Posted on: 25/11/11
On Wednesday 16 November 2011, over 300 students and 56 employers made the trip to Manchester for the 9th annual ITMB student event (north). e-skills UK brought together ITMB students from 14 Universities across England & Wales and 56 employers from companies such as IBM, HP, Procter & Gamble, Deloitte, Credit Suisse, Shell, CapGemini, Logica and PWC.
Unlike traditional business and IT degrees, the Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) degree has been specially developed in association with employers to give graduates an excellent mix of both business and IT skills, as well as highly sought after team working and communications skills.
These events are just one of the ways the ITMB programme helps students to build up their profiles and employability. Students are given the opportunity to network with employers from top companies, get their CV’s looked at and take part in sponsored competitions for a chance to win trophies and cash prizes.
Inspirational talks from industry experts such as Jenny Taylor and Rashik Parmar (IBM), Charles Sharland (Appsense), Lynn McKee (Business & Decision) and Liz Brewer (Teach First) explored the different careers technology offers and shared their experience of hiring ITMB graduates.
This year’s event was a great success and the value and enjoyment of the event was evident from student and employer feedback.
For more info on ITMB and the event, go to www.e-skills.com/itmb
"I’ve been to every ITMB student event and what amazes me is that the first one was brilliant and somehow you make them better each year."
Jenny Taylor, UK Foundation Manager, IBM
"The exciting thing is that the people who are coming out of this degree have the experience and understanding of how business works - they understand that technology is an enabler."
Lynn McKee, MD, Business and Decision (UK)
"At UCL, we have a strike rate of 100% in getting our ITMB graduates employed at a time when graduate employment is getting harder and harder."
Richard Pettinger, ITMB Course Director, UCL
"If you want to attend an event where you can meet other students, make friends, share ideas and meet your potential future employers and gain advice on career paths and management techniques, this is the event that brings this all together in one place,"
Feyisayo Adegbohun, First year ITMB student, UCL
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