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 |
