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The University of Kent Careers & Employability Service COMPUTING CAREERS

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.

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The University of Kent Careers & Employability Service COMPUTING CAREERS

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  1. The University of KentCareers & Employability ServiceCOMPUTING CAREERS You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

  2. 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

  3. TOP BUSINESS SKILLS Source: Microsoft 2007 • 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 ….

  4. 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 Survey of Skills required by IT Employers

  5. Survey of Skills required by IT Employers • 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.

  6. Teamworking 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 ANALYSIS, CONSULTANCY business awareness persuasiveness handling clients written communication skills oral communication skills creative problem-solving CORE SKILLS REQUIRED BY MAJOR IT JOBS

  7. 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.

  8. APPLYING FOR JOBS • Most big companies now use on-line application forms – see www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm Apply now for these! • You will need a CV for smaller organisations – see www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm

  9. COMPUTING CVS • List all the 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

  10. Careers Web Pages • Computer Science careers page www.kent.ac.uk/careers/computersci.htm • Practice Computing Interview www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm • Example CVs & Covering Letters www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm • Interview Reports – lots of computing interviews! www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ivreps/ivrepsmenu.htm • Applications and Interviews (includes assessment centres and psychometric tests etc.) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm

  11. Videos • APPLICATIONS • INTERVIEWS – now on-line www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htm • ON-LINE APPLICATIONS • SELECTION CENTRES • All last about 25 minutes and are excellent! • Just ask at Careers Reception to view • Now all on a DVD you can borrow.

  12. Careers Talks and Employer Presentations www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm

  13. Vacancy Sources • Kent Jobs Database www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs • Prospects Webwww.prospects.ac.uk • Recruitment Fairs • Directories e.g. Target IT • Recruitment Agencies • Speculative CVs to IT Employers

  14. ACTION PLAN • Pick up a directory of employers • Check your campus email/newsgroups regularly! • Apply early for jobs in large companies • Apply for most postgraduate study around December/January • We will help for 3 years after graduation.

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

  16. Bruce Woodcock • Normally on duty FRIDAY MORNINGS (10.30 am - 12.30 pm) and WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS (2 - 4 pm). You don’t need to book an appointment to see me at these times. • Email:bw@kent.ac.uk - for enquires that I can answer BRIEFLY

  17. The University of KentCareers & Employability ServiceCOMPUTING CAREERS You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

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