Using an employer based project to improve the employability of mathematics graduates

A paper from the 2013 STEM Annual Conference.

Mathematics undergraduates already have a number of skills that are of high value to the world of work. Unfortunately they are often poor at understanding how these skills might be used effectively in a commercial environment and in articulating them when going through the job selection process. At the same time employers are often unfamiliar with what mathematics graduates have to offer.

The University of Leicester has devised a third year undergraduate module to improve both the technical skills that mathematics students might need in the work place and their awareness of how to apply them.