Meet our industrial placement students
Ayra, The Walt Disney Company
BSc Business Management with Marketing with Industrial Experience
"Completing a placement year was the best decision I made at university and to have it be at The Walt Disney Company was extremely rewarding. In addition to the amazing experience and breadth of knowledge behind the entertainment industry that I have gained, I am grateful for the network that I have built during my placement."
William, Wells Fargo
BSc Economics with Industrial Experience
"I chose the With Industrial Experience programme because I was keen to apply the skills developed in my first two years of university in the financial sector. The opportunity to acquire knowledge and gain experience in the sector was extremely appealing. The support provided by the Business School to students seeking placements is incredibly useful and includes CV workshops, mock interviews and employer presentations."
Laura, Intel Corporation
BSc Business Management with Marketing with Industrial Experience
"My placement year at Intel enabled me to put all my learnings from first and second year into practice. It taught me invaluable skills, strengthened my interest in the marketing field and confirmed that I want to pursue a career in the Tech Industry."
Joseph, IBM
BSc Economics with Industrial Experience
“As a Business and Technology Consultant at IBM, I used innovative technology and industry expertise to facilitate bp’s global digital transformation. My roles were high responsibility and client-facing, including Automation Developer, Business Analyst, Junior Data Engineer and leading a team of Data Scientists as a Certified Scrum Master. I developed more than I thought was possible in twelve months.”
Jack, PwC
BSc Accounting and Finance with Industrial Experience
“My placement provided me with not only a great foundation to go on and achieve my professional qualifications, but also the people skills required in order to build successful networks for the future.”
Chloe, Boeing PLC
BSc Business and Accounting with Industrial Experience
“My industrial Placement at Boeing PLC have given me invaluable knowledge and skills that I will continue to use for the rest of my career. I was able to put theory I had learnt from my university course into a practical and dynamic working environment where I experience both success and challenges. In addition, to introducing new practices and techniques to the organisation that they are able to use now and in the future.”
Lydia, Volkswagen Group UK
BSc Business Management with Industrial Experience
“After my first year at university, I knew Human Resource Management was something that I wanted to pursue. I was thrilled when I managed to secure my placement as Learning and Development Coordinator at Volkswagen Group UK. The skills I developed over my time there will be invaluable when applying to graduate roles in the future.”
Anthony, NHS England
BSc Economics with Industrial Experience
“I wanted to find an internship in a non-traditional sector to fully explore the opportunities that an Economics degree could bring, and to understand how the skills learnt at University could be utilised in a professional context.”
Charlie, Jaguar Land Rover
BSc Business Economics with Industrial Placement
“I developed several skills throughout my placement year at Jaguar Land Rover despite the limitations of working from home. The placement team supported me throughout and I would encourage anyone to undergo a year-long placement as it is a fantastic experience.”
Georgia, HSBC
BSc Economics with Industrial Experience
“I worked at HSBC UK in the Wealth Management and Insurance division, where my key responsibilities were creating Strategic Insight reports and compiling data into weekly commercial trading overviews. My placement was an invaluable experience where not only was I able to implement what I learnt at university in a real job, but also gained so much insight into the banking sector and confirmed it’s the sector I want to develop my career in.”
Ella, Unilever
BSc Business Management with Industrial Experience
“I loved having the opportunity to work for a multinational corporation during my placement! I was able to effectively apply the skills I acquired at the University of Exeter in a real-life business setting.”
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Artem, Taylor Money
BSc Economics and Politics with Industrial Experience
“During my placement experience, I got to put some of the things I have learned at university into a professional context. After working in finance for a year, I realised I’ve made the right decision – I will be staying in the industry indefinitely.”
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!”
