Welcome from the Careers Service Steve Norman Careers Consultant
facebook.com/EdinburghCareersService Where we are: steve.norman@ed.ac.uk 3rd Floor, Main Library Building 0131 650 4670 www.ed.ac.uk/careers facebook.com/EdinburghCareersService @uofedcareers Careersinformed.wordpress.com
Using the Careers Service Wide range of self-help materials to help you prepare for the recruitment process (CVs, applications, interviews and assessment centres…) www.ed.ac.uk/careers/application-interview-advice Info on your options including jobs, employers, further study, options with your degree, working overseas www.ed.ac.uk/careers/your-future Info for PG students on career planning, marketing your qualification to employers, planning an academic career… www.ed.ac.uk/careers/postgrad See destinations of Masters and PhD graduates from School of Informatics: www.ed.ac.uk/careers/your-future/options/degree-options/dlhe/cse-destinations/info-awards Part time, semester, vacation and graduate jobs advertised in MyCareerHub https://mycareerhub.ed.ac.uk Talks, events and workshops including employer presentations, skills workshops, careers fairs – find details on MyCareerHub Appointments – Mon-Fri, both centres book via MyCareerHub
https://www.ed.ac.uk/careers/postgrad/phd
Start Career Planning NOW Where is your PhD heading? Why did you decide to do a PhD? Take advantage of all the support at the University EG Careers Service – part –time jobs, access to employers (presentations and events), practical help with applications, Workshops on academic and non academic careers EG Institute of Academic Development https://www.ed.ac.uk/institute-academic-development/postgraduate/doctoral EG Launch.ed (part of Edinburgh Innovations)– supporting student entrepreneurs
PhD Destinations 1/2 Post- Doctoral Research(ers) University of Edinburgh Helmholtz Zentrum Munich IBM Disney Research University of California University of Texas University of Sheffield Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Xi'an Jiaotong University …and more
PhD Destinations 2/2 Animation Programmer – Rockstar North R&D Engineer - Synopsis Data Scientist – Zalando Senior Research Scientist – Pharmatics Senior Software Engineer – Mentor Graphics Software Engineer - Google Software Engineer – Skyscanner Research Scientist – Google Research and Development Engineer – Apple Research Engineer - Toshiba Medical Visualization Systems Researcher – Intel Data Scientist – Quantum Black …and more
Dates for your diary Careers in IT Careers in Tech Feb 2019
National Insurance Number Processing International & European Students - to work in the UK while studying you need a NI number Jobcentre Plus are coming into the Careers Service to process National Insurance Numbers for students. Date: Tuesday 28th September / Friday 6th October / Thursday 12th October Time: 10am - 3pm Location: Careers Service, Third Floor, Main Library, George Square Booking: Sign up in MyCareerHub What to Bring? 1. Passport or Identity Card 2. Student card, or letter confirming you are a University of Edinburgh student 3. If you have already been offered a job please bring your offer letter and/or payslip.