University of Lincoln Careers & Employability

Business Studies

This page is intended to provide ideas and information for students and graduates of a degree in Business Studies.

What skills have I gained on my course?

Employers are interested in the skills and competencies you gained from your degree, therefore it is very important that you can recognise them and present them effectively on CVs and in interviews:

Ability to critically evaluate the alignment of an organisation’s operations to deliver its desired outputs
Creative problem solving and sound, logical decision making.
Self reliance, initiative and the ability to manage time, projects and resources
Effective communication in a range of contexts and through a range of media
Ability to apply basic principles and concepts of statistical data
Ability to apply relevant tools and theory to understand customer expectations and support appropriate marketing mix decisions
Ability to apply relevant financial tools
ICT, particularly business/office applications

Occupations associated with Business Studies

Other Occupations where a Business Studies degree would be useful

Postgraduate study may enable you to explore aspects of Business Studies in greater depth or to study a new subject. A post graduate qualification, either academic or vocational, is required to enter many fields of work related to Business Studies such as accountancy, human resources and IT. You should consider why you want to do postgraduate study, whether it will affect your career prospects and whether you are likely to get funding.

For general information and where to find courses, please see our Postgraduate Study section. For information on courses available at Lincoln click here.