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The University of KentCareers and Employability Service
Electronics/CSE Careers
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www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm
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
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
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/electronics.htm
What can I do with an Electronics/CSE degree?
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
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
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
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
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
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
CHOOSING A CAREER
Prospects Planner - powerful career choice program in Careers Service. Also cut down web version at www.prospects.ac.uk/links/PPlanner
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
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
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
Moodle Careers Employability Award
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm
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!
The University of Kent Careers Advisory Service
You can download this presentation from
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm