Business Engagement Brochure

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Working WithOur Talent

Making Knowledge Work

in partnership with business


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3/8Tel: +44 (0)1274 234 329 | [email protected] |www.bradford.ac.uk/management/talent 3

Every year, the School o Management has around 100 undergraduate students

available or placements o 36-48 weeks. This experience orms the third year o

their our-year course, so they will be looking to put into practice the knowledge

they have already gained. All types o organizations are suitable our students work

in the private, public and charitable sectors, rom large multinationals to local SMEs.

What are the benefts to you?

You will nd you have someone who brings

resh ideas, a new approach and a real

motivation to make an immediate contribution

to your business. A work placement has been

proven to be an extremely cost eective way

o managing a project or lling a resource

gap and, o course, provides a possible uture

recruit who will already know your business.

The ull range o courses can be seen on

our website, but students may come rom

generalist Business and Management Studies

courses or be specialising in areas such as

Accounting and Finance, Marketing, HR or

Law. You can also be assured that we will

have prepared your student or work through

specic pre-placement workshops and

relevant employability modules.

What does it cost?

The School o Management makes no charge

or placements, you just pay the student the

agreed salary or the time they are with you

this is typically 12-15,000 per annum pro rata.

Undergraduatework placements

How does it work?

One o the main aims o the School o

Management is to prepare students or a

career in management as such the placement

should provide work in an environment with

genuine responsibility and exposure to the

day-to-day issues acing business today. The

process is quite straight orward, and we can

help you through this as necessary.

The Schools Placement Team are on hand

throughout the year to support you and the

student. All we ask is that you treat your

student as you would any other employee. We

will work with you to monitor and review the

perormance o the student.

To fnd out more:

Tel: +44 (0) 1274 234 329

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.bradford.ac.uk/management/

placements

How the process works

September onwards

Advertise your placement

Between Februaryand August

Run selection process asyou choose, but we canprovide advice, resources andacilities

Select student make job oerto student, copied to us, with

start and end dates, salaryand holiday details

June - August

You allocate a supervisor they will oversee the training,development and well-being othe student in the workplace

We assign a placement tutorwho will visit the studentand their supervisor in theworkplace.

From June, for minimumof 36 weeks

Student starts work

// Our placement student has becomea valuable member o our team. Everydepartment he has worked in hascommented on the high standard o workhe has produced. //

Damian Hood, Planning Department - Lovell


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Could your business benefi t from an objective analysis of an opportunity or problem?

Do you have ideas about how to develop your business but havent the time or

resource to evaluate the options? If this is the case, you could benefi t from our valued,

high quality consultancy and research carried out by our MBA students, overseen by

leading academic practitioners in their fi eld.

The MBA management project represents a

major, applied problem solving element of the

MBA programme. The student tackles yourchosen issue or opportunity which leads to a

fi nal report for assessment.

Some recent project titles include:

Identifi cation of new international markets

for an SME packaging company

Introduction of an environmental

management system for a marketing

agency

Review of process effi ciencies and back

offi ce activities in a healthcare business

Digital marketing strategy for an SME

on-line fashion retailer

Recommendations for entry to The

Sunday Times Best 100 Companies by

a leading regional car retailer

What are the benefi ts to you?

Excellent value:High quality consultancy at low cost

Fresh ideas:

An objective, strategic view of complex

business models, informed by the students

previous business experience and MBA

education

Quality service:

Support from an academic specialist, plus

the School of Managements dedicated

Business Engagement Team

Talent identifi cation: Projects can be an excellent source of future

employees

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MBA projects

consultancy and research

// Each of the candidates responded wellto the interview and our chosen candidatewas the best we have had to date in

terms of his commitment and overallmanagement of the project. We are verysatisfi ed with the work produced and we

are in the process of making as much of itwith our clients as possible. //

Allen Bladon Client Services Director,Huthwaites



What does it cost?

The School o Management makes no

charge to acilitate the project process.

With the exception o charities, we think

most organizations would be happy to

pay the student or a piece o high-quality

consultancy. We leave any payment

negotiation to the student and you this

could be a one-o ee or an incentive

payment. We do expect out-o-pocket

expenses to be covered. We can provide

guidance on this aspect o the project i

necessary.

How can we protect your

confdential inormation?

In this competitive environment, we

recognise the need or confdentiality. I

you are uncomortable with the content o

any o the project being discussed outside

o your company, or the fnal report being

made available to view, you can protect your

interests by asking the student to sign a

Non-Disclosure Agreement. We can also

arrange or project reports to be withheld rom

the University library or a pre-determined

period on request.

How long does the project take?

The project is undertaken over a 5 month

period, with the nal report normally being

produced in early September.

// Our project cut across an array o our business unctions and needed fexibility, insightand hard work. Bradord University School o Management was able to provide anoutstanding student who delivered a 21st century project that exceeded our expectations.We are delighted with the outcome o the project. I we had to describe the School o

Management in a phrase, it would be a lie changing institution where MBA studentsdeliver outstanding projects to employers. //

Delroy Beverley, MD, Incommunities, Property Solutions.

How the process works

January

You submit your requiredoutline project proposal

February

Your project is advertised toMBA students

February to March

You interview your chosenstudents rom a preparedshortlist and select yourcandidate

March to May

The student liaises with youand the academic supervisorto develop the project brieand objectives

June to August

The student carries out theresearch and produces thedeliverables requested by you

September

The student produces the nalreport

Other consultancy and research

I you have research or consultancy needs

which do not t the timescales or criteria or

MBA student projects, our leading academic

practitioners could oer an alternative

solution.

// The Management Project allowsthe amalgamation o previous workexperience and knowledge gained duringthe MBA to be tested in a real worldbusiness situation. The necessity to workindependently improves planning and timemanagement skills that oster sel-discipline;a requirement or uture business leaders.The project work is a great opportunity tobuild credible experience within a newbusiness area too. //

Yuvaraj Eswaran Identiying new internationalmarkets or an SME

To fnd out more:

Tel: +44 (0) 1274 234 329


Web: www.bradford.ac.uk/management/

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Recruitingour talent

Advertising your vacancy

We will happily advertise your part time, ull

time, permanent or termporary vacancies,

ree o charge, to any group o students

or graduates at the University, as well as

postgraduate alumni rom the School o

Management. Please just email us with your

vacancy details or other requirements at

[email protected] and we will

do the rest.

Interview support

I you would like to meet our students we can

manage the interview process or you, set up

interview schedules, arrange rooms and even

contact the participants on your behal i you

wish.

MBA directory

I you are looking to recruit a high-calibre

individual with a number o years o

experience and the potential to progress

to the highest levels o your organization,

the Bradord MBA Directory is a specialist

resource - a searchable online database,

proling students who have recently

completed or will be completing the MBA

programme in the near uture. Contact

[email protected] or a

password and urther details.

Careers air

We run ocused events such as our annual

Business and Management Careers Fair,

held in February/March. This is designed to

promote your business and your opportunities

to students and graduates in the most cost-

eective way.

Interview skills

We also invest time in ensuring our students

are as well prepared as possible or the world

o business by oering them the opportunity

to experience mock interviews. We are keen to

invite companies in to help with this, which can

also provide a valuable experience or young

managers to develop their interviewing skills in

a sae environment.

Company presentations

Committed to ensuring our students

graduate with a good understanding o how

organizations work as a complement to their

theoretical grounding, we invite organizations to

speak to students throughout the year. This is

a great opportunity or businesses to raise their

prole and engage with the uture graduate

market. It is also an opportunity or employees

to develop presentation skills, whilst enabling

the students to nd out more about the real

world o business.

// Ater going through anarduous selection processwith over 200 candidates or

a position at a global bankingand nancial services rm,it was nice to note that outo the 4 graduates who gotthe job two o us were romBradord University School oManagement.

I believe this is testament tohow well the School prepares itsstudents or lie outside Universityand enables them to achievetheir dream jobs even in a

dicult economic climate.//Bradley Northrop,AssetTransormation Associate -Macquarie Bank International Ltd.



Other partnership opportunities

with the School o Management

In addition to recruiting our students, we

have a number o other ways we can build

successul partnerships with organizations or

mutual benet.

Conerencing and events

Many companies use our Heaton Mount site

- the home o our Executive Education centre

(pictured above) - to host their own meetings,

conerences or other events. We oer a choice

o dierent room sizes as well as being able

to oer overnight accommodation on site and

rst-class dining acilities. Completed in 1866,

this ormer home o a textile magnate regularly

eatures in English Heritage open days. Set

in nine acres o parkland, the mansion has

been sympathetically extended, restored

and redecorated to provide a bright and airy

teaching environment. For more inormation:

Tel: +44 (0) 01274 234485

Email:[email protected]

Web: www.bradford.ac.uk/heatonmount

Executive Education

For over 40 years we have combined top

level management thinking with practically

applicable solutions, to deliver customised

solutions to individual issues. Our key strength

is teaching and acilitation. Our slogan MakingKnowledge Work refects our objective or

each and every client, and our experience o

working with managers at all levels board,

senior, middle and ront line means that we can

Working inpartnership

work on integrating the learning throughout

the organisation. Our objective is to make our

activity engaging, productive, inspirational,

enjoyable and applicable. To nd out more,

please contact Julian Rawel, Director o

Executive Education on:

Tel: +44 (0)1274 236679

Email: [email protected]: www.bradford.ac.uk/execed

SME Knowledge network

The SME Knowledge network provides a

unique service which allows businesses

across Yorkshire and the north o England to

benet rom access to practical and solution-

ocused learning, tailored to the needs o the

SME. For more inormation:

Tel: +44 (0)1274 235676


Web: www.bradford.ac.uk/smenetwork

Contact

I you would like to take

advantage o the talent on yourdoorstep, or discuss any o

the initiatives mentioned in this

brochure, please contact us at

the School o Management to

introduce yoursel.

Please contact

Elaine Dean MBA,

Business Coordinator

Tel: +44 (0)1274 234329

Email:

[email protected]: www.bradford.ac.uk/

management/talent

// Were ortunate to have one o the UKsleading management schools in the cityand Bradord University has proved itsbreadth o teaching knowledge. We wereimpressed by its ability to tailor the coursesspecically or Pace. //

Ian Kydd,Head o L&D, Pace


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Bradord University School o Management, Emm Lane, Bradord, BD9 4JL

Tel: +44 (0)1274 234 393 Fax: +44 (0)1274 234 405

[email protected] www.bradord.ac.uk/management

MAKING

KNOWLEDGE

WORK

Undergraduate

BSc and LLB

Courses

The Bradford

MBA

The Bradford

MSc

The Bradford

PhD and DBA

Executive

Education

Student

Placements

and Projects

Research

and

Consultancy

SME

Knowledge

Network

Business Engagement Brochure

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