Thursday 29 January 2015

Finance Opportunity with Deloitte

1 place left on our BrightStart scheme in the Entrepreneurial Business team in Cambridge!

Where are you heading next? University? Gap Year? How about a 5 year accountancy training contract?

Find out how Deloitte could kick start your career

Are you interested in…

Meeting business leaders, working with industry experts, experiencing new cultures and getting paid? Join one of our programmes for school leavers and you’ll have many great opportunities.

School leavers (BrightStart) – If university isn’t for you, we’ll give you a head start in business. You’ll gain hands-on experience, work towards an internationally recognised professional qualification and earn an extremely competitive salary, while making a contribution to our business. There are a lot of other benefits and it’s definitely worth finding out more.

There is one place left in our entrepreneurial business department in our Cambridge office on Hills Road, with the placement starting in September 2015. Minimum requirements of 300 UCAS points, with B grade English and Maths GCSE.

Interested? See www.deloitte.com/uk/BrightStart for more details and applications

Also email samcharman@deloitte.co.uk for details

Wednesday 28 January 2015

For students who are considering becoming doctors or lawyers...

Epoc Careers careers conferences for students

* Improve Your Chances of Becoming a Doctor

28 February 2015, at The University of Manchester

28 March 2015, at University College London

* Improve Your Chances of Becoming a Lawyer

14 March 2015, at University College London

For full details, including costs and booking places, see www.epoc.org.uk .

These one-day events are on Saturdays, from 10:00am to 4:30pm. They are principally designed for

students in years 11 and 12. Other students, staff

Unique Career Paths Offer a Taste of the Chilled Food Industry

Careers in chilled food production come with benefits including attractive salaries, continuing

professional development and international travel. And at any one time there are around 200 science

degree requiring vacancies.

The Chilled Food Association (CFA, the industry representatives) has developed unique free

resources to help guide careers professionals when advising science students. They are part of

CFA’s Chilled Education programme and include career paths from industry professionals who share

their routes into chilled, with roles ranging from technical and environmental to CEO. These are

complemented with real-life job descriptions, giving a flavour of an industry in which no two days are

ever the same. The resources can be downloaded from www.chillededucation.org

Jobs of the future Report Available

Clicking on this link will lead you to a Report that is very east to read, produced by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

The guide presents a list of jobs which will offer great career prospects to young people looking to take their first steps into work.

It contains a full list of 100 jobs all highlighted as Careers of the Future, and casts a spotlight on 12 roles across a range of sectors, giving an outline of the job, what the work entails, key statistics which may be helpful in making career decisions, and details on various entry routes in to the job.

Each role also includes a range of useful links to allow the reader to explore more about that particular career.

All of the roles featured in this document combine vital factors for a great career - from pay and career opportunities, to entry routes, progression and personal development.

Technology Meets Health & Wellbeing - Competition

Last year, PA Consulting Group’s Raspberry Pi Competition challenged students from across the UK to put their technology skills, ingenuity and creativity to the test. This year we are challenging YOU to use the Raspberry Pi to innovate to improve people's health and wellbeing.

With the closing date on 16 February, there is still time for you to have a chance of winning £1,000.

Register your interest here to receive an entry form:

About PA Consulting Group
We are an employee-owned firm of over 2,500 people and have been working with business and governments worldwide for over 70 years.
Our deep industry knowledge and our skills in consulting, technology and innovation allow our teams to challenge conventional thinking and overcome obstacles in a wide range of industries. With such broad skills, examples of our recent work include the development of a ground-breaking IED detection vehicle in Afghanistan and the creation of an air traffic system in Denmark.

About the competition
You could create anything from a system to streamline a major hospital’s processes and make it more efficient, to an ingenious health and fitness programme tailored to an individual’s needs. Wearable technology is another area that has the potential to transform healthcare – whether encouraging healthier behaviour, ensuring better interventions or driving more successful treatment.

Why should you take-part?
-   The first 100 entrants will receive a Raspberry Pi starter kit worth £75.
-   The team, in your age group, judged to have developed the best innovation in
  healthcare using a Raspberry Pi will win £1,000.
-   Get something unique to put on your CV and help you stand-out from the
crowd!

Get more information and register here:
http://www.paconsulting.com/events/pas-new-raspberry-pi-competition-for-2014-15/

Good luck!

Anita Chandraker
PA Consulting Group

Self-Employment in ICT looks good

IT Contractors In High Demand

The number of IT specialists moving into self-employment has increased by 48% in five years, up

143,000 in 2009 to 211,000 in 2014, according to research by professional services consultancy

Procorre. According to Procorre, the number of contractors in IT is growing at one of the fastest rates

for any sector and is being driven by rapidly growing business investment in IT, which is underpinned

by several factors including:

• The explosion of the ‘app economy’, estimated to be worth £4bn to the UK economy this year

but expected by some to rise to £31bn by 2025.

• The growth of mobile commerce (transactions via mobile devices) means that businesses are

investing in their web presence and e-commerce system to make them compatible with mobile

devices.

• Businesses are investing in cloud computing for data storage and software to offer their

employees greater flexibility and boost the productivity of a business

Youth Unemployment - the facts

Youth unemployment rises in December

There are worrying signs that the labour market position of young people has worsened in the last

quarter. The number of young people not in employment, full-time education or training has risen by

31,000 in the quarter. Youth (ILO) unemployment was down very slightly in the quarter, but rose by

17,000 between September and October. This is potentially a worrying reversal of the improving

trends seen for young people between mid-2013 and mid-2014."

Monday 26 January 2015

A wide variety of Apprenticeship opportunities available

LOOKING TO START A NEW CAREER?

WE HAVE OVER 50 LIVE VACANCIES NOW!!

See our live vacancies below...

JUMP! currently has a range of highly sought after apprenticeship opportunities in London and the South East. If you're serious about working and want an industry qualification while you earn then please apply for the jobs below. Don't hang about as these jobs will be taken very quickly.

To apply simply "CLICK" on the role you are interested in and fill in the application form. Once on the page make sure you tag the subject line as the name of the role your interested in.

If you're interested in our roles, applicants must be able to commit to the following:

Be able to commit to a 12-month apprenticeship
Be at least a learner level 1.
Have a good level of communicating in english.
Be willing and able to work a minimum of 30hours per week.
Applicants must be willing to attend interviews

In the year of your apprenticeship, you will start your new job and also gain a free qualification from us in your chosen sector. This could be a the first step to kick-start your career.

JUMP!’s job is to support young people into employment opportunities and then to help them to achieve their qualification. We help you to complete your portfolio in order to achieve an NVQ in your chosen field.

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