What students are looking for from university..

WHAT STUDENTS ARE LOOKING FOR FROM UNIVERSITY The university lifestyle isn't all watching countdown and laying about. Now that university has become for the masses, we take a look at the key reasons for enrolment and what job opportunities are available to them.. Desired Uni Reasons to Experience go to uni Over one quarter of students going to uni are thinking of their career during applications Clubbing 14% Hard Work & Academia 86% Subject Career Improve Other interest options education Choices in Picking a University of students look to good graduate 60% employment rates when applying to university The percentage of students who consider a work placement opportunity as a good way to increase employability whilst at university 83% What jobs are students interested in? humanresources publicrelations Internal searches on accountancy bankinginvestment businessmanagement legal/law RateMyPlacement show that 'marketing' searches are the most frequent followed by information technology and then finance. Public Relations, informationtechnology Eit computerscience finance marketing Accountancy, Legal/Law and Business also feature business advertising engineering prominently. Work placement opportunities Average Placement Wage The number of undergraduate opportunities being advertised is increasing year-on-year The average wage of placement students has also been on the increase in since 2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 173 318 387 Data taken from the number of vacancies advertised on RateMyPlacement since 2010 Courses with the 2010 poorest paid placements Tourism Management & Hospitality Psychology International Business 2011 Courses with the highest paid placements Accountancy & Finance Each note denotes the value x 1000 Computer Science & IT in pound sterling. Politics with Economics Data taken from the salaries indicated by students that have reviewed their placement on RateMyPlacement since 2009 For more information on the services we offer, contact Ollie at RMP Enterprise on [email protected]