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Student Employment, Experience and Careers Centre
Careers and placements fairPalmer Building | 29 February 2012 | 1.30 pm – 4.00 pm
With a wide range of exhibitors there is something for everyone including:•graduate jobs•placements•work experience•volunteering•postgraduate courses
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS Type of organisation: Accountancy, Finance and
Business CIMA is the only professional body that qualifies accountants solely for business. It’s a proven path to fantastic career prospects and high earning potential. A CIMA qualification is highly regarded by leading
organisations worldwide and could be your passport to global employability. CIMA has taken the lead in developing the most relevant financial qualification for business today and is the preferred qualification of the world’s top employers.
We work in partnership with organisations around the world to encourage and develop the support they offer to our students. With over 4,500 CIMA Training Quality Partners, you can find companies that are committed to supporting you throughout your CIMA studies; many also have internships and placements.
The road to CIMA membership is open to all, regardless of your educational background. CIMA’s flexible entry policy enables anyone with a passion to succeed in business the opportunity to study with CIMA.
Jobs on offer: Various
Degree subject / result required: Any degree discipline
THE COLLEGE OF LAW Type of organisation: Postgraduate Legal Training
The College of Law is the UK’s leading provider of legal education. Our innovative courses are designed and taught by lawyers, with a clear focus on building the practical skills, commercial awareness and independent thinking you’ll need to succeed in the modern world of
Degree subject / result required: 2:1 or higher in any
degree discipline
Website: http://www.deloitte.co.uk/graduates
ERNST & YOUNG Type of organisation: Professional Services Firm Ernst & Young is a leading professional services organisation with 141,000 people, across 140 countries. We work closely with organisations to improve how they work, make vital business decisions and explore opportunities. Our main service lines are Advisory, Assurance, Corporate Finance, Financial Services and Tax. Perhaps you’re at school and haven’t given your career a thought yet. Maybe you’re studying for a degree and starting to consider what you want to do next. Or perhaps you’ve already graduated but still exploring your career options. We don’t mind what career decisions you’ve taken, what you’re studying or which stage of your life you’re at. We believe our options for students and graduates can show you what life’s like in the world of business – and help you understand what you’re good at.
We don’t mind what you’re studying either. We think it’s
your natural strengths that are most important, so don’t
worry that you might have chosen the wrong course to
GAPFORCE Type of organisation: Voluntary Work Overseas The Graduate Gap: The ‘new’ way forward Want a change of scenery? Diving in the Bahamas? Trekking the Amazon, Working Holiday in Australia? Make a positive change now, volunteer abroad in exotic locations...... Taking a graduate gap is a great way of enhancing your personal and professional development. An opportunity to discover new things, people and most of all a great new way to have fun! Boost your CV and show your future employer that by doing something beneficial and unique you will stand out from the crowd. Demonstrate new skills, that will put you ahead of the pack. Volunteering abroad during your graduate gap will have nothing but a positive effect on your CV and job prospects as employers are increasingly looking for distinctive characteristics that show your initiative. For further details please check out all our projects at www.gapforce.org or give us a call or email at Gapforce HQ in London.
GRADUATE-JOBS.COM Type of organisation: Specialist graduate Job Board
graduate-jobs.com is the biggest independent graduate job board in the UK. graduate-jobs.com enables you to set up an account for free that matches your academic
HEWLETT PACKARD Type of organisation: Defence and Technical Services
HP Graduate Programme £25,000 + benefits Various locations across the UK
You have ideas and you’re not afraid to use them. That’s exactly what we need! HP is a company fuelled by new thinking and unique ideas about creating more valuable experiences with technology. We make the impossible – possible and are committed to challenging, stretching and never staying still. It is all to do with what sets us apart as a company. At HP we work across borders, and without limits. Global virtual teams share resources and pool their brainpower to solve business issues and meet personal goals. Each individual is valued for the unique skills, experiences and
perspective they bring. That’s how ideas – and people – grow. What do we offer? Joining one of our teams will give you the opportunity to transition from a brand new graduate to a young professional in Sales/Marketing, Information Technology or Consulting. We will help you achieve this by putting a comprehensive individual development plan in place to ensure a structured and blended learning experience with extensive on-the-job, in-class and virtual training opportunities.
MDS LTD Type of organisation: Management Training Programme
An accredited, accelerated two-year management training
programme for graduates interested in a fast moving
career in the fresh food and produce industry. The
programme is accredited by Harper Adams University
College offering successful trainees a Post Graduate
Certificate in Food and Fresh Produce Management.
Excellent career prospects and competitive salary.
Jobs on offer: Management Trainee
Degree subject / result required: 2:1, any degree
discipline considered
Contact: Maggie Robinson
Telephone & Email: 01780 781450 / Maggie@mds-
ltd.co.uk
Website: http://www.mds-ltd.co.uk
PARETO Type of organisation: Graduate Recruitment and Sales
Training
Pareto is the UK’s largest assessment, placement and training organisation specialising in graduate sales careers. We select only the best graduates for high flying sales careers with leading UK companies such as BT, Barclaycard and Oracle.
For Pareto, securing graduates their dream career is only the start. Once placed every graduate receives professional sales training to help ensure the best possible start to their new career. All Pareto sales
PHAROS COMMUNICATIONS LTD Type of organisation: Broadcast IT
Established in 1997, Pharos provides broadcasters with media management solutions. Pharos software improves workflow and increase efficiency for television, radio, VOD and mobile publishing. For more information see www.pharos.tv
Jobs on offer: Graduate Engineer and placement roles
With Projects Abroad you can enjoy adventurous foreign travel with a chance to do a worthwhile job. You can take part in hundreds of projects from teaching conversational English or caring for orphans to working on a conservation project in the Amazon rainforest! Alternatively, you can gain valuable practical experience in medicine, veterinary medicine & animal care, journalism, business or law & human rights.
All volunteers receive substantial UK and overseas
support and are never isolated. No TEFL or other
qualifications are required. Placements are flexible,
starting throughout the year and last from one month
upwards.
Volunteers are needed in, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji,
Ghana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Moldova,
Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Romania, Senegal,
South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, Thailand and
Reading Museum & Town Hall is well known for its landmark building in the centre of Reading and is part of Reading Borough Council's cultural services. The Museum has Full Accreditation status from the government's Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
Reading Museum has been providing award-winning
opportunities for learning, inspiration and enjoyment
since 1883 and provides hands-on learning services with
a national reputation for innovation and excellence. The
Museum & Town Hall’s period rooms and galleries
provide a thriving venue for conferences, exhibitions and
weddings. The Concert Hall is an important venue for
Reading Voluntary Action promotes strength within Reading's voluntary and community sector (VCS) by providing information, access to resources, volunteer recruitment and training to people who work in or with
charities, community groups and voluntary organisations. We support voluntary sector representation on cross sector partnership initiatives in Reading.
Jobs on offer: Volunteering opportunities (Local)
Degree subject / result required: Any degree discipline
TEACH FIRST Type of organisation: Education and Leadership
Development
Teach First is an independent charity working to address one of the UK’s most damaging social issues – educational disadvantage. We recruit exceptional graduates and experienced professionals into a two-year leadership
UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SERVICE
Type of organisation: Museums, archives, libraries and
heritage sector
UMASCS is responsible for the direction of the Museum of English Rural Life and Special Collections at the University of Reading, and for the strategic development of the University’s other museums and related collections. We provide a range of services for academic audiences and the wider public. The Service employs professional curators, librarians and archivists, as well as specialists in museum learning, conservation and marketing. It offers an extensive range of volunteer opportunities, internships and placements to students.
Jobs on offer: Advice on careers and volunteering in this sector
WOODWARD ASSOCIATES Type of organisation: Software development in NHS and
Private Healthcare
Woodward Associates supplies market leading software to the NHS and private healthcare sector based at our offices in Windsor, UK.
We are a software house with a market leading business in healthcare. Since 1994 we have developed and maintained the technology now used to service payments to hospitals throughout the NHS, and our products are used to record and analyse information on hospital patients.
Our development team has an exciting opportunity for graduates to launch their career in software development. We look for high calibre, enthusiastic graduates who will work in a specialist team responsible for server or client components. As a new team member you will be involved in every stage of building the next generation of healthcare applications. You will deliver
XAFINITY CONSULTING Type of organisation: Actuarial Xafinity Consulting focuses on helping clients maximise the value of their pensions and employee benefits. Actuaries are employed in the consultancy division in the pensions field, where our core business is the design, implementation and maintenance of pension schemes and other employee benefits packages.
Jobs on offer: Actuarial assistant
Degree subject / result required: Maths, Economics or
Postgraduate Study Opportunities CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON
City University London is a leading global University committed to academic excellence, focused on business and the professions and located in the heart of London. By choosing to study a postgraduate degree at City you will be taught by industry professionals at a University that has been consistently highly ranked for its graduate employability and graduate salaries.
Why Computing at City?
High employability rates - over 87% of our postgraduate students were employed within six months of graduation - compared to the national average of 78% (HESA statistics, 2010)
Internships - We have extensive experience in helping students to secure a placement in the IT industry
We offer a wide range of innovative courses in areas including software development, information studies, interactive media and business systems. For more
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY The Department of Social Work and Public Health at Oxford Brookes University offers undergraduate, postgraduate, pre-qualifying and post-qualifying courses as well as research opportunities in a wide range of subject areas including: midwifery, community nursing, public health, social work, child and family wellbeing, substance misuse, social interventions, management, education and leadership in health and social care. We have campus based, blended, distance and “flying faculty” course delivery. The department offers two fast-track social work qualifications for applicants who hold a relevant degree and experience of paid or voluntary work with vulnerable people within the UK. These evidence-informed courses are delivered via mixed mode (classroom, distance and work-based learning). The MA is a two-year full-time course (maximum 5 years on a part-time basis) while the PGDip can typically be gained in 18 months.
UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON The University of Brighton offers three distinct masters degrees in interactive technologies. Digital Media Production MSc Prepare for a career in the web development industry with design, production and project management skills. You will cover web development and creativity, and have the option to complete individual projects and research modules. Digital Television Management and Production MSc Gain technical and business knowledge, design and project management skills for a career in the interactive television industry. You will cover DTV technology, marketing, business and intellectual property law. User Experience Design MSc Prepare for a career as a usability consultant or researcher. Create your individual curriculum by selecting modules from across the programme, including individual projects and research modules. Our awards:
Provide a common foundation in interaction design, project management and research methods.
Include a final major project that can be carried out on placement in industry.
Have no specific first degree subject requirements. Applications from humanities and arts graduates are welcome.
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY Ranked No. 1 in the UK for Tourism and Hospitality by all major league tables and university guides, the School of Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Surrey combines a young and dynamic outlook with a leading international reputation for education and research. Our success is demonstrated through our top ranked publications and teaching, the fact that we are no. 1 in the UK for graduate employment and the contribution we make to good practice in the industry. Accredited by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), the Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business (AACSB) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA), we offer a number of high quality, challenging post graduate programmes encompassing the areas of Food Management, Hotel Management, Event Management and Tourism.