BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Final Year Careers Briefing 2016

Ann Doris

EEECS Senior Careers & Placement Consultant

EEECS CAREERS & PLACEMENT TEAM

Ann Doris Senior Careers & Placement Consultant

Venita Girvan Careers & Placement Consultant

Rory MacAuley Placement Assistant

E| cs.placement@qub.ac.uk

W|www.cs.qub.ac.uk/~yearout

Graduate Job Market

Options upon Graduation

Job Search

Reflecting on Placement Year

Winning Applications

Support Available

Degree Plus

Your Career: •Has started •Belongs to you •You make the key decisions •Build experiences each year

Lots of help available: •Careers & Placement Consultants •Project Supervisor •Lecturers •Employer Engagement on campus

• Good degree

• Reputable university

• Work experience

• Technical skills

• Transferable skills

• Achievements

• Commercial awareness

• Motivation

What do top employers want?

Your Skills

• the ability to use specialist knowledge creatively and innovatively to solve problems;

• pragmatism and practicality to turn a concept into reality; • effective communication (spoken and written); • good team-working; • project and time management; • a professional approach and ability to work to an ethical

code of conduct. TECHNICAL Skills

www.prospects.ac.uk

BIT Graduate Destinations

BIT Graduate Destinations

4 students: non grad employment

2 students: Other

• Software Developer

• Technical Support

• Client Server Engineer

• Software Test Engineer

• Network Support Assistant

• Web Developer

• Technical/Business Analyst

• Technical Consultant

• Client Executive

• HR / Training /Marketing Officer

BIT GRADUATE ROLES

Employment: • Graduate Level Job • Non Graduate Level Job • Self Employment • Voluntary Work

Postgraduate Study • Masters • PhD • PGCE • UK/US • Funding

Graduate Training Programmes

Travel Time Out Unemployment

http://www.usnimentorship.org/ The objectives of the program are:

• Develop the future business leaders and entrepreneurs of Northern Ireland

• Develop the skills needed to grow the economy of Northern Ireland

• Improve the essential business, management and leadership skills of participants

• Provide participants with first hand international experience

• Each year qualified candidates will be selected to work with a mentor at a U.S. firm and gain valuable experience in a corporate environment.

Teaching: Applying for a

PGCE

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

2.30pm - 2.45pm - Introduction to PGCE

2.45pm - 3.15pm - PGCE Primary and PGCE

Post Primary Ulster University

3.20pm - 3.50pm - PGCE Great Britain

3.50pm - 4.20pm - PGCE Queen's University.

Students can attend all or part of the

event. Signup is via myfuture

www.qub.ac.uk/myfuture under career

events. Peter Froggatt Centre/02/018

Industry in NI

NI IT Industry Update

NYSE Citi Tyco Intelliden Logica SAP Research CEC Polaris Steria Greenhat Consulting Broadsoft mFormation Technologies Fidessa Intune Networks Replify Eircom

Graduate Salaries:

NI £18-33k

RoI €25-35k

GB £27-50k

US $140k

Placement Salaries: NI £11-18.5k RoI €18-23k GB £14-37.5k

Cybersource 3 Par Jolt Online Gaming BTI Systems Wireless Fibre Systems Ltd Softedge Systems Magdalene Mediasmiths Jampot CVSCaremark (Apr 2012) CME (Apr 2012) Olenick (Autumn 2012) Merchant Warehouse (Apr 2013) ShopKeep (Oct 2013) Rapid 7 (Jan 14)

Expansion announcements: • PwC – 800 jobs • Deloitte – 338 jobs • First Derivatives – 480

Vello Systems (Feb 14) Version 1 (Oct 14) PuppetLabs (Nov 14) Whitehat Security (Nov 14) Intelligent Environments (Feb 15) Alert Logic – 88 Jobs (Feb 16) Vennetics – 15 Jobs (Mar 16) Highwire Press Inc – 74 Jobs (Mar 16) iManage – 18 Jobs (Jun 16) Codec-dss – 10 Jobs (Jun 16) SpotX – 20 Jobs (Jun 16) MIK Fund Solutions – 12 Jobs (Jul 16) Tullett Prebon – 300 Jobs (Aug 16)

EEECS CAREERS & PLACEMENT PORTAL

Look now for hackathons, competitions, etc

Look here to research potential graduate employers in: - current

vacancies - vacancy archive - placement

posters

http://www.cs.qub.ac.uk/~yearout

Access YoPE Posters on EEECS Portal: to research companies, roles and where students have completed placement

Watch Student Placement Videos at: https://mediasite.qub.ac.uk/Mediasite/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fMediasite%2fCatalog%2fFull%2fa5e1e6b79b7244b88d665e408ecb3dab21

• A tool for all careers and

employability information

tailored to suit your

preferences.

• Book appointments, receive

details of jobs, events and

other supports.

• Check it out at

www.qub.ac.uk/myfuture

MyFuture

• Create a profile • Develop

connections • Hidden Job

Market Need help with your profile then contact the EEECS Careers & Placement Team

Reflect on: • Job Role & Responsibilities • Technical Skills Developed • Enhanced Skills Profile • Achievements

Essential to keep: • Placement Report: • Logbook: • Placement Presentation • Placement Video

My Placement Year

Update: • Level 3 Modules

• Placement Year Experience

• Technical Skills

• New Level 3 Projects

• Skills Profile

• Technology Interests

• References

Remember: • 2 pages maximum

• Always include a tailored cover letter

• Doodle link appts weekly

• Mock Interviews • Company Specific Interview Tips • Interview Questions Pack

• Practice Aptitude Tests

• Attend mock assessment centre activities

• Company Specific Assessment Centre Tips

Google ‘Profiling for success take an

assessment’ -

o Register with your QUB email account – hit

the top link and ‘Start assessment’

o Use the codes: Client Code: tflhe Access

Code: qub Password: qub2013

Exercise 1: Type Dynamics Indicator

(Personality Profile)

- looks at your preferences and style according to four

different dimensions of personality.

Exercise 2: Learning Styles Question

- looks at the way you prefer to approach learning tasks.

Exercise 3: Abstract Reasoning Skills

- looks at your ability to identify relationships between

shapes.

Exercise 4: Verbal Reasoning Skills

- looks at your ability to think logically about written

information.

Exercise 5: Numerical Reasoning Skills

- looks at your ability to solve numerical problems.

• 1: 1 Appointments

• CV Clinics

• Mock Interviews

• Company Specific Interview Tips

• Student Placement Posters and Videos

Employer Activities

• Careers Fairs

• Employer Stands

• Tech Events

• Start Up Stories 3

• Mock Interviews

• Mini Assessment Centre Activities

Homework Clubs & Inspiring Leaders

Recruitment open 26th Sept – 12pm on 7th October Homework Clubs The Homework Clubs Programme gives you the chance to provide homework support to children and young people living in areas of educational underachievement. These pupils may not have the opportunity to complete their homework at home which can lead to underperformance in school, low confidence and limited future opportunities. This is your opportunity to make a positive change in you community by improving academic achievement of local children and young people, building their confidence and raising their aspirations whilst getting hands-on experience working with young people. Apply here by midday on Friday 7th October. For more information contact homeworkclubs@qub.ac.uk Recruitment open 26th Sept – 12pm on 26th October Inspiring Leaders Are you currently volunteering in a position of leadership? This could be in or outside of Queen’s as a club/society committee member, class/course rep, student council member, youth leader, sports coach or fundraising leader. We can help you strengthen your understanding of leadership and translate your volunteering experiences into tangible employability skills. Inspiring Leaders is an intensive, low commitment, interactive programme facilitated by leadership experts from The William J Clinton Leadership Institute and employability professionals from Queen’s Careers, Employability and Skills. Apply here by midday on Wednesday 26th October. For more information contact inspiringleaders@qub.ac.uk

Degree Plus

1. Gain valuable skills and experiences to impress employers through extra-curricular activities in Queen’s or beyond

2. Gain accreditation from Queen’s for doing this

3. Learn how to articulate your enhanced skills & experience to employers and others

TUESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2016 11 AM – 3 PM

WHITLA HALL & MARQUEE

www.qub.ac.uk/careers

TUESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2016 11.00 AM – 3.00 PM WHITLA HALL & MARQUEE

Exhibitors: 1 of 2 ABP Food Group Accenture Acheson and Glover Aldi Stores (Ireland) Ltd Allstate Northern Ireland Amazon Army Augentius Autism Initiatives Baker & McKenzie Baker Tilly Mooney Moore Bank of Ireland BDO Northern Ireland

BE Aerospace Belfast City Council British Council Cancer Focus Northern Ireland Caterpillar Cavanagh Kelly CDE Global Ltd Chartered Accountants Ireland Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) CIPFA Citi.

City Electrical Factors Ltd Conway Education Centre Danske Bank Davy Deloitte Ireland Deloitte LLP Diageo DMS RMS Ltd DNT Chartered Accountants Dow Chemical Company Dunbia Enterprise Ireland ESB EY (UK)

TUESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2016 11.00 AM – 3.00 PM WHITLA HALL & MARQUEE

Exhibitors: 2 of 2 F P McCann First Derivatives Fold Housing Association Fund-Axis GMcG Belfast Grant Thornton Harbinson Mulholland HedgeServ Ltd Henderson Group Hilti Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard Jaguar Land Rover Kingspan

KPMG (NI & ROI) Lidl Ireland Market Resource Partners Microsoft Ireland Moore Stephens (NI) LLP Moy Park Muldoon & Co Musgrave Limited Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) Northern Ireland Audit Office PKF-FPM Accountants Limited

Pramerica Systems Ireland Ltd PwC Randox Laboratories Ltd RNLI Royal Mail Smith & Williamson Spectrum Wealth Susquehanna International Group Tascomi TES NI Ltd Vector Improvements Ltd Viridian Group Limited Westland Horticulture Zurich Insurance

WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER 2016 11 AM – 3 PM

WHITLA & SOUTH DINING HALLS and MARQUEE

www.qub.ac.uk/careers

WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2016 11.00 AM – 3.00 PM WHITLA & SOUTH DINING HALLS & MARQUEE Exhibitors: 1 of 3

ABP Food Group Abbott Ireland Abbvie Accenture Acheson and Glover AECOM Allstate Northern Ireland Almac Group Amazon Ammeon Analog Devices Andor Technology Applied Systems Ireland aPriori Technologies

Army Recruitment ARRIS Balcas Timber Ltd BE Aerospace BP International Ltd British Council BT Caterpillar CDE Global Ltd Chain Reaction Cycles Citi Civica Civil Service Fast Stream Copeland Ltd

Creagh Concrete CyberSource NI Danske Bank Deloitte Ireland Deloitte LLP Diageo Dow Chemical Company Dunbia Endeavor Information Solutions Ericsson ESB Exploristics Ltd EY (UK) F P McCann

WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2016 11.00 AM – 3.00 PM WHITLA & SOUTH DINING HALLS & MARQUEE Exhibitors: 2 of 3

FDM Group Fidessa FINEOS Finnebrogue First Derivatives PLC Genpact-Pharmalink Glaxosmithkline GRAHAM Construction Harbinson Mulholland HeartSine Technologies Limited Hewlett Packard Enterprise Hilti Huhtamaki

Hutchinson Engineering Ltd IBM ICONI Software Instil Software Ltd Intel Ireland InterTradeIreland Irish Cement Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard Jacobs UK Ltd Jagex Games Studio Jaguar Land Rover Kainos Software Ltd Keystone Group

Kingspan Group KPMG (NI & ROI) KTPjobsNI Lagan Construction Lakeland Dairies Liberty Information Technology Loughs Agency McCloskey International McLaughlin & Harvey McMullen Facades McQuillan Companies Montupet Moy Park NantHealth

WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2016 11.00 AM – 3.00 PM WHITLA & SOUTH DINING HALLS & MARQUEE Exhibitors: 3 of 3

New Ireland Assurance Norbrook Laboratories Ltd Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency Omexom OpenHydro PathXL Ltd Pfizer Ireland Positive Equity Pramerica Systems Ireland Ltd Proctor and Gamble

Proofpoint PwC Randox Laboratories Ltd Rapid7 Rolls-Royce Royal Air Force Ryobi Ltd Sandvik SAP(UK) Ltd, Belfast Seagate Technology Sensata Technologies ShopKeep.com Ltd SITA SONI SopraSteria SpotXchange

Susquehanna International Group Ltd Tascomi Ltd Telestack Limited Terex GB Ltd TES NI Ltd Thales Thompson Aeroseating Vector Improvements Ltd Vela Trading Technologies Viridian Group Ltd Watch Portfolio Management Westland Horticulture Workday

Careers, Employability and Skills at Queen’s University invite you to participate in Go Global week from

31 October – 4 November 2016. Monday 31 October 12noon - 2pm SGC Hub – TBC Tuesday 1 November 11am - 2pm International Fair, Elmwood Hall – Build an International Dimension to your Degree. Meet the organisations, try some international food and find out about Study Overseas, Internships, Work Abroad and Volunteering Opportunities. Wednesday 2 November 2pm-5pm Information sessions in the SGC Hub – Find out more about Thursday 3 November 10am-4pm international programmes such as Erasmus Study USA, University Friday 4 November 10am-5pm Exchange Programmes, Study China and many more. You will be able to hear from previous student participants about their experiences on these schemes and get information from the programme providers about how you can apply.