Meet our industrial placement students
Jake Seabold, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Business Economics with Industrial Experience
Jake wanted to complete an industrial placement to build his knowledge, practical experience and professional network.
"When looking at undergraduate programmes, I knew I wanted to study a course which would enable me to combine both my interests in economics and mathematics with real life markets and companies."
Marie Ebert, Russell Publishing/MLex
BA Management with Marketing with Industrial Experience with Proficiency in German
Marie chose to undertake a year in industry to learn how a marketing team works from within.
"I chose a degree with a focus on Marketing as I view it as a megaphone: letting the public and clients know who the company is, what it does and more importantly what it can do for them."
Anna Uzunova, UBS
BA Business and Management with Industrial Experience
Anna stayed pro-active throughout her placement at UBS, pushing herself to accomplish more than was expected of her, and enjoying the range of responsibilities she was given.
"I chose to study Business and Management, after having completed a foundation degree at Exeter, as the course covers a variety of management modules and has great flexibility, meaning that I could alter it according to my interests and needs."
Jessica Barber, Disney
BA Management with Marketing with Industrial Experience
Undertaking an industry placement can give you invaluable experience to enhance your CV. In some cases, it can also take your career in an entirely new direction – as Jessica Barber discovered.
“I am convinced I wouldn’t have been able to get this job, or even have known about the sector, if it wasn’t for my placement year.”
Ben Ruffles, EY
BA Accounting and Finance with Industrial Experience
Ben wanted to complete an industrial placement to gain practical experience before embarking on a career path.
“The best thing about my placement is all of the new people I have met. My network has expanded greatly and will set me up for the future regardless of which career I choose to follow.”
Charlotte Lamb, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
BA Economics with Industrial Experience
Charlotte wanted to find a placement that would allow her to put economic theories into practice and feels her placement at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is offering her just that.
“This experience will provide me with tangible skills I can apply to future jobs and refer to in interviews. I am also building up a network of contacts from who I can learn from and who could aid me in any future career path I plan to take.”
Sophie Barlow, North Highland UK (2014/15)
BA Business Economics with Industrial Placement
Doing a placement in a smaller management consultancy has given Sophie the chance to gain more responsibility and get more involved in project work early on.
“I have made some great contacts with some very senior professionals and have developed transferable skills that I can take anywhere.”
Greg Cornes
BSc Economics and Finance with Industrial Experience
Greg’s industrial placement with IBM has taken him in a new career direction.
“I’m planning to follow a career in sales after University and my placement will help me a lot with this. A year at a company such as IBM is very valuable as I have already experienced how a multinational company operates, as well as adapted to working life.”
Sophia Montgomery, Accenture
BA Business Management with Industrial Placement
After a year’s internship with a high profile management and IT consultancy, Sophia is delighted to have been accepted onto their graduate scheme.
“I became a lot more confident over the course of the year, which should stand me in good stead when networking in the future.”
James Semark, Bank of England
BA Economics with Industrial Experience
Jamie came to Exeter mainly because of the opportunity to take a year in industry and is now making the most of his placement at the Bank of England.
“The main attraction to the Business School in Exeter was the industrial placement scheme and specifically the support that is offered to help you secure the best placement”
Ella Muyot, Warner Bros
BA Management with Marketing with Industrial Experience
Ella is enjoying the huge variety of opportunities that her placement year at Warner Bros is offering her.
“No day is the same because I’m always doing something different and learning something new. One of the highlights of my placement has been working at the London Film Festival where two of our new release titles premiered!”
