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Employers are looking for key skills including: communication, analytical and research abilities, good interpersonal skills and increasingly an awareness of sustainability practices for business and research.
So whether you want to work in management consultancy, local government, charity or for any other business or indeed start your own business, skills from a business and management course will place you in a good position to get a job and build a career.
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NOTTINGHAM BUSINESS SCHOOL Connecting You With Industry Here at Nottingham Business
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School, we ensure that all of our courses are vocationally-oriented, in order to provide you with skills and experience that are relevant to and valued by employers.
Our Postgraduate courses are designed and developed with input from our industry contacts, meaning your knowledge and skills are current and relevant when you graduate.
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We offer a wide range of full-time Masters courses; from general management, marketing and international business degrees, perfect for those who haven’t studied business or management previously; to more specialist subject areas such as
economics and finance. View all our courses at
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Giving You Some Professional Experience
With links to more than 800 companies worldwide, we are also able to make sure that you have a variety of opportunities to gain experience.
As a postgraduate student, you will have the opportunity to complete a ‘real- world’ consultancy project. Carried out in collaboration with local organisations, the project opportunity continues to be a key factor in the success of our postgraduate courses and provides genuine value to our student’s careers.
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It will give you the chance to undertake focused research and develop a range of
New innovative MSc
Nottingham Business School is pleased to be able to offer an exciting new Masters programme where students can study abroad, complete a 3 month internship and graduate with two MSc awards. MSc Global Management and Leadership is a dual award degree, delivered in collaboration with partner institutions. You will start your studies here in Nottingham, and will then travel to one of three European institutions (based in Italy, Portugal or France), to finish your studies there. You will also spend three months abroad on an internship, or in an internationally-focused organisation.
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professional skills including working in teams, managing a complex project and liaising with a client.
We Develop Your Career and Future Prospects
Your time at Nottingham Business School will shape the rest of your career.
During your studies you will gain an impressive range of transferable skills, enabling you to work effectively and professionally in a team or as an individual.
You will be given the opportunity to make contacts within the business world and to strengthen your abilities in a real- world setting, all of which undoubtedly contributes to the reputation of our graduates with employers throughout the world.
As a postgraduate student, you will also have access to a range of opportunities through the University, including a Careers Service, the NBS Guest Lecture Series, Student Ambassador Scheme, and volunteering. These opportunities
are there for you to take advantage of and will provide you with the skills and experiences needed to stand out from the crowd in the job market.
Scholarships
Nottingham Business School is offering a number of scholarships for both UK and International students starting a full-time Masters in September 2013 and January 2014. For further information
and details on how to apply, visit www.
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If You See Things Differently, We Can See You Here
So, whether you want to delve deeper into the world of business and management, or gain a competitive edge in the job market; postgraduate study at Nottingham Business School is the right choice for you.
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CASE STUDY
Bhavna Dholakia Bhavna Dholakia graduated in BSc (Hons) Accounting in 2012 and is now an audit associate at Deloitte in London.
‘Everything I did during my three years at Manchester Business School was worthwhile, fun, and helped me to be ther person I am today.’
What made you choose your course at MBS?
When choosing a University I looked primarily at the course and how it ranked. Manchester seemed great as it’s a very well respected university, and it had a degree which gave me a head start into a career in accountancy, which was exactly what I wanted. After visiting an open day, I knew that Manchester was the right place for me. The city was so vibrant and exciting, the shopping great and social scene never ending. All of the lecturers at Manchester were so welcoming and the course seemed perfect for me.
What did you enjoy most about your time at MBS? Where do I even begin?! There certainly isn’t one aspect I enjoyed more than others, I think everything I did during my three years at Manchester was worthwhile, fun, and helped me be the person I am today.
BSc Accounting was different from other courses in that I wasn’t just one student out of 200; there was a small group of us, and as a result I really built up good working relationships not only with my peers, making some friends for life, but also with some of my tutors. In terms of my learning experience, this made a huge difference and I felt like I was always supported, challenged, and motivated to be the best that I could.
As a student, did you have a future career path in mind?
This course really sets you up with a
good career path, and that’s exactly why I chose it. It gives you the opportunities to develop the skills that accountancy and other firms are looking for. Even if you didn’t want to go into accountancy, it gives you a broad skill set and there are many chances to network with the Big 4 and other firms to develop a practical understanding of business to help decide where your career lies.
What job have you gone onto since graduating?
I’m currently on a graduate recruitment programme with Deloitte as an audit associate in consumer business. I’m signed for three years (provided I pass my ACA exams) and will then qualify as a chartered accountant. My work is really varied, and my clients range from a hotel group to a chemical manufacturer and an advertising firm, to name a few. The type of work I’m doing involves lots of discussions with the finance teams of the client companies, in order to gain an understanding of their processes and transactions. It’s very hands on, and you’re given a lot of responsibility straight away.
Were there any particular elements within your course that helped to prepare you for your career? I gained a strong understanding of business, accountancy, and audit (unlike a lot of accountancy degrees) and it set me up with the social skills that I needed for the workplace. Having knowledge of audit really helped me at the start of the job. It also meant that I knew what I was getting into when I started at Deloitte, compared to other business degrees which don’t focus as much on practical audit skills.
What are your future aspirations? I love working at Deloitte, and being there the past few months has shown me that with the ACA qualification there is so much I can do in life. I’d quite like to stay at Deloitte for at least 4-5 years, and then hopefully carry on climbing the corporate ladder, but I know that it’s not for everyone, and if great opportunities come my way, then I may just have to take them!
Bhavna Dholakia graduated in BSc (Hons) Accounting in 2012 and is now an audit associate at Deloitte in London
‘Everything I did during my three years at Manchester Business School was worthwhile, fun, and helped me to be ther person I am today.’
Find Out More About Nottingham Business School!
The Magazine of Nottingham Business School
Find out more about what’s currently happening here at Nottingham Business School by downloading a copy of our LINK magazine. You can read opinion pieces from our academics, hear success stories from our students, and see the kind of opportunities that could be available to you.
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A Space Just For You – The LINK Lounge
Students of Nottingham Business School have access to a dedicated meeting space designed just for them; the Link Lounge. This space allows students to meet with academics in a relaxed setting, and also provides an information support desk, and access to computer/internet facilities and industry news.
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Take A Look Around Campus Online
Find out more about our staff, courses and campus facilities from the comfort of your own home by checking out our Virtual Open Day online.
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Hear from Our Students
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TEN TWITTER TIPS TO BOOST YOUR CAREER AND
#JOBSEARCH Can You Get a Job in 140 Characters?
More and more people are now taking to Twitter and other forms of social media to boost their career and help in their job search. But what are the do’s and don’ts when using Twitter to enhance your career? And can you really get a job in 140 characters? In the new 2013/14 edition of How to Get a Job You’ll Love (McGraw-Hill, 2013, £14.99) careers expert and author, John Lees, expertly guides readers through the Twitter maze.
Used correctly, social media and Twitter can help give you an edge, but used poorly they can actually do more harm than good. Twitter, like all social media, will make you more visible and can be used as a tool to find and contact the right people, to network and to join online communities. Many employers and recruiters now use the Internet for background checking, so always remember that you’ll never know exactly who is checking your online presence and history. If you want to include embarrassing photographs of yourself semi-naked or drunk you might as well take them to your job interview - the Internet is called a ‘public domain’ for a reason
- while you may not get a job in 140 characters, you could easily lose one with less...
These are John’s ten tips for using Twitter: 1. If you are going to use Twitter as a career enhancer and job search tool set up an account specifically for this purpose with a completed profile that shows who you are at a glance - a short biography, mini- statements about your expertise, your approximate location, and a link to the site that recruiters can go to for more information e.g your LinkedIn profile.
2. Follow target employers, their followers and job tweets, as well as relevant blogs, media and industry experts.
3. Connect your LinkedIn Update box to your Twitter account to share your career focused views and opinions and use the ‘#’ hashtag to update LinkedIn once a day, but only relevant updates.
4. Tweet information not desperation - news, links and ideas. However, sometimes a simple targeted message can help if you have just been made redundant e.g ‘just laid off looking for a #HRjob’ because that alone might prompt some offers of help, but don’t go into the circumstances publicly,
say anything negative about your former employer, or keep repeating the message if your first posting doesn’t work.
5. Tweet frequently but not too regularly or it will look like Twitter is the primary focus of your day. One daily tweet connected to LinkedIn is often enough to raise your profile.
6. Tweet what you think is relevant to your audiences, pick up relevant hashtags from relevant discussions relating to your work sectors and include your LinkedIn profile on your CV so anyone looking you up will also be able to see your latest postings.
7. Thank others visibly where they mention or retweet you.
8. Don’t worry about producing original ideas or content. Focus on being current, relevant and sharing knowledge. Demonstrate
your enthusiasm and mention events or conferences you are attending, books you have read, or sites and people who inspire you.
9. Don’t get locked into electronic conversations only - try to turn those offers into direct (private, offline) messages and then actual conversations and meetings.
10. And a final reminder to keep your Twitter account career focused! If you want to look like a serious, committed candidate don’t slip into personal anecdotes about your dog, love life or favourite recipes. If you do want a fun account, give that Twitter account a title not directly linked to your real name.
Following these tips will help present a clear and simple picture of who you are and what you do. By being consistent with your Twitter
usage you will become known for what you say and how you use it, not only boosting your career, but also raising the possibility of exciting new job opportunities in the future.
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