1. The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service Electronics/CSE Careers You can download this presentation from www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

2. Location of the Careers Service Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays including vacations. The Careers Web Site www.kent.ac.uk/careers is available 24/7 www.kent.ac.uk/careers

3. Skills gained on an Electronics/CSE degree Gather and analyse relevant information from a wide variety of sources Identify and propose solutions to problems Work with others in the preparation and presentation of group work (group projects) Project management Technical skills Work independently (individual projects) Communicate with others in a clear and articulate manner Present ideas and arguments verbally in presentations and seminars, and informal discussions

4. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/electronics.htm What can I do with an Electronics/ CSE degree?

5. Communications Radio, optoelectronic and microwave communication are all important here, and there are jobs with both equipment manufacturers and suppliers of services. BT www.groupbt.com/careers have a huge research site near Ipswichwww.groupbt.com/careers Thales www.thalesgroup.comwww.thalesgroup.com Marconi www.marconi.com/graduatewww.marconi.com/graduate Vodafone www.vodafone.co.uk/graduateswww.vodafone.co.uk/graduates Roke Manor Research www.roke.co.uk Research Laboratory of Siemens specialising in communicationswww.roke.co.uk Siemens www.siemens.co.ukwww.siemens.co.uk HM Gov’t Communications Centre (HMGCC) GCHQ www.gchq.gov.uk Government Communications Headquarters - national intelligence and securitywww.gchq.gov.uk

6. Defence BAe Systems www.baesystems.com global aerospace and defence. A major recruiter of UKC graduates. Large site at Rochester in Kent.www.baesystems.com QinetiQ www.qinetiq.com formerly the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (an agency of the Ministry of Defence) - big recruiter of physicists, especially at its Malvern Laboratorywww.qinetiq.com Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). Fort Halstead (Sevenoaks, Kent), Farnborough, Porton Down near Salisbury, Portsdown West near Portsmouth www.dstl.gov.uk/careers/index.htm www.dstl.gov.uk/careers/index.htm DESG www.desg.mod.uk Defence Engineering and Science Group - big recruiters of Engineers and Scientist graduates. Part of the Ministry of Defencewww.desg.mod.uk

7. Computing A popular area for CSE graduates. Employers include: Tessella www.tessella.co.uk developer of Scientific Software - recruits scientific programmerswww.tessella.co.uk Logica computer consultancy. IBM Accenture ATS

8. Other Employers Delphi Diesel Cummins BBC www.bbc.co.uk/jobswww.bbc.co.uk/jobs Philips Research www.philips.comwww.philips.com Intel www.intel.com/jobswww.intel.com/jobs National Air Traffic Services PARETO LAW & Metamorphose - technical sales

9. Postgraduate Study Over 30% of Kent Electronics/CSE graduates continue to postgraduate study MSc – 1 year PhD - 3 years www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm Teacher training – 1 year (bursaries available) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/siteach.htm

10. One third of graduate jobs accept any degree subject. BECAUSE: Learn new skills quickly Analyse & solve problems Communicate well Open to new ideas, adaptable and flexible “Managers of change” Marketing and Sales Retailing Social Work Personnel Civil Service Accountancy Banking Computing

11. CHOOSING A CAREER Prospects Planner - powerful career choice program in Careers Service. Also cut down web version at www.prospects.ac.uk/links/PPlanner www.prospects.ac.uk/links/PPlanner

12. Vacancy Sources  Kent Vacancy Database www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm  Gradcracker www.gradcracker.com (excellent - here today!)www.gradcracker.com  Prospects Web www.prospects.ac.ukwww.prospects.ac.uk  Careers Fairs  Target/Inside Careers Directories  Recruitment Agencies  Speculative CVs to IT Employers  Kent Employers www.kent.ac.uk/careers/kentopps.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/kentopps.htm

13. Careers Talks and Employer Presentations www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm VACANCY AND WORK EXPERIENCE DATABASE www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html Apply for jobs in the first term – vacancy emails every Monday Graduate Employer Directories are available in Careers Service

14. Careers Fair 12 - 3 pm. Tues Nov 5th Sports Centre Meet employers from all sectors offering graduate jobs, placements and summer internships. Find out about the opportunities they offer and get first-hand advice and information. Everybody welcome, whatever your year or subject of study. BAe, Accenture, Cummins, Fujitsu, Cisco, IBM etc. www.kent.ac.uk/ces/careersfairwww.kent.ac.uk/ces/careersfair

15. Moodle Careers Employability Award www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm

16. Bruce Woodcock Normally on duty FRIDAY MORNINGS (10.30 am - 12.30 pm) and WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS (2 to 4 pm). You don’t need to book an appointment to see me at these times. Email: bw@kent.ac.uk - for enquires that I can answer BRIEFLY!bw@kent.ac.uk

17. The University of Kent Careers Advisory Service You can download this presentation from www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm