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Bank of England Vacancies – Deadline 20 October 2014

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We are currently looking to hire sandwich students for our 2015 intake. If you could cascade down to your students or recommend any students you know that might be interested, it would be much appreciated. Application deadline is 9am on Monday 20th October 2014.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any queries.

Kind regards

Hannah Prashar

hannah.prashar@bankofengland.co.uk

https://bankofengland.gtisolutions.co.uk/VacancyPosting/Search?SearchText=&VacancyPostingLevel=&VacancyPostingScheme=10&VacancyPostingDiscipline=&VacancyPostingTempPerm=&VacancyPostingIntakeYear=&submit=Search#/?filters=[“”,””,””,””]&facets=[]&sort=[[1,”asc”,0]]&start=0&rows=50

Software Engineer – Industrial Placement Scheme for July 2015

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Ben Larking  (an ex student who now works at Accenture) has posted the following to ACS on Facebook:

Hi all

For those of you who are looking for an industrial placement next year Accenture have just opened up their Software Engineer Industrial Placement for July 2015.

They’re seeking people who are on track for at least a 2:1 in a technically focused degree (hopefully you guys…) You will also need a minimum of 240 UCAS points.  The Company offers a Competitive Salary, great benefits and a lot of support.

You’re likely to travel around the UK a lot but you’ll have the opportunity to work with a number of great clients whilst using a range of technologies.  If you’re interested please message me for more information

IY – UTC Aerospace

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Please see:-  UTC Aerospace Systems – Year In Industry Software Engineer

This company contacted me a couple of weeks ago and are VERY keen to take on an Aber student – again, this is only being advertised to you.

Closing date is now 28th March.

Salary will be at least £17k, more for the right candidate.

YOU MUST BE A UK NATIONAL TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION

Any questions do please email me.

Thanks/Diolch

Lorraine

IY – Gwynedd Council – Myfyriwr Blwyddyn Gwaith Cyngor Gwynedd

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Gwynedd Council are looking for a Programmer/Analyst IY Student, based in Caernarfon, please see:-

Manylion Person

Swydd Ddisgrifiad

Person Spec

Job Description

Please note the Welsh language requirements.

Salary will be £12,489 – £12,787

Closing date 21st March

Please email your CV and cover letter to me lal@aber.ac.uk and I will forward on – they are only advertising to Aber students in the first instance so a great opportunity.  We have had students with them in the past and they like you!

Any questions do please get in touch with me

Thanks/Diolch

Lorraine lal@aber.ac.uk

 

Graduate Role – WP Doctors

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Please see:-

http://www.wpdoctors.co.uk/jobs/graduate-developer-role/

Closing date is 28th February.  We have a close relationship with WP Doctors – Dan Harrison who owns the company comes to the Gregynog Careers Weekend to do mock interviews and currently has one of our students on IY with him.  He’s now looking for a graduate to join his team.

This is only being advertised to Aber students, so it’s a great opportunity.

IY – BSquare, Trowbridge

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Please see:-  bsquare_flyer_student_placement

Position Summary  

BSquare is looking for outstanding Interns for the period Summer 2014 – Summer 2015. Our Interns will typically write code and complete programming, debugging and testing of software in a friendly and supportive environment. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work on leading-edge platforms for a wide range of markets, including consumer, automotive, medical and security products.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and debug software using C, C++
  • Develop new tests and procedures
  • Develop and execute test plans, automation scripts
  • Create technical documentation
  • Verify product releases
  • Ensure the integrity of products shipped to customers Interact effectively with internal and external customers
Requirements
  • Enrolled on a ​Degree in Computing, Maths, Physics or similar
  • Must be able to come up to speed on new technologies quickly
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong motivation and initiative
  • Ability to work within team environment
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Demonstrated knowledge in C and C++

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They have had IY students from us for several years now.

Based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Salary will be £17,500

Please note:  They will be considering the applications as they receive them – there are four places available – so I suggest you apply as soon as possible.

CVS and covering letters to rika@bsquare.com .

Any questions please email me (Lorraine lal@aber.ac.uk)

IY – General Electric – new closing date of 24th February

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Please see:- GE_Intern_Job_Posting_2014_v2

Adrian has already emailed all second year students saying:

“…Sam Sherar, our IY student at General electric, has just told me that
the deadline for applying to GE has been extended to 24th February.

Sam offered to answer any questions you might have – and might make it
up to Aber next week to chat, if anyone is interested. He can be
contacted on sbs1@aber.ac.uk.”

 

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.