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The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service

MSc Engineering with Finance Careers Presentation You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm. The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service. Skills gained on an engineering degree.

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The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service

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  1. MSc Engineering with Finance Careers Presentation You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm The University of KentCareers and Employability Service

  2. Skills gained on an engineering degree Engineering graduates are attractive to many employers outside their discipline because of their: • Ability to analyse information in a logical way • Investigative and problem solving skills. • Numeracy • IT skills Engineering careers page: www.kent.ac.uk/careers/electronics.htm

  3. FINANCE JOB AREAS • Accountancy – KPMG/PWCManagement accountant in engineering firmswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/accountancy.htm • Banking – Lloyds TSBwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitebank.htm • Insurancewww.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/insurance.htm • Quantwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/Maths.htm#Actuarial

  4. Quant • Quants apply mathematical and computing methods of analysis to financial problems (quant is an abbreviation of quantative). They develop algorithms to predict what the financial markets will do but also work in statistical arbitrage, and electronic market making. They work for hedge funds and banks and work as hedge fund managers, derivatives traders and risk managers. The work is very highly paid. • For more information www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Maths.htm#quant

  5. Careers Talks and Employer Presentations www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm VACANCY AND WORK EXPERIENCE DATABASEwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm Apply for graduate schemes in the first term.

  6. WEB PAGES • Applications and Interviews (includes assessment centres and psychometric tests etc.)www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm • Example CVs & Covering Letterswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm • Practice Interviewswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm • Interview videos www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htm

  7. Moodle Careers Employability Award www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm

  8. The amount of time put into this is astounding! I actually spoke to friends from other universities who said they wished they had something like this. I enjoyed the depth of the module. It went far beyond some general tips on how to write a good CV and prepare for an interview. Rather it went in to detail about the whole process of graduate job search from the beginning to the end. It was very instructive . The module is very, very useful! I really love how it makes you to think about your personality and helps you to identify your strengths and weaknesses. Comments from students who have completed the award It really blew my mind with some ideas I’ve never known before, such as portfolio working and working from home. I never thought about obtaining happiness from my work before. It was so easy, quick and I learned a lot. I found the module to be highly thought-provoking as it really encouraged me to consider how my degree will benefit my future and what I can be doing now to improve my graduate employment prospects. You get a really nice certificate! Without realising, you have finished the course and have already put together a very good CV and covering letter. It has made me feel a lot more confident when it comes to applications and interviews and has also made me think about skills that I didn't think I had before. It would be mad to apply for a job or attend an interview without doing it! Before the course I had only a vague idea of my career path and opportunities. Now I am applying for summer internships and know how to effectively sell my skills to a prospective employer and have a much more focused plan for my future. I recently had a very successful interview largely because I put the advice on the module into practice.

  9. www.kent.ac.uk/ces Telephone: 01227 823299 Email: careerhelp@kent.ac.uk Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9 to 5 including vacations Drop-in times (no appointment needed): 10.30 to 12.30 & 2 to 4 pm

  10. Bruce Woodcock • A careers adviser is on duty for short (15 minute) consultations in the Careers and Employability Service any weekday morning 10.30-12.30 or afternoon from 2 pm to 4 pm. You don't need an appointment to see the duty adviser at these times. Just ask at Careers Reception to see them. • Email:bw@kent.ac.uk - for enquires that I can answer BRIEFLY

  11. You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm The University of KentCareers and Employability Service

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