the university of kent careers & employability service computing careers
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The University of Kent Careers & Employability Service COMPUTING CAREERS . You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm. Location of the Careers Service. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays including vacations. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The University of KentCareers Service
Careers in computing without a computing degree
You can download a copy of this presentation atwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm
TOP BUSINESS SKILLS Source: Microsoft
• 1. Team working and interpersonal skills
• 2. Initiative
• 3. Analysing and problem solving
• 4. Verbal communication
• 5. Personal planning and organising
• 6. Flexibility
• 7. IT skills
Teamworking skills ….
Survey of Skills required by IT Employers
1. Communication: oral and written
2. Technical aptitude
3. Career motivation
4. Analytical skills
5. Business Awareness
6. Numeracy
7. Technical Knowledge
8. Team-working
9. Problem solving
10. Leadership
• Communication skills come top of the list.• Technical aptitude comes before technical knowledge - it's
more important to be able to learn a new language quickly from scratch, than to know a particular language.
Postgraduate Conversion Courses
• Computer Science - MSc at Kent £10,000 Government loan now availableprepares graduates from any discipline for a career in computing, or a career involving the application of computing within their original professional field. No prior knowledge of computer science is required.www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/243/computer-science
• FDM Graduate Scheme – at Careers Fairwww.fdmgroup.com/uk/careers/fdm-graduate-programmeTraining takes place in Academies around the UK in London, Leeds or Glasgow. Once trained along your personally tailored learning pathway (full-time for approximately 9-14 weeks), you will progress to become a professional IT or business Consultant. You are then placed on site with high-profile clients working on projects and gaining industry experience.
CORE SKILLS REQUIRED BY MAJOR IT JOBSTeamworking is required for ALL jobs!
PROGRAMMER, SOFTWARE ENGINEER
analytical and logical reasoning good technical knowledge attention to detail
problem-solving
work to deadlines
determination
SYSTEMS ANALYST, CONSULTANT
business awareness persuasiveness handling clients project management written communication skills
oral communication skills
creative problem-solving
Consultancies
• Recruit IT consultants, systems analysts, systems designers, project managers, sales staff
• Major recruiters of new graduates. • Lots of client contact so interpersonal and business skills
important.• Project based work - move to a new project every few months so
constantly learning new skills, but can be a bit unsettling. • Focus on "whole solutions" rather than just consultancy• Often international so opportunities to work abroad.• Cap Gemini, Accenture, CGI, IBM, PA Consulting, Fujitsu• Our main contact at IBM studied American Studies at Kent
ROUTES INTO COMPUTING• MSc Conversion Course: Kent, Sussex etc. Search for courses
at www.prospects.ac.uk • Company training scheme: FDM, Sky etc.• Teach yourself! Learn Python, PHP, SQL, HTML, Javascript• Computer Programming Aptitude Test: test your ability
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/computer-test.htm• Female graduates. Firms such as IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and
Thales seek to recruit women graduates.• Women into Science & Engineering www.wisecampaign.org.uk.
Promotes science and engineering as a valuable and interesting career opportunity for women
• Women in Technology www.womenintechnology.co.uk Online job board and networking group for women working in IT
• www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/women-in-computing.htm
Other jobsMultimedia and Web Careers www.kent.ac.uk/careers/multimedia.htm
Computer Security, Biometrics and Cryptographywww.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/forensiccomputing.htm
Digital Marketing www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/digital-marketing.htm
Technical Writing www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/sciencewriting.htm
Technical Sales Support www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/medicalsales.htm#sales
Computer Games Careerswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/computergames.htm
Information Science www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesinf.htm
Bioinformatics www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/bioinformatics.htm
IT Teacher www.kent.ac.uk/careers/siteach.htm
Careers Web Pages• Getting into computing without a computing degree
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/computing.htm • Women in computing
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/women-in-computing.htm • Computer Science careers page
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/computersci.htm• Practice Computing Interview
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/ivcomputing.htm • Applications and Interviews (includes assessment centres
and psychometric tests etc.)www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm
• Placements www.kent.ac.uk/careers/placements.htm• Gradcracker www.gradcracker.com
COMPUTING CVS
• List relevant modules (plus marks if good!)
• Projects – especially if relevant
• Programming languages/operating systems/major applications
• Soft skills – evidence of teamwork, project management, problem solving etc.
• www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm
Careers Award on Moodle
• Half the unemployment rate for students completing the awardEnter Moodle, search for DP2650 or Careers Award and click enrol
• Email [email protected] if you have problems enrolling• More info at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm
www.kent.ac.uk/careers Telephone: 01227 823299 Email: [email protected] hours: Monday to Friday 9 to 5 including vacations Drop-in times (no appointment needed: 15 minutes): 10.30 to 12.30 and 2 to 4 pmHelp given for up to 3 years after graduationWeekly careers emails every Monday afternoon
The University of KentCareers & Employability Service
COMPUTING CAREERS
You can download a copy of this presentation atwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm
IBM MENTORING SCHEME
For students of ANY degree subject
For first-year students looking to do a placement as part of their degree or second year students considering life after University.
It is a virtual mentoring scheme whereby the majority of contact with students is either via email, telephone or by Skype.
For further details and information on how to apply see www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IBM.htm