recruiting
to your organisation, by accessing following their graduation.
high quality, reflective and analytical
thinkers, who are motivated and Raise your profile – inform students
willing to get involved. of opportunities existing within your
organisation.
4.
5. What do I need
to know?
What courses are being studied? How much will it cost?
Students in the Business School study On average, placement students are
a wide range of courses, including, paid between £12,000 and £14,000
economics, finance, accounting, tourism, per annum. However, a number of
leadership, business, management and companies pay more than this.
marketing, and they have skills and
interests in a variety of sectors. How do I advertise to your
students?
How long does the placement We can advertise your placement to
need to be? our students free of charge on our
Placements usually last for 12 months, internal Job-surfing database.
although this can be flexible, subject
to minimum placement length Although we are unable to carry out
guidelines (36 weeks). It may be short listing for companies, we can
possible to extend the placement offer you facilities to hold your
period, depending on the final year interviews on campus if you do not
start dates. want to use your own premises.
We also advertise other types of work experience:
Work shadowing
Vacation or term time work experience
Course related projects
Graduate placements
6. To find out more about
work experience opportunities contact:
Jenny Phillips
Work Placement Coordinator
The University of Exeter Business School
Streatham Court
Rennes Drive
Exeter
EX4 4PU
Telephone: 01392 722232
Email: business-school-employability@exeter.ac.uk
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Other ways you can engage with us:
• Campus presentations or insights talks • Mock interviews
• Networking evenings • Business games/Case study sessions
• Career management skills sessions • Stands at careers fairs
• Advertise your graduate jobs
For more information contact Dr Rachel Torr, School Employability Officer
Telephone: 01392 725618 Email: business-school-employability@exeter.ac.uk
