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The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service Electronics/CSE Careers You can download this presentation from www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

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The University of KentCareers and Employability Service

Electronics/CSE Careers

You can download this presentation from

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

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Location of the Careers Service

Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays including vacations.

The Careers Web Site www.kent.ac.uk/careers is available 24/7

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Skills gained on an Electronics/CSE degree Gather and analyse relevant information from

a wide variety of sources• Identify and propose solutions to problems• Work with others in the preparation and

presentation of group work (group projects) Project management Technical skills Work independently (individual projects) Communicate with others in a clear and

articulate manner Present ideas and arguments verbally in

presentations and seminars, and informal discussions

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www.kent.ac.uk/careers/electronics.htm

What can I do with an Electronics/CSE degree?

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Communications Radio, optoelectronic and microwave communication are all

important here, and there are jobs with both equipment manufacturers and suppliers of services.

BT www.groupbt.com/careers have a huge research site near Ipswich

Thales www.thalesgroup.com Marconi www.marconi.com/graduate Vodafone www.vodafone.co.uk/graduates Roke Manor Research www.roke.co.uk Research Laboratory

of Siemens specialising in communications Siemens www.siemens.co.uk HM Gov’t Communications Centre (HMGCC) GCHQ www.gchq.gov.uk Government Communications

Headquarters - national intelligence and security

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Defence BAe Systems www.baesystems.com global aerospace

and defence. A major recruiter of UKC graduates. Large site at Rochester in Kent.

QinetiQ www.qinetiq.com formerly the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (an agency of the Ministry of Defence) - big recruiter of physicists, especially at its Malvern Laboratory

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Fort Halstead (Sevenoaks, Kent), Farnborough, Porton Down near Salisbury, Portsdown West near Portsmouth www.dstl.gov.uk/careers/index.htm

DESG www.desg.mod.uk Defence Engineering and Science Group - big recruiters of Engineers and Scientist graduates. Part of the Ministry of Defence

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Computing A popular area for CSE graduates.

Employers include: Tessella www.tessella.co.uk developer

of Scientific Software - recruits scientific programmers

Logica computer consultancy. IBM Accenture ATS

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Other Employers

Delphi Diesel Cummins BBC www.bbc.co.uk/jobs Philips Research www.philips.com Intel www.intel.com/jobs National Air Traffic Services PARETO LAW & Metamorphose - technical sales

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Postgraduate Study Over 30% of Kent Electronics/CSE

graduates continue to postgraduate study

MSc – 1 year PhD - 3 yearswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm Teacher training – 1 year

(bursaries available)www.kent.ac.uk/careers/siteach.htm

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One third of graduate jobs accept any degree subject.

BECAUSE: Learn new skills

quickly Analyse & solve

problems Communicate well Open to new ideas,

adaptable and flexible

“Managers of change”

Marketing and Sales

Retailing Social Work Personnel Civil Service Accountancy Banking Computing

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CHOOSING A CAREER

Prospects Planner - powerful career choice program in Careers Service. Also cut down web version at www.prospects.ac.uk/links/PPlanner

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Vacancy Sources Kent Vacancy Database

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm Gradcracker www.gradcracker.com

(excellent - here today!) Prospects Web www.prospects.ac.uk Careers Fairs Target/Inside Careers Directories Recruitment Agencies Speculative CVs to IT Employers Kent Employers

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/kentopps.htm

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Careers Talks and Employer Presentations

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm

VACANCY AND WORK EXPERIENCE DATABASEwww.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html Apply for jobs in the first term – vacancy emails every MondayGraduate Employer Directories are available in Careers Service

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Careers Fair12 - 3 pm. Tues Nov 5th Sports CentreMeet employers from all sectors offering graduate jobs, placements and summer internships. Find out about the opportunities they offer and get first-hand advice and information. Everybody welcome, whatever your year or subject of study. BAe, Accenture, Cummins, Fujitsu, Cisco, IBM etc. www.kent.ac.uk/ces/careersfair

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Moodle Careers Employability Award

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm

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Bruce Woodcock Normally on duty FRIDAY MORNINGS

(10.30 am - 12.30 pm) and WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS (2 to 4 pm). You don’t need to book an appointment to see me at these times.

Email: [email protected] - for enquires that I can answer BRIEFLY!

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The University of Kent Careers Advisory Service

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