Marketing students have received
career advice, mentoring and even employment opportunities from alumni following
a reunion held at Newcastle Business School.
Up to 40 former graduates now
working for a range of regional, national and international companies gave a series
of guest lectures and one-to-one CV workshops. Competitions were also held to
engage more the students and add to the fun. The #NBSmarketingreunion was well
attended by current students and hailed a huge success that will now be
repeated.
With almost 95% of students in
graduate employment or further study six months after graduation, Northumbria
exceeds the sector average, and reunions such as this continue to support and
enhance career prospects.
Dr David Hart, Associate Professor
in Marketing at Newcastle Business School, said: “It was wonderful to welcome
back so many of our alumni – some flying in from France, Germany, Poland and
Northern Ireland. The reunion was a chance for them to share valuable
information about their career paths to our current students – something they
all seemed delighted to do. They were able to deliver lectures on various
marketing topics and offer individual career advice and support. Student competitions
were also held to make the day as engaging and fun as possible.
“There were some excellent outcomes
from the day, including job-shadowing opportunities and commitments from other
alumni who heard about the event to come back to the University and talk with
students about their respective careers. It was a really successful and
enjoyable day.”
Marketing companies represented at
the conference included Magility, Mediaworks, Zesty Marketing Agency,
Silverbean, SLM Coaching, Vertu Motors, Dentsu Aegis Network, Purple Creative
Studio, SITS Group, Robert X and MXB.
