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Discover – What can I do with my degree?

Graduates from the Business School enter so many exciting careers, where you’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills and graduate attributes ready for your next step in your career.  Many students work in accounting and finance, business management, human resources, marketing, public sector, sales and a recent growth in business start-up enterprises.  Remember, you can also explore careers that don’t directly relate to your degree. Did you know that over 80% of graduate employers will recruit from any degree

Explore careers with a business degree

Whether your degree is in Business, Accountancy and Finance, HR, Marketing or Travel, discover the many career options available

Explore the career paths of other Business School graduates

Be inspired and build your network

Need help deciding?

View our career discovery tools to begin your career planning journey and plan for your future

Develop – Developing skills and experience

This is a great opportunity to enhance your skills and experience through volunteering, part-time working and undertaking a placement.  47% of students hired by the Best Student Employers in graduate roles had already completed a placement year or internship. (Rate My Placement).  Students can explore and try out different career to see whether they would enjoy that area of business.    

What skills do I need?

Find out more about our graduate attributes and the skills graduate employers look for

How can I develop my skills?

Ways you can develop your skills and enhance your employability offer to future employers

How can I gain experience?

Information about placements, volunteering and work-based learning

Interested in a work placement?

View current placement opportunities for EHU students studying FAS subjects

Compete – Getting ready to apply for work or postgraduate study

You’re now ready to compete.  It’s time to put yourself out there. This section provides you with all the relevant information, tools, tips and advice finding the perfect graduate opportunity or getting into postgraduate study.  We encourage all students to meet with an adviser to ensure a successful application.

Complete this short online learning pathway to find out where to search online and get faster and more relevant job search results. Then search and apply for all opportunities on our vacancy portal or placements on InPlace.

Access the Careers pathway Find opportunities on our vacancy portal Search and apply for FAS placements on InPlace

Your go-to guide, including examples and templates to get you started.

CV and application advice Online learning pathway – Making applications Review your CV online using CareerSet

Get ahead of the competition by reading our top tips or follow our online self-led learning pathway.

Interview advice Online learning pathway – interviews and assessments

Practice using our online tools or book a mock interview with a Careers Adviser.

Practice online tests at Graduates First Practice interviews at Shortlist Me Book a mock interview

How to decide if postgraduate study is right for you, what you should consider and how to apply.

Our top tips and advice Complete our online learning pathway – Postgraduate study

Live opportunities

Take a look at the latest part-time jobs, placements, volunteering opportunities and graduate vacancies that may be of interest to students of the Business School. Select any of the following opportunities to find out more and apply, or search for other opportunities on our vacancy portal.

  • Business Analyst Consulting Programme 2024 – Oaklin
    Closing Date: 26/05/2024Location: England – Greater London.Are you seeking to build a career in management consulting, working as part of an exceptional and highly supportive team? We have opportunities to join Oaklin in the autumn of 2024 on our Business Analyst Consulting Programme. Why join Oaklin? As a Business Analyst, you'll be part […]
  • Financial Modelling Analyst – Operis
    Closing Date: 10/10/2024Location: England – Greater London.Role overview​ This role is part of our graduate recruitment scheme, the first step in a career in financial modelling. Upon joining, you will begin our bespoke programme of expert training, including a range of formal and informal methods and new project roles, designed to equip […]
  • 2025 National Detective Programme – Police Now
    Closing Date: 31/05/2024Location: England – Greater London.,England – South West.,England – Yorkshire and the Humber.Job title: 2025 National Detective Programme Salary: From £28,551 Contract: Permanent Programme length: Two years Location: England and Wales Programme start date: March 2025 Police Now is a not-for-profit organisation, our central mission is a representative police service. We partner with forces […]
  • Procurement Graduate – BAE Systems
    Closing Date: 31/07/2024Location: England – North West.Job Title Procurement Graduate Locations: Warton Salary: Our starting salary is £34,000, plus a £2,000 welcome payment along with an optional 20% salary advance. Plus an adaptable package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.  What you’ll be doing: We provide the opportunity to get involved in […]
  • Graduate Commercial Estimating – BAE Systems
    Closing Date: 31/07/2024Location: England – North West.Job Title Graduate Commercial Estimating Locations: Warton Salary: Our starting salary is £34,000, plus a £2,000 welcome payment along with an optional 20% salary advance. Plus an adaptable package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.  What you’ll be doing: As a graduate you will help us […]
  • Graduate Human Resources – BAE Systems
    Closing Date: 31/07/2024Location: England – North West.,England – South East.Job Title Graduate Human Resources Locations: Barrow, Frimley Salary: Our starting salary is £34,000, plus a £2,000 welcome payment along with an optional 20% salary advance. Plus an adaptable package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.  What you’ll be doing: Responsible for undertaking […]
  • Graduate Information Management & Technology Project Manager – BAE Systems
    Closing Date: 31/07/2024Location: England – North West.Job Title Graduate Information Management & Technology Project Manager   Locations: Warton Salary: Our starting salary is £34,000, plus a £2,000 welcome payment along with an optional 20% salary advance. Plus an adaptable package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.  What you’ll be doing: Information Management […]
  • Digital Media Assistant Manager – The Big Branded Items Group
    Closing Date: 31/05/2024Location: England – North West.We are looking for assistance with digital marketing and multi-media social media.We currently don’t have anyone driving or developing the social media both strategically and operationally.  We see the building of the online profile to be intrinsic in the growth of the business.  This will involve […]
  • Graduate Project and Business Change – BAE Systems
    Closing Date: 31/07/2024Location: England – North West.Job Title Graduate Project and Business Change  Locations: Preston Salary: Our starting salary is £34,000, plus a £2,000 welcome payment along with an optional 20% salary advance. Plus an adaptable package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.  What you’ll be doing: You’ll be gaining business change […]
  • Graduate Supply Chain – BAE Systems
    Closing Date: 31/07/2024Location: Scotland.Job Title Graduate Supply Chain Locations: Scotstoun Salary: Our starting salary is £34,000, plus a £2,000 welcome payment along with an optional 20% salary advance. Plus an adaptable package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.  What you’ll be doing: As a Graduate, working in Supply Chain enables you to […]
  • Graduate Project Manager – BAE Systems
    Closing Date: 31/07/2024Location: England – North West.,England – South East.,England – South West.Job Title Graduate Project Manager Locations: Barrow, Warton, Portsmouth Naval Base, Filton, Salary: Our starting salary is £34,000, plus a £2,000 welcome payment along with an optional 20% salary advance. Plus an adaptable package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.  […]
  • Graduate Quality Assurance – BAE Systems
    Closing Date: 31/07/2024Location: England – North West.Job Title Graduate Quality Assurance Locations: Barrow Salary: Our starting salary is £34,000, plus a £2,000 welcome payment along with an optional 20% salary advance. Plus an adaptable package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.  What you’ll be doing: As a Quality graduate you are responsible […]
  • Graduate Project Control – BAE Systems
    Closing Date: 31/07/2024Location: England – North West.,England – South East.Job Title Graduate Project Control  Locations: Warton, Broad Oak Salary: Our starting salary is £34,000, plus a £2,000 welcome payment along with an optional 20% salary advance. Plus an adaptable package of benefits to suit your lifestyle.  What you’ll be doing: You will […]
  • Customer Graduate Scheme 2024 – Premier Foods
    Closing Date: 31/05/2024Location: England – South East.Based – St Albans Permanent, full time Salary starting at £30k + benefits This is a ’commercial’ graduate scheme where the successful candidates will join a pivotal commercial business function within an FMCG environment. The functions' key purpose is to grow our business by improving our […]
  • Marketing Graduate Scheme – 2024 – Premier Foods
    Closing Date: 31/05/2024Location: England – South East.Marketing in Premier Foods offers a unique opportunity to own the end-to-end process of managing some of the Nation’s most love brands. We’re a UK based company so everything happens here in our Head Office in St Albans. Marketing acts as the lead within the Premier […]
  • Case Builder – Merseyside Police HQ
    Closing Date: 17/05/2024Location: England – North West.Case BuilderCriminal JusticeMerseyside Police Headquarters, Rose HillPermanentGrade D – £27,789-£29,874   Merseyside Police Are you looking for an exciting new challenge that will allow you to demonstrate your skills and share your experience within a fast-paced and dynamic working environment?  At Merseyside Police we understand that […]
  • Presidential Lead Co-ordinator – Royal College of Psychiatrists
    Closing Date: 13/05/2024Location: England – Greater London.The Role  An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the work of the Presidential Leads. The RCPsych Presidential Leads support and advise the President and the College Officers in matters relating to specific areas of the College’s work.  These are: Global Mental Health StrategyPhysical HealthRetention and […]
  • Project Coordinator – Charityworks
    Closing Date: 20/05/2024Location: England – Greater London.Job description Working at Koreo Koreo is Charityworks' parent company. We are a learning consultancy dedicated to imagining and building a better world. We work across civil society to help everyone experience the transformative power of radical learning. Since 2004, we have become one of the […]
  • Public Engagement Support Officer – Locate Isle of Man
    Closing Date: 14/05/2024Location: UK Nationwide.About the role We are seeking a conscientious and creative individual with excellent communication skills to join our team within the Isle of Man Constabulary as a Public Engagement Support Officer where you will be responsible for creating, implementing and delivering all internal and external communications for the […]
  • Research Consultant – Knight Kavanagh & Page Ltd
    Closing Date: 26/05/2024Location: England – North West.Knight, Kavanagh & Page, specialist sport and leisure consultancy, has a vacancy for a research consultant to assist in the delivery of a wide-ranging portfolio of work including indoor and outdoor sports facilities and playing pitch strategies.   The successful candidate will be part of our […]

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