Improved Employability: international, national and local research indicates that studying abroad can help enhance future career prospects and options, enabling participants to demonstrate a range of experience and skills which they might not otherwise have gained. The experience itself, as well as the skills gained whilst abroad, can help an application stand out from the 100s of other applications when applying for jobs and / or higher degrees, as well as providing real life situations and experiences which can be advantageously used in interviews to help you get to where you want to get to. According to the Higher Education Funding Council for England's report "Attainment in higher education of Erasmus and placement students", students who study abroad also achieve higher salaries.