[MoonShadowWolf]

Hi
I'm currently an undergraduate psychology student, and i'm looking to going into business when i graduate. However, I have no idea how to get any experience in business. I have plently of experience in retail, working as a receptionist and a variety of volunteering. But nothing really relevant.

Anyideas how i can get some experience? What sort of things are employers looking for? and what routes into business are there?

Thanks

[Procerus]

targetjobs, milkround, prospects are good websites for graduate jobs

[MoonShadowWolf]

How do i get the experience to be accepted onto one of these jobs?

[WTSFG]

(Original post by MoonShadowWolf)
How do i get the experience to be accepted onto one of these jobs?

Use your professional placement to help you. Business is all about psychology if you really break it down (except for the number crunching parts).

Everyone's 1st job is the hardest to get. How I got my 1st internship in banking was by having a untracabale lie on my CV about having prior relevant experience, and having literally created entire fictional stories about experiences at that workplace. Of course I couldn't create them all on my own, but my brother's friend works for his family business, so I said I worked there and he told me a few things that are really innovative I could have done there, and the process in which I would have carried them out.

In my interview, when asked about it, I understood so well the fictional story etc that I could improvise and explain everything and anything in reply to their questions.

1st jobs the hardest, and every1 else seems to have experience. Many people do what I did too, which by default means if you don't, you go to the bottom of the pile. So even though it is morally incorrect, do it, lie, fabricate, get your 1st job. Then never lie again - use ur 1st job as the means 2get the rest and remove the lie from ur CV entirely.

[gurkin123]

(Original post by MoonShadowWolf)
going into business

I think that's your problem.You need to sit down and work out what exactly you want to do; "business" employs some 20million people in the UK but ask any of them if their job is all the same and they'll get angry! Do you want to work in industry? Finance? Set up your own business? Retail? Hospitality? There's so much to choose from and having a specific aim will really help!

[MoonShadowWolf]

(Original post by gurkin123)
I think that's your problem.You need to sit down and work out what exactly you want to do; "business" employs some 20million people in the UK but ask any of them if their job is all the same and they'll get angry! Do you want to work in industry? Finance? Set up your own business? Retail? Hospitality? There's so much to choose from and having a specific aim will really help!

Thats part of the reason I want experience, to find out what area will suit me best. I just don't know where to look. Part time/weekend experience would be best, even if its voluntary, I just don't know where to look. Any ideas?