Careers in Business and Management

• Prospects – What can I do with my degree

Where did our previous University of Leicester grads go in this sector?

• Barclays
• Deliotte
• HSBC
• KPMG
• Lloyds Banking Group
• Mazars
• PWC
• RBS
• Santander
• University of Leicester
• Leicester Student Union
• Next

• Master of Business Administration, by distance learning
• Business Analysis and Finance MSc
• International Business and Corporate Law LLM
• Data Analysis for Business Intelligence MSc
• Marketing MSc
• Entrepreneurship MSc
• International Management MSc
• Human Resource Management and Training MSc
• Management MSc
• Accounting and Finance MSc
• Healthcare Management MSc
• Management, Finance and Accounting MSc
• Finance MSc
• Management and Leadership MSc
• Banking and International Finance MSc
• Financial Risk Management MSc

You can search for postgraduate courses across the UK and Europe:

• Prospects postgraduate study
• Find A Masters

• TargetJobs
• What can I do with my degree
• Inside Careers
• Accountancy Careers
• Actuarial Careers 
• Insurance Careers
• Reassured
• IP Careers
• Bright Network Accounting, Tax and Audit
• Bright Network Investment Banking

Top Graduate Employers in Business, Management and Operational Roles:

• Deutsche Bank
• Diageo
• Fidelity International
• Nomura
• Schroders
• S&P Global

Job and Information Sources: Management Consultancy

• Prospects
• Target Jobs
• Personnel Today
• Top Consultant
• Ascent
• BLT (Beament Leslie Thomas)
• Michael Page
• Mindbench
• Prism Executive Recruitment
• Institute of Consulting (CMI)
• Management Consultancies Association (MCA) 
• Bright Network Career Path Guides

Job and Information Sources: Technology: Consultancy and Project Management

• Bright Network – Consulting project
• Bright Network – humanities
• Bright Network – jobs
• Bright Network – Application process
• Bright Network – Non STEM roles

Leading graduate employers in Technology Consultancy and Project Management

• Accenture
• Alfa
• Atos
• Capgemini
• Deutsche Bank
• EY
• KPMG
• PwC

Job and Information Sources: Business Development Manager

• Prospects
• jobsgopublic
• NHS Jobs
• NI Jobs 
• The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) 
• The Institute of Sales Management (ISM)
• The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)

Job and Information Sources: Project Management

• APM (Association for Project Management)
• PMI (Project Management Institute)

Look for job roles via:

• APM Careers Hub
• Project Management Institute Job Board
• Project Manager Jobs

Job and Information Sources: Risk Management

• ALARM - vacancies in the public sector
• The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC) - has job listings in its members' section
• eFinancialCareers
• Institute of Risk Management
• Jobs In Risk
• Adam Appointments - agency for risk management recruitment in Scotland
• IPS Group - recruitment of risk managers in a variety of sectors and locations.
• CFA Institute
• Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
• Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
• National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)

Job and Information Sources: Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations

• Prospects
• Marketing Graduate Schemes and Careers
• An overview of the Marketing Sector
• Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) 
• Digital and Media Marketing
• Skills needed to have a successful career in Marketing and PR
• Prospects 
• Target jobs 
• Media Innovation Network 
• Pressat 
• Wikijob
• Prospects Job Vacancies - filter 'Marketing, Advertising and PR'.
• TARGETjobs Vacancies – filter Sales, Marketing and PR'.
• Graduate-jobs - filter 'Advertising and PR'.
• Brand Republic
• Bubblejobs 
• Campaign
• Simply Marketing 
• PR Week 
• Grad Southwest
• Graduate Recruitment Bureau 
• Marketing Week Online 
• The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) 
• Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)
• Chartered Institute of Public Relations 
• Communication Advertising and Marketing (CAM) Education Foundation 
• The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM) 
• Institute of Fundraising 
• Institute of Promotional Marketing (IPM) 
• Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM) 
• Market Research Society (MRS) 
• Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) 
• Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) 
• Public Relations Consultants Association

Additional Resources and Advice: Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations

• Campaign Jobs
• The Drum Jobs
• MarketingWeek Jobs
• Simply Marketing Jobs
• EMR
• Spotlight Recruitment
• Major Players 

Job and Information Sources: Human Resources

• Prospects
• TargetJobs – HR & Recruitment
• TargetJobs – HR & Recruitment – Employers
• People Management
• Personnel Today
• TargetJobs
• Careers in Recruitment
• People Management Jobs
• Recruiter
• Recruitment International
• The Recruitment Job
• 4 Recruitment Jobs
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
• Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)
• Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP)

Job and Information Sources Sales and Commercial

• Bright Network – Jobs
• Bright Network – Qualities
• Bright Network – Type of Sales
• Bright Network – 5 Minutes – David Nandi
• Prospects – Graduate Schemes
• Prospects – Overview of Sales Industry
• TargetJobs – How to get a job in sales
• TargetJobs – Why sales could be your ideal graduate job
• UK Apple Store Leader Program
• BT sales graduate scheme
• Samsung graduate learning programme 
• Virgin Media - business sales graduate scheme
• Diageo sales graduate programme.
• Nestlé sales graduate scheme 
• Unilever - customer management (sales) graduate scheme 

Job and Information Sources Accounting, Audit, Tax and Financial Services

• Bright Network Career Pathway Guide, Accounting, Audit and Tax Roles
• Bright Network Career Pathway Guide, Financial Services
• For information on Insurance and Risk Management

Accounting technician

Accounting technician

• Prospects
• Accountancy Age
• Accounting Web
• eFinancialCareers
• GAAP Web

Two vocational qualification routes:

• AAT Accounting Qualification
• ACCA Certified Accounting Technician qualification (CAT)

Chartered Accountant

• Prospects
• AccountancyAgeJobs.com
• Chartered Accountants Ireland
• eFinancialCareers
• GAAP Web
• ICAEW Careers
• ICAS Jobs
• Chartered Accountancy Training Scheme 
• Chartered Accountants Ireland (oversees both Ireland and Northern Ireland)
• ICAEW
• ICAS

Chartered certified accountant

• ACCA Qualification 
• ACCA Careers
• AccountancyAge Jobs
• eFinancialCareers
• GAAP Web

Chartered management accountant

• AccountancyAgeJobs.com
• Chartered Accountants Ireland
• CIMA MyJobs
• eFinancialCareers
• GAAP Web
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
• Prospects
• CIMA Professional Qualification
• CIMAstudy.com

Chartered Public Finance Accountant

• Prospects
• GOV.UK
• Municipal Year Book (MYB)
• Deloitte
• EY
• KPMG
• PwC
• Accounting Web
• CIPFA Recruitment services 
• CIPFA trainee vacancies 
• Local Government Jobs
• NHS Jobs
• PFjobs
• Public Finance 
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Chartered Accountants Ireland
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
• Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
• Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB)
• Hays Personnel (use the public sector section)
• Michael Page

External Auditor

• ICAEW Job vacancies
• Accountancy Careers
• efinancialcareers
• UK Accounting Firms
• ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales)
• ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
• ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)
• CAI (Chartered Accountants Ireland)

Forensic accountant

Forensic accountant

• Institute of Certified Forensic Accountants 
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) - Find A Chartered Accountant.
• AccountancyAgeJobs
• eFinancialCareers
• GAAP Web
• ICAEW
• Expert Eye Witness Institute

Internal auditor

Internal auditor

• Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
• AccountancyAgeJobs.com
• Barclay Simpson - Internal Audit Jobs
• CareersinAudit.com
• eFinancialCareers
• the audit & risk recruitment company
• Renaix 

Job and Information Sources: Banking Roles

Actuary

Actuary

• Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)
• Directory of Actuarial Employers 
• search for postgraduate courses in actuarial science.
• Actuary Jobs
• The Actuary Jobs
• Financial Times
• Inside Careers: Actuaries
• Government Actuary's Department (GAD)

Compliance officer

Compliance officer

• International Compliance Association (ICA)
• AccountancyAge
• The Actuary Jobs
• Careers In Audit
• CityJobs
• eFinancialCareers
• Insurance Times Jobs
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)

Corporate Investment Banking

• Bright Network Career Pathways Asset Investment Management
• Stonewall Diversity Champions programme
• Prospects
• Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• London Stock Exchange (LSE)
• The Bank of England
• stockbrokers
• investment firms
• venture capital firms
• eFinancialCareers
• Inside Careers: Banking, Securities & Investments
• Times Online
• Financial Times
• The Guardian's graduate section
• City Jobs
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Careers.
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society of the UK (CFA UK)
• The Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT)
• The London Institute of Banking & Finance

Corporate Treasurer

• The Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT)
• ACT jobs pages
• eFinancialCareers
• Financial Times
• The Treasurer - ACT magazine
• ACT - Diploma in Treasury Management

Financial Advisers

• City Jobs
• efinancialcareers
• Money Marketing
• Prospects

Financial Management

• ACCA - Careers advice
• Chartered Accountants Ireland
• CIMA MyJobs
• CIPFA Recruitment Services
• exec-appointments
• ICAEW Jobs
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)

Financial Risk Analyst

• The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC)
• eFinancialCareers
• Institute of Risk Management (IRM)
• Insurance Jobs
• Risk Management Jobs
• Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) 
• CFA Institute 
• Institute of Risk Management (IRM) 
• Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
• Leading graduate employers include: -
• Allianz
• Aon
• AXA
• Lloyd’s of London
• Marsh

Financial Trader

• The Bank of England
• Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Lloyd's
• Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
• London Stock Exchange (LSE)
• The London Metal Exchange
• City Jobs
• The Economist
• eFinancialCareers
• Financial Times
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute

Investment Analyst

• eFinancialCareers
• exec-appointments.com - the Financial Times job search facility
• Inside Careers - Investment Banking
• Michael Page
• Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) (now incorporating LIBA, the London Investment Banking Association)
• Scottish Investment Operations (SIO)
• Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association (PIMFA)
• Investment Management Certificate (IMC) of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society of the UK (CFA UK)

Operational Investment Banker

• eFinancialCareers
• Financial Times
• Guardian Jobs
• Inside Careers: Banking, Securities & Investments
• The Times Jobs
• City Jobs
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
• British Bankers' Association (BBA)
• Chartered Banker
• The London Institute of Banking & Finance

Stockbroker

• ACA
• ACCA
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Investment Management Certificate (IMC)
• Companies House
• Financial Services Register
• London Stock Exchange
• City Jobs UK
• Efinancialcareers
• Junior-broker.com
• Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI).

Insurance Roles

• Prospects – Actuarial Analyst
• Prospects – Chartered loss adjuster
• Prospects – Insurance account manager
• Prospects – Insurance Broker
• Prospects – Insurance Claims Handler
• Prospects – Insurance risk surveyor
• Prospects – Insurance Underwriter

Job and Information Sources: Tax Roles

Senior Tax Professional/ Tax Inspector

• Civil Service Job Search
• HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
• HMRC Tax Professional Graduate Programme
• HMRC Tax Professional Graduate Programme on Facebook

Tax Adviser

• Accountancy Age
• Financial Times
• Taxation-Jobs
• Michael Page
• CIOT - CTA Qualification.

Management Consulting

• Institute of Consulting (IC)
• Management Consultancies Association (MCA)

Economics and Statistics

• Royal Economic Society
• Royal Statistical Society

Accountancy, Banking and Financial Services

• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) - Careers
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA)
• Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)
• Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA)

Retail, Sales and Buying

• British Retail Consortium (BRC)
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) 

Project Management

• Association for Project Management (APM)

Business and Work Psychology

• The British Psychological Society (BPS)

Marketing, Advertising and PR

• The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CiM)
• Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)
• Communication Advertising and Marketing (CAM) Foundation
• The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM)

Insurance, Risk, Pensions and Actuarial Work

• The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC)
• Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
• Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
• Association of British Insurers (ABI)
• Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA)

Human Resources and Recruitment

• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
• The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)
• Trades Union Congress (TUC)

MBA

• Association of MBAs

Information Management and Business Analytics

• Archive and Records Association 
• Association for Information Management
• Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
• Operational Research Society
• The International Data Management Association (DAMA)
• Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM)

Make sure to check all our events running on MyCareers regularly to book onto any workshops and employer led sessions.

Our Festival of Careers runs three times per year and we welcome a whole host of employers from all sectors to speak to students about the opportunities they have. 

If you have any questions about the Festival of Careers or want to find out when the next one is taking place, please contact us at graduatetalent@leicester.ac.uk.