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Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education report, 2009 - 2010

The DLHE survey is conducted 6 months after graduation.

Birmingham Business School

Summary of statistics

The destinations shown are for Accounting & Finance and Commerce / Business Management graduates. Graduates in these subjects develop skills such as numeracy, analytical and problem solving, oral and written communication and business awareness.

A high proportion of graduates from these courses tend to go directly into employment. In 2010, our Commerce graduates entered a wide range of occupational sectors including; finance, retail, marketing and human resources. Accounting & Finance graduates, in most cases, entered roles related to their degree such as trainee accountant roles in professional practice, industry and the public sector, tax consultancy and banking.

Although the majority of Business School undergraduates go on to roles in business, some have moved into other areas such as law. Others use entrepreneurial skills developed to start their own business. In addition to those studying for professional qualifications, such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA, a smaller number go on to study masters degrees in business or finance related subjects.

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DLHE statistics graduates

DHLE statistics 2009 - 10

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Examples of employers

  • Accenture
  • Barclays
  • BDO Stoy Hayward LLP
  • Deloitte
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Ernst & Young
  • Grant Thornton UK LLP
  • KPMG LLP
  • Lloyds TSB
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • Molson Coors Brewing Company
  • ExxonMobil Group Reed Group 
  • Birmingham City Council
  • BBC
  • Future Publishing Limited
  • Shell U.K. Limited
  • Asda Stores Ltd
  • We Are Birmingham
  • Babcock International Group
  • Marks & Spencer Plc
  • Adidas
  • Boots Group PLC
  • Capgemini
  • Marketing Communication Group
  • Co-operative Group Limited
  • CSP Financial Planning Ltd
  • 3 Monkeys Communications
  • Executive Headhunters Ltd
  • Nova Group
  • BIZZ Energy Stanmore
  • Telmar Communications

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Examples of occupations

  • Account Executive
  • Audit Assistant
  • Business Analyst
  • Financial Analyst
  • Marketing Executive
  • Recruitment Consultant
  • Trainee Accountant
  • International Manager
  • Graduate in Defence Industry
  • Logistics Trainee Manager
  • Trainee Patent Secretary
  • Website Coordinator
  • Research Analyst
  • Investment Bank Support Analyst Associate Buyer
  • Field Sales Executive Healthcare
  • Sales Executive
  • Analyst - tax
  • Assistant Brand Manager
  • Retail Manager
  • Sales Manager – sports manufacturing
  • Private Banking Executive
  • Entrepreneur/Company Director
  • Business Development Executive Digital Marketing Intern
  • General Management
  • Trainee PR Assistant
  • Operations Executive
  • Analyst Insurance Broking Graduate
  • Intern Commercial Real Estate

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Further study – examples of courses

  • ACA - Accountancy
  • ACCA – Accountancy
  • CIMA - Accountancy
  • Graduate Diploma in Law
  • MSc Audit and Management Consultancy
  • MSc Corporate Governance and Corporate Responsibility
  • MSc International Banking and Finance
  • MSc Management
  • MSc Marketing Communications
  • MSc Strategic Marketing

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