The business world covers such a wide variety of employers and levels of responsibility that you should be able to find something to suit you. 

There are specialist roles within this sector that you can train for such as; human resource management, legal executive and medical secretary.

Many jobs operate behind the scenes but some, like receptionists, will have more contact with the public.

Below you'll find links to videos created by employers and organisations in the sector to help you get a taste of what working in this sector is like.

Videos:

Working in CIPD/HR. Inspiration and support to help you get your foot in the door to a rewarding career in the people profession: Breaking into the people profession 

People person or analytical data lover? Either way, HR might be the career for you. Are you suited to a career in HR? 

Ever wanted to hear key advice and guidance from the professionals themselves on how to get a job in the sports business industry? Careers in sport business

Project manager roles. Career Insights (Careers in Business, IT & Finance)

Subject Guide Videos:
An impartial guide to university courses - featuring expert speakers and on demand webinars.
These impartial videos support students who are considering university to make informed future subject decisions. They feature guest speakers from a range of different universities, who are always experts in the subject being explored

Unifrog Free Webinars:

Live webinars across a variety of careers - requires booking.

Adviza Podcasts and Past Webinars:

Podcasts for Administration, Business and Office Work

We have recorded many useful webinars with a huge variety of employers and sector champions. Have a look in our Past Webinar section.

The webinars are in date order. You may want to check out these dates to find webinars in relation to Administration, Business and Office Work: 

• 29th March 2022 - Employer Webinar (Ikea)
• 30th November 2021 - Employer Webinar (Thames Water)
• 12th November 2021 - Employer Webinar (NHS)

Don't forget to have a look at the upcoming webinars in our Events section!

Virtual Work Experience opportunities:

Business Management Work Experience

Gain the skills and insight you'll need by completing this virtual work experience programme. Get a clear understanding of what working in the industry will actually look like, complete real work and assignments and interact with industry professionals during live webinar sessions. Upon completion you will receive a certificate to add to your CV and/or personal statement

Different types of businesses

A small grocery store run by one person and perhaps their family must pose quite different challenges from a multinational corporation with operations in many different countries. This free course introduces different types of business, depending on industry sector, size and type of ownership and discusses some of the ways in which businesses differ from each other.

Speakers For Schools

Try different jobs in real life through free VWEX so you can find the best fit for you.  Speakers for Schools are a non-profit organisation offering free UK-wide work experience. 

Explore Forage Work Experience Programs  

Media to Explore (See also Marketing):

Many young people have been inspired by TV shows, movies etc. to follow a particular career. We have collated some resources here for you to discover. We have included podcasts because they are the best way to get real insight into the industry’s current dynamics and are a great way to demonstrate knowledge and passion in personal statements and interviews.

Please note, we have not specified the platforms for these resources as they can change over time. We suggest you do a web search for the title – you will often find them on YouTube in their entirety. Some titles will only be available for a fee or subscription.

Please be aware that not all of the titles below are appropriate for all ages. Please check the age appropriateness before watching. Common sense media are a good resource to use to do this.

TV Factual: Broken, Inside Bill Gates’ Brain, BBC Business Weekly, Something Ventured, White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, Money, Explained, Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga, Pepsi, Where's My Jet?, Working: What we do all day, Fyre Festival.

Dramas: Succession (Media), Billions (Finance), Empire (Music), Mad Men (Advertising), Girl Boss (Fashion), Brothers and Sisters (Food), Steve Jobs, The Dropout, 

Reality: The Apprentice, Dragons Den, Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares, Undercover Boss, The Profit

Film: Moneyball, The Big Short, Joy, The Founder, The Social Network, Pirates of Silicon Valley, Jerry Maguire, The Pursuit of Happyness, Start Up, Arbitrage.

Radio & Podcasts: BBC Sounds: The Bottom Line, In Business, Inside Business, You and Yours: Gap-Finders

BBC: Business shows

Yeukai Business Show, Conversations of Inspiration, Economics in Business, My Small Business and Me, James Sinclair’s Business Broadcast, Money Talks from Economist Radio, If Only They Knew, Diary of a CEO, Screw it, Just Do it, The High Performance Podcast, This is Money, My First Million, How I Built This

Useful Websites:

eCLIPS Job Group: Administration, Business and Office Work. 

Information about careers, courses and other opportunities in business, aimed at school-leavers can be found at Target Jobs.