Grad programme (not compsci, but looks interesting and useful!)

Two-year Leadership Graduate Programme – Apply Now!

Unlocked Graduates is a two-year programme that is putting brilliant graduates and career changers at the heart of prison reform. At the moment, nearly half of all prisoners reoffend within a year of release, creating yet more victims, causing untold damage, and costing the UK more than £18bn. Officers on our programme are working to help prisoners escape this cycle.

We were the highest new entrant in The Times Top 100 Graduate Jobs ranking this year and have had more interest from applicants than ever before. But we are also recruiting our biggest ever cohort this year. For the best chance of joining us in 2020 get your application in by Friday 13th December.

If you join our unique leadership programme, you will work as frontline prison officer while completing a fully-funded master’s degree in leadership. You will change people’s lives for the better and have an impact on wider society and earn a starting salary of up to £30,000. 

As part of the programme you will also get the opportunity to complete a work placement with a wide range of fascinating organisations. From KPMG and PA Consulting to the Ministry of Justice and the African Prisons Project.

Since 2016 Unlocked has placed over 250 new officers in some of the most challenging prisons across the country.

 What are we looking for? 

  • You are an ambitious problem solver
  • You are a good negotiator
  • You have a 2:1 in any degree or above
  • You have a grade C in GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent

Why you should apply?

  • Fully-funded master’s qualification
  • Starting salary up to £30k
  • Work placement opportunities from KPMG to the Ministry of Justice
  • Develop transferable skills in leadership, negotiating, building relationships, making high-pressure decisions
  • Opportunity to contribute to changing policy on prison reform
  • Lead change to one of society’s biggest issues


For a graduate scheme that allows you to show you’ve got what it takes to be successful, apply now to Unlocked Graduates!

Mentor Graphics

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I have just received this from Jacob Tredinnick (jacob_tredinnick@mentor.com). Mentor Graphics take IY students from us every year. I have visited students at both their Altrincham and Newbury locations in the past, and the students have an excellent time there.

This really is a good one to go for, if you like the sound of the job.

 

Jacob comments: “Could any interested students please email their CV and cover letter to me? We plan to start interviewing in January and will continue until we have filled all of the positions available, looking for a start around July.”

 

So don’t delay applying!

Gloversure

Dear all,

Gloversure Industrial Year Developers 2020-21 have taken IY students continually for a longer time than probably any other company. This is virtually certain to be a job for one of you, and maybe two or three of you. It’s in Welshpool usually, though they have offices in Chester too now. Welshpool, although small, is an easy train ride or car drive from Aber, and I know a past student on placement there actually commuted it (though I don’t necessarily recommend that). Richard (the MD) and Jon Knight (the Technical Director) are both graduates of this department.

It’s particularly of interest if you are into web and/or software development.

Angharad

——– Forwarded Message ——–

Subject: Computer Science – Placement Year Opportunity
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:19:32 +0000
From: Richard Glover-Davies <rgd@gloversure.co.uk>
To: ais@aber.ac.uk

 

Hi,

Gloversure Ltd is looking for industrial year developers for 2020/21. We have positions available at our Welshpool and Chester offices.

Please could you advertise this to your Computer Science Undergraduate Students looking for a 1 year industrial placement starting this summer.

Thanks,

Richard

Managing Director
Richard Glover-Davies
Severn Business Centre, 15 Severn Farm Enterprise Park, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7DF
gloversure.co.uk
01938 530260 EXT: 501
 

 

CGI

Fred Long has just been to visit our IY student in CGI, in Leatherhead, Surrey. That’s right on the edge of London, for those who like the big city. He says:

 

“CGI is recruiting heavily, both for IY placements and graduates.

 

“Please would you pass on these details as appropriate:

 

“Kerry Hudson (Student recruitment/co-ordinates IPs and Grads)

Email: kerry.e.hudson@cgi.com

 

“Mark East (Student recruitment)

Email: mark.east@cgi.com ”

 

So, if you’re interested, now would be a very good time to contact these people, or go and check out their web site at https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cgi-group.co.uk%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc9eb5804be764fee1efe08d769c6acb0%7Cd47b090e3f5a4ca084d09f89d269f175%7C0%7C0%7C637094174326806716&amp;sdata=0WXTLAvYUOjArDO5eFabDmHIMStme4PS1tpFl9MbDp8%3D&amp;reserved=0

Net World Sports, Wrecsam

Here is a great opportunity for a placement with a company which has taken students from us the past two years. You may remember Joana, who led the IY returners presentation at Gregynog, was there.

The company will probably come to Aberystwyth to interview, so you don’t even need to go anywhere!

Please apply for this one if interested – this job is most probably going to one of you.PLACEMENT Junior Web Developer

Grad jobs, Red Hat

Couple of jobs (grad) going at Red Hat. Got these links from an aber grad who says:

 

“For the last few years, we have been running a graduate program, and have recently opened up applications for next year’s intake.

We have two types of graduate role open, Professional Services Consultant [1] and Solutions Architect [2]. It would be great if you could share these open positions with the department – we have had great representation from Cardiff over the last 2 years, so it would be good to see some Aberystwyth grads coming through the door!

[1] https://global-redhat.icims.com/jobs/73964/graduate-consultant/job?hub=7

[2] https://global-redhat.icims.com/jobs/73967/graduate-solutions-architect/job?hub=7 ”

DCA – short deadline!

The initial deadline for the DCA job was today. Richard just contacted me to say that no-one has applied yet.

 

This is disappointing. DCA is a company who always come to us for students, always come to Gregynog, and always take students. If none of you want to go there, they might go to another university instead of us next year!

 

So, if you want to work in the web field, you want to go to a company we know and trust to provide a good placement, and you want a high chance of your application being successful, please apply now! Richard says he will give you until the end of this week.

 

It would be useful if you could also let us know if you are intending to apply for this post, and drop me an email when you’ve applied. Thanks!

 

Angharad

 

 

——– Forwarded Message ——–

Subject: Second Industrial Year placement student at DCA

Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 13:52:49 +0000

From: Richard Gledhill <richard.gledhill@dca-design.com>

To: Angharad Shaw [ais] <ais@aber.ac.uk>

CC: toh24@aber.ac.uk

 

 

 

Hello Angharad,

 

I hope you are well and Gregynog went well last weekend.

 

At DCA we are looking to take on an additional IY student for 2020 for something quite different to our usual embedded software. We are looking for an exceptional student who is comfortable with full stack software development for web interfaces, specifically:

 

-Data entry and visualisation on web pages

 

-Interfacing to a database (probably MySQL/NoSQL)

 

-Server-side data processing and scripting (maybe PHP but could be an

alternative)

 

-Export of data to Excel worksheets (probably just through a third-party

add-in)

 

Do you have any students in mind who would be willing to take this on?

It would be a prime opportunity for a student to gain valuable commercial experience in putting together a complex system for us. I’m sure there would be other projects around the side of this too so they would get some variation in their work as well.

 

Tom Hotston (copied) has kindly offered to make himself available to potential placement students if they would like to talk to him about working at DCA.

 

Looking forward to hearing if you have anyone in mind,

 

Kind regards,

 

Richard

 

*Richard Gledhill*

 

Senior Software Skill Leader

 

*DCA Design International*

 

19 Church Street**

 

Warwick CV34 4AB

 

United Kingdom

 

*T*+44 (0)1926 507291 (Direct)

 

*T*+44 (0)1926 499461 (Reception)

 

*W*www.dca-design.com

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DCA Design International Limited

Registered number: 01995159

Registered in England and Wales

Registered office: 19 Church Street, Warwick, CV34 4AB

BSquare

bsquare_flyer_student_placement 2020

BSquare were at the recruitment fair recently, and met some of you. But here’s the advert for those who missed them there. They will be coming to Aberystwyth to interview (so pretty much guaranteed to take one or two of you), making this a very easy one for you! Interviews will probably be on 4th and 5th December, in the Comp Sci department.

See attached. Apply today!

Network support officer, Ruthin

Had this job ad through from an Aber Grad who runs a company in Ruthin (North Wales). It’s for a network support operator, and the salary is in excess of £25k.
The company are on facebook, twitter and linkedin (see below)

Framatome GmbH (Germany)

Dear students looking for an IY,

An exciting opportunity has just arrived in my inbox for you! We have had placements in Erlangen in the past, and it’s great that they have come back to us again. As you all know, I very much like to push placements in other countries, having done one myself in (German-speaking) Switzerland. Not only do you get the work experience, but you also get to experience another culture; this will make you stand out to future employers. It also will make it easier to get jobs in other countries in the future, as employers will see you as a more “international” person.

So, please go for these if you are interested at all. There will be people at Gregynog who can tell you what it’s like, including a present IY student in Germany.

Angharad

——– Forwarded Message ——–

Subject: Framatome GmbH Industrial Placements for 2020
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:41:19 +0000
From: NEWHAM David (Framatome) <david.newham@framatome.com>
To: ais@aber.ac.uk <ais@aber.ac.uk>

 

Dear Angharad Shaw at Aberystwyth University,

FramatomePlacement has four positions for Placement Year Computer Science Students (or related computing courses e.g. Information Technology) in Erlangen, Germany

Please find attached the job advert regarding roles and requirements.

Any further queries regarding the placement can be directed to me.

 

 

Mit freundlichen Grüßen/ Kind Regards

 

David Newham

IBGSL3
Framatome GmbH


Phone    +49 (0) 9131 90093370

Paul-Gossen Straße 100

91052 Erlangen

email: david.newham@framatome.com

www.framatome.com

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Dear students looking for an industrial placement,

 

This has just come to me, and it looks like there are quite a few placements. Note the closing date is 27th October – that’s a Sunday! – and the day after Gregynog. So how about giving it a go now, as part of the practise for Gregynog?

 

There are lots of jobs here, if you follow the link in the forwarded message. It’s a fairly sure thing that most students will not be geared up for this yet, so you’ve probably got a fair chance with these.

 

Angharad

 

Dear all,

I hope you are well. You may be aware that applications for the STFC

2020 Industrial Placements (previously known as Sandwich Students) are now open. To help us maximise our reach and engagement with Universities and students, we would greatly appreciate our current students sharing details of the 2020 placements with your University placement supervisor / tutor.

We have put together a short email (attached) which advertises the STFC Industrial Placement programme and the areas we are looking to recruit it. If possible, can you please ask your placement tutor to share the attached email with all relevant students who may be looking for an industrial placement to start in summer 2020.

If your university supervisor has any questions or would like to know more about the scheme, please feel free to provide them with this email address and put them directly in contact with me.

Thank you again for your help in sharing & spreading the work about the STFC Industrial Placements. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards

Katie

Katie Yates | Graduate and Student Recruitment Assistant Human Resources Division | Science and Technology Facilities Council

(STFC) |

Ext: 5650 | Direct Dial: 01235 445650

 

 

Science and Technology Facilities Council
Industrial Placements
 

Applications for the 2020 Industrial Placement Scheme are now open.

 

Don’t wait until you graduate to experience working at The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), we have a variety of opportunities for undergraduates, via our: Industrial Placements . Whilst working at STFC you will gain on the job work experience, working on real projects alongside expert scientists and engineers. By joining us on a placement, you could also earn the opportunity to be sponsored through the rest of your degree – before returning to us as a graduate.

 

You could be working with the world leading experts and be involved in some of the worlds biggest and most exciting science and engineering projects. Many industrial placements will provide you with the opportunity to develop your skills and gain vital experience, but not many can also offer you the opportunity to make history. At STFC you won’t just observe- you’ll help to make things happen. We’ll trust you, value you and empower you to contribute ideas and make a difference.

 

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is one of Europe’s largest research organisations. We’re trusted to support, enable and undertake pioneering projects in an amazing diversity of fields. Through world-class facilities and people, we’re driving ground-breaking advances in science, technology and Engineering. For more information on STFC please view one of our videos.

 

An STFC Industrial placement would be ideal for anyone looking to gain practical work experience in the following areas:

 

·         Computer Science

·         Computer & Systems Engineering

·         Engineering (all areas)

·         Finance

·         Science & Research (Biology, Chemistry & Physics)

·         Scientific Communications

 

To see all available Industrial Placements and to apply, please visit Our Careers website.

Application Closing Date: 27th October 2019

 

Undergraduate HR

Dear students,

This has just come to me this morning. When an employer sends an email like this direct to us, it means they are really interested in our students. So that means you have a good chance.

I have replied to ask what the deadline is, but why wait? You’re working on your CVs now, and by the time you get an interview, you’ll have had the Gregynog preparation! And quite often companies (especially smaller ones) don’t set deadlines; they just close their applications when they’ve found the right candidates.

Angharad

——– Forwarded Message ——–

Subject: Undergraduate Vacancies 2020
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:52:49 +0000
From: Edward Murphy <Edward.Murphy@croudace.co.uk>
To: ais@aber.ac.uk<ais@aber.ac.uk>

 

Hi Angharad

 

Would it be possible to advertise our IT undergraduate 2020 vacancies with you this year.

 

I have attached the link to the vacancies that we are looking for this year.

 

http://careers.croudace.co.uk/Vacancy/Index/124

 

http://careers.croudace.co.uk/Vacancy/Index/127

 

Thank you for your help in advance

 

Kind Regards

 

Ed Murphy
Undergraduate HR

t. 01883 335422

Croudace House, Tupwood Lane, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6XQ

GSK

We have had some very successful placements at GSK – we have a student there this year. The company has just approached us directly with this job. That’s always a good sign – it means they are actively targeting you, and it means you have a good chance with an application.

 

https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.gsk.com%2Fen-gb%2Fcareers%2Fundergraduates%2Findustrial-placements%2Fdata-science%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cdc586e0852144813769508d74d618111%7Cd47b090e3f5a4ca084d09f89d269f175%7C0%7C0%7C637062953480485717&amp;sdata=T8RT%2BZn%2F0drX3ipaSlpgYFP2yHSHaoGCMtKH5YC3L2Q%3D&amp;reserved=0

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This role would particularly suit someone studying Data Science, AI, or a Comp Sci / Software engineering student with an interest in that area (and it’s a fascinating area – the sort of stuff I did for my PhD, so if you like numbers and data then go for it).

Carlos Roldan

This job advert comes from a recent student of ours, Carlos Roldan, who has established his own company in Spain.

 

https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fangel.co%2Fcompany%2Frookie-labs%2Fjobs%2F620649-full-stack-developer-intern&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cf81ea280abc3451154a308d74cf393cd%7Cd47b090e3f5a4ca084d09f89d269f175%7C0%7C0%7C637062481348350712&amp;sdata=S52c1SIH%2FrqRITVy9kCDwY4IYINEZsqrNy0O284TzPk%3D&amp;reserved=0

 

He is happy to receive applications after Gregynog, as he hasn’t set a deadline. It sounds very interesting, but obviously as we haven’t had students at the company before, it’s up to you to find out if you like the sound of it. It sounds good though. I’d suggest emailing Carlos for more details, if you are interested.

 

You can email applications direct to Carlos at jobs@rookielabs.io