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1 What do Birmingham postgraduates do?
Birmingham Business SchoolFirst destinations of postgraduates
What do Birmingham postgraduates do?
n EmployabilitydataforBusinesspostgraduates,2009–2013n Illustrationoftherangeofoccupationsundertakenbyourpostgraduates
www.birmingham.ac.uk/business
College of Social Sciences
2 What do Birmingham postgraduates do?
Foreword
WEAREDELIGHTEDTOINTRODUCE‘WHATDOBIRMINGHAMPOSTGRADUATESDO?’WHICHLOOKSINDETAILATTHEFIRSTDESTINATIONSOFOURBUSINESSSCHOOLPOSTGRADUATES.
ThispublicationisdesignedtogiveaninsightintothekindsofemploymentsectorsandjobsforwhichapostgraduatedegreeinyourchosensubjectatBirminghamcanprepareyou.
Pursuingapostgraduatedegreeoffersyoutheopportunitytoexploreyourchosenareaofinterestindepth,aswellasdevelopingyourknowledgeandunderstandinginasubjectareaaboutwhichyouaretrulypassionate.Beyondthetransferableskillsthatyouwilltake
withyouintotheworkplace,yourpostgraduatequalificationwillgiveyouthechancetoengageincriticalenquiry,togrowasascholarandeventobecomeanexpertinyourfield.Here,weshowyouhowyourpostgraduatequalificationcanhelpyoumakethatknowledgeandexpertiseworkforyouaftergraduation.
Fortheschoolordepartmentthatisrelevant,youwillseeasnapshotoftheachievementsofourpostgraduatessixmonthsaftergraduation.Alldataistakenfromtheresultsofa‘DestinationsofLeavers’surveyissuedtoourpostgraduatesafterthistime.Youwillbeabletoseehowmanyofourpostgraduateswhorespondedtothissurveysuccessfullyenteredemploymentand/orfurtherstudywithinjustsixmonths,alongwitharangeofthediverseandexcitingcareeropportunitiesthatwillbeopentoyouafterstudyingforapostgraduatedegreeinyourchosenfield.
AccompanyingthedataarecasestudiesinwhichrecentpostgraduatealumnisharetheirexperiencesofpostgraduatestudyatBirmingham.Here,ouralumnitalkaboutthevalueinherentinpostgraduatestudy,theknowledgeandskillstheydevelopedduringtheirdegreesandwheretheirqualificationshavetakenthemsincegraduation.
Wehopeyoufindtheinformationpresentedhereusefulandouralumnistoriesinspiring.Weverymuchlookforwardtowelcomingyoutoourcampussoon.
3 What do Birmingham postgraduates do?
100908070605040302010
02008/9
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
Percentage of taught postgraduate respondents in work and/or further study six months after graduation
76.7
91.6
73.178.2
83.8
100908070605040302010
0
Percentage of research postgraduate respondents in work or further study six months after graduation
2008/9
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
100 100 100 100 100
‘Birminghamprovidesaperfectenvironment,
bothsociallyandacademically;thecityis
aculturalmeltingpot,soIintegratedeasily.
TheUniversityprovidesexcellentfacilitiessuch
asprivateofficesandstudyroomsfordoctoral
researchers,aswellasaccesstoanextensive
rangeofacademicjournals.Thebestthing
aboutmytimeherewastheopportunity
topresentpapersatacademicconferences
andgetconstructivefeedback;thiswas
aconfidence-buildingmechanismthatpropelled
metopublishinginhighlyratedacademic
journals.Italsogavemetheopportunity
tointeractwithrenownedacademicssuch
asProfessorJosephStiglitz,formerChief
EconomistoftheWorldBank.
‘APhDfromBirminghamdemonstrates
acandidate’shighacademiccalibre
andleadershipskillsintheirprofessionalfield.
TheUnitedNationsselectedmeforchallenging
positionsinfinancebecauseofthisblend
ofbothprofessionalandacademiccredentials.’
Moses Tefula, PhDAccountingandFinance,graduated2001Moses undertook a PhD research project evaluating the performance of commercial banks in sub-Saharan Africa. He is now Chief Finance Officer with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva, Switzerland.
LEARN MORE www.birmingham.ac.uk/business
SOURCE:Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Institutions,HigherEducationStatisticsAgency,2009–13
Birmingham Business School
EMPLOYABILITY
Highlights:Overthepastfiveyears:n 80.7%oftaughtpostgraduaterespondentswereinwork
orfurtherstudyjustsixmonthsaftergraduationn 100%ofresearchpostgraduaterespondentshadsuccessfully
foundworkorfurtherstudysixmonthsaftergraduating
Birmingham’sBusiness,ManagementandFinancepostgraduatesaresoughtafterbyawiderangeoffinancial,commercialandpublicsectoremployers.Theycantypicallyofferawiderangeofskillsincludinganalyticalandresearchskills,numeracy,communication,teamworking,andpoliticalandcommercialawareness.
Forthoseenteringemploymentaftergraduating,traditionallypopularareasincludebanking,accountancy/professionalservicesandfinancialservices.Manyofourprogrammesalsoinvolvestudyingtowardsaprofessionalqualification.
Furtherstudyisalsopopular;manyofourpostgraduatesinBusiness,ManagementandFinancegoontostudyforprofessionalqualifications,suchasACA,ACCAandCIMA,whileothershavegoneontostudyinavarietyofareasincludingeconomicsandlaw.Somealsochoosetostayinacademia,forgingtheirownresearchcareers.
Thetwochartstotherightshowresultsfrom‘DestinationsofLeavers’surveysforourBusiness,ManagementandFinancepostgraduatesoverthepastfiveyears.
BUSINESS,MANAGEMENTANDFINANCE
4 What do Birmingham postgraduates do?
Range of employment sectors
n Accounting,bookkeepingandauditing
activities;taxconsultancy
n Advertisingagencies
n Businessandemployers’membership
organisations
n Businessandmanagementconsultancy
n Businesssupportservices
n Centralbanking
n Highereducation
n Informationtechnologyandcomputerservices
n Marketresearchandopinionpolling
n Monetaryintermediation
n Telecommunications
Range of employers
n AfricaDevelopmentBankGroup
n AmazonUK
n BeiersdorfUKLtd
n Centrica
n ChinaSecuritiesRegulatorCommission
n CoventryandWarwickshireChamberof
Commerce
n Deloitte
n DeutscheBank
n Ford
n GoldmanSachs
n LouisVitton
n MinshengFinancialLeasing
n TaylorandFrancis
n UniversityofBirmingham
n UniversityofWorcester
Range of occupations
n Analyst
n AssistantManagingDirector
n AuditorManager
n BusinessAnalyst
n BusinessandTechnologyConsultant
n FinanceManager
n HRSupervisor
n Lecturer
n ManagementConsultant
n ProcessEngineer
n ProcurementManager
n ResearchAssociate
n RiskManager
n SalesExecutive
n StrategicSourcingManager
n TaxAssociate
n TreasuryOperationsManager
‘Shortlyafter
graduation,Iapplied
formyroleasDirector
oftheCommercial
LoanManagementUnit
withHSBC.Iworkina
challengingrolewhere
Iprovidefinancial
andstrategicsolutionstocorporatecustomers.
IknewthatobtainingmyMBAwouldenable
metomovebetweensectorsandembrace
anewrole.WhiletheMBAwasanecessary
credential,itwasalsoimportantthatIcould
supportmyqualificationwithrelevantskills
alreadydevelopedfrommypreviousroles,
togetherwithdemonstratingacontinued
willingnessandenthusiasmtolearn.
‘Birminghamhasastrongreputationandis
aredbrickuniversity;anMBAfromsuchahighly
regardeduniversitysendsastrongmessage
toprospectiveemployers.Ialsostudiedmy
undergraduatedegreeatBirminghamand,
asIhadmanyfondmemories,Iwishedtoreturn
totheUniversitytocontinuemyacademic
experience.Thereisanextremelysupportive
andpositiveenvironmentforpostgraduate
studentsattheBusinessSchool.
‘MyexperienceatBirminghamhelped
shapeme,furtherbuildingmyconfidence,
independenceandculturalawareness.While
myMBAcontributedtomyacademicskillset,
itwasmyinvolvementinthebroaderuniversity
experiencethatshowedemployersthatIhad
talentsbeyondtheMBAqualification.Ifyou
makethemostoftheopportunitiesavailable
toyouatBirmingham,youwillbeabletoclearly
differentiateyourselffromyourcompetitors
whenapplyingforjobs.’
Andrew Dale, MasterofBusinessAdministration(MBA),graduated2010Originally from the United Kingdom, Andrew spent nine years working for PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG in Melbourne, Australia. Having decided he wanted to change industry and his area of expertise, Andrew returned to begin an MBA at Birmingham. He is currently a Director at HSBC’s head office in London, where he is responsible for advising the bank on complex financial and strategic solutions for corporate customers.
‘TakingupapostgraduatecourseatBirmingham
wasafantasticdecision.Ireallyenjoyed
mytimeattheUniversity,andtheteachingstaff
atBirminghamBusinessSchoolwerenothing
shortofexcellent.Educationaside,Ireallyloved
thecampus.Havingcomefromaverymodern
city,therichred-brickarchitectureofthe
Universitywasveryappealingtome.Finally,the
Universityalsopaidalotofattentiontocultural
andsocialdevelopmentandIwaspart
ofmanysocieties.
‘MyundergraduatedegreewasinComputer
ScienceandBusinessManagement.However,
havingstudiedthetechnicalsideofthings,
IrealisedIwantedtobeonthebusinessside
ofthingsinthetechnologyindustry.MyMasters
degreeinInternationalBusinessgavemethe
skillsandknowledgewhich,whenadded
tomyprevioustechnicalqualifications,
mademeasuitablecandidateforabusiness
roleinthedigitalindustry.
‘AftercompletingmyMScdissertationonsocial
media,Imovedintoasocialmedia-specificrole.
ItwasherewhereIwasabletoapplybothmy
technicalandbusinessknowledgeinanindustry
setting.Ithenmovedtoabroaderdigital
marketingroleatanewcompanycalledClique
Media.Havingdevelopedmyskillsthere,
Iamnowinamanagerialpositioninanew
start-up,5thBar.’
Bhavishya Kanjhan, MScInternationalBusinessBhavishya is now Business Manager for 5thBar, a mobile marketing agency based in Dubai.
LEARN MORE www.birmingham.ac.uk/business
Birmingham Business School
RANGEOFOCCUPATIONS
Below is an overview of the kinds of employment sectors, organisations and professions that recent Business, Management and Finance postgraduates have entered, based on responses to ‘Destinations of Leavers’ surveys conducted six months after graduation.
5 What do Birmingham postgraduates do?
(PGTandPGRdataarecombinedhereasPGRdataonlyexistedfor2010/11withonlyonerespondent)
‘IopenedJModelManagement,aglobalfashion
showcompanyonemonthaftergraduatingfrom
theUniversityofBirmingham.Idecidedtoopen
myownbusinessasIwantedtoproducemy
owneventsandmakefulluseoftheskillsIhad
learntduringmystudies.Mybusinesshasgrown
fromitsinitialrootsinBirminghamtoaglobal
businesscoveredbyinternationalpublications
andmediaacrossfivecontinents.
‘Ihavealsorepresentedandpartneredwith
thebiggestbrandsinthefashion,beauty,hotel
andrestaurant,foodandbeverage,car,airline,
tourism,andeducationindustries.
‘Ibecamethefirsteverfashionshoworganiser
toturnLondon’sTowerBridgeintoacatwalk
inOctober2011,followedbytheworld’shighest
fashionshowonthePETRONASTwinTowers’
SkybridgeinMarch2012.
‘SincethenIhavealsosetothermilestones
inthefashionworldwithafloatingcatwalk
ontheRiverSeineinParisandtheworld’s
firstsundeckcatwalkontheItaliancruiseship
Costa AtlanticaoverlookingtheDubaiskyline.
Inrecognitionofmyworkandthese
achievements,IwasnamedGlobalFashion
MoverandShaker(MarieClaire),StyleIcon
(Glam),andGlobalFashionMaven(MEGA
Style)in2012.’
Jessica Minh Anh, MScMarketingCommunicationsJessica is now a global fashion show organiser and model. She has organised fashion shows on London’s Tower Bridge and on a catwalk 90 metres above the Seine in Paris.
LEARN MORE www.birmingham.ac.uk/ marketing
100908070605040302010
02008/9
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
Percentage of postgraduate respondents in work and/or further study six months after graduation
70
87.5 86.7 8793.5
inmarketingandadvertising.Accountancyandbusinessconsultancyarealsopopulardestinations.
Thefollowingchartshowsresultsfrom‘DestinationsofLeavers’surveysforourMarketingpostgraduatesoverthepastfiveyears.
SOURCE:Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Institutions,HigherEducationStatisticsAgency,2009-13
Birmingham Business School
EMPLOYABILITY
Highlights:Overthepastfiveyears:n 85%oftaughtpostgraduaterespondentswereinwork
orfurtherstudyjustsixmonthsaftergraduationn 100%ofresearchpostgraduaterespondentshadsuccessfully
foundworkorfurtherstudysixmonthsaftergraduating
LiketheirpeersfromtheotherdepartmentsinBirminghamBusinessSchool,Birmingham’sMarketingpostgraduatesaresoughtafterbyawiderangeofemployersinbusiness,industryandthepublicsector.Aswellasdevelopingknowledgeinkeyareasincludingconsumerbehaviour,marketingmanagement,marketingresearchandmarketingstrategy,Marketingpostgraduatesdevelopawiderangeofskillsincludinganalyticalandresearchskills,numeracy,communicationandpresentationskills,teamworking,andpoliticalandcommercialawareness.
OurMScprogrammesinMarketingandInternationalMarketingareconversionprogrammesforapplicantswithoutpreviousknowledgeorexperienceinmarketing,butwhowishtodeveloptheirknowledgeandstartcareersinmarketingorrelatedareas.Consequently,manyofourMarketingpostgraduatesgoontosecuretraineeroles
MARKETING
(nodatafor2008/9or2009/10)
100908070605040302010
02010/11
2011/12
Percentage of research postgraduate respondents in work and/or further study six months after graduation
100 100 100
SOURCE:Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Institutions,HigherEducationStatisticsAgency,2009-13
2012/13
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Range of employment sectors
n Accounting,bookkeeping,auditing
andtaxconsultancy
n Advertising
n Businessandmanagementconsultancy
n Businesssupportservices
n Education
n Informationtechnologyandcomputerservices
n Marketresearchandpublicopinionpolling
n Manufactureoffoodproducts
n Monetaryintermediation
‘Sincegraduating,Ifind
myselfenjoyinghaving
ajobwhereIcanapply
everythingIhavelearnt
frommyexperienceat
BirminghamBusiness
School.Ienjoythe
factthatIamdoing
somethingIlike,whichinvolvesanalytical
thinkingandcreativity.Irelishthemultinational
ambiencewithaveryfriendlyenvironment,while
atthesametimebeingbasedinmyhomecity,
whichmeansI’mamongstmyfamilyandfriends.
‘MyMScgavemeamoreprofoundknowledge
fromastrategicpointofview,whichisexactly
whatIneededforthecareerIwasplanning
topursue.Today,Icanapplymytheoretical
andacademicknowledgeinamorepractical
sense.MyStrategicManagementmodulewas
particularlyinsightfulandvaluable,withan
excellentprofessor.Itgavemeknowledgeabout
strategyandincludeddifferentframeworksinan
interestingway.
‘Thedissertationwasakeychallengesinceit
wasthefirsttimeIhadcompletedone—from
findingatopictoresearchingandthenanalysing
it.Throughhardworkanddedication,aswell
assupportfrommylecturers,Iproduceda
dissertationthatreceivedadistinction,an
achievementofwhichIamhighlyproud.’
Kareem Farid, MScStrategicMarketingandConsulting,graduated2011Kareem now works in Egypt as a Planner for advertising corporate J Walter Thompson (JWT). Kareem develops strategies for the company’s marketing campaigns based on consumer data.
LEARN MORE www.birmingham.ac.uk/ marketing
Birmingham Business School
RANGEOFOCCUPATIONS
Below is an overview of the kinds of employment sectors, organisations and professions that recent Marketing postgraduates have entered, based on responses to ‘Destinations of Leavers’ surveys conducted six months after graduation.
Range of employers
n AssociatedBritishFoods
n Capgemini
n CBRE
n Heineken
n KraftFoods
n MarksandSpencer
n Samsung
n Santander
n Vaisala
n VolkswagenGroupChina
Range of occupations
n AssociateProfessor
n BrandDevelopmentExecutive
n CorporateAccountManager
n InsightOfficer
n JuniorMarketResearchExecutive
n MarketAnalyst
n MarketingExecutive
n RealEstateMarketer
n SalesDevelopmentExecutive
n SeniorSupervisor
n SpendManagementAssociate