87% of Bachelor Degree students at EAE Business School Barcelona have a job before they finish their studies
EAE Business School Barcelona, owned by Planeta Formación y Universidades, has published the Employment Report 2022 for graduates of its Bachelor Degree programs, with an overview of the latest employability statistics of its Bachelor Degrees in Business Administration & Management (Spanish), Business Administration & Management (English) and Marketing, Communication and Digital Business.
The report reveals that 87% of the students who finished their undergraduate studies in 2022 at EAE Business School Barcelona are already working professionally, with an average salary of €32,723. The graduates mainly work in consultancy (24%), followed by the industrial sector (16%) and logistics (14%). Moreover, over 43% of the students who are currently employed work in companies with over 500 employees.
To boost our students’ employability, the School runs the Talent for Impact Center. “Through their expertise in training, accompanying the students, research into market trends, networking and working with the business community, our team strives to connect talent with professional opportunities”, explained Anna Boixader, the Director of the Talent for Impact Center.
In 2022, the Careers Department of the Talent for Impact Center reinforced its commitment to the students’ employability by organizing various activities focused on integrating students into the business world. For instance, the students took part in Talent EAE 2022, the leading employment fair in the business school sector in Spain, with the participation of 81 companies, as well as many other employability, recruiting and networking events.
They also had the opportunity to take part in Company Meetings in which students met executives from EAE Business School’s partner companies, as well as company visits to gain insight into different management styles. Lastly, some of our undergraduate students took part in the EAE Challenge, organized by the School in collaboration with leading companies, giving students the chance to compete to resolve real cases the companies face in the everyday running of their organizations.
INTERNSHIPS IN COMPANIES
Internships are an opportunity for the students to gain their first professional experience. 58% of the graduates of the class of 2021/22 got their first job through an internship organized by the School. In the last academic year, EAE Business School Barcelona had 168 internship agreements in place with companies, an increase of 23% compared to the previous academic year.
EAE Business School boasts a network of top partners and recruiters such as Accenture, Deloitte, Repsol, BBVA, Banc Sabadell, Amazon, Unilever, Nike, General Electric, Leroy Merlin, Llorente y Cuenta, Seat, Grupo Planeta, Quirón Salud, T-Systems, Glovo, Sanofi and Desigual, to name just a few.
“My internship experience has helped me a great deal to develop at both a professional and personal level. I met professionals who have been absolutely great to work with and I felt accompanied by my tutor at all times”, explained Pablo Martínez Pon, a third-year student on the Bachelor Degree in Business Administration and Management.
From the 2022/23 academic year onwards, our undergraduate students can also access internships abroad in collaboration with EAE’s partner AIESEC Spain, an organization that works with local NGOs, companies and startups to form a network of over 7,000 partners that generates 30,000 experiences each year.
Moreover, EAE Business School Barcelona also makes great efforts to support and foster entrepreneurship. Since its EAE Entrepreneur program began in 2019, more than 2,000 students have opted to benefit from this accompaniment scheme, with a total of 250 projects being evaluated. EAE Entrepreneur is open to both undergraduate and Master students, accompanying them to help develop their business idea or take a venture they have already created even further.