Pitch perfect: Team sport helps finance students stand out
About this episode
The episode discusses how participating in team sports can enhance the skills and employability of finance students.
Claire DuRose, lead manager–UK Student Recruitment for the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, and Vince Mayne, CEO of England Touch rugby, joined the FM podcast to explain the benefits of participating in team sport for students, specifically how team sport can grow skills and increase employability for finance graduates. They discuss the ways team sport can prepare management accounting students for challenging environments at work, build deeper professional relationships, and help them through the interview process. DuRose and Mayne also highlight what participating in team sport can give young professionals that academic and other extracurricular frameworks can't. What you'll learn from this episode: The project goals for CIMA's collaboration with England Touch rugby. The soft skills that touch rugby can help finance students build. "Super skills" that can help students prepare for interviews and work. The value of team sport in building deeper bonds in the workplace. How participation in team sport can grow leaders' perspectives.
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