Overview

At Leeds Business School students have the option to undertake paid work experience for a (minimum) period of 48 weeks in the third year of their degree. This is an excellent opportunity for students to gain valuable experience so ensuring that they are much more employable upon graduating. It is a proven fact that it also enhances their final year of study.

What type of work can I undertake?

The work must be relevant to your course and it must be at a level which allows you some responsibility. Any post which could equally well be filled by a school leaver is inappropriate. Students have undertaken the following roles:

• Account Executive
• Public Relations Assistant
• Marketing Assistant
• Market Research Coordinator
• Human Resource Officer
• Field Marketing Information Executive
• Finance Assistant
• Junior Broker
• Customer Service Representative
• Community Liaison Officer
• European PR Assistant
• Media Buyer
• Press Officer
• Research Assistant
• Project Support Assistant
• Accounting Assistant
• Sales Coordinator
• Chemical Buying Assistant

Contact with the placement office

The placements office remains open throughout the year, five days a week and there is always someone to help both students and employers. Every student on placement is allocated a visting tutor (also referred to as a placement tutor) who can be contacted at anytime during the course of the placement.

If the problem cannot be resolved over the phone, we’ll arrange for you to be visited urgently. The visit also provides an opportunity to discuss assignments, if you have to submit one, and your dissertation.