Events

2011-2012 CAREERS EVENTS

GATE (Graduate Attributes Training Event) Tues 15, 22, 29 November, 5-7pm,

The School of Physics and Astronomy with Mathematical Sciences are holding a series of 3 events that are designed to develop your skills further to complement and build on those acquired in your degree programme such as:

- presenting in a professional way

- negotiating/influencing

- team-working

- time-management

- interpreting and analysing data in an employment context

- reflection and self development

Each of the three sessions will cover different skills, and by booking you are committing to attend all three of the sessions that run on a weekly basis on the Tuesday evening between 5-7pm.  Each session will be held in:

- Tuesday 15th November Francis Bancroft room 404

- Tuesday 22nd November Francis Bancroft room 404

- Tuesday 29th November Francis Bancroft Lecture Theatre 240

These skills are highly sought after by ALL employers and in addition are extremely useful attributes to acquire in your future life after Queen Mary.

You can mention that you attended this event on your CV!

You will work together in teams to solve puzzles and problems in a fun interactive way and in the final session will give a presentation with a prize for the winning team! The event will be judged by 3 judges two of whom are external to Queen Mary and will be representing Proctor and Gamble and Matchtech. 

These events are going to be popular and numbers are limited so please respond quickly to avoid disappointment.  We will not be able to accommodate new arrivals on the day as you need to pre-register for these events.  As spaces are limited this event is on a first come first serve basis.

To attend these events please register with Norman McBreen by emailing n.mcbreen@qmul.ac.uk with your name, student ID, school and year group.

LMS Prospects in Mathematics

The seventh Prospects in Mathematics meeting - funded by the London Mathematical Society - is taking place at the University of Bristol on 16-17 of December 2011. The meeting is aimed at students across the UK considering applying to study for a PhD in mathematics in 2012. The attached poster gives details of the meeting and a link to the meeting webpage. Please forward to any other interested parties.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 23 November 2011.

Are you a budding graphic or web designer?

A creative animator?

Interested in becoming a games developer?

Want to design mobile apps for a living?

We have a range of organisations from Hoxton start ups right the way through to Microsoft!

Come along, hear from industry experts and enjoy our speed networking session on 22nd November, Senate House, 6-9pm

For further information and to register visit www.careers.lon.ac.uk/digi <http://www.careers.lon.ac.uk/digi>

Finalists: Have you thought about joining a tech start-up company?

The Silicon Milkroundabout  offers exciting job opportunities for graduates with a background in Computer Sciences, Physics, Maths or Engineering. The next event will take place on 30th October, 2011 at The Old Truman Brewery in London and will bring together more than a 100 companies offering over 500 technical roles.

If you would like more information on this event or would like to register please visit http://www.siliconmilkroundabout.com/

Linklaters

Linklaters is inviting you all to the Employer Presentation Event taking place on Thursday the 13th of October 2011 at 6.00 pm at 1 Silk Street, EC2Y 8HQ London.

Join Linklaters and you become part of one of the world's most prestigious law firms - a global network of exceptionally talented, highly motivated lawyers working as a team and learning from one another to fulfill their ambition of becoming the leading global law firm.

Please join the Linklaters QMUL facebook group for further updates and the Linklaters future events:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/185191194889066/

In order to register for the event send an email with your:

1.Name

2.University

3.Degree

4.Graduation Year

5.Email Address

to a.sigheartau@hss10.qmul.ac.uk

Should you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.

Thinking about a career in Consultancy or Banking & Finance?

The QM Careers Focus On Finance programme will show you the range of opportunities available to you in this sector.

Events run from 10 October through to the 21 October on topics such as Consultancy, Investment Banking, Accountancy, and Regulation . A number of high profile employers such as Barclays Corporate, and Capgemini will be leading sessions.

Win a CASH prize by entering the XING business game, and gain understanding of what commercial awareness is.

You can also find out about Internships and Insight weeks, get training on networking technique and how to write a job application

To find out more and pre-register for these events visit www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/events
Don't miss out - book your place!

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SUMMER 2011 CAREERS EVENTS

Are you interested in teaching as a career option?

On the 28th of June you can attend a specialised event for everyone who is interested in teaching as a career option.

Take the Plunge is being held at Swavesey Village College in Cambridgeshire between 10am and 2pm.

For more information see: www.maths.qmul.ac.uk/sites/default/files/take_the_plunge.jpg

Do you know what your next steps are after graduation?

Careers: 'What next' workshops, Friday 10th June, Maths 203

 Don't know what job to do?

Need help with applications?

 If that's you, come along to the 'what next' workshops. Sign up for any individual workshop or all.

 2-2.50: What next? Getting ideas for your career choice

3-3.50: Job hunting - where to find job opportunities

4-5pm: How to write a CV and cover letters

To sign up email Paulette Amadi on careers@qmul.ac.uk stating ‘Maths what next’ in the title and with your name and which workshops you would like to attend.

www.careers.qmul.ac.uk

AUTUMN 2010 CAREERS EVENTS

There will be two events this semester for 2nd year mathematics undergraduates.

27th October 2010: Xing Business Challenge

25th November 2010: Speed-Meet with Employers

If you are interested in working part-time as a (paid) Marketing Assistant for these events visit this link and apply before the deadline of 8th October 2010.

Details of both the meetings above, and other careers events this semester, will be announced on this page later. Meanwhile I am leaving up the list of last semester's events to show you the kinds of meetings we hope to organise. If you have any special requests for events this year please contact either myself or Abi Sharma of QMUL Careers service at a.sharma@qmul.ac.uk.

Prof Shaun Bullett s.r.bullett@qmul.ac.uk, School of Mathematical Sciences Careers Coordinator

SPRING 2010 CAREERS EVENTS

Below please find a list of careers events for Spring 2010 addressing Queen Mary undergraduate students who are enrolled in mathematics. These events are of interest for any mathematics student who is looking for careers advice and is thinking about future job perspectives. The list will be updated continuously. Announcements of these events will be sent to all students enrolled in mathematics at QMUL.

Colour coding: All the events in red are organized by the School of Mathematical Sciences. They take place either in the Mathematics Seminar Room (room 103, first floor of the Mathematical Sciences Building), or in room FB240 (Francis Bancroft Building, second floor) on Wednesdays from 1-2pm. All the events in blue are offered by Queen Mary Careers and take place at difference days and different times. They will also be of much interest for Mathematics students. To find out location and further information see the schedule of Queen Mary Careers Events.

Previous careers events can be found in our archive.

For further information about these careers events please contact Dr Rainer Klages at r.klages@qmul.ac.uk.