Begin your careers in the business, marketing, law or finance sector
Start your career by doing a placement before your final year. Placements are available on many of our business, marketing, law or finance sandwich degree courses.
Previous business, marketing, law and finance students spent their placement year working for companies such as Bosch, IBM and Walt Disney UK. They worked in areas such as project management, business development and supply chain management.
Your placement will give you valuable experience to help grow your professional network, enhance your CV and improve your chances of employment after graduation.
My year at EY has added an unbelievable amount of value to my overall university experience. I have developed a range of transferable skills, gained an insight into the world of professional working and made connections which will inevitably support my future career plans. I now feel super prepared and motivated to graduate, but most importantly I’ve had lots of fun and gained some life-long friends along the way!
Placement year job areas
You'll get an overall perspective on business, marketing law or finance on most placements. You can work in many different roles, depending on what career you want to pursue and what degree you're doing.
Areas our students have worked in during their placement year include:
- Project management
- Finance associate
- Recruitment
- Digital marketing
- Business development
- Audit
- Paralegal
- Supply chain planning
- Compliance
- Business analytics
As a Marketing Associate at SAP Concur, I was responsible for assisting with communications for the UK SMN team. I really enjoyed being able to participate in projects that not only developed my skills but also provided value to the business. In addition, having the opportunity to work within a marketing team greatly developed my business knowledge and I am confident that finding a job after university will be much easier due to my experience.
Placement locations
Our previous students have done placements at companies including:
Register your interest
We offer expert advice, the latest placement opportunities and support when you are on your Placement.
- Register your interest in doing a placement and join our mailing list.
- Search for placement opportunities on our Work Placements Jobsboard.
- If you're preparing your CV ready to start making applications, you can come to our drop-in sessions. Drop-in runs Monday-Friday between 1.00-4.00pm during term time. You don't need to book - just come into our Careers and Employability centre and we'll try to see you on the day.
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Book an appointment to speak with an adviser. You need to register with us first, you will then be able to book online via the links below:
Placement Appointment - 20 mins
Virtual Placement Appointment - 20 mins
If you have any questions about placements you can email us placements@port.ac.uk.
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