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Internships in Manchester and Salford

Building on the success of the two ‘Meet the SMEs’ events last year, Tuesday 27 January saw 25 local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) meet with over 100 of Salford Business School students and graduates, our biggest turn out yet. These events help to match students and employers for short-term internships: offering our students  relevant […]

Playing the game: CV writing and interview tips

In my time as an employer I’ve probably interviewed thousands of people, which would mean I’ve seen ten times as many CVs. Though the stats tell us we are seeing more jobs appearing, today’s labour market still demands pushing every opportunity to its limit; which means writing better CVs, making the most out of your […]

Meet the Salford MBA Director – you’d better be on time!

I used to lock the doors if my Master of Business Administration (MBA) students were more than 10 minutes late for a lecture and not let them in until the break. Not that I am confrontational, although students that I have worked with during a wide-ranging career that has spanned both the Higher Education (HE) and […]

Why Europe has no Silicon Valley: startup culture comparison

Silicon Valley has become a synonym for innovation and with its ecosystem of super venture capitalists it is world renowned as a hub for new products and software. However, as we teach on the digital innovation module for The Salford MBA: Digital Business, recent developments suggest that the tide of innovation is turning towards Europe. […]

NARTI workshop: 10 academic online profile development lessons

Salford Business School in collaboration with the Northern Advanced Research Training Initiative (NARTI) organised a workshop to help PhD students and academics to develop their online profiles. This hands on workshop allowed participants to review their personal academic profile strategy and plan future activities to increase their research impact. NARTI is an association of leading […]

Enterprise competition: entries for #CreativeEnt Innovation Bazaar

Salford Business School have been working with WA:UK Tech Angels for a number of years. Tech Angels are a member of the Web Applications group based here in the North-West of England in Oldham. They are early stage angel investors. This means that  they are focus their investment on new and innovative digital ideas rather than already […]

Three questions to ask at an interview

Whether it is your internship, placement or a real job interview – questions to ask at an interview are similar. Practising these questions and acting upon them during your time of study is going to be of great help for your future career. Internships, work placements and live projects all provides the opportunity to experience […]

10 great reasons to attend Creative Entrepreneur 2014 #CreativeEnt #MediaCityUK

Salford Business School is opening its doors at our cutting edge showcase space at MediaCityUK campus to YOU! Whether you are a young entrepreneur or a seasoned professional you will find a great networking opportunity to inspire your digital business thinking at our Creative Entrepreneur 2014 event. Meet young entrepreneurs amongst our students, members of […]

ERASMUS Intensive Programmes success

We have recently received great feedback from the British Council on Salford Business School’s Erasmus Intensive Programmes held in April 2014. This is an example of the work undertaken by the Erasmus Intensive Programme team at the Business School and which the British Council has highly commended for producing products of excellent international quality. The […]

Block teaching is my greatest experience at Salford Business School

For me, a university experience should be: rewarding, memorable and life changing. On my arrival to the UK to study for a Masters Degree in Marketing at the University of Salford, I was always thinking if I will be able to adjust and fit in to the new educational system. I recall my experience that […]