Develop your career through Graduates for Business
Graduates for business offers a wide range of opportunities across a broad range of disciplines, with projects undertaken in areas such as:
- Strategic marketing, target marketing and market research.
- IT, including development of management information systems and databases, website design, programming, IT systems and network support.
- Human resource policy development and preparing for Investors in People.
- Engineering, including developing and implementing new production processes.
- New product design and development.
- Environmental management and assistance with ISO 14001 accreditation.
Since 2005, over 500 small and medium sized businesses have participated in the programme. These come from a broad range of industrial sectors and vary widely in size. The businesses are dynamic and growth-oriented and are based throughout Scotland.
Do I get paid?
Companies taking part in the programme employ graduates as full time members of staff at an initial salary of £14,000 minimum per annum pro rata.
How do I apply?
You can apply online. Registration only takes a few minutes. Then you can log in and edit or update your CV whenever it suits you. We will automatically pick up your application and will contact you to come for a group interview where you will meet an adviser and can find out more about the programme. Ideally, you should apply after you have graduated or when you have less than one month to go before finishing your course and are free of class commitments.
Apply online for the Graduates for Business programme
Will I get a job out of it?
At the end of the project, the company may offer you further project work or a permanent position. While companies are under no obligation to do so, a high proportion have offered their graduates permanent positions. The majority of graduates whose placements have not led to permanent job offers have secured permanent graduate-level employment with other companies.
Case Studies
Read William McFarlane’s case study about his time with NiTech Solutions Ltd
Read Joelle Reid’s case study about her experience with Borders company Holland and Sherry