Engaging with a student on a short term basis or for a year could significantly benefit your business.

• Students bring expertise that could add value to your business
• Students are an effective way of securing additional resource and putting it where you need it
• Students bring enthusiasm, passion and cutting edge knowledge
• Students bring the opportunity for you to gain from networking with a leading Business School

Take on an undergraduate student

Sandwich year placements

Would you like to benefit from employees who are intelligent, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, quick to learn and eager to contribute? If so you can employ an Undergraduate student from any of our business based programmes for one year.

How does it work?

To gain university approval, a placement has to be a real job with responsibilities at semi-graduate level. In return, you will get what our students are capable of delivering. You don't even have to provide 'placement projects'. The student must provide evidence to us - through placement coursework and a presentation - of the value they have added to your organisation and their own self-development.

The recruitment process is the same as you would employ for any other position. The major advantage is that we offer you a pool of potential candidates, and a placements team to help you advertise, recruit and fully support the placement.

There are no fees or costs to you beyond the salary paid to the student during their placement. Salaries tend to be pitched at a rate that is consistent with local independent living costs and is likely to suggest your expectation of performance.

We contact or visit students and their managers early in the placement to make sure both parties maximise the gain from the experience, and we make an assessment visit at the end of the placement. All new placement employers in the UK may receive a visit from us in the first few months of the placement.

To find out more about the placement scheme, or to advertise a vacancy to our students, contact the .

Opportunities to take on students with experience

MBA consultancy projects

The MBA is the pinnacle of taught Higher Education study in business. Students on the programme have at least three years' senior management experience and have developed excellent practical and analytical skills across the business area. Any business can benefit from working with our high calibre MBA teams supporting your current organisational strategic needs.

Group research projects

MSc Marketing students are available for twelve week group research projects, focusing on the marketing needs of your organisation.

Individual short projects

MSc Business and Enterprise students can bring fresh ideas to your business with a five to ten week project for an individual student based at your organisation.

Postgraduate Internships

Internships provide a great opportunity for employers to assess the quality, calibre, drive and fit of potential postgraduate recruits.

It is expected that host organisations will pay reasonable expenses to students engaged on projects and consultancies.

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