Category Archives: Final Year

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

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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.

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

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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.
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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.

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.

GCHQ Online game for Students

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GCHQ devises latest Cyber Security Challenge game and asks ‘how well could you protect your company’s intellectual property in the face of a cyber-attack?’

GCHQ, the UK Government Communications Headquarters has developed the latest Cyber Security Challenge competition, testing the UK public’s potential for a career in cyber security. ‘Network Security in the Protection of Intellectual Property’ presents any UK citizen not currently working in the profession with the opportunity to take on the role of a security manager at a small electronics company which has recently won a bid to supply components to the Ministry of Defence. The short online assessment will task them, as the security manager, with ensuring that the company’s IP and valuable data are not stolen by cyber criminals and sold on the online black market.

For details, see the press release document and www.cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk.

SyQic Summer Internships

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Summer internship offers for second, third and MSc students.
Darius
Hi. My name’s Darius and I’m a software developer at SyQic Limited. We’re an international IPTV company based in Kuala Lumpur who specialise in supplying Asian video-on-demand to diaspora communities. I was offered an internship opportunity with the company after graduating from the MEng at Aber Comp Sci. As part of the placement I lived and worked in Malaysia for a month, an experience I enjoyed immensely. The company offered me a permanent position at their UK office at the end of the placement which I eagerly accepted.
I work with the development team at SyQic’s office in Gerrards Cross, just on the outskirts of London. I’ve also travelled to Kuala Lumpur again since starting to work directly with my colleagues in the Far East.
We’re currently in the final stages of a project to create a new product called Yoonic. It’s revamping our content management and distribution systems as well as creating a brand new front-end app range. All of this presents several interesting challenges which I’ve enjoyed tackling over the past few months. Now we’re on the threshold of an exciting new stage in the project as we deploy with out partners and look in the future to design and add features that will increase the value of the platform to our subscribers.
SyQic’s offering several internship placements this summer that would be great experience for recent graduates. Whether you’re interested in smartphone app development, web development or video delivery there’s something for you here. For an opportunity to work on an interesting and exciting project and get some valuable work experience, apply now. There are permanent positions in the company up for grabs as well at the end of the placement!
For further information and how to apply, read: Information about the Internship Programme. Applications should me made using the:
Application Form

Enterprise Academy. Improve career prospects. Win cash!

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Attention all finalists and Masters students. Would you like to have the chance to improve your career prospects, making a major difference to students’ lives and have the chance to win some cash?

This summer, Aberystwyth is piloting the Enterprise Academy. Please read the two linked documents for the details. We are looking for 4 motivated Comp Sci people to join multi-disciplinary teams to work on a project for two weeks.  See the details for info about the application process; you need to act on this by this coming Monday (3rd June)

ARM – Graduate and Internship Opportunities

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ARM Holdings is the world’s leading semiconductor intellectual property (IP) supplier. What you probably know is that the company makes lots of microprocessors which go into devices such as mobile phones and low power computers. But wait, there is more.

At a recent Open Day, one of the parents of a prospective student talked to me about ARM computer. In addition to the hardware, a large part of the business writes software, some of which is low-level, but there are plenty of higher-level software developer opportunities in the company. The person noted that the company would love to hear from top-quality students for internship and graduate opportunities.

Anyway, there is a chance that the 2013 opportunities have been snapped up, but I encourage you to have a look on their recruitment site. I haven’t looked at all of the links, but it looks like some of the application dates have passed. If there is a position that really interests you, you could always consider emailing to ask if a late application would be welcomed. Otherwise, you could keep an eye on other vacancies that may come up.

The two links are provided below. You may yet find a great opportunity waiting for you in Cambridge or beyond.

http://www.arm.com/about/careers/students/student-vacancies.php

http://www.arm.com/about/careers/graduates/index.php

As a side note: What was also encouraging was that the person thought the types of skills we aim to encourage through our course fit well with the extra skills that companies want from prospective employees. These are skills such as the team working and the communication skills in addition to the technical background.