Category: Improving employability

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Interested in Mobile App Security? Free online course

cybersecurityGet an introduction to mobile app security and learn how to develop secure Android applications, with a free online course on Secure Android App Development.

This short 4 week course is intended for anyone who already has some experience of mobile development, ideally on the Android platform including students currently studying computer science and cyber security. Lasting 4 weeks from Monday 2nd January, it requires only 4 hours of your time per week and offers the chance to gain some of the extra curricular experience all employers want.

The course has been created by the Cyber Security Academy (CSA) at the University of Southampton, which facilitates use-inspired and multi-disciplinary research, education, training and outreach in cyber security, and developed in association with Hewlett Packard Enterprise as part of its mission to address the significant global skills shortage in cyber security and secure app development.

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Interested in working for one of the ‘BIG FOUR’ largest professional services networks in the world?

 

Deloitte offer inspiring work to students across Tax Consulting, Audit, Consulting, Financial Advisory and Technology.

Deloitte work within a range of industries including Real Estate, Financial Services, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Energy & Resources, Consumer & Industrial Products.

Opportunities available for students of all stages in a range of disciplines:

First year: Spring into Deloitte (2 days)

Second year: Summer Vacation Scheme (3-6 weeks), Industrial Placement (12 months)

Final year and Graduates: Graduate Programme (3 years)

If you would like to find out more about Deloitte, please follow the link below or contact l.a.evans@newcastle.ac.uk (Louise Evans, Deloitte Campus Ambassador)

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Welcome to new and returning students

For new and returning students, a quick introduction to the “Careers and Placements” blog / twitter feed/ facebook page. Posts on the blog are forwarded automatically to the group https://www.facebook.com/csatncljobs and to @csatncljobs on twitter.

We use this blog for information about graduate careers, placements, employability events and resources.

Many more resources are offered by the Careers Service: see http://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/workexperience/ for a full list of the guides, sessions and resources on offer. In particular, the list of resources for placement opportunities and shorter internships is extensive.

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GRB: Graduate Jobs in Computing Science, Internships, and Work Experience

Graduate Jobs in Computing Science, Internships, and Work Experience

Are you looking for graduate opportunities in your final year or information on work during your studies like placements, work experience and internships?

I am an official student representative for the Graduate Recruitment Bureau (GRB). GRB work with 100s of graduate recruiters of all sizes in all industry sectors across the UK, and have placed many graduates from Newcastle University.

They provide a unique student ‘matchmaking’ service: write in your degree course/location and they will set you up with companies for jobs, internships and work experience.

This is a great chance to be contacted by a large recruitment company and have them tell you about popular employers and the vacancies that are available.

So… sign up at:

http://www.grb.uk.com/sbm/64

Only takes 30 seconds to fill in, what have you got to lose?

Good luck with your career!

Charlotte Stokes
(Graduate, working as a GRB rep)

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Newcastle Work Experience: new opportunities

Newcastle Work Experience (NWE) is a flexible 100 hour placement scheme providing undergraduate and postgraduate students with the opportunity to undertake challenging project-based placements within Newcastle University and North East businesses.

Details are given below for three new opportunities, please follow the links given for more information and to apply. Continue reading “Newcastle Work Experience: new opportunities”