Graduate Role – WP Doctors

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

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

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

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.

IY – Software Developer – Blurrt

 

Please see:- Blurrt 2014

Miles Cook who is an Aber Grad has contacted me – he works for a company called Blurrt http://www.blurrt.co.uk/, based in Newport, South Wales – they want to take on an IY student for the first time, this is what he says:-

“As an Aber Computer Science graduate (2004) I feel I benefited greatly from the year in employment scheme, and I’m interested to see what kind of skilled and enthusiastic students we can bring in. A fixed placement with us could also lead to an offer of employment once the student has concluded their studies, as our software development team grows.

We are a Twitter analytics company with 4 full time staff. Our flagship product “blurrt” performs linguistic based sentiment analysis of tweets, which we can report out on per keyword / campaign, and offer clients dashboard reporting and analysis tools. So far our main source of work in terms of commissioned bespoke reports and subscriptions to our online tool, are broadcasters for shows that have high engagement through Twitter (such as Made in Chelsea, Sherlock). We are also in the digital agency market, and are exploring other avenues such as Politics, for example, tracking opinion on the Scottish referendum.

I head up the development of our online web tool, partially assisted by our in house graphics designer. We require a developer with a keen interest in web development, new technologies and social media. Their role will be to assist in the continual development of our product and as a secondary role, to assist with the company website.
Salary is £16k
Please email your CV and cover letter to miles@blurrt.co.uk .
Closing date is 3rd FebruaryAgain, this one is only being advertised to Aber students.  You are in demand this year!  🙂

TeachFirst Insight Programme

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.

The Power of Social Networking – Enterprise Rent-A-Car

3rd years – applying for graduate jobs…? Probably relevant for 2nd years starting process for IY positions. I have been asked to give a final push for an event that Careers have been advertising.


The Power of Social Networking – Enterprise Rent-A-Car
TODAY in Physics 320 at 1pm.

An interactive session allowing participants to learn about how Graduate Employer of the Year Enterprise Rent-A-Car use social media to engage with students and what YOU can do to use social media to network with graduate employers and raise your online personal brand.

There is a second event, but it would only appeal to those of you who are interested in Sales and Marketing.


Working in Sales and Marketing – Enterprise Rent-A-Car
TODAY in Physics Main – 3pm to 5pm

An interactive session where participants will have an insight into sales and marketing and then work on a sales and marketing 1 hour challenge allowing you to be creative and present your ideas.