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Careers

Even if graduation seems a long way off, it's never too early to think about your future career!

Take advantage of opportunities open to you whilst at university, including support from the University’s Career Service and the wide range of career events taking place. Also ensure that you don't miss the early closing dates set for internships/vacation placements, graduate jobs and postgraduate study (and funding).

The following Careers Service events are specifically for Informatics students:

Title	Date, Time & Location	Target Audience
Introduction to the Careers Service	Wednesday 15th September 2010 11.30 - 12.15 Informatics Forum, Room G.07	All MSc Students
Reviewing Your Career	Tuesday 21st September 2010 13.00 - 14.00 Informatics Forum, Room G.07	All UG4 students
Getting Experience and Planning Ahead	Wednesday 22nd September 2010 12.00 - 13.00 Informatics Forum, Room G.07	All UG3 students
Effective Graduate Applications	Tuesday 28th September 2010 13.10 - 13.40 Appleton Tower, LT1	All UG3, UG4 & MSc students
Successful Interview Techniques	Thursday 14th October 2010 13.10 - 13.40 Appleton Tower, LT1	All UG3, UG4 & MSc students
Drop In Session	Thursday 28th October 2010 13.00 - 14.00 Appleton Tower, Room 4.14	All students
Drop In Session	Tuesday 9th November 2010 13.00 - 14.00 Appleton Tower, Room 4.14	All students

The University’s Careers Service, based at 33 Buccleuch Place and the Weir Building, Kings Buildings, provides assistance to students of any year. You can call in to use the extensive careers resources any time, consult an adviser at daily 'drop in' sessions, or book an individual careers appointment.

Starting the process

If you have no firm career plans, a good starting point is to consider what it is possible to do with your informatics degree. You can look at Informatics graduate destination surveys to find out what previous Informatics graduates have done. Postgraduate destination reports are available for reference at the Careers Service. The Prospects " Options Series" provides a broader overview of what you can do with various degrees including computer science and IT.

Your degree will enable you to move into a number of different career directions. Many graduate jobs don't require a particular degree subject but value your degree as evidence of your intellectual ability.

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, provide a valuable careers resource, with access to the 'Inside Careers- Information Technology' careers guide, job profiles, a wide range of careers articles and details on student membership.

Employers & Vacancies

• A programme of Employer Presentations is organised by the Careers Service. These begin in week 1, semester 1- ensure you check them out early! Final and penultinate year students are usually invited to attend but these are sometimes open to earlier years too. (NB Presentations are also hosted by the School of Informatics- ensure you check this list too!).
• The School of Informatics also hold a number of employer presentations- these are detailed below:
  

Name of Employer	Date and Time	Location	Further Information
Imagination Technologies	Wednesday 11th November 2011 at 1 pm - 2 pm	Open Area Level 4, Appleton Tower	www.imgtec.com

• Fairs- the annual 2 day Careers Fair and Travel and Volunteering Fair are held in October- both are open to students of all years. The Edinburgh Graduate Recruitment Fair is held in May.
  
• Information Sessions provide an insight into various career options, advice on how to get started and also offer useful networking opportunities.
  
• Vacancies for graduates, vacation and semester- time jobs, and more formal internships are advertised through SAGE (Student and Graduate Employment). Thousands of vacancies are advertised each year- keep checking what's on offer. 
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