Employment facts and figures

What makes our graduates so employable?

At KPMG we place great emphasis on looking for very bright individuals with the impact and communication skills to build strong client relationships. Finding the intellectual skills is relatively easy but finding the right combination of skills is far more difficult. Fortunately we find them in large numbers at Durham.

Nicola Brooks, Recruitment Marketing, KPMG

We have employed many Durham University Business School graduates who exhibit the natural energy, creativity, and values that we look for in our employees at Ernst and Young.

Ernst & Young

We find the intellectual strengths and business acumen of Durham graduates are very well suited to the challenges we face.

Katy Fox, Campus Marketing Manager, UK & Ireland, Shell

Durham graduates are successful as they have excellent academic track records and have proved that they can excel in a number of areas. They have excellent communication skills and commercial awareness, they show a strong commitment to achieving their goals and have a proven aptitude for problem solving.

Hannah Williams, Manager at Deliotte

We find that Durham graduates possess the right combination of skills and attributes and academic excellence we look for in our recruits.

Laura Mountney, Graduate Recruitment Manager

We place great emphasis on the talents of graduates to keep us at the forefront of the industry, and we have a number of Durham University Business School graduates in management positions across several key functions.

Paul Doona, HR Advisor, Sunderland Plant, Nissan

Siemens has had an excellent experience with Durham University Business School. Over the years we have recruited excellent students from the school, and have seen real business improvements from sponsoring our employees through post-graduate qualifications. We'd happily recommend the Business School as their courses provide excellent theoretical knowledge and prepare the students to apply the theory in practice.

Graham Philpott, Graduate Liaison Executive, Siemens plc

A recent survey revealed that our graduates go into a variety of positions in a number of functional areas*:

* of those that responded.
Figures acquired April 2010.