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Masters courses in Sweden

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We have been notified of two MSc courses at the University of Gävle in Sweden. The courses are described in the two documents:

MSc Programme in Electronics / Telecommunications.

MSC Programme in Electronics/Automation.

The courses are presented in English and are free for EC nationals.

Professor Gurvinder S. Virk
Professor of Robotics and the Built Environment, University of Gävle, SE-801 76 Gävle, SWEDEN
Professor of Robotics & Autonomous Systems, KTH Royal Inst of Tech, SE-100 44 Stockholm
Tel: +46 26 648704, Fax: +46 26 648758, Mob: +46 705 406425, Email: gurvinder.virk@hig.se

NHS Wales Graduate Developer Positions

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Velindre NHS Trust
NHS Wales Informatics Service – Operational Services Directorate
Trainee Software Developers

From the document: “We are looking for candidates with an interest in forging a career as a trainee software developer. However the role is varied and offers the successful candidate the opportunity to cut their teeth and develop skills in support, business analysis and testing. You should have a strong interest in building high quality software using Microsoft technologies…”

Please see the attached document for information about the job. Closing date is 14th February.

Summer Internship in Edinburgh

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We’ve just had details of a summer internship in software engineering
and imaging science, based in Edinburgh. This has been added to the Careers
vacancy database –
see http://aber.prospects.ac.uk/jobseeker/vacancy/alert/view?id=1031474
for details. Open to final year students graduating this summer and
also to early-stage postgraduate students (MSc or PhD). Closing date is
28 March 2014. Internships start on 2 June and last for three months.

Interested? Click on the link above.

Employment Opportunities At IBM

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We are pleased to invite two Aber graduates from IBM onto campus this Friday, 7th Feb. Come and here about their experiences of applying for and working at IBM. This should be suitable for those looking for IY and Graduate positions.

The event will be at 2pm up to about 3.30 – allowing plenty of time for your questions.

The details of the talk are:

Employment Opportunities At IBM – A presentation that will cover who IBM is and what IBM has to offer. Will look at the employment opportunities and at the advantages of becoming an IBMer. The session will cover the current roles available for Graduates and Industrial Trainees, the recruitment process as well as what to expect from an assessment centre. We will also cover what other schemes are available within IBM such as Extreme Blue. Both speaker are graduates of Aberystwyth University and they will share their own experience of how they got to work for IBM. Furthermore, they will be able to share their insight on how it is to work for such a company.

I am still confirming a room for the event. To help me make sure I have a room big enough, please fill in the Google form.

TeachFirst Insight Programme

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TeachFirst has notified us of an opportunity for penultimate year students in STEM subjects. TeachFirst runs a graduate programme that combines teaching and a leadership development programme. Laura McAvoy from TeachFirst wrote:

“Insight is an opportunity for penultimate year STEM eligible students to gain a unique insight into the Leadership Development Programme – participants on the programme gain work experience in a Teach First partner school, as well as the chance to inspire pupils with their passion for science, technology, engineering or maths.”

A 2-page flyer is available: Insight Flyer.

If you are interested, also see the online application details. The deadline for this first round is Friday January 17th. You will have a second opportunity to take part as the programme should run again in September.

IBM University Virtual Careers Fair

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Apologies for the late notice of this event. Still time to register.

You are invited to participate in the IBM Career Exploration ‘Make a Difference’ virtual event, on Wednesday, November 20th at 10.30am – 3.30pm.

During the half day virtual experience, students will learn how to unleash their potential and build an exciting career at IBM, one of the world’s most progressive, respected and admired companies. The event features two key note sessions and a variety of information booths where attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Hear from and interact with leading experts from a wide range of fields in business, technology, and research

• Explore career development programs and continuing education programs designed to accelerate opportunities for talented employees

• Understand how to build and apply expertise and expand professional networks

• Learn how to best position themselves in a highly competitive job market
At the event, attendees will be given the opportunity to apply for open positions and internships at IBM, and learn how they can build their digital eminence in social media.

Register for the virtual event now at
http://engage.vevent.com/rt/ibmcareer~exploration2013uk

For more information about the program, visit the IBM Career Exploration Website at
http://wasdev02.fishkill.ibm.com/employment/jobs/career_explorations.shtml

Teach First

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We have been contacted by Teach First about computer teaching opportunities. I have extracted the following from their material. If you are interested in finding out more, you can contact Laura McAvoy (details below).

Teach First is an education charity which aims to address educational disadvantage by placing exceptional graduates into secondary and primary schools throughout England and Wales. Teach First expanded into South Wales last year, to help address the significant issues of educational disadvantage in that area and, as such, they would like to raise awareness of Teach First in Welsh universities.

Teach First is one of the largest graduate recruiters in the UK. We have been contacted by Laura McAvoy (Senior – Coordinator – Graduate Recruitment) who said that they are interested in those studying a degree which would enable them to teach Computer Science & ICT. Could you be on the list for this year?

The Teach First recruitment brochure gives details about Teach First and the Leadership Development Programme that it offers.

Further details: www.teachfirst.org.uk and on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Teachfirst. They also have a video available to accompany their current theme “the SINGLE most IMPORTANT thing YOU will DO“.

Contact: Laura McAvoy LMcAvoy@teachfirst.org.uk.

Teaching Scholarships: BCS and Department for Education

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BCS and the Department for Education are announcing another set of Teaching Scholarships. Last year, 50 scholarships were awarded. Below are some details about the scheme for anyone considering Computing teaching from 2014.

The scheme has been designed to promote Computing teaching as a rewarding career option. It is also a vital part of our efforts to build Computing teaching capacity among schools and therefore increase the number of schools able to offer it. Our aim is to ensure that schools are able to offer an intellectually rigorous, inspiring and excellent Computing education that equips their students for progression into further education and a professional career. The scholarships are aimed at people looking to start their Computing teacher training in Sept/Oct 2014.

Each scholar will be paid £25,000 (tax free) whilst on an eligible teacher training course in England. This is a considerable increase on the existing teacher training bursaries otherwise available for trainee secondary school Computing teachers. Each successful scholar will also be given Associate membership (AMBCS) of BCS and will be supported by the Computing at School (CAS) network of regional hubs and Master Teachers.

With the recent changes in the school curriculum (featuring a greater emphasis on Computer Science) this is a great opportunity to promote Computing teaching as a viable career option to your final year students and alumni. Applications are now open and a wealth of information is available on the website: http://academy.bcs.org/scholarships.

3rd years – careers sessions in November

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Drop-in Careers Advice

Carolyn Parry will be in the department on Wednesday 6th November to run 1-to-1 drop in careers sessions for 3rd years.

There is a sign-up sheet at the hatch in reception – these slots are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are sessions between 10am and 12noon and then at 3pm until 5pm. Each session lasts for 20 minutes.

The sessions will take place on the sofas in reception.

Graduate Scheme Workshop

Carolyn will also be running a 2-hour workshop for those of you who are interested in applying to graduate schemes with the large employers. These schemes have closing dates over the next couple of months. This workshop will give you guidance on what these schemes how and how they operate, together with information about the application process. This will be an interactive workshop and it is a great chance for you to ask your questions about graduate schemes.

To help us plan for a suitable room, we need you to sign-up for the event. There is a sign-up form at the hatch in reception. We will announce the room closer to the time.

If you have questions about these events, please contact nst@aber.ac.uk.

Opportunity for those interested in applying for graduate schemes

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Next week, the University is being visited by a recruitment consultant from management consultants Pricewaterhouse Cooper (PwC). The session will provide an introduction to Psychometric Testing and include a practice test.

If you are interested in applying for Graduate Schemes, this is something that you should attend.

An Introduction to Psychometric Testing with PwC
Tuesday 29 October 6.15pm
Sign up at http://aber.prospects.ac.uk

Cyflwyniad i Brofi Seicometrig (sesiwn gyda PwC)
Nos Fawrth 29 Hydref 6.15pm
Cofrestrwch yn http://aber.prospects.ac.uk

Google TechAbility for 2013

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Google TechAbility Business is a unique opportunity for your disabled and dyslexic undergraduate, master and PhD students to broaden their horizons by gaining an insight into life at Google and its products and to be given dedicated, expert careers advice from their very own Google mentor.

See: http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e955983112f43cfbce48caead&id=3b8a9d745b&e=50e090179c

The application deadline is Sunday October 20th 2013.

ARM Graduate Opportunities

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One of our recent graduates, Nikolay Borisov, has just alerted us to jobs at ARM: http://www.arm.com/about/careers/graduates/vacancies.php

He comments:

“I don’t think there is much to say about ARM – the name speaks of itself J The company is doing very good, this September they hired 105 people and they still need more great talent. It turns out there are 3-4 Aber graduates so people from Uni have great chances. The main requirements is C/PYTHON as well as some general awareness in operating systems/CPU architectures
Hint: read up on CPU pipelines/out of order execution/race conditions in order to prepare for the interview 😀

In case anyone have questions they can email at Nikolay.Borisov@arm.com and I’ll be happy to help”

Job opportunities in Japan for English speakers

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We have been given details from a specialist recruitment agency about IT opportunities in Japan. Details of the jobs and the application process can be found on their website at the following links (one for each company):

http://business-paradigm.co.jp/recruit/rakuten.html

http://business-paradigm.co.jp/recruit/wap.html

http://business-paradigm.co.jp/recruit/dena.html

These are open to recent graduates and those graduating next summer.

Graduate Job opportunity at Experian QAS:  Developer – Front Office Core and Escalations teams

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We have been contacted by a former graduate Alistair Mills about job opportunities at Experian QAS. His email said:

“The company have just announced a couple of vacancies ideal for recent graduates. It is a similar role to the one I started in after Aber and it is a great position to learn and get to grips with a wide variety of languages, tools and software. I was wondering if you could send it around the recent graduates to see if anyone is interested.

I’ve attached the full description of the role [see below], details and requirements. Hopefully that is everything you need – we are hoping to hire someone ASAP!

This advert has not been advertised publicly yet but will be going to all towards the end of this week. If anyone is interested in applying or has any questions then please contact me at Alistair.mills@experian.com for more details.”

See the attached job information for details.