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For most students, irrespective of degree discipline, an important question is bound
to be ‘What will I do after I finish university?’ Well, you have already made the first
step towards the answer by picking up this Guide.
Aimed at both undergraduates and postgraduates, the Guide provides useful
information to assist, whatever your career goal. It leads you through the process of
making your career choice and planning your job-hunting strategy with practical
advice on how to succeed.
You will find information on the career destinations of past Imperial graduates and a
section devoted to further study and working internationally.
Successful career planning starts early, and by that we really do mean your first year;
it is not enough these days to just apply for graduate jobs on the basis of a good
degree alone. Companies expect you to have engaged with all available ways to
develop your skills such as volunteering, internships, sports and societies so
planning your time effectively from year one will make job applications much easier.
Remember that the Careers Service is here to help, whether your career goals are well
developed or still quite vague. We offer one-to-one advice, workshops, seminars, and
online and hard-copy resources. We also work closely with your department to ensure
that you get information that is tailored to your subject and offer support for
placements and internships.
Working directly with companies, we run a programme of events including careers
fairs, forums, company presentations and a mentoring scheme. Our website holds
information on thousands of employers, covering all sectors from multinationals and
the public sector to start-ups and charities. Our online career management system,
JobsLive, has up-to-date information on placements, internships and graduate
vacancies, all aimed specifically at Imperial College students. To find out more, have
a look at our website www.imperial.ac.uk/careers and register with JobsLive. You can
also drop in to see us and browse our materials in the Information Room. Contact us
Most companies start their application process early in the autumn term for both
Imperial College
graduate jobs and summer internships so don’t get caught out by leaving things too Careers Service
late! Imperial College London
We look forward to helping you. Level 5, Sherfield Building
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ
Contact us
Tel: 020 7594 8024
www.imperial.ac.uk/
Jason Yarrow, careers
Deputy Director, Careers Service,
Imperial College London
Opening times
10.00am–5.15pm
Monday to Friday
www.imperial.ac.uk/careers THE IMPERIAL GUIDE TO CAREER PLANNING 2018 1

Inside this guide
An international career
21 Working in the UK for international

and EEA students
22 The global graduate
Postgraduate study
25 Postgraduate study
Imperial and your career
4 Your career starts now

Applications and interviews
5 Here to help 29 Skills employers love
8 Life after Imperial 30 First impressions count – CVs
10 Start now to get ahead 34 Top tips for cover letters
12 Skills for success 36 Ace applications
37 In the interview hot seat
Planning and developing 39 How to succeed at assessment
your career centres
14 Develop your career step by step

16 Make work experience work for you
18 JobsLive in three easy steps
19 Who do you know?
20 Social media
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careers events
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as access top-notch careers advice.
And go to targetpostgrad.com if you’re
considering postgraduate study. Find the
right course for you, as well as advice on
funding and how your postgraduate
study options affect your career
prospects.

Your career starts now

Make the most of everything you do at Imperial, and get the
best possible start to your career.
I
mperial College London isn’t just a start recruiting for summer internships including recently recruited graduates,
great place to study – the well before Christmas, so keep your eye and find out more about the company’s
employment prospects are excellent on Careers Service events, including fairs, culture and what people do day to day.
too. A wide spectrum of firms, not forums, lunchtime talks and workshops. Employer-led skills workshops – offer
just those who are active in science and Fairs – enable you to meet many further opportunities to develop skills to
engineering, want to recruit Imperial companies at the same time, to collect help you succeed, e.g. application writing,
graduates. These include many large information on them and compare interviews and assessment centres, as well
multinational firms, but these aren’t the opportunities. as important commercial skills such as
only option – you could start your career Forums – provide an opportunity to presenting and negotiating. These
in smaller organisations or startups. find out more about careers in a specialist workshops take place on Wednesday
area, by listening to, and networking afternoons, giving you the chance to show
Meeting employers with, a panel of professionals. the employer your proactive approach
From as early as the start of your second Lunchtime talks – are 50-minute talks, and your interest in self-improvement,
year, take every opportunity to meet usually by graduate employers, which whilst finding out more about what they
employers on campus. Some big firms give a taster of different career areas or a do. Workshops are comprised of
look at recruitment processes. interactive business games and case
Employer presentations – may be on studies, giving you another opportunity to
or off-campus and aim to promote an prepare yourself effectively for a range of
organisation and the career opportunities professional and business sectors.
I used the it offers. You can meet representatives,
Imperial Careers Service in
a number of ways to help me in
my job search. One thing I found Events in 2017–2018
particularly useful was JobsLive – The following events are organised by the
it was handy for seeing upcoming Careers Service:
careers talks and fairs, as well 2017
as vacancies. 4 Oct Finance & Consulting Careers
Fair (Day 1)
Batool Raza, Alumnus Biology 5 Oct Finance & Consulting Careers
with Management (2015), Fair (Day 2)
now HR Associate at GSK 12 Oct Career Options in the Energy
Industry
19 Oct Engineering Careers Fair
24 Oct Life & Health Sciences Event
(Crick)
26 Oct Career Options in Consulting
2 Nov Career Options with Science
9 Nov I.T. & Technology Careers Fair
16 Nov Careers Options in
Manufacturing
2018
18 Jan Career Options with a PhD
25 Jan Science Careers Fair
15 Feb Internship Careers Fair
22 Feb Career Options in Charities &
NFP
8 March Career Options for Women
Graduates
10 May PhD Careers Fair
17 May Summer Recruitment Fair
To find out about more events and to
book, register on JobsLive at
www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/jobslive.

Mark Allen
Here to help
Careers Consultant
From work placements and job opportunities to further study Alex Ashbee
Events Assistant
and careers advice, we’re here to help.
Robert Carpenter
Employer Liaison Manager
he Careers Service provides a Start with our website
T wide range of resources. These

include:
• comprehensive information,
advice, vacancies etc – all accessible
online at www.imperial.ac.uk/careers
This comprehensive resource meets many
of your information needs:
• the career planning section encourages
you to reflect on yourself, your skills,
Richard Carruthers
Careers Consultant
• the Careers Information Room – you’re qualities and interests and how these
welcome to come in and browse at any relate to possible careers Maria-Grazia Lounes
time, pick up take-away handouts and • the website offers a wide range of Administrative Assistant
publications, consult reference files, use information such as handouts,

the computers or find a space just to sit publications, downloads of events and
and read talks, useful tips and videos on every
• events such as careers fairs, talks and aspect of the graduate recruitment
Richard Marshall
workshops that put you in touch with process from CVs to preparing for Information Manager
employers psychometric tests
• workshops and seminars run by the • the careers, occupations and job sectors
team of careers consultants and section will help you find out more
placement and internship advisers, to about different careers available. Barnaby Mollett
Placement and Internship
assist you with CVs, applications, or Adviser
the interview and assessment centre Search and book online with
process JobsLive
• and last, but not least, confidential one- By registering with JobsLive on
to-one appointments with a careers www.imperial.ac.uk/careers you can Jessica Noon
consultant for guidance on careers- access the following: Placement and Internship Adviser
related issues. • details of job opportunities such as
Read on to find out more about all the graduate positions, training
ways in which the Careers Service is here programmes, internships, part-time
Shahida Osman
to help. work and volunteering opportunities Careers Consultant
• a database of employers by job type,
industry sector etc
• employer events such as occupational
talks, company presentations, careers
fairs, forums, and employer-led skills Jane Pooler
workshops Careers Consultant
I found the • career and internship consultations

Careers Service really useful. and workshops.
It helped me understand the job Rachel Power
Careers Consultant
application process and decide which
career path I wanted to follow. I found
the drop-in sessions that the Careers
Service organises within the Department of Michelle Swallow
Civil Engineering particularly useful: you Information Adviser
get specific and tailored guidance and it’s

much easier to discuss your situation in
person. Jason Yarrow
Deputy Director
Matteo Novati, MSc Transport (2015)

Help at every step

I used the Imperial Careers Service in a
number of ways to help me in my job
Careers seminars and workshops your appointment on the day online via
search. One particular scheme that I
benefited from was Charity Insights. After As well as the careers talks by careers JobsLive.
finding an internship placement at a staff in your department, which you’ll • Careers consultations (40 minutes):
charity with guidance from the Careers hear about from them or from your longer careers consultations are also
Service, I was provided with a bursary to departmental careers adviser, a rolling available on a referral basis after an
support me through the placement. This programme of central seminars on topics initial 20-minute consultation.
allowed me to gain valuable work such as CVs, interviews and assessment • If you’re located away from South
experience in the charity sector and staff centres is also run in the Careers Service. Kensington campus, you can also
from the Careers Service were there to These are bookable via JobsLive. request a telephone or Skype
make sure the placement would be As a first step to producing an effective consultation instead.
meaningful and challenging, and would CV, we suggest that you attend a CV • Contacting us by email: you can also
allow me to add value as well as develop seminar, apply the tips and suggestions email your questions to
my skills. I was also able to connect with given to your own CV, and then, if you careers@imperial.ac.uk and we will
other students who found a placement still have queries, book a 20-minute point you in the right direction.
through the scheme, which was a good consultation with a careers consultant
networking opportunity. I would for feedback. Departmental careers advisers
recommend it to anyone who is interested
Remember, your academic department
in working in the not-for-profit sector. Getting advice from a careers also has a departmental careers adviser
Batool Raza, Alumnus consultant whom you can contact for advice on
Biology with Our team of professionally qualified and degree-related careers as well as on
Management (2015), experienced careers consultants offers postgraduate study and research.
now HR Associate at
GSK you confidential, one-to-one guidance
about any issue related to planning your If you have a disability or a specific
career, such as your career options, how learning difficulty, e.g. dyslexia
to find out more about opportunities of On our website we have advice on
interest to you, deciding on your next disclosing disability along with links to
step, getting feedback on your CV or relevant resources and videos you may
helping to prepare for interviews. find useful. Just go to
The careers consultant’s role isn’t to www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/application-
How to contact us tell you what job to do or match you up
with specific employers but to provide
process/equality-and-diversity. Also we
publicise events run by organisations and
Level 5, advice and guidance on how to move employers specifically for students with a
Sherfield Building forward, make decisions and promote disability. Just sign up in your JobsLive
South Kensington Campus what you have to offer more effectively. profile settings. The College’s disabilities
Tel: 020 7594 8024 You can seek individual guidance in the advisers can also be contacted for further
Email: careers@imperial.ac.uk following ways: guidance:
• Careers consultations (20 minutes): Disability Advisory Service
Opening times these are offered daily, Monday to Room 566, Sherfield Building
Monday to Friday, 10.00am–5.15pm, Friday, even during vacations Tel: 020 7594 9755
including vacations. (afternoons only in vacation). Book Email: disabilities@imperial.ac.uk

Visit the Careers Information Room • applying for jobs options, producing an effective CV,
Come to the Careers Information Room • company information. coping with psychometric tests or other
to browse, access reference materials, use The information team is always on selection-process exercises, postgraduate
one of the PCs for your research and pick hand to help point you in the right study, etc
up information, booklets or leaflets of direction and a comfortable study area is • TARGETjobs publications on a range
interest. Much of the information is there available, enabling you to make the most of job sectors such as engineering,
for you to take away (free). of your visit. finance, law or consultancy
Hard copy and online information is Examples of resources for you to take • Inside Careers publications on a range
organised as follows: away are: of occupations.
• exploring your options • handouts written by careers staff on A wealth of information on occupations
• exploring occupations or further study every aspect of career planning, e.g. can also be found online:
• exploring working abroad getting started, researching your www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/occupations.
What advice and guidance do we offer?

What’s available? What is it? Why do it?
Careers consultation 20 minutes with a member of the careers staff. Book An ideal starting point for specific questions, e.g.
online on the same day via JobsLive. feedback on your CV, cover letter or application form.
Internship consultation 20 minutes with a placement and internship adviser. Advice on finding and applying for internships and
Book online on the same day via JobsLive. placements.
Careers consultation A 40-minute one-to-one session with a careers Allows detailed discussion about your options. Helps
(40 minutes) consultant. Available on a referral basis after an initial you to focus on what you want and form strategies to
20-minute session, you can then book online in achieve your goals.
advance via JobsLive.
10-minute CV check A 10-minute CV check is available to undergraduates You receive some quick, final feedback on your CV
and masters students. Book online on the same day via before sending it off.
JobsLive.
Careers seminars A weekly programme of seminars on a range of topics You get information on CVs, interviews or assessment
given by members of the careers staff. centres. Seminars are run to coincide with different
stages in the recruitment cycle.
Workshops on Develop and practise your skills in an activity-based Good if you’re about to attend an interview or
interviews and small-group workshop, facilitated by a careers staff assessment centre or simply want to have a go and
assessment centre tasks member. improve your skills in activities such as group exercises,
in-tray exercises, presentations and interviews.
Employer-led skills A full programme of occupational and skills talks and You can become better informed and better prepared
workshops and talks workshops given by external speakers. Check the for the selection process by attending these. You can
Career Choice publication and JobsLive for details in find out more about a range of careers or develop your
the autumn and spring terms. teamwork, interview or presentation skills, or practise a
‘case study’.

Life after Imperial

Find out more about the prospects for Imperial
students when they graduate.
Surveys Postgraduate study
O
ptions for Imperial’s science and
engineering graduates are To continue to have these figures, we rely Further study beckons for 27.25 per cent
superb and wide-ranging. Many on graduates letting us know about first of graduates (home and EU) and 50.15
careers are open to students jobs by completing the Destination of per cent of graduates (international).
with any numerate degree and the quality Leavers from Higher Education Courses range from PhD and MSc, to
of an Imperial degree means that our questionnaire, so please fill this in and vocational training or even another
graduates are in demand. return it to us. All information is treated degree (e.g. in medicine).
in confidence and stored and used in In 2016, over 40 per cent of graduates
Popular sectors for Imperial accordance with the Data Protection Act. from earth sciences and engineering,
graduates All universities collect this data for the physics, life sciences and chemistry went
Of those graduating with first degrees in Higher Education Statistics Agency, on to further study, many choosing to
2016, 59.5 per cent went into which publishes indicators of employment stay at Imperial to do this.
employment. The most popular sector and other statistics and helps College
was healthcare – due to the degree in provide anonymous examples of career
medicine. destinations to present students.
If medics are excluded from the figures If you graduate
here, the two next most popular sectors Salaries
were banking and finance and We collected salary details from 318 with no firm plans, or your
IT/telecoms with 23.35 per cent and 16.8 graduate responses, and the average plans end up changing, support
per cent of graduates entering these salary was £30,538.
sectors respectively.
from the Careers Service is still
The ‘other business activities’ sector available to you going forward. And
(9.1 per cent) is diverse, covering the legal your Imperial degree will always
profession, marketing, advertising, retail,
property and recruitment, with a mixture stand you in good stead for your
of professional, permanent jobs, plus future career.
temporary work (typically in retail) with
graduates paying off debts while
continuing to seek a career position. Jane Pooler, Careers Consultant,
What about the rest? About 4.15 per Imperial College London
cent of Imperial graduates take time off
after studying to travel the world,
building confidence and developing their
skills in the process.
Sadly, unemployment is the initial
experience for 4.4 per cent of graduates,
six months after graduation. If you find
yourself in this position, remember that
support is still available to you from the
Careers Service for a few years. Be
flexible and proactive in your job search
and network actively. Consider voluntary
work or getting involved in community
projects to develop ‘soft skills’ too. And
remember that your degree will continue
to remain attractive to employers in the
future.
More information
More details of graduate destinations for
your subject area can be found on our
website – www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/
resources/destinations/undergraduates.

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Start now to get ahead

It is never too early to start building your skills base and
enhancing your employability. Find out what you can do at
Imperial, whichever year you are in.
Y
our university years should be
some of the most interesting and Early bird!
enjoyable of your life so you need The work I did for my first year Horizons
to make the most of the module, Professional Skills for
opportunities available in and out of Employability, and the information I was
College. The next few pages give you taught in it, were very useful for finding
some ideas about how to make the most employment related to my degree during
of everything you do while at Imperial and after my first year. The coursework and
and develop skills that employers love notes cover most of the areas that
too! companies look for when recruiting
• Plan – this helps you achieve more and students. In my interviews I came across
make the most of your time. Take questions and situations that I had heard
advantage of opportunities around you about in this module. I managed to get on
and follow your interests. Have a plan some programmes such as insight weeks
but keep an open mind too. and full-time internships, and here I
• Take advice – build on the experience interacted with people from different
of others: learn from them, take their backgrounds and often faced non-technical
challenges. For all these I found solutions
advice, test it out, accept some of it,
in what I had learned on Horizons. I would
reject some too and adapt what works
advise everyone to consider taking this
for you.
optional course because it can open a lot
• Learn from your mistakes – this is an of doors.
important part of life experience. It can
help to keep a note of the progress you Cristian Matache, MEng
make and how you’ve learned from Computing (Year 2)
new experiences, including the setbacks
along the way.
First year
Your degree is important and must be your Join clubs and societies
first priority. But university life offers so Take up a new sport or develop
a new interest. You will meet Volunteer
much more than just the chance for
new and interesting people, There are lots of interesting projects in
academic study.
make new friends and all this the local area that you could get
Getting involved in clubs and societies or
will be great for your CV too. involved with. Volunteering is
volunteering is good for your social life,
worthwhile: while helping others out,
helps you settle in more quickly and makes
you help yourself too! See
your CV stand out too. Work experience in
www.imperial.ac.uk/volunteering.
vacation time is useful, even if it’s in routine
customer service roles, as this helps
demonstrate skills that future employers
seek. Participating in the Imperial Horizons
Find vacation work
programme – www.imperial.ac.uk/
The Careers Service can point you in the right direction. Start
horizons – will help you see your subject in
by searching on JobsLive via www.imperial.ac.uk/careers –
a broader societal and multidisciplinary
and read the article on work experience on page 16. Some
context and provide you with opportunities
internships are only open to penultimate-year students so
to work and debate with students from
you also need to actively network and approach
other faculties. So take action now – get
organisations directly – there’s more on page 19.
involved in activities that interest and excite
you – and make the most of your first year
at Imperial!

Penultimate year
Now is the time to start thinking Get involved
seriously about your future career. It’s time to put your skills to the test!
Not having any idea what you want to Organise a social event for your Committee work
do is no excuse to delay finding out about department, look after the finances of This is excellent preparation for life
the possibilities! You are surrounded by a society or become fixtures secretary after university. You learn to set
many sources of information: the Careers of your team. The extracurricular agendas, run meetings, agree actions,
Service team and resources, the internet, activities really stand out to persuade other students to do things,
tutors, friends and family. Don’t just coast employers! work within budgets and plan a variety
through this year: start planning your life of events.
now! The start of the second or penultimate
year is the time to set your sights higher and
raise your game.
Meet employers
Internships You can do this at all the events
Your penultimate year may be the best time happening, especially in the autumn
to do an internship. What you will gain: term, such as fairs, forums, talks and
Considering research? • insight into a sector skills sessions. Details can be found on
The Undergraduate Research • an opportunity to discover if a job is for www.imperial.ac.uk/careers or pick up a
Opportunities Programme you copy of Career Choice from the Careers
(UROP) enables you to • contacts in your chosen industry Service.
participate in and contribute • experience to talk about in job
to research at Imperial: applications and interviews
www.imperial.ac.uk/urop • possibly even a job! (Many companies
use internships to fast-track you into
graduate jobs).
Find out more on page 16 and by visiting
www.imperial.ac.uk/careers.
Finalist
You’ve studied, worked and played hard Get going
but now you have to sell that experience October in your final year is a good
to employers... and fast! time to put your career plans into We’re here to help
action. Start thinking seriously The Careers Service is a good
about your future, if you have not starting place if you need help
already done so. Take advantage of firming up your plans or if you simply
the many events happening in the have no idea where to start.
autumn term that bring you into • Pop in to speak to one of the
contact with employers, such as information staff.
talks, skills workshops and fairs. • Arrange an appointment with a
Information on all these can be careers consultant for either a 20-
found on the Careers Service minute or 40-minute consultation.
website or in Career Choice. • Check out our website for all the
advice and information you need
to plan and develop your career:
www.imperial.ac.uk/careers and
register with JobsLive for updates
by email.

Skills for success

Your time at Imperial offers many opportunities to develop
yourself and your skills. Do what you enjoy, get involved and
prove you’ve got what it takes.
Never too early to

start
The Skills for Employability Horizons
course made me aware of the skills
I already had and also helped me to
develop new ones that will be important
for both my life at Imperial and for my
career going forwards. It was a really
valuable experience and I found it not
only informative but enjoyable too. It also
gave me the confidence to book to see a
careers consultant and start applying for
internships, as before I attended the
course I thought these were for
later year students, not first
years like me.
Alice Robinson,
Materials Science
(Year 3)
E
mployers who recruit for vacation thinking skills and the ability to put profits or minimising losses. Even filling
work or permanent jobs will be across your point of view clearly and supermarket shelves creates sales
looking for particular skills or cogently, and participating in a scheme opportunities!
competencies. such as the Imperial Horizons programme Keep up to date by reading quality
can help: www.imperial.ac.uk/horizons. broadsheets regularly to increase your
Teamwork This scheme is open to all undergraduates awareness of current affairs and business
Your degree gives you lots of experience at Imperial. issues. Twitter is a great way to keep up
in problem-solving but make sure you get to date as well as LinkedIn. And take
some teamwork experience too, whether Commercial awareness advantage of what Imperial has to offer:
it is through employment, volunteering, All sorts of activities help to develop • find out what’s involved in starting a
completing a group project or commercial awareness. Perhaps you’ve new venture here at
participating in a club or society during managed a budget for a club or for www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/
your time at Imperial. friends. Why was a budget necessary and opportunities/starting-a-business
how did you keep within it? Have you • take part in business game workshops,
Oral and written communication ever organised an event and sold tickets, led by employers from industry and
skills or raised funds for a charity or an commerce and solve typical business
The following experiences are examples expedition? How did you manage the and management problems.
of where you can demonstrate these skills: resources or promote the event to save or
• projects where you’ve written a report to make more money? And finally...
or made a presentation Consider the commercial implications • For more general ideas on how to
• jobs where you’ve dealt with customers of what you’ve done in all your work develop your skills, visit
on the phone and in person experience. Think about how your ideas, www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/ exploring-
• negotiating with a landlord problem-solving or technical approach your-options/first.
• writing for Felix made a difference. Perhaps your • Have a look at Skills employers love on
• participating in student radio improved computer program or novel page 29 for more ideas about your
• any time you’ve spent abroad way of approaching an engineering skills and how to develop them further.
developing language skills. problem helped to deliver a higher • Consult a careers consultant – they
standard of work to clients? Maybe you have expertise in matching your skills
Analysing and debating improved a database that made the to relevant careers and can help you to
Your degree is developing higher-level organisation more effective by increasing plan how to develop yourself further.

Strengthening
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Develop your
career step by step
Start thinking about your career early: making a plan now will
help you make good use of time as you work towards your goals.
A
lthough everyone’s situation is
unique, there are some key steps Charity insights
to take in order to develop and What a great experience on this dynamic, exciting and fulfilling project! I have learned so
progress your career. The much, met so many people, creatures and wildlife, and achieved a lot in terms of the skills,
diagram below shows the main elements roles and goals of my internship. I was involved in recruiting volunteers and conducted
of career planning; start this process early surveys, analysed feedback and data, and helped organise a community festival. My
on as an undergraduate and you will save internship was a great chance to learn about project management and marketing and will
yourself time later. This process continues help me make a decision about taking a year in management as part of my degree. Thanks to
as your career develops too. both the Charity Insights team and to everyone with ‘RSPB Wild About Hampstead Heath’ for
this more than wonderful opportunity.
There are four main aspects to
Kristiana Xhuxhi, BSc Biochemistry; was awarded the Charity
career choice and development: Insights bursary for a summer internship with ‘RSPB Wild About
To make choices you need to know
Hampstead Heath’ at the end of her second year
1 what interests you, what motivates
you, the skills you have and those you wish
to develop more.
Explore opportunities open to you,
2 whether directly related to your
degree background or in new career
areas, using the skills gained on your
course. Research your options and
approach organisations and employers Know yourself
directly to find out more. Start to develop How well do you know yourself?
your network. What can you learn from your
experiences?
Review and evaluate your options,
3 and make decisions, focusing on
What do you really want from work?
What skills and strengths do you have
areas of particular interest.
and what are you good at?
Prioritise and create a plan, How would you like to improve?
4 with built-in deadlines and
contingencies. Find out how best to
Explore opportunities
present yourself – in writing and in person
Research occupations,
– so you can start applying for jobs, Take action employers, study and training
internships or courses. Read the articles Check deadlines and how to apply. opportunities.
from pages 29 onwards to find out more. Make an action plan. Who do you know to talk to so
Develop a good CV and work on your you can find out about
The process continues even after you’ve covering letter and applications too. opportunities for you?
left Imperial. Once in a new role, you start Prepare for interviews and Keep a file of key contacts and
to notice what you enjoy and do well at. assessment centres. information you gather.
You will also develop more contacts and
become aware of further opportunities to
progress your career.
Your career-planning ‘to do’ list Review and evaluate your options
While at Imperial, there are many things Be clear about what you want, and rate
you can do to help with each stage of your options in order of preference.
planning your career. How achievable and realistic are they?
Consult the ‘Options’ folder for your Find out what you can do to improve
degree in the Careers Information Room. your chances, e.g. work experience.
Use an online tool such as Have a ‘plan B’!
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/pplanner If you’re struggling to do this, seek help
or targetjobs.co.uk/careers-report. from the Careers Service.

Useful websites to explore opportunities

General Finance and banking
Imperial College Careers Service TARGETjobs Finance
www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/exploring- targetjobs.co.uk/finance
your-options/occupations Careers in Financial Markets
TARGETjobs targetjobs.co.uk www.efinancialcareers.co.uk
Prospects www.prospects.ac.uk/
Law and patent law
job-profiles
TARGETjobs Law targetjobs.co.uk/law
Accountancy LawCareers.Net www.lawcareers.net
TARGETjobs Finance Law Society of England and Wales
targetjobs.co.uk/finance www.lawsociety.org.uk
ICAEW – Institute of Chartered Inside Careers – Patent Attorneys
Accountants in England and Wales www.insidecareers.co.uk/patent
Have a look at www.imperial.ac.uk/ www.icaew.com
Marketing, sales and media
careers/exploring-your-options. ICAS – Institute of Chartered Accountants
The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Read and apply the advice given in the Scotland www.icas.org.uk
www.cim.co.uk
next few articles on work experience and Actuarial The IPA Institute of Practitioners in
alternative job hunting or networking. TARGETjobs Finance Advertising and Marketing
Book a 40-minute consultation with a targetjobs.co.uk/finance Communications www.ipa.co.uk
careers consultant to discuss how to The Actuarial Profession
Not-for-profit sector
move your career on. www.actuaries.org.uk
Engineers without Borders International
www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/ Built environment www.ewb-international.org
applications helps you present yourself Institution of Civil Engineers TARGETjobs targetjobs.co.uk/charity
well in writing or in person, with tips www.ice.org.uk Prospects www.prospects.ac.uk/job-
on your CV etc. The Institution of Structural Engineers profiles – search for Charity Officer or
Attend a talk or workshop given by a www.istructe.org International Aid/Development Worker
careers consultant or an employer for TARGETjobs Construction and related job profiles
more tips or help with preparing for targetjobs.co.uk/construction
Public sector/NHS
interviews and selection centre exercises.
Computing and IT Civil Service www.civilservice.gov.uk
Book a 20-minute consultation with a BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT NHS Careers www.nhscareers.nhs.uk
careers consultant for feedback on your www.bcs.org
CV or covering letter, application form Retail
Computer Weekly Magazine
questions or tips on interviews. British Retail Consortium www.brc.org.uk
www.computerweekly.com
Simply by taking action and interacting TARGETjobs IT & Technology Science
with employers, you move your career targetjobs.co.uk/it Association of the British Pharmaceutical
planning forward. Industry careers.abpi.org.uk
Consulting
Institute of Physics www.iop.org
TARGETjobs Consulting
Nature Jobs www.nature.com/naturejobs
targetjobs.co.uk/consulting
Imperial’s mentoring Institute of Consulting
New Scientist jobs.newscientist.com
Royal Society of Chemistry
scheme www.iconsulting.org.uk
www.rsc.org.uk
Management Consultancies Association
Before I met my mentor, I didn’t really Royal Society of Biology www.rsb.org.uk
www.mca.org.uk
know a great deal about the specifics of Biochemical Society
the sector, such as the work/life balance, Engineering www.biochemistry.org
the different business areas or the tasks ACE Consultancy for Engineering Business
Social care
I might need to perform on a day-to-day Environment www.acenet.co.uk
The British Association of Social Workers
basis. Since meeting my mentor I have Engineering Council UK www.engc.org.uk
www.basw.co.uk
been able to do work shadowing with him, TARGETjobs Engineering
as well as getting regular advice on many targetjobs.co.uk/engineering Teaching
aspects – all of which has helped me to National College for Teaching and
Environmental work
obtain a spring internship and achieve all Leadership getintoteaching.
British Ecological Society
of the goals I had set for myself. education.gov.uk
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
So I am extremely grateful Environmental Data Services Further study
for this opportunity! www.ends.co.uk TARGETpostgrad targetpostgrad.com
Luke Clapson, MEng Chartered Institute of Ecology and Postgraduate study
Chemical Engineering Environmental Management www.prospects.ac.uk/
(Year 4) www.ieem.net postgraduate_study.htm

Make work experience

work for you
Over 30 per cent of entry-level positions with the top 100
graduate employers are expected to be filled by graduates who Perseverance pays off
have already worked for the organisation through paid My first internship in financial services
internships, industrial placements or vacation work. was with GLI Finance, a leading investor in
the SME alternative finance sector.
Throughout my internship, I gained a real
insight into what is happening in this
W
ork experience on your CV publications with information and contacts area, and more importantly the self-belief
really helps you to stand out such as TARGETjobs Internships, that I could make an impact in the work
from other candidates. It Prospects – Work Experience and environment. I was ultimately able to use
enables you to demonstrate Internships or Rate My Placement. Make this experience as a springboard to secure
to future employers how you’ve applied sure you’re also registered on JobsLive. an internship the following summer at
your knowledge and skills in practice, and Lloyds Banking Group.
proves you have gained a better insight The unadvertised job market Internships and graduate jobs are
into an industry sector or role. Don’t overlook the importance of extremely competitive. My advice would
It also helps you to make career speculatively approaching organisations be to start early, and apply often. You
don’t have to be 100% sure about what
choices by confirming that you are of interest and the value of networking
career you want, but try to narrow down a
interested in a certain area – or that it too. A personal approach can help you to
few possible routes. I applied to 20–30
doesn’t suit you after all. Many employers uncover opportunities for work
companies, but I gained so much practice
use work experience as a testing ground experience that never get advertised.
with applications, I was able to markedly
for recruits and may offer you a graduate There are tips on how to do this in Who improve throughout the process, and I
job as a result of your achievements on an do you know? on page 19, First believe this was key in securing an offer.
internship or placement. impressions count on page 30 and Top
Both paid and voluntary work tips for covering letters on page 34. Matthew Gela, MSci
experience give you the opportunity to
Mathematics student
Make the most of your work (Year 4)
develop skills that are important and
relevant to future employers and careers. experience
If you keep a note of your activities on
Work experience schemes work experience, challenges you face,
Research each employer’s selection even mistakes you make, and what you
criteria, application process and the learn from it all, you will find this very
closing dates for applications so you can useful later when applying to future
prioritise whom to apply to when. Bear in employers. You can create your own log
mind that many internship schemes are or diary or use the work experience
Need inspiration?
only open to penultimate-year students. tracker at targetjobs.co.uk. Why not have a look at some
Some employers offer insight schemes to internship case studies online?
earlier year groups. If the challenge of Gain an inside perspective
working abroad appeals, there are many It’s worth making the most of the
programmes that offer such an experience networks you create at Imperial – you
(e.g. in the USA), many of which charge never know where they may lead you!
you a fee. Anything from talking with a recruiter on
Details of work experience schemes campus or entering an employer
in the UK and overseas are listed on the competition, to setting up a LinkedIn
following page. At the Careers Service you profile can help expand your contacts –
can pick up copies of many free and opportunities.
Work experience in any sector helps develop

commercial awareness
Charities and firms: completely different, right? Actually they both face many of the same
issues when it comes to staying financially healthy and topically relevant. That’s why the
Charity Insights scheme provided by Imperial is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience
and build highly desirable skills in an environment with a slightly different viewpoint to your
typical corporation. Secure a great placement and you’ll be given the chance to push
your project in a direction that interests you and benefits your chosen charity.
During my placement in a hospital research department, I was given four
(very swift) weeks to come up with answers to the simple question ‘How can
we improve our patient services?’ The rest was up to me!
Philip Sayer, MEng Mechanical Engineering (Year 4)

The Careers Service also runs two

programmes to gain advice and insight
from Imperial Alumni:
• The Alumni Mentoring Scheme pairs
you with an alumnus working in a
sector of interest for 10 months, to
encourage personal and professional
growth. Almost 200 students took part
in the 2017 scheme.
• Ask an Alumnus allows you to browse
a database of alumni contacts who can
provide an answer to your questions improving your skills and increasing your
about their industry and role by email.
Work experience employability through practical experience.
Find out more about the schemes at opportunities The International Citizen Service –
bit.ly/icmentoring. www.volunteerics.org
www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/ Enables young people aged 18–25 to
What previous mentees said: internships
volunteer overseas on programmes that last
• ‘An enriching experience which Start your search here to find out about all
10–12 weeks.
the options – including information about
exposed me to numerous career options
internships, placement schemes and IAESTE –
post academic studies and helped me www.britishcouncil.org/iaeste
volunteering opportunities.
gain an idea of what path I’d like to The International Association for the
pursue.’ JobsLive – Exchange of Students for Technical
• ‘It was reassuring to know my mentor www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/jobslive
Experience (IAESTE) is administered in the
had been in my shoes only a few years You can register to receive emails about
UK by the British Council, and aims to
ago so he could draw from his own internships, placements, part-time seasonal
provide science and engineering
work and voluntary opportunities on
personal experiences to give me advice.’ undergraduates with paid, course-related
JobsLive, as well as information about
• ‘Brilliant scheme with a multitude of vacation training abroad.
events to meet employers. The next page
benefits, not least of which for me was Prospects – www.prospects.ac.uk
shows you how to get the most from
significant help in applying for an JobsLive. A graduate careers website that includes a
internship in my desired field!’ section on how to gain and benefit from
TARGETjobs –
work experience, with useful links to many
targetjobs.co.uk/internships
other schemes.
A graduate careers website that provides
internship opportunities and immediate Gradcracker – www.gradcracker.com
vacancies for students and graduates. The website links you to internships and
There’s also general advice about work placements as well as graduate jobs in
experience and starting a graduate career. engineering, technology and science.
UROP – www.imperial.ac.uk/urop Student Ladder –
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities www.studentladder.co.uk
Programme (UROP) provides opportunities A source of work placements, graduate
for undergraduates to participate in and schemes and internship opportunities.
contribute to research at Imperial, which can
More worldwide programmes
also link with final-year project ideas. There
Several organisations run global work
are term-time and vacation opportunities.
experience, working adventure and work and
Charity Insights – travel programmes. There is often a fee to
www.imperial.ac.uk/ cover visa and work permit requirements and
careers/charityinsights it’s important to check whether your airline
Find out more about the bursary offered to fare and insurance are included when
students by the Careers Service to comparing fees. Visit:
undertake a four-week internship in the • www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/goingglobal
charity sector. • www.prospects.ac.uk/links/gapyear
IVC – www.imperial.ac.uk/volunteering • www.istplus.com
Volunteering can be as beneficial as other • www.aiesec.co.uk/students.
work experience in developing and

JobsLive in three
easy steps
JobsLive is the Careers Service’s online jobs,
appointments and events system.
Y
ou can book online to see a careers
consultant or placement and
internship adviser. You can also
book to attend events and search for
vacancies and employers from a database of
thousands of organisations.
Step
1 Go to JobsLive
Go to ‘JobsLive’
www.imperial.ac.uk/
careers/jobslive.
Login
Step
2 Login with your Imperial
College login.
Update your profile

Step
3 From ‘My Profile’ select
‘Update Profile’. Set your
profile settings to receive daily
or weekly email alerts about
job vacancies and events,
according to the types of work
that interest you. You can also
browse vacancies, internships
and the large employer
directory. It’s a good idea to
subscribe to the weekly
careers email, which keeps
you informed about all
Careers Service events and
news. There are further tips
on how to use JobsLive on I used JobsLive
our website. to find the latest vacancies
relevant to my interests,
including part-time jobs, full-time
jobs and internships – all of which I was
looking for throughout university! Being able
to select preferences meant I could be emailed
when relevant vacancies came up. It was while
browsing through recent vacancies that I noticed
an internship at GSK – I wasn’t actually looking
for anything in particular, but decided to apply.
Through this internship, I then ended up on
Enjoy! its graduate scheme. JobsLive led me to
Now you are ready to search for job my current role.
vacancies, receive email alerts and
book events or 20-minute Batool Raza, Alumnus Biology with
consultations with careers staff! Management (2015), now HR
Associate at GSK

Who do you know?

Contacts help you make better-informed decisions
about your future. This section helps you get to grips
with the basics of networking.
M
any jobs are offered to people purpose of exploring career options or job
already known to an searching.
organisation so networking is When used appropriately, networking
one of the most important, if can help you plan your future and get you
not the most important, of activities in one step closer to employment. There is
which a job-seeker should engage. more information on networking on our
In its most basic form, networking (for website as well: www.imperial.ac.uk/
your career) involves having a careers/opportunities/networking.
conversation with someone for the
What’s your aim? Knowing what you’re

1 good at and what you enjoy and 2 Who do you know? You probably have more contacts than you think.
Consider fellow students, university staff, family, friends and their friends.
having a rough idea of what you’d like to do in
The aim is to find someone (who knows someone) who does what you want to do!
the future can help you target appropriate
people and formulate effective questions.
Elevate yourself. Prepare a short

4 summary paragraph about who you Grow your network. Who else could you connect with? Think
3 about employers who come to campus events, relevant
are. Include your course, your key skills,
experience and career aim. This can help professional societies, alumni from your course and the potential of
break the ice when you meet a contact and social media (see our social media section on page 20). Check out
make a succinct introduction. You’ll come our ‘Ask an Alumnus’ database at www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/ask.
across as a focused and confident individual!
Information interviews. Once you’ve found a relevant

5 Maintenance. Manners really do
contact, encourage them to share and exchange 6 count! Effective networks thrive
information with you. Ask about their personal experiences (most
people like to talk about themselves). Seek their advice and show when there is mutual trust and respect.
curiosity and a genuine interest to help build a positive Thank your contacts for their time and
relationship. nurture beneficial relationships over time
• What do you enjoy about your work and what are the downsides? by keeping in touch.
• What might a typical day/week involve?
• What skills and experience would be beneficial for an applicant
to demonstrate?
• What are the current trends in the sector that will impact on your
work in the future?
How I networked
I would recommend students make the
most of the time they have at Imperial. In
particular, I would advise them to attend as
many talks and conferences as possible.
This will help them to get an insight into
the current industry trends and
start networking with
professionals.
Matteo Novati, MSc
Transport (2015)

Social media
Social media offers you a chance to communicate widely,
explore career paths, boost your commercial awareness and
job-hunt creatively. Find out here how to use it wisely.
LinkedIn Twitter Facebook

LinkedIn is a professional networking site This micro-blogging site, where you Facebook is the world’s largest social media
for making meaningful career connections. communicate with others in posts of fewer platform with over a billion users. Most of us
Think quality, not quantity. Create a profile than 140 characters, can help on the careers use it for social content and as a result it
that evidences your skills and experience front if used wisely. You can follow usually contains personal data, some of
(just like you would for a CV). Once you’re organisations and professionals to keep up which you may not want an employer to see.
set up, you can explore career paths of to date with recruitment trends and boost Check your privacy settings and ensure the
graduates from your degree to get an idea of your commercial awareness in a particular profile works favourably for you and not
the type of work they do. You may also want industry or sector. Twitter is also a gateway to against you. When you’re happy with your
to join relevant groups, which will give you a huge range of opportunities, as many profile, you may want to consider that many
access to members’ profiles and enable you organisations quickly and cost-effectively organisations have Facebook pages that
to observe or contribute to discussions. You advertise jobs and internships. Try using the contain useful content about their
might even want to go a step further and hashtag (#) to search keywords related to opportunities and application process. You
send a friendly introduction message to your career, e.g. #job #intern #hiring may want to become a fan to keep abreast
someone you’re interested in. This can be a #finance. of their career updates and other useful
great way to explore options, get noticed Expand your network, gain insights and information.
and seek expert industry insights. For get creative to see what you uncover. Your
further information visit career future may be just one tweet away!
www.students.linkedin.com/uk.
Etiquette
Be careful with your use of language –
What’s your digital footprint? if you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t
Take control of your footprint and take
say it online! Build and maintain your
We all have one. It’s the traces left from control of your future.
online brand to present a professional
your online activities and Further information is available on our
and rounded picture of you, as many
communications. It’s a very good idea to website www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/
employers may try to find you online –
know your footprint. Type your name in a opportunities/networking.
make sure what they see is good.
search engine and see what’s out there.

Working in the UK for

international and EEA students
This article summarises some key information about
working in the UK as an international or EEA student.
I
n order to market yourself effectively The International Student Support information and assistance via its website:
it is helpful to find out what UK Team and the Careers Service run regular www.imperial.ac.uk/study/international-
employers are asking for and how workshops through the year, giving the students/visas-and-immigration/.
this can be evidenced in your CV. most up-to-date picture. You must
Interacting with employers early through always check the current situation at the Careers Service
careers fairs and events will enable you to time of your visa application. Remember – the Careers Service can help
do this. Getting involved with you with making applications and finding
extracurricular activities on campus can How to succeed with your careers information:
help develop skills and doing industry- application www.imperial.ac.uk/careers.
related projects and internships can • Understand what you have to offer as
improve your commercial awareness. an international student and articulate
The timing of recruitment can vary, your skills, e.g. languages, cultural
particularly in the large graduate awareness, adaptability and
programmes in finance and consulting, international focus, in your covering
which come very early in the autumn letter.
term, so familiarising yourself with key • Be clear on your immigration status so
dates and planning when to apply is also you can inform and educate employers
important. British CVs can be different and refer them to sources of help, e.g.
from those in your own country so the Home Office employer helpline.
getting some advice on this will help you • Make sure your written English is
promote yourself in the UK job market. good and seek support, e.g. from the
Centre for Academic English, to
Immigration (correct at the time of improve it if necessary.
writing)
At the moment, most EEA nationals have Further sources of help and advice
EU students and
no restrictions with regard to working in You will find information about working working in the UK
the UK (see the EU students box for more in the UK on our careers website – On the 29th of March 2017, the UK
information). International students from www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/ government triggered Article 50, which
outside the EEA are subject to a opportunities/workingintheuk. Other key begins the process of the UK leaving the
restriction on their permission to work: resources are: European Union. At time of print, no one
no more than 20 hours per week during • Register of Sponsors for Tier 2 and 5: is exactly sure how this will affect
term-time, full time during College www.gov.uk/government/publications/ Imperial students and their ability to
vacations and until the end of your register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers. work in the UK after graduation –
student visa period (usually four months • UK Council for International Student however, Imperial is committed to
after the course finishes). Postgraduate Affairs: www.ukcisa.org.uk, has useful working with the government to ensure
taught and research students do not have resources, and also a telephone the best possible outcomes for our
permission to work full time during the helpline Monday to Friday, 1.00pm to students. You can read about Imperial’s
summer (July to September) unless the 4.00pm: approach here:
www.imperial.ac.uk/about/imperial-
work is considered an assessed part of 020 7788 9214.
and-the-european-union
their course. For non-EEA students to • Home Office Employer Helpline:
The UK Council for International
remain in the UK and work after you 0300 123 4699.
Student Affairs (UKCISA) is also proactive
graduate, the main immigration route in working with government to voice the
enabling employers to recruit you is Tier International Student Support
opinions of students everywhere. Its
2 General. However, an employer can For individual advice and information on statement of principles is here:
only provide sponsorship if it is on the any of the above, contact: www.ukcisa.org.uk/studentnews/879/U
government’s Register of Sponsors, so we International Student Support KCISA-issues-Statement-of-Principles-
recommend you check this first. There Level 3, Sherfield Building on-Brexit
are other schemes that enable non-EEA Imperial College London Our advice to EEA students is to stay in
students to work after graduation South Kensington touch with changes, follow the news and
temporarily, e.g. Tier 5 (Temporary London SW7 2AZ know your rights and responsibilities in
Worker or Youth Mobility) and Tier 1 Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 8040 this time of change. If you have any
(Graduate Entrepreneur). The International Student Support concerns at all, do not hesitate to contact
team at Imperial also provides us.

The global graduate

If worldwide work appeals, find out what’s
on offer and what you need to succeed.
What are international employers
S
tudents and graduates have the international environment in which
always been interested in looking for? it operates
working, studying and travelling Research carried out by the Chartered • a working knowledge of the local
abroad. This has often been in Institute of Personnel and Development language plus a good level of skill in
the form of a gap year, either before or (CIPD) has identified the following key both written and verbal English
after university, or as part of a longer- attributes: (although English is usually the
term career move. In today’s • strong intercultural and language of business, working
interconnected global economy, communication skills knowledge of a local language will help
employers across all sectors need people • resilience – working abroad can mean you communicate effectively and
who can work effectively in different losing the usual support structures of develop good relationships, both at
locations. If this interests you, it is the organisation, friends and family work and socially).
essential to thoroughly consider your • flexibility – to adapt to new situations While you may not be expected to
options and know what you’re aiming for. and ways of doing things, plus the offer all this at the outset, you should be
With valuable experience of working ability to cope with uncertainty able to demonstrate the potential to
abroad you can further develop your • ability to handle diversity and to develop such attributes.
skills, including self-reliance, adaptability understand, respect and adapt to If you have left your country to study
and potentially language skills too. This cultural differences at Imperial, you will already have
personal development will enhance your • knowledge of local conditions experienced living independently in a
CV and stand you in good stead for the • an awareness of the strategic aims of different culture and have demonstrated
future. your employer and an understanding of

Employers
look for candidates who
are able to put themselves
into new situations and develop
their skills. Working or studying
abroad can be a great way to
demonstrate this.
Jane Pooler, Careers

Consultant, Imperial
College London
A summer
research role
I was determined to find a summer
research opportunity overseas in order to
work in one of the best marine research
institutions. One of the few accepting
international students is Woods Hole the flexibility and resilience that living • Teaching English as a Foreign
Oceanographic Institution, which works in and working abroad requires. Language (TEFL)
partnership with the Massachusetts
Additionally, most international • a supervised/organised project such as a
Institute of Technology. Applying for its
employers will seek the usual set of skills ‘gap-year project’
Student Fellowship, I emailed a few
required for graduate-level work, such as • a mixture of some or all of these
researchers working on areas of research I
problem solving, analytical thinking, • a job or placement, or a year in
was interested in. I was really surprised to
see how quickly they replied and how numeracy, teamwork, leadership, self- industry.
enthusiastic they were. Three advisers motivation, self-reliance and You could, for example, follow the
offered me the opportunity to work with business/commercial awareness. backpacker trail or opt for a more
them and I chose a project on coral- structured, project-based experience. The
microbe reactive oxygen species. I also Taking a year out – factors to former keeps options open to follow
applied for a student travel consider and how to benefit interests or take up opportunities along
grant/scholarship, which I won! I went to You may take a gap year for a break after the way; however, opting for a more
San Francisco in December and had the your studies to experience different structured route can give you a more
opportunity to show my work, meet countries and cultures or travel before focused challenge while gaining
scientists from all around the world, find starting your career. Many students use a experience of the country you are in.
out about their research and network in year out to enhance their employability, Many gap-year opportunities cover
the scientific academic others to gain work experience or find particular sectors, often including
community. opportunities that may not be open to tourism, sport and leisure, teaching
Caterina Brighi, MSci them in the UK. Options you can pursue languages, development and environment
Chemistry with include: and conservation.
Molecular Physics • independent travel/organised trekking Depending on where you wish to
(2015) • volunteering/working for a charity travel, it is worth noting that

Interested? Find out more here

Much of the research needed for working abroad can be done online. It’s also worth
noting that many international organisations and employers have Facebook and LinkedIn
groups as well as Twitter feeds, which allow you to keep up to speed with their
opportunities and initiatives and provide a means of networking with people from the
companies that you are interested in. Check out the following:
• EU Recruitment Portal ec.europa.eu/eures
• European Volunteer Service europa.eu/youth
• Going Global – international jobs and internships:
www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/goingglobal
• TARGETjobs’ guide to working abroad targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/working-abroad
• Prospects’ country profiles www.prospects.ac.uk/links/countries
We are looking • Prospects’ gap year section www.prospects.ac.uk/links/gapyear
to hire candidates who are • Voluntary Service Overseas www.vso.org.uk
intellectually curious, strong China and South East Asia careers fairs
Imperial holds careers fairs in China and South East Asia, in collaboration with Oxford,
problem solvers and have Cambridge and LSE. For further details, visit www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/events/china.
demonstrated their ability to
achieve something out of the
ordinary.
Martin Bratt, Principal, Head of

Business Analyst Recruiting,
McKinsey & Company.
unemployment in some countries may be

presently quite high and it may be worth
securing a job before you leave. If you use
a work-experience provider, make sure
that you use one with a good reputation
and a proven track record.
A long-term international career?

International experience may be
personally interesting to you or worth
gaining to add an extra dimension to your
CV. You may want a truly global career,
involving several long-term expatriate
assignments, such as on-site work with an
upstream oil company. Alternatively, you
may want a career that involves travelling
internationally on a regular basis but
from a home base, e.g. professional
services work, consultancy or technical
sales.
When making your first career choice
it helps to check with employers what the
potential for travel or placements abroad
might be. Increasingly, international
companies include an overseas placement
as part of the graduate trainee period, or
in the early stage of a career path.
How and when you decide to proceed
with your global career will be influenced
by external factors, such as recruiter
expectations, labour market conditions,
work permit requirements and personal
preferences and constraints. Research,
planning and preparation are all
important for success.

Postgraduate study
Postgraduate study
Read our guidance to help you decide
whether postgraduate study is for you.
P
ostgraduate study is a very
popular option with Imperial
graduates, with over a quarter of
all graduates from Imperial (and
over a half from some degrees) choosing
to undertake a postgraduate taught
course or research. If you are considering
doing this yourself, there are some things
you need to think about and further
research you need to do before making a
final decision.
A postgraduate qualification can be
essential or desirable for entry into some
careers but the majority of graduate
programmes are open to graduates with a
good first degree. Postgraduate study
shouldn’t just be a way to delay career
decisions and postpone work experience
or employment. So think carefully about
what you would gain from postgraduate
study and what your reasons are for
choosing this option.
What types of postgraduate study

options are there?
The following are the types of course you
could go on to do:
• taught courses leading to masters
degrees (MSc, MA)
• research courses leading to masters
degrees (MRes)
• research degrees leading to MPhils or
PhDs
Why do a PhD?
• vocational courses, required for entry Professor Adrian Sutton, FRS (Department of Physics) has this advice to share
into professions such as teaching or law The first thing to stress is that a PhD does not guarantee a job in academia. Only a very
• studying abroad – e.g. in the USA or on small fraction of all PhDs in science subjects in the UK become university professors –
courses taught in English in Europe. less than 1 per cent. For many employment sectors a PhD does not enhance employability
or salary beyond a good first degree. After a PhD you could find your salary is three or four
Application timelines years behind your contemporaries who entered employment straight after their first
Postgraduate courses differ in their degree.
application deadlines and requirements. So, why do a PhD? There are some very good reasons – to be successful in the research
These are some examples: that leads to a PhD, you will develop generic skills that will be useful to you for the rest of
• Masters/MRes: applications go directly your life. These skills are also highly valued by some employers, who are willing to pay a
to the university; course deadlines may premium to employ PhD graduates; and a few employers will accept only PhD graduates.
be open but popular courses can fill up A PhD involves learning how to tackle a significant question for which there is no
quickly. known answer. In your first degree you meet questions for which by and large there are
• PhD: start researching the options in well-established answers. In a PhD not only is the answer unknown but even the methods
November. you might use to find the answer are sometimes unclear. Even the question itself may
have to be refined during the course of the research to make it more meaningful.
• Vocational courses: applications for
To be awarded a PhD you have to make a contribution to knowledge. It may be the
some courses have to be made via a
first time in your life that you discover what it means to confront ignorance, and
clearing house system with fixed
develop a hypothesis and an approach to test it through experimental and/or theoretical
closing dates. evidence.

Postgraduate study
Work experience is vital

• Studying abroad: usually requires much The Careers Service has been a fantastic resource for me throughout my time at Imperial
more time to plan ahead (e.g. 18 to 24 College and the staff have always been excellent. During my first year, I was provided with
months) to research courses, take any advice whilst writing my CV by improving the content and structure of the document. In later
tests, e.g. GRE, and make applications. years, I gained help whilst writing applications for PhD positions and realised the importance
of selling myself as an Imperial graduate. I have no doubt that the advice given to me led to
Reasons to choose to do a PhD an offer for my preferred PhD. Careers consultants are an experienced and calming voice who
Do you enjoy pushing back the can provide assistance on all aspects of your future career. Fortnightly meetings with an
boundaries of knowledge to devise new adviser on aspects such as interview technique, personal statements and
theories and models? In some areas assessment centres were available. This was invaluable for my recent PhD
extensive practical work will also be interviews at a number of academic institutions.
required in the laboratory or the field. If Chris Ogden, MSci Geophysics (2016)
you think this could be for you, then
applying for a PhD or MRes leading to a
PhD might be your next step. Gaining a
doctorate is the recognised route to DTPs as well as industrial CASE
becoming a professional researcher or studentships in the key areas of research
academic but bear in mind that you will identified by that Research Council. You
Skills that are gained
be up against enormous competition and can find out what the current research on a PhD
the PhD itself requires tremendous themes are on the Research Council Analytical – you will be facing
determination, patience and stamina – 95 websites, for example: problems for which there is no known
per cent perspiration and 5 per cent • www.epsrc.ac.uk/research/ answer and developing a hypothesis
inspiration is sometimes mentioned. So ourportfolio/researchareas as well as an approach to test this
you have to be really keen. • www.bbsrc.ac.uk/skills/investing- hypothesis through experimental or
doctoral-training/dtp theoretical evidence.
Different types of PhDs DTP and CDT PhD programmes place Teamwork – you will support
Research Councils decide which research a strong emphasis on professional skills colleagues, provide and receive
areas they will support and invite bids training. The first year of a four-year feedback and gain awareness of your
from the academic community to develop programme is designed to prepare the personal impact.
Doctoral Training Programmes in these student for years two to four of their Project management – you will also be
areas. Research Councils fund CDTs and PhD. (Continues page 28.) expected to work effectively on your
own: to manage your own research
project effectively, you will need to
learn how to manage your time and
maximise your productivity.
Autonomy, responsibility and
leadership – as your experience and
confidence increase, you will take
more ownership of the project and
become a more independent
researcher who can demonstrate
leadership and intellectual
responsibility.
Communication – you will learn to
write clear, concise and evidence-
based reports about your work, and
develop excellent oral communication
skills by delivering group talks,
seminars and conference
presentations, sometimes to an
international audience; this
culminates in your thesis, a
substantial body of work, which you
will have to defend in a demanding
two to three-hour oral examination.

Postgraduate study
A balanced PhD
experience
Throughout my undergraduate studies in
the Department of Physics, I was
motivated to pursue a PhD by the
opportunity to make an original
contribution to science. My interest in
applying mathematical and computational
physics to real-world problems naturally
led me to the TSM-CDT as it nurtures
strong industrial collaborations.
The PhD is often perceived
synonymously with research but what sets Funding for further study
the TSM-CDT apart is its investment in the There are various forms of funding for further study.
personal development of scientists.
Hence, it runs workshops on career Masters loans
planning, science communication, ethics In 2016, the government introduced Masters loans, administered by the Student Loans
and teambuilding. For me, such courses Company (SLC) for students wishing to study Masters degrees in the UK (MSc, MRes and
are immensely useful because they MPhil) but not PhDs. Loans can be taken out by students of up to £10,000. UK and EU
encourage you to reflect on your skills and students normally of resident within the UK, but not international students, are eligible for a
refine your frame of mind, a trait that is Masters loan. The loan needs to be paid back as soon as the student is earning enough.
highly valued by employers. For more information, see: FindAMasters.com/funding.
Additionally, there is a multitude of Research Council grants
outlets to exercise creativity, which is The government’s research councils fund both Masters and PhD study:
important for a balanced PhD experience. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council: www.epsrc.ac.uk
For example, I am involved in the Bioscience Research Council: www.bbsrc.ac.uk
inception of a conference. I see such Medical Research Council: www.mrc.ac.uk
commitments as invaluable teachers of Natural Environment Research Council: www.nerc.ac.uk
skills that are seldom encountered during Science & Technology Facilities Council: www.stfc.ac.uk
a standalone degree. Economic and Social Research Council: www.esrc.ac.uk
Mitesh Patel, PhD Arts and Humanities Research Council: www.ahrc.ac.uk
student, Centre for College bursaries
Doctoral Training in
Most colleges and some departments have their own awards. Check with the department,
Theory and Simulation
of Materials (TSM- university website or postgraduate admissions office to see what you might be eligible for.
CDT) Professional and career development loans
In addition to the new loans for Masters courses, it is possible to apply for a loan to
undertake a vocational course that improves career prospects; see www.gov.uk/career-
development-loans/overview for more information.
Postgraduate study Charities and trusts

These will not fund all of your study but can contribute up to a few hundred pounds for
worked for me specific items such as books or transport. Consult the Directory of Grant Making Trusts or
I really enjoyed the year I spent at ICL. I the Grants Register for more details.
had lots of opportunities to enhance my Graduate teaching and research assistantships
technical knowledge through lectures, Working as a research or teaching assistant within the department may entitle you to a
group work, seminars and conferences. I bursary and/or a waiver of your fee.
was able to get an in-depth insight into www.jobs.ac.uk advertises vacancies for research assistants.
the UK transport industry, Also look in the Times Higher Education Supplement and Tuesday’s The Guardian for
and this has been information on these posts.
invaluable in my career.
Employer sponsorship
Matteo Novati, MSc This is rare unless you are already working for the employer, in which case you may get
Transport (2015) funding to study for a vocational qualification.

Postgraduate study
Attend careers
events!
At the beginning of my Masters in What do you need to do as an information about this. Further
International Health Management at undergraduate if aiming for a PhD? information can be found here:
Imperial, I was sure I wanted to work in
the pharma industry, but then as time
• Achieve the best possible grades on www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-
went by, I wasn’t so keen any more, so I your degree. study/funding-postgraduate-study-
contacted the Careers Service to talk to • Undertake a research placement e.g. disability-students-allowances.
careers consultants about my future UROP during a summer vacation
career. They showed me a wealth of (usually at the end of your second International students
opportunities I wasn’t even aware of, and year). There are a few competitive scholarships
informed me about the Science • Once in your final year, be aware that and awards available for postgraduate
Communication Week they were PhDs can be advertised from November study in the UK for international
organising. This week was full of onwards. students.
opportunities to meet people already • Check whether the PhD programmes to See www.prospects.ac.uk/
working in the field. It was really useful for which you are applying are funded; this postgraduate-study and
me and other students as it opened our is usually the case in science and www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/exploring-
eyes to the different career options engineering. your-options/further-study/ for more
available, whatever our background. I • Let academics know of your interest in information.
would recommend that students read doing a PhD. Discuss your interest with
emails from the Careers Service and get academics such as your personal tutor
involved in activities on offer to and your final year project supervisor
gain a broader view of the
and seek their advice.
opportunities out there.
• You are not restricted to Imperial – so Postgraduate study
Marco Lammendola,
MSc International
research online, identify and approach websites
academics at other universities too,
Health Management who are working in research areas of targetpostgrad.com allows you to
search its database of courses and
interest to you.
funding sources as well as providing
• Remember – the earlier you start
advice.
ICASE awards are where businesses exploring options, the better.
www.findaphd.com features PhD
take the lead in arranging projects with The Careers Service can help you at vacancies in your discipline, both in
an academic partner of their choice. every stage – researching and exploring the UK and overseas.
Research Councils such as the EPSRC options, making a decision, getting www.findamasters.com features
award block grants to particular feedback on your applications and taught and research masters courses.
universities via DTPs, CDTs or Industrial helping you prepare for interview: see www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-
CASE (ICASE). The universities then www.imperial.ac.uk/careers. study.htm provides useful information
manage the recruitment and selection of on courses, funding and how to apply.
students to the projects that will be Students with disabilities www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/
funded – so you must approach all Useful information and links can be exploring-your-options/further-study
relevant universities to apply for and be found at www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/ outlines further resources available in
considered for selection. Further application-process/equality-and- the Careers Service.
information is available here: diversity. If you are Research Council- If you want to study abroad, check out
• www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help funded, you may be eligible for a www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-
• www.bbsrc.ac.uk/skills/investing- Disabled Students’ Allowance. Contact study/study-abroad for information on
doctoral-training/case-partnerships your funding body directly for more your options.

Skills employers love

Prove to employers you’ve got what it takes. List everything
you’ve done while at Imperial that showcases your skills in
action. Here are some examples.
Communication skills
Made a presentation to school
students attending a department open
day.
Worked as a guide in the Science
Museum / volunteered at Imperial
Festival.
Problem solving / analytical skills Wrote a project report and gave a
presentation based on that report.
Improved the design of a machine, analysing its current Understood detailed instructions to
capabilities and identifying appropriate changes. carry out a lab experiment.
Revised the scope of a final-year project due to practical Modified how I communicated my
problems and negotiated the change with tutors. message after noticing how others
Modified my experimental design to produce results and took might be feeling in a meeting / group
decisions on further work based on those results. discussion.
Ensured that my conclusions followed directly from previous Gave a persuasive talk to inspire
statements when writing a report. others to support my cause.
Planning and organising

Set up a group project identifying the desired outcome,
who was responsible for what and how the deadlines
would be met.
Arranged an expedition: working out how many would
be involved, where to go, and what equipment
and provisions might be needed.
Decided where to travel to in South East Asia Interpersonal skills
with limited time and money.
Made sure everyone was clear about how their Used information to persuade a
activities fitted together to produce the play manager to see my point of view.
for the Drama Society. Represented the views of my peer
Anticipated how much money to take when group to a departmental committee.
inter-railing. Persuaded caterers to provide good
Prioritised my studies and allocated time to value for money for a hall ball.
Business awareness Dealt with difficult customers.
other activities.
Added to my employer’s
profitability by increasing sales /
introducing a more effective stock control system.
Numerical skills
Took an interest in how world events can present Quickly calculated the total cost of
risks and opportunities to companies. items in a bill / invoice.
Worked out how to read a balance sheet and make Logically drew inferences from a
profit and loss calculations. complex set of tables.
Helped devise a new business idea and draft up a Analysed statistics to identify trends
business plan. in some coursework / to spot
Exceeded customer expectations in a sales job over consumer spending patterns in a
the summer. vacation job.
Raised sponsorship or negotiated a better deal for a
club / society.
Managed a budget and saved money on certain
expenditures.

First impressions
count – CVs
A CV is a unique marketing document – find out here how to
prepare one that is well-structured and targeted.
Before you start
Y
our CV promotes your abilities,
skills and experiences in the best Ensure you are clear on what skills and
possible light. Ultimately its experience you need to evidence to the
purpose is to help secure you person who will be reading your CV.
an opportunity. Research the organisation and reflect on
the best examples you have that
When do you use a CV? demonstrate you meet its requirements and
You will probably require a CV when would bring value to it. Each opportunity
applying for any new opportunity. you apply for may require slight changes to
Advertisements will normally specify how your CV to ensure it is suitably tailored to
to apply, but if in doubt, ask. CVs are the organisation’s needs and markets you
also useful when making a direct or effectively.
speculative approach to an organisation List your best evidence and rank this in
or for following up contacts you’ve made order of significance – this will help you see
as a result of attending a careers or what you need to emphasise on your CV.
networking event. Further information is available on our
website: www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/
What should be on my CV? application-process/cv.
Aim for a clear and uncomplicated format
that provides evidence of relevant skills. A
CV will often contain a variety of sections
including Education, Work History,
Awards/Achievements, Positions of
Responsibility, Interests, and References. Examples of ‘action
How long is a CV?
words’
Aim for either one or two full pages of Using positive language when
A4. A two-page CV is perfectly communicating with employers can help
acceptable in the UK; however, some to highlight your skills. The following
employers prefer a one-page document. words can help to make your CV more
Anything longer than two pages indicates interesting and dynamic:
Talked to: addressed, advised,
that you are unable to be concise and may
demonstrated, liaised, negotiated,
well put employers off. You should also
persuaded, presented, resolved.
be aware of geographic differences; for
Sorted out: analysed, arranged,
example, in the USA a one-page CV is assessed, defined, organised,
generally preferred. planned, produced, simplified,
streamlined, transformed.
What style should I use? Achieved: accomplished, completed,
Ultimately this is up to you provided you improved, delivered, enhanced,
focus your message and ensure the obtained, produced, secured.
important information is clearly Showed how: advised, coached,
identifiable and not hidden within long demonstrated, directed, displayed,
paragraphs of text. Try to write in bullet exhibited, explained, instructed,
points to emphasise actions and use bold organised, proved, taught, trained.
headings to signpost the reader. Choose Set up: created, designed, devised,
section titles which best reflect your skills established, founded, introduced,
and experiences to help emphasise your launched, prepared.
application. You may use different In charge of: administered, conducted,
headings for different CVs or simply controlled, coordinated, directed,
reorder the sections to highlight different managed, orchestrated, supervised.
information. Remember to consider what Further examples can be found online at
www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/application
the reader is most likely to be interested
-process/cv.
in and ensure this is accessible.

Example of a one-page CV
A CV has to work for you and the context in which it is being used. This CV has been written for a role where there is no direct
connection between the academic field of study and the area of employment e.g. consultancy or finance. The student has
attempted to highlight key achievements and relevant skills based on their experiences.
Put your most recent Ensure your contact details

qualifications first. Summarise are clear and accessible.
pre-university qualification.
Highlight relevant skills and

achievements.
Highlight your duties,

responsibilities and
achievements, and where
possible quantify specifics.
Include society, charity,

community or work
shadowing experience.
Highlight any IT or
additional language skills
that may be relevant.
Include any relevant additional information or

positions of responsibility that demonstrate
personal qualities.

This CV has been written for a role in industry or

Example of a two-page CV technical consultancy, so the CV offers a good balance
of technical skills and achievements as well as more
general skills gained through extracurricular activities
and work experience.
How should a recruiter contact you?

Provide key contact details. It is
unnecessary to state ‘Curriculum Vitae’
but your name should be clear.
Adam has decided not to include a
profile section at the top, probably
because he is running out of space! If
you decide to include a profile, make
sure it is tailored to the overall
purpose of your CV.
Put your most recent

qualifications first. For
a research role, you
should usually provide
a transcript or full
breakdown of subjects
and grades achieved so
far. Check instructions
for each application,
and make sure the
employer has the
information it wants.
It is perfectly acceptable to
summarise earlier school-level
qualifications.
Make the CV work for the role you are
applying to. Use bullet points to help
highlight relevant skills. If specific
technical abilities are required,
ensure you refer to these.
Help at hand
Imperial Careers Service can help you with
deciding what career path to take and
how to put together applications as well
as interview practice. It provided crucial
guidance through the application process,
from drafting a CV and cover letter to
tailoring both documents to a specific
profession. The advice that I received
enabled me to express my skills and
experience effectively in my applications. I
was also encouraged to try to identify the
things that will be important to me in a
future career in terms of my interests and
values.
Monica Patel, PhD Chemistry, then
two years as a Postdoctoral Consider highlighting any relevant
Research Associate work experience in specific sections
(Imperial), before of the CV. Be specific and concise,
starting work as a
trainee patent attorney mentioning achievements and
(2016) outcomes.

Highlight skills that are relevant to

the role you are applying for,
outlining your achievements and
responsibilities.
Provide a balanced picture of yourself by

demonstrating the skills you have developed in
a variety of contexts, which could including
experience of running societies, or taking part
in charity or community work.
Showcase additional skills that may be

relevant in a structured and meaningful
way. You may want to include relevant
IT skills or additional languages.
Extracurricular activities are an important way to

show you have interests outside of your studies.
Use them to highlight transferable skills and
demonstrate your personal qualities.
You can provide contact details for your referee
and should always follow instructions given.
Unless specifically requested by the employer,
it is fine to state ‘available on request’. You will
need permission of your referees prior to
supplying their details.
CV checklist:
• Is it easy to navigate?
• Is it relevant to the opportunity?
• Is it the right length?
• Does it provide evidence of your skills
and abilities?
• Is the language and tone professional?

Top tips for cover letters

A cover letter is designed to work with your CV, allowing you to
introduce yourself to an organisation, explain your motivation for
applying to the role and highlight your key skills. Discover how to
prepare this formal business document.
T
he purpose of a cover letter is to
work alongside your CV to
introduce you and create a good
first impression. Think of it as that
first 30 seconds after you meet someone,
when you subconsciously or consciously
begin to form impressions of them. Cover
letters need to be interesting and clear –
and most importantly, should convey the
answer to three overarching questions
that employers have about all their
applicants:
• Why do you want to do this role?
• Why do you want to work for me (the
employer)?
• Can you do the role?
Remember that your CV and cover
letter work together, so the employer will
already have a list of your skills and past
experiences, which goes a long way to
answering the question of whether you
can do the role. So your cover letter great fit for the role you’re applying for. sort of culture or environment and for its
should primarily focus on your If it’s an internship or a graduate team.
motivation, explaining to the reader not programme, explain how the experience Conclude in a professional manner by
just that you have the skills, but why you will lead you along a particular career thanking the recruiter for reading your
really want to use them in this role and pathway you’d like to pursue. letter and saying that you look forward to
organisation. Highlight the most relevant skills and hearing from them soon.
The cover letter should also show the experiences you have for the role, and Make sure you close the letter correctly.
employer that you have a high standard explain why you gain satisfaction from In the UK, if your letter is addressed to a
of written communication skills – so doing them. You’ve already mentioned named contact, you should close the letter
make sure there are no spelling or these on your CV, so use this space to with ‘Yours sincerely’. If the letter is
grammatical errors. Use professional expand on the experience, bringing out addressed generically (e.g. ‘Dear
English, rather than academic English. how you may have built commercial Sir/Madam’) then close with ‘Yours
awareness, shown communication skills faithfully’.
How do I structure a cover letter? or gone above and beyond to achieve
Generally a cover letter should be not good results. Emailing your CV and cover letter
more than one page in length, and should You also need to explain what attracts Often you’ll need to email your cover
be laid out like a formal business you to that particular organisation. Try letter and CV to an employer. Keep this
document. See our example letter for this to match yourself to the employer and email short and to the point, explaining
formal layout. explain why you think you’ll enjoy what role you’re applying for and that
Make sure you say what position working with it. The company knows all you’ve attached the relevant documents.
you’re applying for. If you’re applying about itself so there is no need to list all You don’t need to repeat anything that
speculatively, tell the company what sort of its achievements. However you do you’ve already written: the email serves as
of area of its business you’d like to work want to show that you’ve done some a delivery tool for your real application,
in and why. research on it. Explore its website, which is the attached copy of your CV
Say what attracts you to the role and looking at the ‘About us’ section, its and cover letter.
explain why. Try to match yourself to the company values, and its mission
job and explain why you think you’ll statement. Follow it on social media. Cover letter checklist:
enjoy it. Draw on things you’ve done at Have you interacted with the company • Is it formatted correctly?
university, thinking about past projects or previously? Think about what genuinely • Does it talk about the organisation?
work experience and then relating these attracts you to working there and use • Does it use evidence to highlight and
to the role you’re applying for. This your previous experience to evidence how explain your motivation?
evidence shows how you know you’ll be a you know you will enjoy working in that • Is the language and tone professional?

A cover letter should convey both your suitability and enthusiasm for a role.
It is designed to introduce key highlights and achievements, give evidence
of relevant skills, and demonstrate your motivations for applying. Aim for
one side of A4 paper and ensure you use an appropriate layout.
Note the correct layout for the

addresses, and ensure you date your
letter. Where possible, address the
letter to a named person or use a
suitable alternative salutation.
Explain who you are and why you

are writing.
Show you’ve thought

about why you’d like to
work for that organisation
and provide specific
reasons.
Highlight the main reasons

why the organisation should
consider you. Refer to
relevant skills and
experiences and supplement
the information on your CV.
Conclude in a positive and

professional manner.

Ace applications I found the

Careers Service extremely
Take action on your applications and tailor useful during my final year.
each one. Your efforts should then pay off. When applying for masters courses
it was more than happy to help with
my CV and work through long,
confusing application forms with me.
R
ecruiters apply their company’s • Why have you chosen a particular As I got the positions I applied for, it
selection criteria when assessing career? must be doing something right!
an application and gain their first • What evidence do you have of the
impression of you from reading qualities and abilities needed to Joe Sherratt, BSc Geophysics
this. Producing a well researched and succeed in it? (2015)
carefully focused application is vital! • Do you understand what the career
involves?
Make or break • Can you provide examples of skills
Many applications fail for basic reasons such as teamwork, commercial
that could easily have been avoided – awareness and problem solving?
such as mistakes in spelling and grammar, Employers want your broader skills to
waffle, clichés or not being concise and match their selection criteria, hence they
specific enough. Most large organisations may ask the following of you: Top tips for
will want you to use the company • Give an example of when you achieved applications
application form and apply online. Check a goal through working in a team.
the instructions carefully so you know • What did you do that made a Find out as much as you can
whether you need to be fine-tuning your difference? 1 about the company and the job.
CV or filling in an online form. • How do you know you were Jot down your reasons for wanting
successful? to work for it. These must
Types of questions: open or closed? sound genuine and well
Some questions are straightforward. You Your answers researched.
are asked to provide personal details • Draw up a list of skills the employer is
Follow all instructions! If you can,
followed by exam results and work looking for. 2 print off the form before you start
experience. These questions require short, • Review your activities and
to get a sense of all the sections
factual answers or selecting options from achievements to find evidence that
you will need to complete.
drop-down lists, such as your preferred matches the selection criteria.
geographical location and choice of • Draft your responses, giving yourself Work on your draft answers before
3 you commit yourself online.
career, and the function or role of interest credit for what you have achieved or
– e.g. research, production, marketing or learned. Use the notes you have prepared
finance. • Always market yourself positively. 4 about yourself and your CV as a
Open questions are harder to answer. • See www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/ reminder of key achievements.
These are designed to test your self- application-process for more
awareness and career understanding, e.g.: information. Be clear and direct, using short
5 paragraphs to give structure.
Stay within the word or character
6 count for each answer.
Don’t waffle: keep answers
7 relevant and concise, even when
there is no word limit.
Express yourself positively using
8 ‘action words’.
Use spellcheckers with care and
9 watch your grammar.
Time for a final check before you
10 press send! Ask yourself: is the
content relevant and does it
answer the questions? Are there
any typos anywhere?
Remember to save a copy of your
11 form online for future reference.

In the interview hot seat

If you’ve got as far as the interview, you’re a serious
contender for the job. Prepare and practise, then relax:
you’re nearly there!
D
on’t be daunted by job Trying to answer these questions aloud Check the skills map on page 29 and
interviews – preparation will will help you to prepare and sound more think about the evidence you would put
help you succeed. You have convincing and fluent on the day. down. Draw examples from employment,
impressed the employer with • Be very clear about what you can offer leisure activities, travel, interests and
your application and it now wants to the organisation. academic life. When questioned about
meet you to check: • Consider your strengths, your these, talk about examples that show you
• you have the right skills and achievements and skills. working with others, your initiative and
qualifications to do the job • Provide evidence of these to show you when you have managed or planned
• you really want to work for it are a strong candidate. activities. Be positive about changes of
• you will get on well with staff, peers career focus; highlight the fact that you
and clients. What happens during the interview? are keen to get into this new career and
Interviews also enable you to find out First impressions are very important! not get out of the previous one fast.
more about the organisation and the job. • Try to look confident, relaxed and Be ready to talk about why you want
There will almost always be an happy. this job with this organisation.
opportunity for you to ask questions at • A firm handshake conveys confidence. Interviewers will want to explore this
the interview and this offers a chance to • Make eye contact with your interviewer commitment with questions such as:
really show how interested you are in the and smile. • What do you know about us?
employer. • Sit up straight and don’t cross your • Who else have you applied to?
arms as this creates a barrier. • Where do you want to be in five years’
Research the employer and job • If you feel nervous, remind yourself time?
Employers find it frustrating when that the interviewer needs to fill a Good research will help you convince
applicants don’t demonstrate an vacancy – they want you to succeed. them you’re really keen.
understanding of the job or organisation. Some questions will assess your
Consider the following: Questions intellectual abilities, focusing on your
• What do you know about the employer, Most interviews are ‘competency based’ – academic record and degree subject. You
its industry and competitors? i.e. recruiters will be seeking examples of may be asked hypothetical problems to
• What are the key issues affecting this when you have used the skills that are see if you can think on your feet. Stay
sector at present? relevant to the job. Focus on what you calm and remember that interviewers are
• What will the job really involve? did, and make sure that when talking interested in your problem-solving skills –
about working in a team, you outline the process by which you get there, not
Use the following resources to help your role, your actions and the result of just the actual result.
you research the employer and the job: your efforts.
• employers’ websites, presentations and
careers fairs
Example questions Why they are asked
• career guides and occupational
information reference files What made you choose To find out about you and what interests you.
• www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/exploring- your degree?
your-options/occupations To discover how much you’ve found out about the
Why have you
(researching occupations and applied to us? organisation and how focused your career plans are.
employers)
• publications and websites of Who else have Recruiters will expect you to be making a few other similar
professional bodies you applied to? applications in the industry.
• anyone you know who is doing a Describe a situation where Designed to work out how you go about problem-solving and
similar type of job! you have had to solve a whether you can learn from your mistakes.
problem. What did you
Market yourself effectively learn from it?
Ensure that you stand out from others – Why should we employ An opportunity to demonstrate your suitability and draw
your degree alone is not enough. Review you? parallels between what you’ve got to offer and what the
your application form and CV: can you employer needs.
expand confidently on everything that is
What is your greatest Try to use an example that you can turn around and show
on there? You can use the typical
weakness? you’re dealing with positively, e.g. ‘I’m not very confident at
questions on this page to get started.
speaking in groups but I’ve tried to get all the practice I can
at doing this’.

Thank you
so much for the mock
interview last week. The
organisation got back to
me yesterday to let me know it
had chosen me for the role.
I am really excited to start and
all the preparation was
invaluable.
Life Sciences alumnus
(2014)
Telephone interviews interviews, but you also need to: workshops run by careers consultants to
These are becoming increasingly popular, • Dress smartly and sit up straight. help you practise being interviewed and
especially for first interviews, but this • Set the camera height to the top of your you will receive feedback. There are
doesn’t mean you can skimp on your head to point straight at you; a web online videos, DVDs and a good stock of
interview preparation or treat it any less cam clipped to the top of your monitor books and handouts, which include
formally! Body language still has a role – works well. typical questions to help you prepare.
your voice will sound better if you sit up • Look directly at the interviewer by After an unsuccessful interview, you can
straight or even stand. The questions, looking straight at the webcam lens always ask employers for feedback, which
however, will be similar to those in (not at the pop up in the corner of the can be very useful. Finally, practise with
standard interviews so be clear about the screen). your friends; they will spot annoying
important points you want to get across • Stage-manage your video interview by mannerisms or distracting body language.
to the employer. Make sure that you: selecting a neutral background and For more information, go to:
• have privacy for the interview, away getting rid of all the clutter behind you! www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/application-
from distractions and noise Don’t be a silhouette with a window process/interviews.
• smile – it will make you sound behind you; the light should fall on
friendlier and more confident your face.
• avoid monotones and make your voice • Express your enthusiasm and interest
sound lively and enthusiastic! with smiling eyes; it helps if your eyes No excuses
• consider recording your voice aren’t obscured by reflections on your When I applied for a summer internship at
beforehand to check how you sound glasses, so consider removing them for HSBC, there were a number of stages to
• ask ‘Would you like me to expand on the interview – or upgrade them, if you go through. As preparation for my
this?’ or ‘Does this answer your can, to anti-reflective lenses. interviews, I decided to visit the Careers
question?’ if there’s an awkward silence • If you’re faced with a pre-recorded Service at Imperial. It was easy to book an
• have your CV or application form to interview, practise beforehand appointment, and I was given continuous
hand and some paper to make notes. communicating your answers out loud support with my application process. This
within strict time constraints. included interview preparation and
Video interviews • Try recording yourself or ask a friend support for the other stages of my
A video interview could be via Skype or to help and consider how you could application. It was hugely helpful and I
FaceTime. Or it might be an interview improve the impression you make! would encourage students to go to it for
which is recorded online, where you log help and guidance. I also found that going
into a recruitment website and answer the Developing your interview to friends and family who had an
same set of pre-recorded questions as all technique understanding about the
other candidates, with a set amount of Look out for events run centrally by the process was invaluable.
time allocated to each question. Such Careers Service or in your department, Turan Hasan, MEng
interview experiences can seem daunting. such as employer-led skills workshops. Biomedical Engineering
The same advice applies as for telephone You can attend mock-interview (First year)

How to succeed at
assessment centres
Assessment centres give employers the chance to find out
more about you by seeing how you perform in a series of
activities. So what exactly do they involve?
How will I be assessed?
E
mployers use assessment centres to
obtain a more rounded view of Employers have a checklist of skills, A typical timetable
candidates. They want to see how
you interact with others, not just
abilities or competencies against which
they rate you during each exercise and
for an assessment
at one-to-one interviews. An invitation to interview. These may include: centre
an assessment centre usually follows a • problem solving 8.45am Arrival, registration
successful first-round interview, and a • team/group skills 9.00am–9.30am Company
wide range of activities can take place • communicating successfully presentation and
there. • handling complexity overview of the day
• commercial awareness 9.30am–10.00am Interview
What’s in it for me? • drive/energy 10.00am–11.00am Group exercise
All selection processes are two-way: you • initiative 11.15am–12.15pm Prepare and give
can find out much more about your • ability to influence/persuade presentation
potential employer. You will meet a range • technical understanding
12.15pm–1.00pm Lunch with
of employees, gain a better understanding • an enterprising approach. employees/recent
of the culture of the organisation and Assessors will keep detailed notes on hires
have the opportunity to ask lots of how you are doing and grade you against 1.00pm–1.45pm Case-study
questions. You can be more certain that each competency in each exercise and interview, in-tray
you are really interested in it. look carefully at your overall exercise or written
performance. Even the best candidates exercise
How many people will be invited? won’t do everything perfectly, so if you 2.00pm–3.00pm Psychometric tests
Assessment centres can include group feel you have made a slip, don’t let it put
3.00pm–4.00pm Panel interview
exercises where you work on a range of you off – stay focused!
5.00pm Depart
problems with five or six other
candidates. Some, all, or none of the Practicalities
candidates may be appointed. It helps to • Get to the venue in good time. Arriving
regard them as future colleagues, people late could be very embarrassing! • Follow all instructions carefully and if
to cooperate with, rather than as • Take employer literature and a copy of you are not sure of anything, ask for
competition. Boost your confidence by your application with you for reference. clarification.
realising that assessment centres are • Dress codes may be indicated in the • Be friendly and cooperative to everyone
expensive to run – only strong, viable invitation and should be followed. It is you meet. You never know who will
candidates are invited. better to be too smart than too casual. have the final say about you.

I just wanted
to let you know that I
finished my interview, and I
feel it went really well. I
remembered to speak more slowly
and managed to say all the
relevant information. Thank you
for your help – I’ll hear back
from them next week.
Success MSc Conservation Science
student (2016)
I received an offer to interview for the industry leader in Active Network Management, the
area of research my PhD focused on. The interview was spread over seven hours examining
multiple areas, such as: technical understanding, stakeholder management, personal
competencies, and the ability to perform a written and analytical task under time critical
conditions. The preparation for the final area was provided by Imperial’s Career Service; it
provided me with literature and one to one guidance on possible tasks that may be asked of
What if I am disabled or have a
me. The interview was very tough, but my preparation, with the help of the
specific learning disability, e.g.
careers consultant, allowed me to give the best account of myself on the day dyslexia?
and I was subsequently offered the job, which I accepted. If you let employers know in advance,
they can make suitable arrangements for
Mark Collins, PhD Electrical and Electronic Engineering, (2016),
joined Smarter Grid Solutions (2016) you. If you get extra time in College
exams, and you mention this to
employers, you may be entitled to get
extra time for the tests.
• Participate: there are no marks if you interviews. In very popular areas, such as
don’t. banking, tests offer a quick way to screen How should I approach personality
• Make a note of the names of all the out candidates. tests?
company representatives you meet. Be yourself, the best of yourself – don’t
How should I prepare for try to reinvent your personality. Respond
How can the Careers Service psychometric tests? in a positive way that is true to you.
help me prepare? Practice can help you know what to
We have several books covering expect. If an employer sends you
assessment centres that you can refer to. examples, make sure you do them.
You can also watch the video Assessment Percentages, pie charts, histograms and
Centres online at www.imperial.ac.uk/ ratios figure strongly. Even if you have
careers/application-process/assessment- A Level maths, it may help to remind
centres. Look out for workshops and yourself of ‘the basics’ again.
talks about assessment centres, especially Where can I get more information
during the autumn and spring terms. If about tests? Further information on tests
you have questions about an assessment and links to sample online practice tests
centre you have been invited to, raise are available here – www.imperial.ac.uk/
these during a 20-minute consultation careers/psychometrictests. The Careers
with a member of the Careers Service. Service also provides a handout on the
topic, and you will find practice aptitude
Psychometric tests test examples and reference books in the
Online psychometric tests are often used by Careers Information Room.
employers. You may have to take one of
these tests when you apply or later at an Situational Judgement Tests
assessment centre. There are two types – Many employers now require candidates
Top tips for aptitude
aptitude tests and personality to do an online Situational Judgement tests
questionnaires. Aptitude tests are strictly Test (SJT). These tests measure your
Get a good night’s sleep.
timed and typically involve verbal, behaviour and attitudes by asking you to Pay attention to the instructions and
numerical and diagrammatic reasoning. In select (from a list of options) what action ask questions if you are not clear.
contrast, personality questionnaires are not you would be most (or least likely) to Work as accurately as you can, without
timed and feel less like an exam. Remember take when faced by a series of work- spending too long on any one
that test results are just one part of the related scenarios. Think about the impact question.
picture when decisions are made. on clients or customers, and also Don’t focus on finishing the tests. They
Interviews are often used to follow up the colleagues, as well as the values of the are designed so that very few people
results of a personality questionnaire. organisation and the competencies they will complete them.
seek, when deciding what action to take. In numerical tests, using
Why do employers use them? You can do a sample SJT here and get approximations can save you a lot of
Employers like tests because they are further useful tips – time.
objective; it is impossible to completely www.assessmentday.co.uk/situational- Avoid wild guessing.
eliminate subjectivity and bias from judgement-test.htm. Keep an eye on the time.

Examples of typical assessment centre activities

What’s involved How to succeed
Aptitude tests Formal tests of reasoning (e.g. verbal, numerical, Practise the aptitude tests available in the Careers Service;
logical/diagrammatic). at www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/psychometrictests
Strictly timed with right or wrong answers. you will find links to online test sites.
Instructions and practice questions are given Work quickly but accurately throughout.
before the actual test. Have a good night’s sleep the night before!
Situational These are designed to measure your behaviour and Do any practice examples you are given.
Judgement Tests attitudes in work-related scenarios. Read through the situation and all possible responses
carefully before deciding how to rank what you would do.
Be aware of the competencies the employer is looking for
and what ‘good’ looks like for it!
Group exercise Group tasks may be with different roles assigned Make sure you contribute but don’t dominate the group.
beforehand, or no roles assigned. Speak clearly, listen and don’t interrupt others.
Could be a practical task (e.g. building a paper Argue your point assertively but be prepared to
tower), a problem-solving exercise or a group compromise.
discussion. Check on time and summarise progress every so often.
The objective is usually for candidates to work Try to draw out quieter members and be tactful to all.
together to achieve a result. Practise group exercises in Careers Service workshops.
Assessors will sit around the room observing you.
Presentation You may be given a topic, in advance or on the day, Good structure: introduction – middle – conclusion.
and told how long you should present for. Make slides clear and not too detailed.
You will present to assessors and possibly other Prepare easy-to-read prompts for yourself (not a script).
candidates. Practise in front of an audience and check you stick to
time!
Make sure you know how to use the technology before you
start.
Speak with energy and enthusiasm.
Talk at a steady pace and maintain eye contact with the
audience.
There may be follow-up questions, so make sure you can
justify what you’ve said.
Case study or e-tray Review and analysis of data (possibly related to Manage your time – there will be a lot of information and a
exercise employer’s business) requiring written report tight time limit.
and/or discussion. E-trays – scan through all items initially and prioritise your
E-tray exercise – working through a series of time allocation.
‘e-tray’ items, making decisions on action needed Be prepared to discuss your decisions and conclusions.
and drafting responses.
Second interview May be one-to-one or panel. Prepare as for first interview – review what was asked
Usually focuses on different areas from first then. Swot up on technical areas if applicable.
interview; may probe issues arising from the day. For a panel interview, direct your answer to the speaker
May include technical questions and discussions of but keep eye contact with the rest of the panel.
case studies or scenarios.
Social activities On the social side, this could mean lunch on the Be yourself but be aware of the impression you are
day, to give you the opportunity to talk to graduate making.
trainees and managers outside the main Even when the atmosphere seems relaxed, be aware that
assessment. you are still being observed.
It’s an opportunity for you to find out more about Ask interesting questions but don’t monopolise
the organisation and your role in it. the conversation.
Remember that the people you meet will probably
all be asked informally to give their opinion of the
candidates afterwards.

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tell employers
where you saw
them first.
This section highlights leading employers and course providers
with lots of opportunities on offer for Imperial students. Have a
browse through this section and get even more ideas about
your future career.
The process of planning and developing your career takes time and effort – but help is at
hand! The articles throughout this Guide are packed with tips and advice to help you
and this section gives you ideas of just some of the opportunities out there.
Everything that the Careers Service does is aimed at helping you to plan and develop
your career, from the events and activities it organises that put you in touch with
employers, to the resources provided online or in hard copy, not to mention the
expertise and advice on offer from a team of professionally qualified careers
consultants.
The articles in this publication give you tips on increasing your awareness of the
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abilities, then review your options and come to a decision about what your next steps
will be. When it’s time to start making applications, the Careers Service can help again, Read the Inside Buzz
ensuring that you promote yourself in the best way possible, both in writing and in
person.
One way to explore your options is simply to browse sample vacancies and get
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opportunities, organised by different types of sector. Use these pages, alongside the
websites suggested elsewhere in this Guide, to research your career options. Take every
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Make sure you’re registered on JobsLive: www.imperial.ac.uk/careers/services/jobslive. Visit on campus
This is a key way of finding out about employer events at Imperial and vacancies. As
you’ll see from the next few pages, there are many employers and course providers who
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Gillian Bray
Alfa
Moor Place, 1 Fore Street Avenue, London, EC2Y 9DT
TEL 020 7588 1800
EMAIL careersUK@alfasystems.com
WEB www.alfasystems.com/eu/careers
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We only recruit people who we think will get on with each other, so the
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Have a
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FORM OF APPLICATION Online (CV and Cover letter)
voice.
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Have an
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Jessica Gladden
APT
70 Conduit Street
London W1S 2GF
We’re Alfa. We’re a fast-growing fintech
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relationships between trials and outcomes allows leaders to predict and We hold numerous team comprehensive training will school
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achieve rapid career advancement. You are expected to not only have a global player, but we’ve kept unique career. We also offer an
our small company feel. excellent benefits package and a £40k
tremendous impact in transforming our clients, but also a leading role in
starting salary.
shaping APT’s future. APT’s client portfolio includes Walmart, Coca-Cola,
Starbucks, Boots, Dixons Carphone, and many others, with the London Office
supporting our client base in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa. We believe in diversity of thought.
GRADUATES SOUGHT Any discipline. We are looking for motivated and
You don’t need a technical degree to work with us, but you will
analytically-minded graduates and postgraduates who are excited by the demonstrate a genuine interest in learning how to develop software,
intersection of business analytics and technology. as well as outstanding talent and achievement, including an excellent
STARTING SALARY Starting salaries of over £50,000 per annum academic record (a 2:1 degree and As and Bs at A-level).
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FORM OF APPLICATION CV & cover letter required to www.joinapt.com/apply Apply for one of our graduate positions today.
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3 Harewood Ave, Marylebone, London NW1 6JL The Boston Consulting Group
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Cooley lawyers solve legal issues for entrepreneurs, investors, financial Associate Consultants are involved in every stage of case delivery, from
institutions and established companies. Clients partner with Cooley on business development, through industry research and analysis, to strategic
transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters and high-stakes, recommendations and client presentations. Small case teams and early
complex litigation, often where innovation meets the law. Cooley is one of the exposure to clients and partners mean greater responsibility early on in your
pre-eminent law firms for technology and life sciences. The firm has 900 career. Six-monthly promotion opportunities are available allowing rapid
lawyers across 12 offices in the US, China and Europe. The firm has received a progression for high performers. We offer extensive global travel opportunities
number of recent accolades; it was named one of Fortune’s ‘100 Best places to and lead the market on pay.
Work For’ in 2015, 2016 and 2017, as well as being recognised as an elite ‘Top-5 Credo is looking for exceptional individuals. Candidates must be logical,
Innovative Law Firm’ by the Financial Times. Cooley opened in London in numerate and entrepreneurial, with excellent communication skills and a
January 2015 and since opening has been named London Office of the Year at streak of creativity.
the 2015 British Legal Awards and was recognised at the Legal Week
Innovation Awards for International Law Firm Innovation in 2016. The UK
practice has strengths across many of Cooley’s core practice areas. STARTING SALARY Market leading
GRADUATES SOUGHT Any discipline PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Annual recruitment cycle. Early Bird
STARTING SALARY £44,000 deadline 28th August 2017. Milkround deadline 6th November 2017
PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Annual – Closing date is 31/01/2018 FORM OF APPLICATION CV and cover letter through our application portal at
FORM OF APPLICATION Online www.credoconsulting.com/careers-apply
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Dialog Semiconductor 22 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1LS
WEB www.dialog-semiconductor.com/careers
TEL 020 7680 8100
EMAIL careers@dixonwilson.co.uk
MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS Dialog Semiconductor has offices in Germany, WEB www.dixonwilson.co.uk/careers
UK, Austria, China, Greece, Japan, Hong Kong, Italy, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan,
the Netherlands, Turkey, and USA. MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS London and Paris
AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S) AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S)
Dialog Semiconductor is a leading provider of integrated circuits (ICs) that About Us Dixon Wilson is a leading accountancy firm, with offices in the City of
power mobile devices and the Internet of Things. Dialog solutions are integral London and Paris. We specialise in providing accountancy, audit, tax advice
to some of today’s leading mobile devices and the enabling element for and strategic planning to private clients, companies, entrepreneurs and their
increasing performance and productivity on the go. From making businesses. We offer a personal, Partner-led service. A high quality service is
smartphones more power efficient and shortening charging times, enabling critical to both us and our clients and a number of our client relationships date
home appliances to be controlled from anywhere, to connecting the next back over 80 years and multiple generations.
generation of wearable devices, Dialog’s decades of experience and world- What you can expect We offer you a practical experience in audit, tax and
class innovation help manufacturers get to what’s next. accountancy in a 3 year fixed term contract. We allow you to gain exposure in
We passionately believe that working at Dialog you will be joining the brightest, these areas and to support you in you in achieving the ACA qualification. In
most diverse and ambitious talent in the Semiconductor Industry. We are addition, you will be given the opportunity to work with senior members of
proud to have won numerous awards and designs, including exclusive patents staff as well as getting a good level of responsibility early on in your career.
and the opportunity for talent to progress at Dialog could not be greater. GRADUATES SOUGHT Any discipline, but a good level of numeracy and strong
GRADUATES SOUGHT Predominately electrical and electronic engineering interpersonal skills are key
STARTING SALARY Competitive STARTING SALARY Competitive
PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Continuous PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE End of December – Spring Intake
and End of April – Autumn Intake
FORM OF APPLICATION Online FORM OF APPLICATION Online
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 30+ graduates hired globally each year APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE London 14, Paris 1-2
VACATION WORK/COURSES Yes VACATION WORK/COURSES Paid summer vacation placement in the London
office, to penultimate year University students
FOR VACATION WORK APPLY BY End of March 2018 by visiting our website
www.dixonwilson.co.uk/careers and completing an online application form.
GRADUATE The talent and expertise of our people

makes FTI Consulting a global thought leader
OPPORTUNITIES
in business advisory services and consulting.
We provide our clients with clear analysis
and strategic advice to help them overcome a
IN THE HEART wide variety of complex business challenges.
OF THE CITY
We have a number of vacancies ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CONSULTING

SALARY:
across our practice areas and are Highly Competitive
FORENSIC LITIGATION CONSULTING
looking for exceptional graduates
to join us. Working in small client CLOSING DATE: STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
teams where knowledge sharing Please refer to website
is a key part of the culture means TECHNOLOGY
you’ll have the opportunity to do APPLICATION:
meaningful work from the very www.fticareers.co.uk/graduates CORPORATE FINANCE (RESTRUCTURING & TAX)
beginning of your career.
ANNUAL INTAKE:
GRADUATES SOUGHT: Over 40 across a range of practices
Graduates from all disciplines will
be considered, and must be expecting VACATION WORK/ COURSES:
a first or upper second class degree. Please refer to website

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Frontline FTI Consulting

1a Rosebery Avenue 200 Aldersgate, Aldersgate Street, London, EC1A 4HD
London EMAIL London.recruitment@fticonsulting.com
EC1R 4SR WEB www.fticareers.co.uk
EMAIL recruitment@thefrontline.org.uk
WEB www.thefrontline.org.uk MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS London, Paris
MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS Greater Manchester, West Midlands, Greater The talent and expertise of our people make FTI Consulting a global thought
London, North East and South East. leader in business advisory services and consulting. With more than 4,600
AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S) employees worldwide, we are looking for bright and motivated graduates to
Frontline’s graduate programme is a unique opportunity for high-achieving contribute to our continuing success.
individuals to join one of Britain’s most challenging and rewarding professions. In our Economic and Financial Consulting practice we apply clear and focused
Our children’s social work programme offers you an intensive practical and analysis to complex unstructured problems in economics and finance. We are
academic training, coupled with leadership development opportunities advisors to law firms, companies, and government bodies on topics such as
designed to shape a new generation of social leaders. business valuation, industrial economics and corporate strategy. You will
apply newly acquired skills to varied and challenging projects across a
Throughout our two-year programme participants will work in a local authority spectrum of industries, working with our sector specialists in financial service,
in one of our regions to transform the lives of vulnerable children and families. energy and renewables, healthcare and telecoms, media and technology.
The programme consists of a five-week Summer Institute, one year ‘on-the-job’ We also have graduate opportunities in Forensic and Litigation Consulting,
training in a team of four and a second year as a qualified social worker with Strategic Communications, Tax Advisory and Restructuring.
the opportunity to study for a Masters. You will have the opportunity to pursue a qualification as a Chartered Financial
If you’re passionate about leading change in society, apply to Frontline. Analyst or Chartered Accountant, alongside our in-house development programme.
GRADUATES SOUGHT Any discipline GRADUATES SOUGHT Graduates from all disciplines will be considered. Must be
STARTING SALARY Competitive expecting a first or upper second class degree
PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE August–November STARTING SALARY Highly Competitive with a sign-on bonus and excellent benefits
FORM OF APPLICATION Online PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE 14 November 2017 for our Economic
and Financial Consulting practice. Closing dates for the different schemes in
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 352 each of our business areas can be found on our website at www.fticareers.co.uk
VACATION WORK/COURSES No FORM OF APPLICATION Online
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 50 across a range of practices.
VACATION WORK/COURSES Refer to website
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Beth Gorman J A Kemp

G-Research 14 South Square, Gray’s Inn, London, WC1R 5JJ
Whittington House, 19-30 Alfred Place, Fitzrovia, WC1E 7EA TEL +44 (0)20 3077 8600
EMAIL careers@jakemp.com
TEL 020 7361 7500 WEB www.jakemp.com
EMAIL Graduates@gresearch.co.uk SOCIAL MEDIA www.linkedin.com/company/j-a-kemp
WEB www.gresearch.co.uk
SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @GRESEARCHjobs
MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS London, Oxford, Cambridge and Munich
MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS Central London in the heart of the West End. J A Kemp is one of the largest UK and European Patent and Trade Mark
AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S) Attorney firms, with offices in London, Oxford, Cambridge and Munich.
Exceptional software development is the heart of what we do. Our developers J A Kemp’s patent attorneys handle patent applications in the UK, Europe and
create bespoke, robust and scalable research software used to solve complex worldwide. The firm has particular expertise in patent oppositions and appeals,
mathematical problems and predict asset returns. We code mostly in C# but especially before the European Patent Office. The firm also conducts
also using F# and C++ where required- our developers are given the freedom intellectual property litigation.
to choose the best tools for the job rather than the easiest. Our goal is simple;
we want to be world class at Software Development. We subscribe to many of J A Kemp works for a huge variety of clients, from startups, spinouts and SMEs
the agile software development principles, but we are also keen to try things through to some of the largest corporate clients and most prestigious
out and see how well they actually work. We have created an environment academic institutions in the world.
designed to inspire the best minds in the world to tackle the toughest GRADUATES SOUGHT Candidates should have an excellent track record of
intellectual challenges and deliver the best work of their careers. Here you will achievement at school and university, with a minimum of a 2.1 honours
be working on performance critical, large scale enterprise systems that degree in a scientific or technical subject, preferably physics, engineering,
require sharp minds able to learn new skills fast. chemistry or biosciences. We are open to applications from candidates holding
GRADUATES SOUGHT We fill most of our Graduate roles through our Internship or studying for a bachelors, masters or PhD degree.
programme, but outstanding Computer Science students are encouraged to STARTING SALARY Competitive
apply- we would never turn away the best candidates. PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE We encourage applications before
INTERNS SOUGHT We are looking to recruit penultimate year Computer Science the end of the calendar year for candidates who wish to start the following
students who have preferably taken part in at least one internship in Software autumn.We will, however, consider applications from exceptional candidates at
Development. any time of the year.
STARTING SALARY Extremely competitive. FORM OF APPLICATION Apply to careers@jakemp.com with a CV and a covering
letter addressed to the head of the relevant group (see website).
FORM OF APPLICATION Apply online
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE Approximately six trainees across all technology
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 10 interns with the intention of converting your role areas. Our trainees usually join us in the autumn.
with us to a full time graduate role on completion of your degree.

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Johnson Matthey Kerry

Orchard Road, Royston Herts SG8 5HE TEL +44 (0) 020 7061 1938
WEB www.matthey.com/careers EMAIL kerrygraduates@gtisolutions.co.uk
SOCIAL MEDIA @Johnson_Matthey WEB www.kerrygraduates.com
SOCIAL MEDIA www.facebook.com/Kerry.Group.Graduate.Recruitment/
MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS Across the UK; including Hertfordshire, www.linkedin.com/company/kerry
Oxfordshire, Teesside. International opportunities also available.
AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S) MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS UK, Ireland and Europe – candidates must be
Johnson Matthey uses science to make the world cleaner and healthier; more flexible with regard to travel and relocation
than 90 percent of our sales come from technologies that benefit the AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S)
employees globally, 15,000 products and revenues of €6.1 billion.

environment and health, enhancing people’s lives on a global scale. We’re a Kerry Group is a world leader in food and beverage. Kerry Group has 23,000
global leader in sustainable technologies created and driven through
innovation, operating across 4 sectors: Clean Air; Efficient Natural Resources; Our business is comprised of 2 divisions:
Health; and New Markets. In addition to our world class manufacturing, we take Taste & Nutrition We think of ourselves as the Taste & Nutrition company. We
R&D seriously, with over £188m invested last year. Graduate opportunities are understand that consumers want delicious products made from trusted,
as diverse as our organisation. We offer structured rotational programmes, or authentic foods and flavours. Every day millions of people throughout the world
direct entry routes where you’ll join one of our business units from day 1. consume foods and beverages containing our taste and nutrition solutions.
Whichever you choose you will be given real responsibilities working within a Kerry Foods We produce own and customer branded meals, meats and snacking
team environment on new or existing projects. and dairy. We have an incredible heritage and amazing brands with an exciting
GRADUATES SOUGHT Science and Engineering growth agenda including international. Our products, many of which are
STARTING SALARY Competitive package and benefits household favourites, are eaten by 60 m people every day.
GRADUATES SOUGHT Accounting & Finance; Sales; Marketing; Customer Care;
PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Continuous
Human Resources; Supply Chain, Procurement; Operations; Engineering;
FORM OF APPLICATION Online Research & Development; Quality Assurance; ICT
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 80 STARTING SALARY Competitive salary which is reviewed regularly throughout
VACATION WORK/COURSES yes the Graduate Programme
PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Annual
FORM OF APPLICATION Apply online at www.kerrygraduates.com
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE We recruit approximately 80 graduates annually.
VACATION WORK/COURSES Please visit www.kerry.com/careers
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Graduate Recruitment Coordinator Isobel Newson

LCP L.E.K. Consulting
95 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1DQ 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7JL
TEL 020 7432 2266 TEL 020 7389 7200
EMAIL graduatecareers@lcp.uk.com EMAIL london.recruit@lek.com
WEB www.lcp.uk.com/careers/graduate-opportunities WEB www.lek.com
MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS London and Winchester MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS London HQ with an additional 19 offices across
AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S) Europe, the Americas, and Asia Pacific
LCP is a firm of financial, actuarial and business consultants, specialising in
the areas of pensions, investment, insurance, business analytics, financial
modelling and employee benefits. We offer a full range of actuarial and L.E.K. Consulting is a global strategy consulting firm that addresses the most
consulting services to a wide range of clients in the UK and internationally, complex commercial issues for some of the world’s most successful
including FTSE 100 companies. businesses. Clients come to us time and again because we have proven to be
an insightful expert and a trusted partner. Our teams combine our core
Why join LCP as a graduate? Are you ready for a career that challenges you,
capabilities of research, benchmarking, modelling, analysis and strategy
allows you to grow and work alongside some of the brightest minds in the
development to create game-changing insights and practical solutions that
industry? We help our clients make good decisions, based on insightful
deliver real impact.
analysis, industry expertise, and game-changing technology. Becoming one of
our graduate trainees is the first step of your journey towards a successful Associates are involved in all aspects of strategic and financial analysis,
career in a financial consultancy. offering exposure to multiple industry sectors and a wide variety of
Our work ranges from pension scheme valuations and monitoring investment commercial challenges. The nature and pace of L.E.K.’s strategic work
manager performance to estimating the financial impact of a hurricane on an facilitates the rapid development of a highly analytical skill-set, which is
insurance company. Whichever department you choose, you will have a underpinned by a structured training programme. The Associate role at L.E.K.
variety of projects to work on. provides a dynamic, varied and highly rewarding work environment.
At LCP our biggest strength is our people, so from day one you will be valued, GRADUATES SOUGHT Any discipline, 2.1 or above
actively involved and able to make your own contribution to meeting the STARTING SALARY Highly competitive
needs of our clients. PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Annual
FORM OF APPLICATION Online application by 29th October 2017
STARTING SALARY Competitive
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE c.30 in London – start dates available in September
PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Annual 2018 and spring 2019
FORM OF APPLICATION Online application form
VACATION WORK/COURSES 8 week summer internship for penultimate year
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE Around 30 students (application deadline: 31st January 2018). Applications open
VACATION WORK/COURSES Yes 1st December 2017.

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Marakon Kellie Henderson

8 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7EA Metaswitch
EMAIL MKNUK-Recruiting@marakon.com 100 Church Street, Enfield, EN2 6BQ
WEB www.marakon.com/careers TEL 020 8366 1177
EMAIL careers@metaswitch.com
WEB www.metaswitch.com/careers
MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS London, New York, Chicago, Boston, Houston
We are a premier boutique strategy consulting firm with over 35 years’ MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS Enfield (North London), Cambridge, Edinburgh,
experience helping leading global companies succeed. By joining Marakon you Chester, Coventry, US
will work across industries on the greatest strategic challenges companies AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S)
face, providing diverse opportunities to develop and the skills for you to have Metaswitch is the world’s leading cloud based communications software
lasting impact. But you won’t be on your own: at Marakon, you will be part of a company. Our award-winning solutions power more than 1,000 worldwide
service provider networks. We design and develop commercial and open-
firm that places huge emphasis on supporting you and your development source software solutions. We package our software into products that are
throughout your career. redefining consumer and business communications while transforming
GRADUATES SOUGHT Exceptional applicants from any discipline; 2.1 or higher communication networks.
STARTING SALARY Highly competitive We are recruiting talented and motivated graduates, post graduates and
Interns from any degree discipline to join us as Engineers. You don’t need any
FORM OF APPLICATION Submit a CV and covering letter online by 3rd November experience – just have an interest in technology and be willing to take on big
at www.marakon.com/careers challenges!
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 4–6 You will have a great academic background (all A grades at A Level and a good
degree in any subject), and be looking to build your career in a company full of
really smart people who love solving problems and working together in a
collaborative and innovative environment.
Visit our website for further information about Metaswitch, the roles we have
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STARTING SALARY £35,000 plus bens
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NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING Newton

Marble Arch House, 66 Seymour Street, London, W1H 5BT 2 Kingston Business Park
TEL 020 7659 8500 Kingston Bagpuize
EMAIL londonrecruitment@nera.com Oxfordshire
WEB www.nera.com OX13 5FE
TEL 01865 920700
MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS More than 25 offices worldwide EMAIL recruitment@newtoneurope.com
WEB www.newtoneurope.com/careers/graduate
AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S) SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @NewtonGraduates;
NERA Economic Consulting (www.nera.com) is a global firm of experts Facebook: @NewtonEurope; LinkedIn: Newton Europe
dedicated to applying economic, finance, and quantitative principles to
complex business and legal challenges. For more than half a century, NERA
economists have been creating strategies, studies, reports, expert testimony, MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS UK
and policy recommendations for government authorities and the world’s AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S)
leading law firms and corporations. We bring academic rigor, objectivity, and Newton isn’t like other consultancies. Our business model is purposefully
real-world industry experience to bear on issues arising from competition, disruptive. Our culture is vibrant, energetic and individual. We hire people with
regulation, public policy, strategy, finance, and litigation. NERA clients value spirit, personality and bravery – and we go to extraordinary lengths to build
our ability to apply and communicate clearly and convincingly, state-of-the-art their skills and belief. We also offer unusual levels of responsibility to those
approaches our commitment to deliver unbiased findings, and our reputation who are ready for it.
for quality and independence. Our clients rely on the integrity and skills of our Your work here will make a difference to everyone from top-level executives to
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main office in New York City, NERA serves clients from more than 25 offices
across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Our philosophy is quite simple: we demand better, for our people and for our
clients. It’s how we’ve changed so many organisations for the better – so
GRADUATES SOUGHT Economics, Finance, and related disciplines successfully. It’s also how we’ll take your career to the nth degree.
STARTING SALARY Very competitive GRADUATES SOUGHT Any discipline
PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Continuous STARTING SALARY £45–50,000
FORM OF APPLICATION Online PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE 18/12/2017
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 20–25 FORM OF APPLICATION Online
VACATION WORK/COURSES Yes APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 40
FOR VACATION WORK APPLY BY February 2018

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Operis Group Plc Dominika Cooper

110 Cannon Street, London, EC4N6EU RBB Economics LLP
TEL 020 7562 0400 199 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3TY
EMAIL opportunities@operis.com TEL 0207 421 2410
SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter - @OperisGroup EMAIL vacancies@rbbecon.com
WEB www.rbbecon.com
MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS London, UK & Toronto, Canada
AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S) MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS London, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Paris,The Hague,
Operis is a specialist firm of consultants providing financial modelling Melbourne, Johannesburg, Madrid and Stockholm.
expertise and related advisory services to financial institutions involved in AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S)
major projects and structured financings, including P3s, infrastructure and RBB Economics is an economics consultancy specialising in the application of
energy transactions. Headquartered in London, UK, Operis was established in economics to competition law. RBB is one of the largest competition
1990 and opened an office in Toronto in 2014 which is growing rapidly. Its economics practices in the world. Competition economics concerns the
involvement in transactions includes building the financial models, auditing behaviour of firms with market power, and covers issues such as mergers,
those built by others, and providing structuring advice. It is a leading vertical agreements, joint ventures, price setting and other potentially abusive
independent provider of P3 financial advice in Europe, and is developing the behaviour. RBB provides professional, independent economic advice on such
same services in North America. The company comprises some 60 individuals matters. We are looking for consultants with a range of quantitative and
with very strong academic backgrounds and a dedicated approach to their analytical skills and an ability to communicate complex economic concepts in
work. a clear and concise style. Entry level candidates should have excellent
GRADUATES SOUGHT Candidate requirements: Minimum 2:1 in a highly academic credentials, generally to postgraduate level, in economics and
numerical degree; Effective communicator who can explain ideas and preferably an interest in industrial organisation.
concepts; Internal teamwork is essential. Candidates must be happy to work in GRADUATES SOUGHT Economics
a co -operative and flexible environment; Self motivated and confident in
STARTING SALARY Highly competitive
working independently. Benefits
STARTING SALARY Competitive PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Continuous
PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Continuous FORM OF APPLICATION CV and covering letter
FORM OF APPLICATION Email application to opportunities@operis.com. CV. APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE No quota
Cover Letter. Education Qualifications. If you require sponsorship VACATION WORK/COURSES Yes
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 6 FOR VACATION WORK APPLY BY Continuous
VACATION WORK/COURSES No
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Sky ThoughtWorks
Grant Way, Isleworth TW7 5QD Jade Daubney
EMAIL earlycareers@sky.uk WEB www.thoughtworks.com
WEB www.SkyEarlyCareers.com SOCIAL MEDIA #WhyThoughtWorks
MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS London, Yorkshire, Scotland MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS Global – In the UK - London and Manchester
AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S) AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S)
28 years of experience. 22 million customers. Five countries. Sky, Europe’s ThoughtWorks is a global software company and community of passionate,
leading entertainment and communications business, is more than just purpose-led individuals. We think disruptively to deliver technology to address
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PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Refer to website for details STARTING SALARY £32,000–£34,000
FORM OF APPLICATION Online PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT/CLOSING DATE Continuous
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 90+ FORM OF APPLICATION Online
VACATION WORK/COURSES Yes APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 25–30
FOR VACATION WORK APPLY BY Varies – see website
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TPP TTP plc

TPP House, 129 Low Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5PX Melbourn Science Park, Cambridge Road, Melbourn, SG8 6EE
TEL 0113 20 500 80 TEL 01763 262626
EMAIL careers@tpp-uk.com EMAIL Recruitment@ttp.com
WEB www.tpp-uk.com/careers WEB www.ttp.com
SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @TPPCareers; Facebook: TPP Careers; Instagram: SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter handle: @ttp_plc
@tpp_careers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/122597
MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS We are based in our brand new custom-built MAIN LOCATIONS OR REGIONS Cambridge, UK
offices in Leeds, TPP House, and attract graduates from all over the country. AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S)
TPP now operates on an international scale with projects ongoing in China, TTP is Europe’s leading independent technology and product development
India and the Middle East, and we are always open to new opportunities across company. We combine the strengths of science, engineering, and business
the world. enterprise to help our clients develop new technology and break-through new
AREAS OF ACTIVITY & JOB FUNCTION(S) products. We have an enviable track record of success in a diverse range of
TPP is a cutting-edge software company based in Leeds. We’re revolutionising sectors including: healthcare; life science; communications; consumer
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Our flat hierarchy and transparent culture ensures that everyone in the company Mechanical Engineering
has a voice and is able to play an integral part in our success from day one. Electronics Engineering
We are looking for graduates with a strong record of academic performance, Physicis
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working on initiatives such as implementing our clinical software solution Biology
globally, developing innovative app technology and carrying out ground Software Engineering
breaking research projects. If you’re a natural problem solver and have a Human Factors
burning desire to make a difference to the world, we need you! Product Design
Manufacturing Engineering
GRADUATES SOUGHT Science & Engineering
STARTING SALARY £36,000
STARTING SALARY £Competitive
FORM OF APPLICATION CV/Online
FORM OF APPLICATION CV & Cover Letter – www.ttpcareers.com
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 100
APPROX ANNUAL INTAKE 40–50
VACATION WORK/COURSES We offer Sumer Coding Internships
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