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This section contains details on the 2008 Work Placement Programme for the BA in Financial Servcices:

BAFS 2008 Statistics

Analysis of Work Placement Positions by Location:

 

County

Students

Employers

Student %2008 (%2007)

Waterford 10 8 42% (30%)
Kilkenny 3 1 13% (13%)
Wexford 2 2 8% (9%)
Local sub-total

15

11

63% (52%)

Dublin 9 4 37% (39%)
Cork 0 0 0% ( 9%)
Total 24 15 100% (100%)

 

Analysis of Work Placement Positions by Industry:

 

Category

Students

Employers

Students %2008 (%2007)

Funds 12 4 50% (49%)

Banking / Financial

6 5 25% (30%)

Insurance

3 2 13% ( 4%)

Services

2 2  8% (13%)

Accountants

1 1 4% ( 0%)

Other

0 0 0% ( 4%)

Total

24 14 100% (100%)

* Note the difference in totals between 15 and 14 on previous table is because one employer (AIB) has multiple sites.

 


2008 BAFS Placements - Weekly Progress Table

Week Ending

Number of Students CV's sent out Number of Interviews Jobs Secured Jobs Percent
14 September 2007 21 0 0 0 0%
21 September 2007 23 0 0 0 0%
28 September 2007 25 11 0 0 0%
5 October 2007 25 71 17 1 4%
12 October 2007 26 84 23 11 42%
19 October 2007 25 92 38 11 44%
26 October 2007 25 93 41 15 60%
2 November 2007 25 98 41 17 68%
9 November 2007 25 98 41 17 68%
16 November 2007 25 98 41 17 68%
23 November 2007 25 107 42 18 72%
30 November 2007 24 110 42 18 75%
7 December 2007 24 113 42 19 79%
14 December 2007 24 113 44 19 79%
21 December 2007 24 113 44 21 88%
28 December 2007 24 113 44 21 88%
4 January 2008 24 113 44 21 88%
11 January 2008 24 114 45 21 88%
18 January 2008 24 115 46 22 92%
25 January 2008 24 116 47 23 96%
1 February 2008 24 116 47 23 96%
Final standings 24 117 48 24 100%

 

Updates from 2008

Title Date
BAFS Update as at 1 February 2008 04.01.2008
BAFS Update as at 11 December 2007 12.12.2007
BAFS Update as at 28 November 2007 29.11.2007
BAFS Position in Wexford 29.11.2007
BAFS Update as at 14 November 2007 15.11.2007