Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 29

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Student enterprise

Getting involved in enterprise activity at
university isn’t just about starting a business – it’s
also about learning and developing skills that you
may never have known you had and that you can
use inside and outside the workplace.
The experience of starting up a business, and
overcoming its challenges, can provide you with
the opportunity to consider an alternative career
to being an employee.
Showing entrepreneurial spirit requires innovative
and creative flair as well as initiative, hard work,
determination, flexibility, time management and
strong communication skills – all transferable skills
that can help you to stand out from the crowd
when you’re starting out in the world of work.
Whatever your motivation for getting involved
in enterprise, whether you’re ready to get going
now or at some stage in the future, we’re keen
to encourage as many of you as possible to be
engaged in entrepreneurial activities.
Keele University is here to help you get your
business dream off the ground.
Find out more at
www.keele.ac.uk/studententerprise

Keele Internships - Your ticket
to a successful career

An internship provides you with valuable paid
work experience, allowing you to apply the
knowledge learnt as part of your studies in a
real work situation – you will gain additional
workplace skills and be more employable and
an internship can be the start of an exciting
graduate career! In 2014, over 70% of Keele
students and graduates doing an internship were
offered permanent or extended employment.
At Keele University we know that work
experience is vital to stand out in today’s
competitive job market and we work with a
range of local, regional and national employers
who are willing to offer internships to Keele
students and graduates. Internships are available
on a full-time basis following graduation or to
students over the summer period, with others are
available on a part-time basis whilst you study.

that business. Staffordshire offers a wealth of
diverse work opportunities. With an excellent
central location and easy access to many parts
of the UK, many companies choose Staffordshire
as an ideal place to do business. These employers
look to Keele University for talented students
and graduates to help them grow, which is
where you come in!
Many of the internships on offer to Keele
students and graduates have the potential to
turn into extended or permanent employment,
so what starts as an internship could be the start
of your dream career! Keele works hard to ensure
that opportunities on offer are with reputable
businesses, where you have the chance to make
a real difference. Businesses are looking for fresh
talent and you are the UK’s next generation of
business leaders – Keele can help you get there!
Our Careers and Employability team can help
you with all elements of the internship process,