Benefits of a Year in Business

It’s been fantastic to hear from our Year in Business students finishing their placement years about the benefits they see in undertaking such a business placement.

Sanjana Misquitta undertook a 14 month Account Delivery placement at Microsoft and writes: “This year has been nothing short from extraordinary! From everything I have learned to the brilliant people I have met. From working as the Consumption Programme Manager in such an exciting and critical part of the business (Consumption- Industry Solutions) to being part of the amazing Educonnect 101 team. I have gained a wealth of experience which has helped me grow my knowledge and professional skills. I am really pleased to say that I will be returning to Microsoft next September as a Customer Success Account Manager on the Aspire Programme!”

Sophie Cutler undertook a 13 month placement at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and writes "This year has been the most incredible experience; It has been challenging, educational and predominantly rewarding. From releasing a series of Technology Untangled and contributing to several big campaigns, to working alongside teams like Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team & ROKiT Venturi Racing. Additionally, Having the opportunity to get involved in so much more, including receiving a distinction within the Sales Readiness Programme to being a member of the Charity & Volunteering Team as part of the Early Careers Committee and raising over £12,000, has enabled me to expand my network and develop my skills further and make many memories across the year.".  Sophie has confirmed that she has been offered a Graduate role with the company in Service Channel Sales. 

Year in Business students tell us they have:

• Had the chance to develop commercial awareness.
• Had the opportunity to work within fantastic teams and develop new skills.
• Many have worked cross department to broaden their perspectives.
• They have been surprised at the amount of responsibility given for projects.
• They are more sure about what they want to do after university.
• They have strengthened their CVs immeasurably which will give them a real advantage when applying for graduate roles. Some like Sanjana, will be fortunate to be returning to University with Graduate offers in hand.
• They have had a really enjoyable year.

Some of the other Year in Business students posting on Linkedin about their experiences include:

Needa, who undertook a Global New Business placement at Awin https://www.linkedin.com/in/needa-khan-4216021a5/recent-activity/shares/

Lauren, who undertook a placement within the Consumer Products licencing team at Mattel EMEA https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-tiplady-8092a6193/recent-activity/shares/

Jasmeet who undertook a placement in the Student Recruitment team at PwC UK https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6958124788359827456/

Max who undertook a Business Associate placement at SAP https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-wilson13/recent-activity/shares/

Francesca who undertook a Sales Development placement at Volkswagen https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6954790293170749440/

Hamza who undertook a Student recruitment placement at Hays operating the Senior Finance desk https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamza-rizwan-624075202/recent-activity/shares/

Aishwarya who did a 12 month business placement with Sanctuary Graduates https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6948322948646629376/

Arianna who did a Strategy, Business Development and Innovation placement at Siemens https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6971457044008595456/

Students this year undertook placements in a range of both large multinationals and SMEs. 4 students undertook overseas placements in Bulgaria, Hungary and Spain.

Companies included Adobe, Ascot Wealth Management, AWIN, Bentley, Certius, Deloitte, Doddle, E-Com, Ensono, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, FDM, GSK, Hays, Home-Made, Honda, J&J, Kantar Worldpanel,  L’Oreal, Lockheed Martin, Mattel, MET Police, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Pfizer, PwC, Red Hat, Rolls Royce, Sanctuary Graduates, SAP, Siemens, VMWare, Vodafone, Volkswagen, Volvo.

Students undertook a diverse range of business placements including: Academy administrator, Business associate, Business development, Commercial analyst, Communications, Consultant, Customer care, Digital Marketing, Finance, Global new business, HR, Junior brand manager, Licencing, Management trainee, Marketing , Market research, Procurement, Project management, Projects and Events, Recruitment, Sales, Sales Operations planning, Strategy and Business development, Wealth management.

We are looking forward to welcoming this cohort back for their final year in September and can’t wait to see how well they do in their Final year.