The Top Employers Guide 2016-2017
In this guide you’ll read about the diverse experiences of students who have undertaken placements, internships, vacation schemes and insights at the UK’s best employers. We’re proud to be celebrating this guide’s seventh year of sharing peer-to-peer reviews and advice with students nationwide. We’d also like to extend a special thank you to PwC, our Premier Sponsor, as well as each and every organisation that’s contributed to this year’s fantastic guide. Good luck with your search! Ali Lindsay, Oliver Sidwell and Chris Wickson, Co-founders, RMP Enterprise
In this guide you’ll read about the diverse experiences of students who have undertaken placements, internships, vacation schemes and insights at the UK’s best employers. We’re proud to be celebrating this guide’s seventh year of sharing peer-to-peer reviews and advice with students nationwide.
We’d also like to extend a special thank you to PwC, our Premier Sponsor, as well as each and every organisation that’s contributed to this year’s fantastic guide.
Good luck with your search!
Ali Lindsay,
Oliver Sidwell
and Chris Wickson,
Co-founders,
RMP Enterprise
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CONSULTANCY<br />
Average retention rate of<br />
undergraduates returning<br />
as graduates:<br />
71%<br />
Key skills for this industry<br />
A key skill for being successful in<br />
consultancy is influencing others. As<br />
consultants work a lot with clients,<br />
you should be able to produce strong<br />
arguments to bring people around to<br />
your way of thinking.<br />
Typical opportunites<br />
While on a consultancy placement<br />
or internship, you could work as a<br />
management trainee, technology<br />
consultant or a support analyst.<br />
Reviews of these student jobs, and<br />
thousands more like them, can be<br />
found on RateMyPlacement.co.uk.<br />
What do consultancies want?<br />
If you can combine the ability to<br />
collect, analyse and present data sets<br />
that reach the goal of helping clients<br />
overcome business problems, you’d suit<br />
consultancy.<br />
Why choose consultancy?<br />
Consultancy is a great career to start<br />
in if you want to challenge yourself and<br />
develop your business skills.<br />
What’s expected from you?<br />
You don’t have to be the finished<br />
article when starting out, but you will<br />
be expected to bring certain skills to<br />
the role – these could include Excel<br />
proficiency, analytical ability and good<br />
communication.<br />
Benefits of work experience<br />
Working in the industry and with clients<br />
will allow you to develop transferable<br />
skills, as well as giving you a chance<br />
to experience working at some of the<br />
world’s largest companies on global<br />
projects.<br />
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE<br />
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