{"id":20511,"date":"2023-05-04T11:59:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T10:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/?p=20511"},"modified":"2024-07-30T11:16:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T10:16:05","slug":"international-business-graduate-i-began-to-think-like-a-businessperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2023\/05\/international-business-graduate-i-began-to-think-like-a-businessperson\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I’ve been amazed at how relevant my course is to everything I do’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alexandra Smith studied\u00a0BSc International Business<\/a> and has recently secured a role at a major international consulting firm.<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘I was one of those students who didn\u2019t quite make the grades to get into my choice of university, which at first was close to my hometown of Derby. I had to apply through clearing and look at different courses at the very last minute.<\/p>\n

Kent Business School was one of the first I made because I was really drawn into the University by what I saw online. I thought it looked friendly, supportive and the campus was green and beautiful. International Business really appealed to me, because it offered such a breadth of knowledge.<\/p>\n

Arriving on campus, I felt instantly \u2018home\u2019 and that same sense of support and wellbeing that I got from looking online. Kent felt inclusive and somewhere you could thrive. That feeling stayed with me, throughout my years of study.<\/p>\n

I started that September, living in Parkwood with some incredible housemates \u2013 we loved socialising on the lawns outside and having a laugh.<\/p>\n

\"Alex<\/a>
Alex holding her 1st Class dissertation with pride<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The initial teachings began with the real capstones of business, which at first felt a little general, but as I moved through the course, I realised how integral they are to business education.<\/p>\n

Things really began to make sense to me by second year, the Emerging Markets module was fantastic, I had a lightbulb moment of feeling like I could really apply my expertise and began to think like an international businessperson.<\/p>\n

Socially, I couldn\u2019t have asked for more. I had made an excellent group of friends thanks to ice-breaker sessions held by Kent Union to settle us into university \u2013 fun things like being put into teams and going out on tasks that really worked well. I did foam parties and joined salsa dancing and lacrosse clubs. I even tried out fencing!<\/p>\n

My final year was most transformational for me. The modules that I have loved the most are European Business and Global Strategy and I feel deeply involved in the study and research required for my dissertation, which was on analysing technological innovations in agriculture. I found out recently that I got 72 in my dissertation, which was amazing.<\/p>\n

I am over the moon to have secured a role as a Service Delivery Analyst at Capgemini,<\/a> a consulting firm in application management that I started in August 2022. If a new company is interested in our services, I prepare a proposal for them that offers solutions to their needs.\u00a0 It requires a great level of data analysis and communication skills.<\/p>\n

Capgemini is a huge international company with over 360,000 employees, so the opportunities are endless. The business really invests in their staff and I can choose the direction I want to go in.<\/p>\n

I’ve been amazed at how relevant my course is to everything I do within this role, particularly the analytical skills built during my three years of study. I also find that the modules I took on strategy really play a part in my working day.<\/p>\n

I am so thankful for the path I took at Kent as without my course, I’d never have found my dream job so quickly.’<\/p>\n

Our International Business degree is designed to give you the industry-relevant skills and essential knowledge that you need if you see yourself having a career that involves managing or leading across boundaries<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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