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Working at ThoughtWorks

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ThoughtWorks is a software company that began in 1993 and has offices around the globe. Its clients include guardian.co.uk, Siemens, NSPCC, E4 and thetrainline.com, to name a few. They are looking for talented graduates to join their company. They have recruited several Aber graduates and are keen to talk to come back to look for more.

The session will begin at 6.15pm on Thursday 15th November. There will be a presentation about careers at ThoughtWorks and an opportunity to learn about agile team planning for projects – using Lego as a way to explore the ideas.

The session will finish by 8:15pm. There will be plenty of time for an informal chat with the Aber graduates who now work at ThoughtWorks.

This session is for anyone who enjoys writing software. This certainly includes students in Computer Science, but anyone from any discipline who is passionate about software can apply to ThoughtWorks. Come along to see why this could be you.

We are asking for people to book for this session. If you plan to come along, please use the booking form on the Careers site.

Also, there will be some additional technical oriented sessions running on Friday 16th. You are welcome to come along to those too. For details about those sessions, please contact Neil Taylor nst@aber.ac.uk.

Google’s Summer Trainee Engineering Program (STEP)

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Google has opened applications for it’s Summer Trainee Engineering Program (STEP). This is aimed at students who have completed their first year by summer 2013. Different elements include working on a software development project with Google engineers, improving your coding experience and professional development. There are opportunities for students at four offices: London, Munich, Krakow and Zurich.

For details and a link to the application form, please go to http://www.google.com/jobs/students/proscho/programs/emea/step/. An excellent opportunity. Applications are due by 28th December 2012.

IBM Careers Visit

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Daniel Cucos, one of the department’s graduates, is coming to the University on Friday 2nd November to talk about careers with IBM. Daniel graduated in 2011 and he is currently an IT Junior Consultant at IBM in the UK.

He is running a general session pitched at all departments from 12noon until 1.30pm. You can find out details at the Careers site.

At 2pm, Daniel will take a session aimed directly at Computer Science students. He will be talking about his experience of working for IBM, tips on applications and also talking about the current Graduate opportunities and Industrial Placements. This is in 0.33 in the new IBERS building. Come along to learn about specific opportunities available for students with a computing background.

Postgraduate Open Day and Study Fair

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Fe allwch gyflawni mwy gyda chymhwyster uwchraddedig
Darganfyddwch beth all Aberystwyth gynnig i chi ar Ddiwrnod Agored a Ffair Astudiaethau Uwchraddedig. Dydd Mercher 14eg o Dachwedd. 1.30-5.30. Prif Ystafell, Undeb y Myfyrwyr, Campws Penglais.
You can achieve more with a postgraduate qualification
Find out more about what Aberystwyth can offer you at the Postgraduate Open Day and Study Fair. Wednesday 14th November. 1.30-5.30. The Main Room, student’s Union, Penglais Campus.

IBM UK Mainframe Challenge

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IBM has launched its annual Mainframe contest. It has already started and it will continue to run until 31st December 2012.

The prizes this year include:

  • A hoodie to the first 250 students to complete Part 1.
  • £50 Amazon Gift Card for the first 25 to correctly complete Part 2.
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab and a visit to Hursley Labs for the top 3 students completing Part 3.

The Mainframe challenge is a great opportunity for undergraduates to learn some skills related to IBM’s zOS operating system. Skills which are sought after in industry and hard to come by, without this kind of opportunity.

So far, there are 200 students signed up and the majority of them are from Manchester University. It would be a good show if we could get Aber Comp Sci in the top 3 and win those prizes.

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Welcome to Your Future, a new site by CompSci to highlight relevant careers information that we hope will help you to think about what you want to do next and how to go about getting on the right track.

This information is intended for Aber CompSci students. It is probably most relevant to students planning an Industrial Year, 3rd years, final year MEng students and MSc students, but it is open to everyone.

This is an experiment and we welcome your input on how to make this a useful resource that helps you to move on to your next great challenge.