See graduate employment chart in our ' Aston Facts and Figures ' page. Relevant Skills Our close links with business and industry ensure that our degree programmes are relevant and constantly updated. We emphasise the development of transferable skills such as communication, presentation, leadership and team-building, which are much sought after by employers. We also encourage all our students to develop and use advanced IT skills. Professional Experience Three-quarters of our students choose sandwich programmes, therefore gaining valuable experience of the professional world and making them particularly attractive to employers.
Placements are relevant, challenging and usually paid.
A comprehensive vacancy system provides details of opportunities with organisations, many of which have developed close links with the University. Help and advice is always available. Our staff provide an on-going enquiry service, offer individual advisory interviews, and organise programmes of seminars, presentations and talks. Computerised guidance systems are widely used. We have close links with companies who employ graduates, many of whom visit the University in the autumn to give presentations.