Business and Accounting Taster Sessions
The Student Recruitment team are delighted to be able to offer schools and colleges personalised events that suit your needs for Business and Accounting.
Introduction to accounting and finance
Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to be a numbers whizz to succeed within accounting. It’s actually more about common sense than you might think. Our software stores practical session tackles the world of budgeting and forecasting, and will help to build your confidence within the world of accountancy.
Digital marketing
Digital marketing is a fundamental part of marketing now. The use of social media plays a huge part in how we communicate and consume. Brands are constantly creating content to drive sales and improve their brand awareness…but what is good content? This interactive content creation session looks at what ‘good content’ is and gives you the opportunity to put your social media skills into action.
Entrepreneurship
Do you need to be someone ‘special’ to start your own business? Are entrepreneurs born or made? Explore what it takes to be an entrepreneur and ask the important question, what if?
Leadership
Have you ever wondered how people in positions of power get others to listen to them? This interactive session uses a specially designed card game to discover how persuasion works within the workplace. Learn what it takes to motivate and lead others.
Logistics and supply chain
Suffolk plays a huge part in the UK’s supply chain and, with large infrastructure projects in the pipeline, this is set to continue to grow and will offer a huge amount of career opportunities in the coming years. Play ‘Business on the Move’ with our academics to learn about the supply chain world. The game consists of running your own logistics company and you’ll need to move your products around the world by air, land and sea as quickly as you can — whilst making a profit and looking after the environment too!