1. Work experience in the technology sector
Presentation by Harjinder Kundra (College Internship Officer)
Tanya Daskova (EY –
Jimmy Madon (GENEO -

2. Aims of today’s session
Get access to resources to support you in searching and sourcing work experience
Hear from EY and GENEO and understand the types of skills they look for in successful applicants, and the part technology plays in their companies
Hear from current and past students who are now working in the technology sector

3. What’s coming up Introduction Delivered by Harj Kundra
Technology in EY
Delivered by Tanya Daskova
Work experience opportunities available with EY
Delivered by EY
Technology in GENEO
Delivered by Jimmy Madon
Work experience opportunities available with GENEO
Delivered by GENEO
Q&A
All

4. What is technology?
Technology is a body of knowledge devoted to creating tools, processing actions and extracting of  materials.
We use technology to accomplish various tasks in our daily lives, in brief; we can describe technology as products, processes or organizations. Technology is also an application of science to solve a problem.
Source:

5. Ask yourself…where can your skills take you?
Types of technology
Communication
Construction
Information
Assistive
Medical
Entertainment
Business
Educational
Ask yourself…where can your skills take you?

6. What are your work experience options?
Internships
Voluntary Work
Graduate Vacancies
Placements
Work shadowing
Part Time/freelance
Specifically for first year students (or 2nd years if on a 4 year programme
Summer & YINI*
Insight Programmes
*Year In Industry
Find out more at

7. Timescales Larger organisations
May start their advertising and application processes from August onwards
Most vacancies filled by the start/early Spring Term
Internships usually begin in the summer months
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Will advertise and recruit throughout the year
May look for quicker recruitment process so may not advertise months in advance
Timescale usually represents a similar cycle for jobs and graduate roles
Smaller organisations and public sector

8. What work experience have UoB students undertaken in technology?
Summer Analyst
Technology Information
Services- Web Intern
Digital Railway Project Intern
Software Engineer (Cyber Security)
Information Technology Analyst
Windows Phone Software Developer
Software Developer
Programming Analyst
Cyber Software Engineer
Software Developer Intern
Technology Intern
Visit ‘What do EPS graduates do’ for further employers

9. Online resources to find work experience
Student recruitment websites
Institutes and membership bodies

10. Online resources to find work experience
Online magazines/publications

11. What else can you do to boost your chances of work experience
Challenges
Hackathons
(also known as hack-days, hack-fests or code-fests)
Competitions
(Mobile phone app competitions)
Challenges
Think outside the box…don’t stick to your degree area only
Make speculative applications
Industrial challenges/competitions
Hackathons
Target small companies
Join student societies
Use social media
Attend events (Comp Sci fair)

12. What else can you do to boost your chances of work experience
Challenges
Join societies to widen your network, learn skills and link with employer activities
Computer Science Society (CSS)
Women in Science and Engineering
MathSoc
oSTEM
Enactus
EESE Society
SatNav (Science and Technology News and Views Magazine)
Become a Student Ambassador
Student societies

13. What else can you do to boost your chances of work experience
Challenges
Career Fairs
Science, Engineering and Tech. Fair
Computer Science Careers Fair
Physics Careers Fair
Maths Careers Fair
National Graduate Recruitment Fairs
Other events
Industry roadshows
Business talks
(explore membership bodies and institutes for these events)
Student societies
Attend events

14. What else can you do to boost your chances of work experience
Challenges
Social media pages for University of Birmingham services
Careers Network accounts
General
EPS
Society pages
Employer pages – keep up to date with the sector
Use LinkedIn to connect to professionals in the sector
Student societies
Attend events
Use social media

15. What else can you do to boost your chances of work experience
Challenges
What do you do in your spare time that could boost your options?
Create a website for a friend/family
Build and take apart personal computers
Create a mobile app
Promote your passions/areas of interest (e.g. gaming, writing blogs, etc)
Create a portfolio
Promote your work using social media
Student societies
Attend events
Use social media
Personal work
Think outside the box…don’t stick to your degree area only
Industrial challenges/competitions
Make speculative applications
Hackathons
Target small companies
Join student societies
Use social media
Attend events (Comp Sci fair)

16. What else can you do to boost your chances of work experience
Challenges
If there’s something you don’t know….don't be afraid to teach yourself.
Highlight key projects from your studies to demonstrate your technical and transferable skills
Student societies
Attend events
Use social media
Personal work
Teach yourself
Think outside the box…don’t stick to your degree area only
Make speculative applications
Industrial challenges/competitions
Hackathons
Target small companies
Join student societies
Use social media
Attend events (Comp Sci fair)

17. What else can you do to boost your chances of work experience
Challenges
Contact an organisation within the tech industry and enquire about possible vacancies/job shadowing/work experience
Use business directories, events, membership body websites and your network to target employers
Consider most effective way of making contact
Great way to target small and medium companies/start ups
Student societies
Attend events
Use social media
Personal work
Teach yourself
Speculative applications
Think outside the box…don’t stick to your degree area only
Make speculative applications
Industrial challenges/competitions
Hackathons
Target small companies
Join student societies
Use social media
Attend events (Comp Sci fair)

18. In summary
Consider the range of technology sub-sectors to explore your options
Explore opportunities via student recruitment websites, institute/membership bodies and online publications
Think outside the box and consider other ways to undertake work experience (e.g. challenges, speculative applications, etc)

19. Presented by Tanya Daskova, EY
Technology in EY
Presented by Tanya Daskova, EY

20. Presented by Jimmy Madon, GENEO
Technology in GENEO
Presented by Jimmy Madon, GENEO

21. Support through Careers Network
Support with anything careers and employability related
Exclusive internship programmes only available to UoB students
Funding available to undertake unpaid or low-paid work experience
Range of events and activities to support you with your search
Online support available through the website:
intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/careers

22. Q&A

23. Visit our homepage/internships website
Facebook
facebook.com/careersbham
facebook.com/epscareers
Twitter
@careersbham
@epscareers
University of Birmingham Linked In Internships community
This presentation can be found on the ‘Preparing for a Careers Fair’ canvas course at