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Category: Business, Management and Finance

  • My placement experience at Goldman Sachs

    1 February 2023 by Andrew
    3 minute read

    I began my placement year in June 2021 at Goldman Sachs, and was based in their London Office. I worked within the Internal Audit division, spending half my placement in…

  • From UK to HK – My year away in Hong Kong

    28 October 2022 by Victoria
    4 minute read

    Hiya! I’m Victoria and I study Business and Management (BA) at the Uni of York… though at the moment I’m on a year away at the University of Hong Kong!…

  • Studying a Masters in Global Marketing: What to look forward to

    11 May 2022 by Verna
    4 minute read

    York is well known for being a historical city. Students can explore Roman and Viking features in the city. In addition, they can expand their interests at the university. My…

  • My week as a Management student

    24 February 2022 by Rhiannon
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Rhiannon, and I’m studying BA Business and Management here at the University of York. In my blog, I’ll be letting you guys know about my week as a…

  • 5 reasons why the Church Lane building is a mindfulness hub

    9 January 2022 by Ana-Maria
    3 minute read

    Hello! I’m Ana and I study Social Policy, Crime, and Criminal Justice at the University of York. The waiting period before coming to university could be both a time of…

  • Studying Management at York

    5 January 2022 by Nina
    3 minute read

    Marketing student Nina tells us what she loves about studying Management at the University of York and what you can look forward to.

  • Five things to look forward to about studying at Management at York

    13 April 2021 by Andrew
    4 minute read

    There are a bunch of reasons why you should look forward to studying Management, but I’m going to whittle them down to just the five of my favourite things to…

  • My three favourite things about being a York Management School student

    23 February 2020 by Katy
    3 minute read

    Let’s start at the beginning shall we? Staff care so much My absolute FAVOURITE thing, and what you should DEFINITELY be looking forward to most about joining the Management School…

  • A Week in the Life of a York Management School Student

    27 January 2020 by Katy
    3 minute read

    Hi! My name is Katy and I’m a final year Accounting, Business Finance and Management (ABFM) student. Here’s a typical week for me: Monday I’m up early because my first…

  • Preparing to finish my Management placement: They think it’s all over, it is now…

    27 June 2019 by Katy
    5 minute read

    ​Hey everyone! Welcome to what is probably the final instalment of my Management placement journey. Well done if you’ve kept up with it all so far! If you’ve been reading…

  • Placement tips

    12 June 2019 by Anish
    2 minute read

    If you want to secure a graduate job at a top company, a placement can help you stand out. My placement was at Unilever, which is a large multinational ‘Fast…

  • Learning to lead a successful team

    Learning to lead a successful team

    11 June 2019 by Laura
    4 minute read

    I’m Laura, and I’m spending my Third Year on a general management placement at Aldi. It’s a twelve-month placement, split into two main areas; store time and head office. Working…