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Online version : http://www.dcu.ie/careers/newsletters/1331743663.htm
Edition week: 22-Mar-12
Thinking about postgraduate courses?
Its a big decision Are you thinking about starting a new job or doing a postgraduate course? Many deadlines are approaching, so start preparing now. Here are some points to bear in mind as you mull over the options:
Its important that you do a postgraduate course for the right reasons.
If its to enhance your career prospects, double check that it will fulfil this purpose. Some postgraduate courses are a necessary requirement for certain career paths, others can be viewed more as an optional add-on to your degree and others can be a way of breaking into a new field; doing something different from your degree. The right postgraduate course can give you an edge in the labour market. However some career areas, work experience may be more valuable certain points.
To gain more insight into this and help you make your decision:
o Speak with your current lecturers and with those working on the post-graduate courses you are considering.
o Look at jobs advertisements in your chosen field what qualifications are needed?
o Speak with graduates of these courses and with people who are working in your field. Find out first hand how valuable a postgraduate course would be to you in the future.
If you decide to apply for a postgraduate course, take care to choose the right one. Do something you have a sustained interest in and check out the job prospects associated with each option.
If you are thinking of embarking on a PhD, it is imperative that you have a good relationship with your (potential) supervisor as well as a strong interest in your research topic. Your supervisor will be an invaluable support to you when studying at level 10 so it is vital that you work well together. Again, talk to potential supervisors and to graduates and current PhD students and ask their advice.
Treat the postgraduate application process as you would a job. Allow yourself enough time to fill the application form carefully and prepare well for the interview, thinking about how you fit the criteria.
Applications for post graduate courses are (almost all) processed through www.PAC.ie (Postgraduate Applications Centre ). It costs 45 per institution. Look carefully at deadlines, minimum requirements etc.
Overall, best of luck and do get in touch if you need any help in making your decision.
Rνona (Intern) and DCU Careers Service Team
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| Employment Opportunities
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PWC
Graduate Opportunities
Closing Date - Tuesday 20th March 2012
For further information please click here www.pwc.com/ie/graduate
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EU Careers 2012
On the 15th March the 2012 graduate 'AD' selection procedure will open for applications to find new graduate level recruits to work at the EU Institutions
For further information please click here europa.eu/epso/apply/news/news126_en.htm
The deadline for appliciation is midday CET on the 17th April 2012
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Nostra Technologies
IT Engineer
Position: Mid-Level Field Service Engineer
Role Description
Responding to predominantly Hardware service calls on client sites Nationwide.
Mid-level Installation and troubleshooting of hardware devices, specifically the HP range of ML servers.
Driving/Travel will play a big part in this role but will be mostly during business hours Monday to Friday
Other information
This is a field-based role, candidate should have a full, clean driving licence.
Please send CVs to dayle.chatham@nostrasystems.ie
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KPMG
Accounting roles in Audit, Tax and Advisory
For further information please click here www.kpmgcareers.ie/graduate-opportunities
Non Accounting roles
Computer Forensic Analyst
For further information please click www.kpmg.com/IE/en/JoinUs/Experienced-Professionals/Pages/Vacancies-Other.aspx
Company Secretarial Graduate roles
For further information please click here www.kpmgcareers.ie/company-secretarial-graduate-recruitment/
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Aasonn
SAP ONDemand inside Sales Representatives
for further information please click here www.aasonn.com
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Intel
Have a number of graduate opportunities
For further information please click here www.intel.com/jobs
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Statista
Junior Online Marketing Manager and Junior Content Manager
Please click here to visit our website www.statista.com
For further information and how to apply please visit the student section on the
Careers Service website and click on Jobs & Vacancies. Please click here to visit the
website www4.dcu.ie/students/career
s/index.shtml
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Paddy Power
Modeling Executive and Modeling Analyst
For further information and how to apply please visit the student section on the
Careers Service website and click on Jobs & Vacancies. Please click here to visit the
website www4.dcu.ie/students/career
s/index.shtml
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For more job opportunities please visit the student section on the Careers Service website and click on Jobs & Vacancies. Please click here to visit the website www4.dcu.ie/students/careers/index.shtml
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| Microsoft |
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Microsoft StudySmart is going live here on campus over the next month. The
StudySmart Sessions are two short tutorials which will open your eyes to a far more
efficient way of using Microsoft Tools such as PowerPoint & Word. To find out more
about these sessions visit www.campus.ie/studysmart
These sessions will take place on Tues 20th March - Pimp My Slides - Take your presentation skills to anentirely new level with amazing tips and expert advice
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| Events on campus week beginning 19th March 2012 |
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Enterprise Seminar
Date - 20th March 2012
Time - 1pm-2pm
Venue - QG21, Business School
Target - All Students welcome
SALIS in association with DCU Career Service & The School of Applied Language & Intercultural Studies
Date - Tuesday 20th March 2012
Time - 7pm
Venue - HG17, Nursing Building
Please email salis.office@dcu.ie if you wish to attend
Graduate speakers include:
Eithne Jones - Speaker Ideas
Colm Caffrey - World International property Organisation
Lisa Carroll - Red Communications
Presentation from Karen Ruddock from Post Primary Languages Initiative
Finance Opportunities at Intel - A Challenging Career choice
Date - 21st March 2012
Time - 3pm-4pm
Venue - Q120, Business School
Target - All Students Welcome
Student Learning Workshops
Perfect Your Presentation Skills
Date - Thursday 22nd March 2012
Time - 5pm-6pm
Venue - HG22, Nursing Building
Target - All Students Welcome
Book your place via your Portal Page (Go to the Student Learning Box) or www.dcu.ie/studentlearning
Places reserved on a first come first serve basis
For further details, please click here www.dcu.ie/students/careers/events.php?function=4
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| Invitation to students to hear President Michael D. Higgins in UCD |
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President Michael D. Higgins will be speaking in UCD at 6pm sharp on Thursday
March 22nd. The President will be speaking on topics such as graduate employment
and will accept questions from the audience. This event is relevant to many students
and all are welcome. The event will take place in Theatre L in the UCD Newman
building and will last one hour. Seating closes at 5.40pm and entry is free.
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| G4IG Programme |
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Enterprise Ireland is looking for highly motivated graduates who are up for the
challenge of managing a business project for a dynamic Irish company in an
overseas market.
Graduates 4 International Growth (G4IG) matches talented graduates from a wide
range of disciplines to ambitious, high-growth companies to research new
opportunities in international markets. And, as part of the programme, you will
undertake a Diploma in International Growth with UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate
Business School.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and gain international business
experience that will make a real difference to your career.
More information, application forms and guidelines for graduates are available on
the Enterprise Ireland website:
www.enterprise-
ireland.com/en/Management/develop-export-selling-capability/G4IG-Information-
Application-Details-for-Graduates.html
There are two deadlines for receipt of applications:
First deadline: March 22nd 2012
Second deadline: April 11th 2012.
Please note: early application is advisable so that your application is considered for
the fullest range of job opportunities available.
Applications will be processed as soon as they are submitted, with the assessment
process commencing in March. Salaries are typical of other graduate programmes
and will be agreed with participating companies at the hiring stage.
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| Networking event for female students interested in technology careers |
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Networking event for female students interested in technology careers
Meet leading technology recruiters at the ITs not just for the boys! event and find out first-hand what a career in technology can offer you. Taking place for the third year the event continues to offer female students the chance to meet and network with representatives from the industry. Sponsors of this spring event include: Bloomberg, Logica, M&G Investments and ThoughtWorks.
Attending ITs not just for the boys! is a chance to:
Network with recruiters, senior figures and recent graduates who will share their experiences.
Develop the key skills to help be a success at applications and interviews.
Get the inside view of the sector from industry experts.
Explore the range of technology careers available.
Make valuable contacts for the future.
The event takes place during the afternoon of Friday 30 March 2012 and will be hosted by Bloomberg at their offices in central London. Refreshments will be provided and a contribution towards travel expenses is available.
So if you want to hear first-hand about working in the technology sector, network with technologists and get practical advice from graduate recruiters on how to be a successful candidate apply today at itsnotjustfortheboys.co.uk
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| Scholarships |
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Undergraduate Summer Scholarships (John Holland and Hamilton) - 2nd and 3rd year undergrad only
FOR THE ATTENTION OF 2ND AND 3RD YEAR UNDERGRADUATE ENGINERING
STUDENTS ONLY
The John Holland (Rince/EE sponsored) and Hamilton ((NCSR sponsored)
Undergraduate Scholarship Research Programme 2012 is currently open for
applications.
The programme provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to gain direct
experience of laboratory research in either Rince or the National Centre for Sensor
Research during the summer months.
This year there are three John Holland and two Hamilton Scholarships available. For
the John Holland Scholarships applications will be accepted from full time 2nd and
3rd year Engineering undergraduates and the Hamilton is open to all Science and
undergraduate Engineering students
The criteria for the two scholarships are different The main difference being that
students applying for the John Holland devise their own project proposal in
conjunction with an academic in EE and for the Hamilton the projects are already
specified by a PI in NCSR.
Those of you applying for the John Holland are asked to consult with a supervisor
from the list below, in advance of your submission.
Nanomaterials & Nanoelectronics (Prof. Patrick McNally)
CIPA (Centre for Image Processing & Analysis) (Prof. Paul Whelan, Dr.
Derek Molloy, Dr. Robert Sadleir
RF Modelling (Dr. Conor Brennan; Dr. Marissa Condon)
Radio and Opticals (Prof Liam Barry, Dr. Pascal Landais, Dr. Frank Smyth.
Dr. Prince Anandarajah)
Performance Engineering (Dr. Gabriel Muntean; Dr. Jenni McManis)
Speech Synthesis (Dr. Ronan Scaife)
Artificial Life (Prof Barry McMullin)
eAccessability (Prof Barry McMullin)
Switching and Systems (Dr. Martin Collier)
Network Processing (Dr. Xiao Wang)
Control Theory (Dr. Tony Holohan)
Energy & Design (Dr. Stephen Daniels)
The John Holland summer project also satisfies the Intra requirement for those
eligible.
For more information and to apply for these scholarships, please click on the links
below.
John Holland: www.dcu.ie/electronics/holland/
Hamilton Scholarships: www.ncsr.ie/index.php/external-
engagements/internships#
Closing date for receipt of applications for both scholarships is Wednesday, 21st
March 2012.
If you require any further clarification, please contact me ger.lardner@dcu.ie
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Dept of Children & Youth Affairs Research Scholarship Programme now open
'The Research Scholarship Programme was established in 2001. The aim of the Programme is to develop research capacity in relation to children and, this year, to support research projects directly relevant to the outcome areas of the National Strategy for Research and Data on Children's Lives 2011-2016 (www.dcya.gov.ie)'
Under this Programme, successful applicants receive an annual maintenance grant of 16,000 and also have university fees paid in full by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
Subject to the receipt of suitable applications at least one of the scholarships will be awarded to a study whose central research question(s) are addressed through analysis of Growing Up In Ireland data (www.growingup.ie). '
For further information please click here www.dcya.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=%2Fdocuments%2FResearch%2FnatChildStratResearchScholarProg.htm&mn=resv&nID=6
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| Train2teach in the UK - Edge Hill University still have PGCE Places remaining for 2012 |
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Monday 19th March - 11am-6pm - Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast
Tuesday 20th March - 11am-6pm - Trinity Capital Hotel
(next to Trinity College), Pearse Street, Dublin 2
Wednesday 21st March - 11am-6pm - NUI Galway, Careers Offi ce, Seminar Rm
Thursday 22nd March - 11am-6pm - University of Limerick, Main Building,
Rm C0076
Friday 23rd March - 11am-6pm - River Lee Hotel, Cork Western Road, Cork
If you are a graduate looking for a secure, motivating and rewarding career,
then why not train to be a secondary school teacher?
Edge Hill University, based near Liverpool, is the largest provider of
Secondary PGCE programmes in the UK. We are currently recruiting for
September 2012 in: Maths, Modern Languages, Science (Physics,
Chemistry, Physics with Maths) and ICT.
Attend one of our drop-in sessions to fi nd out more about these programmes.
For further information contact Mary Higgins - mary@erandm.co.uk
Please click here for further information edgehill.ac.uk/pgce
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| DCU Nobel Laureate Lecture |
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Dublin City University, in association with Magnet Networks, cordially invites you to
attend the lecture
"Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe" by Dr Williams Phillips (Noble
prize Winner in Physics, 1997)
Date - Thursday 29th march
Time - 2pm
Venue - Mahony Hall, The Helix, DCU
Please click here to register by Monday 26th March
Tickets will be issused on first come first serve basis www4.dcu.ie/president/ordinar
yfaith.html
Dublin City University, in association with Magnet Networks, cordially invites you to
attend the lecture
"Ordinary Faith, Ordinary Science"by Dr Williams Phillips (Noble prize Winner in Physics, 1997)
Date - Thursday 29th march
Time - 6.30pm
Venue - The Theatre, The Helix, DCU
Please click here to register by Monday 26th March
Tickets will be issused on first come first serve basis www4.dcu.ie/president/ordinar
yfaith.html
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