Internship Fair guide

Careers and Employability Service Internship Fair Thursday 7 November 2013, 11.30am–3.30pm Atrium, Portland Building, University Park

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Welcome to our Internship Fair Graduate employers are looking for applicants with a range of skills and experience alongside a solid academic profile. While all types of work experience are useful, internship schemes give responsibility from day one and will help to prepare you for the world of work by gaining firsthand knowledge of an organisation.

At this fair you will be able to ask a range of employers about their internship opportunities, programme structure and what they are looking for in a candidate.

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For information on internships and placements as well as advice on the application process visit our website. www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers If you would like to discuss your career options, book an appointment with a member of our team. www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers/appointments

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Contents

01 Welcome

08 HM Revenue & Customs

03 Accenture

08 ICAP

04 Barclays

09 Lockheed Martin

04 BNY Mellon

09 Pall Corporation

05 BP

10 PwC

05 Civil Service

10 RateMyPlacement.com

06 CRCC Asia

11 RBS

06 Deloitte

11 Sports Direct

07 EY

12 Teach First

07 Grant Thornton

12 The Year in Industry

A student talking with an alumni at Freeth Cartwright in Nottingham

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Employer profiles

Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: All Salary: Competitive Internship location(s): London, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Manchester Benefits: 30 days holiday, laptop, three days’ charity leave, private healthcare, contributory pension scheme, subsidised gym membership Application method: Online Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Various Number of opportunities: 350 graduates Bring your talent and passion to a global organisation at the forefront of business, technology and innovation. Collaborate with diverse, talented colleagues and leaders

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who support your success to help transform organisations and communities around the world.

We’re recognised as one of the leading management consulting, technology services and outsourcing companies in the world today.

To us, transforming businesses, charities and governments around the world means helping clients get better at what they do – and that gets us excited. We also believe that helping people evolve themselves and their careers depends on us equipping people to learn, grow, innovate and inspire those around them. www.accenture.com/ukgraduates

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Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: All Salary: Competitive Internship location(s): London Benefits: Competitive Application method: Online Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Various Number of opportunities: More than 350 Barclays offers a remarkable breadth of opportunities for students, undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates right across our business.

and investment management, as well as a host of crucial business support functions such as technology, HR and marketing.

Every programme presents distinct challenges and opportunities; you’ll enjoy immediate responsibility and continued support.

Graduates are playing their part in change right across Barclays. So as well as a strong academic record and a commercial outlook, you’ll need to be ready to help drive the business forward. As you do so, you’ll take your own career forward too.

There are openings in corporate and investment banking, retail and business banking and wealth

www.barclays.com/joinus

Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: Asset management, investment servicing, finance, risk and compliance and HR Salary: £23,000 salary in London and £17,000 outside London Internship location(s): London, Manchester, Ireland and Poland Benefits: Annual holiday Application method: Online Application deadline: February/March 2014 Employment start date: July 2014 Number of opportunities: 50

We specialise in providing financial services, strategies and products to our clients around the world, and we do this by serving as a single point of contact for all of our clients’ investment needs.

We are a global investments company, helping our clients manage and service their financial assets.

We help institutions like governments, banks, pension funds, corporations, universities and high-net-worth individuals invest, conduct business and transact in global markets. Whether our clients are looking to create, trade, hold, manage, distribute or restructure investments, we are there to help them succeed.

Being part of the BNY Mellon team is an opportunity to work with some of the best individuals in financial services across the globe. www.bnymellon.com 04

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Subject areas recruiting from: Engineering, science and business Sectors recruiting to: Engineering, science and business Salary: See website Internship location(s): UK Benefits: See website Application method: Online Application deadline: 16 December 2013 Early applications are strongly advised. Check our website for all application closing dates.

Employment start date: September 2014 Number of opportunities: Various

BP and its people find, develop and produce essential sources of energy. And then turn that energy into products you and everyone on the planet depend on every day.

Heat, light, power, mobility and materials to make the products that define the life you live, all are made possible by oil and gas. As demand continues to grow, delivering it sustainably and at a reasonable cost remains one of the biggest challenges in the world today.

Join us and you’ll find how we make some truly amazing discoveries to meet that challenge. www.bp.com/ukgraduates

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Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: All Salary: Training allowance of £350 per week if you are based in London or £300 if you are based outside of London Internship location(s): UK Benefits: Coaching programme Application method: Online Application deadline: 3 January 2014 Employment start date: Number of opportunities: 150–200

their career aspirations and increasing awareness of the Civil Service as an employer of choice.

The key objectives of the programme are around development and providing training and support to students, giving them an opportunity to raise

www.faststream.civilservice.com

The programme is a perfect way to gain experience of how departments function, policy areas they are responsible for and how their work impacts on the public.

The schemes will help you make an informed choice about whether you are suited to the Civil Service and are motivated by the work.

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Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: Various Internship location(s): Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hainan Benefits: Visas, travel cards, accommodation, cultural and networking events, Chinese lessons Application method: Online Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Ongoing Number of opportunities: More than 50

Our award-winning programmes run throughout the year across industry sectors including business, finance, engineering and legal.

CRCC Asia specialises in connecting China and the global community through internships, study abroad programmes and consulting services.

We are partnered with a variety of companies in major cities to provide students and graduates the opportunity to further their personal and professional development.

The Careers and Employability Service is aware that, as an international opportunity, this vacancy is not being advertised at the UK national minimum wage. We recommend that you thoroughly investigate the cost implications of taking this position before applying.

Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: Accounting, consulting and finance Salary: Competitive Internship location(s): UK Benefits: Competitive Application method: Online Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Autumn 2014 Number of opportunities: 1500

We offer five distinct entry routes: audit, tax, consulting, corporate finance, technology.

Choose any of these programmes and you’ll be tackling a wide range of assignments with highprofile clients across different sectors, benefiting from world-class training and development and working towards professional qualifications.

Helping businesses make their biggest decisions, tackling complex operations, developing expertise not just in one company, but in entire industries – this is what it means to be a professional at Deloitte.

We will secure a job placement suited to individual interests and provide a full schedule of social, cultural, and business events to enrich our participants’ China experience. www.crccasia.com

We operate on a first-come, first-served basis, and places are limited so we’d encourage you to apply as early as possible. www.deloitte.co.uk/graduates

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Subject areas recruiting from: Sectors recruiting to: Salary: Competitive Internship location(s): UK Benefits: Training contract Application method: Online Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: September 2014 Number of opportunities: EY is one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. We have more than 167,000 people in 140 countries and revenues of US $24.4 billion.

Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: Accounting Salary: Competitive Internship location(s): UK Benefits: Flexible package Application method: Online Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Varies Number of opportunities: More than 300 Grant Thornton is one of the world’s leading audit, tax and advisory firms, with offices in over 100 countries. But we are much more than just accountants – and so are the people that work for us.

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Our clients include some of the world’s most successful and respected organisations, and they need top quality advisers to improve how they work, grow, seize opportunities, and make vital decisions about the future of the working world.

You’ll work with a wide variety of clients across diverse sectors. The world-class mentoring and training you receive with us will hone your natural strengths and skills to equip you for the whole of your career, wherever it takes you and however far you want to go. www.ey.com/UK

We’re a complex, ambitious organisation, helping over 40,000 clients in the UK alone to improve their financial performance and manage risk through our specialised business advisory services.

As a trainee you’ll have the opportunity to join one of five business areas: audit, tax, actuarial, technology risk services and recovery and reorganisation. You’ll also have the opportunity for internal secondment to develop your skills across our business areas. www.graduates.grant–thornton.co.uk

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Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: Tax Salary: £14,755 per year Internship location(s): Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Sheffield Benefits: Application method: Online Application deadline: 29 November 2013 Employment start date: 7 July 2014 Number of opportunities: 20 HMRC touches the lives of every single adult and business in the UK, keeping the UK working. As such, HMRC is in a league of its own.

The internship programme provides the opportunity to get an insight into HMRC business over eight weeks via a graduate-level work placement, enhanced by structured training, mentoring, supervision and pay. The programme will give you a great insight into what a career with HMRC would have in store and the role of a tax professional.

If you have a successful internship, you may be offered the opportunity to join our Tax Professional Development Programme starting in September 2015. www.gov.uk/tax-professional-developmentprogramme

Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: Global broking, electronic markets and post trade risk mitigation services – rotational programme through all three divisions Salary: Competitive Internship location(s): London Benefits: Competitive Application method: Online Application deadline: 26 January 2014 for internship opportunities, 23 February 2014 for insight programmes Employment start date: June 2014 Number of opportunities: To be confirmed

ICAP is the world’s leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services.

Fast-moving, innovative, meritocratic; it’s an exciting business, a growing business, a hub of innovation. A place where talent and ambition thrive – and where each day brings another opportunity, another challenge, another chance to prove your potential. www.icap.com/careers

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Subject areas recruiting from: Engineering, IT, accounting, business, law Sectors recruiting to: Accounting, business, communications, engineering Salary: £16,250 Internship location(s): Ampthill, Havant, Whiteley and Farnborough Benefits: Annual holiday, flexible working, mentoring support, appraisal programme Application method: Online Application deadline: February 2014 Employment start date: 30 June 2014 Number of opportunities: 30

We are a global security and aerospace company, employing 116,000 people worldwide and are principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services.

The UK is Lockheed Martin’s largest international market. Headquartered in Central London, we operate some 20 sites and had around £1 billion in sales last year. The company and our UK supply chain sustain employment for more than 10,000 individuals dedicated to the security and well-being of the United Kingdom. www.lockheedmartin.co.uk

Subject areas recruiting from: Engineering and sciences Sectors recruiting to: Industrial manufacturing, human factors design, life sciences, medical devices, military defence Salary: £17,818–£19,700 Internship location(s): Portsmouth, Hampshire Benefits: Free car parking, subsidised restaurant, and consideration of third year fee payment Application method: Email with covering letter and CV Application deadline: 17 January 2014 Employment start date: 1 August 2014 Number of opportunities: 5–10

the critical fluid management needs of customers across the broad spectrum of life sciences and industry.

Pall works with customers to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. Our engineered products enable process and product innovation and minimize emissions and waste.

To see how Pall is helping enable a greener, safer, more sustainable future, follow us on Twitter @PallCorporation or visit our website. www.pall.com

Pall Corporation is a filtration, separation and purification leader providing solutions to meet

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Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: Assurance, actuarial, consulting, deals, tax, technology Salary: Competitive Internship location(s): UK Benefits: Job offer upon completion of placement Application method: Online Application deadline: Check website Employment start date: Summer 2014 Number of opportunities: 500 Your career is just that; yours. To get the best from it, you need the best opportunities. That’s why opportunities are at the heart of a career with us.

And we’re proud, based on the opportunity we offer, that students have voted us the number one in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers survey for the last 10 years.

No matter which area of the business you choose to join, all routes offer the same deal.

Opportunities to grow as an individual, to build lasting relationships and make an impact in a place where people, quality and value mean everything.

So why don’t you take the opportunity of a lifetime, and join an employer focused on helping you reach your full potential. www.pwc.com/uk/careers

Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: All Salary: Competitive Internship location(s): UK Benefits: N/A Application method: N/A Application deadline: N/A Employment start date: N/A Number of opportunities: N/A We are the UK’s leading undergraduate resource to help students find their dream placement or internship.

Warner Bros, Linklaters, Barclays and Microsoft.

Check out our expert advice and industry zones on RateMyPlacement.co.uk too!

Interested in finding out who the top placement and internship employers are to work for on RateMyPlacement.co.uk? Come and grab a copy of our publication from our stand, A Students’ Guide to the Top Placement and Internship Employers 2013-2014, to find out who has made the top spot. www.ratemyplacement.co.uk

Read over 17,000 reviews from students just like you and browse through hundreds of job opportunities, including vacancies from PwC,

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Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: Finance, HR, audit, technology Salary: Competitive Internship location(s): UK Benefits: Flexible package Application method: Online Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: April 2014 or June/July 2014 Number of opportunities: 200 Operating in the UK, Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific, RBS is a global financial services group with a clear vision for the future.

We offer a diverse range of programmes, from spring week programmes for first-years to summer internships for penultimate year students.

If you work well under pressure, you could make an impact in markets and banking. Or maybe your interpersonal skills are perfectly suited to corporate banking and wealth. If you are more technically minded or process-orientated, a career in one of our specialist functions may be right for you. Wherever you join us, your experiences will give you insight into how our business works today, enabling you to set our agenda for tomorrow. www.rbsbankyoubuild.com

Subject areas recruiting from: All Sectors recruiting to: IT and e-commerce at the present (opportunities within all parts of the company) Salary: Competitive Internship location(s): Nottinghamshire Benefits: Discounts and free lunches Application method: Online Application deadline: February 2014 Employment start date: Summer 2014 Number of opportunities: 30 Join the Sports Direct team and there will be endless possibilities for your career. No matter what career path you choose, you will gain invaluable skills, training and amazing opportunities.

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Explore our offered roles and choose the one that suits you best, and remember, we are a worldclass company looking for world-class talent.

We are looking for hard-working graduates and undergraduates.

Our internships will last eight weeks in the summer of 2014 and will offer the chance for jobs and places on our new graduate scheme which will be arriving in September 2015.

For your chance to be involved in one of the fastest growing companies, get applying now! www.sportsdirect.com

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Subject areas recruiting from: STEM or STEM eligible (based on your A levels) Sectors recruiting to: Education Salary: N/A Internship location(s): London, Manchester and Leeds Benefits: Food, accommodation, travel covered where required Application method: Online Application deadline: January 2014 Employment start date: April or June 2014 Number of opportunities: 150 Teach First is committed to addressing the shortage of science and maths teachers by recruiting increasing numbers of STEM graduates to teach in schools in challenging circumstances.

Subject areas recruiting from: Engineering, computing, physics, maths, chemistry, business Sectors recruiting to: Various Salary: £13,000–£20,000 Internship location(s): UK Benefits: Depends on placement company Application method: Online Application deadline: September 2014 Employment start date: Summer or autumn 2014 Number of opportunities: 300–400

Insight is a training and development programme that aims to inspire students to take action for a cause, while also providing longer term development opportunities.

Insight will consist of three days’ training followed by five days in a school. During the training you will plan a creative lesson to inspire pupils to learn and become excited by STEM subjects. Once in the school, in teams you will deliver your lesson to a number of classes. You will also observe lessons and develop your understanding of being a teacher and working in the education industry as a whole. http://graduates.teachfirst.org.uk

We have placements for students interested in all areas of engineering, science, IT, e-commerce, business, marketing, finance and logistics.

Benefits include: gaining practical experience of a career, informing study choices, earning a salary, developing links with companies, increasing sponsorship and graduate opportunities. www.etrust.org.uk

The Year in Industry provides high-quality, paid placements for students in their gap year before or during their degree course.

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Notes

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