1. Welcome from the Careers Service
Steve Norman
Careers Consultant

2. facebook.com/EdinburghCareersService
Where we are:
3rd Floor, Main Library Building
facebook.com/EdinburghCareersService
@uofedcareers
Careersinformed.wordpress.com

3. Using the Careers Service
Wide range of self-help materials to help you prepare for the recruitment process (CVs, applications, interviews and assessment centres…)
Info on your options including jobs, employers, further study, options with your degree, working overseas
Info for PG students on career planning, marketing your qualification to employers, planning an academic career…
See destinations of Masters and PhD graduates from School of Informatics:
Part time, semester, vacation and graduate jobs advertised in MyCareerHub
Talks, events and workshops including employer presentations, skills workshops, careers fairs – find details on MyCareerHub
Appointments – Mon-Fri, both centres book via MyCareerHub

5. 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
EG Launch.ed (part of Edinburgh Innovations)– supporting student entrepreneurs

6. 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

7. 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

8. Dates for your diary
Careers in IT
Careers in Tech
Feb
2019

9. 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.