Past Events

The session aims to get you started thinking about your future and your next steps after graduation, including:

• offering you a model to approach your thinking in a more structured way
• showing what maths graduates go on to do
• briefly considering issues for international students wishing to work in the UK
• explaining how /when recruitment works in the UK
• outlining how the Careers Service and our resources can support you.

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The session aims to get you started thinking about your future and your next steps after graduation, including:

• debunking some myths and making things less scary!
• offering you a model to approach your thinking in a more structured way
• showing what maths graduates go on to do
• how to approach planning your next steps
• explaining how /when recruitment works in the UK
• outlining how the Careers Service and our resources can support you.

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Autumn is a key time for you to meet recruiters - at presentations, careers fairs and university open days. This session will look at:

• the value of networking to your career research and job search - and why it isn't scary
• careers fairs and presentations: how to approach speaking to recruiters
• using LinkedIn and Platform One effectively to help you.

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Learn from recent Edinburgh Mathematics graduates about some of the jobs they have gone into.

What do they do now, how did they get there and how did their Maths degree help them? There will be a wide variety of sectors represented.

Each of the alumni will speak for about 5 minutes, giving an overview of their career so far and some insight into their current role. The speakers will then answer questions from  the audience.

The speakers are:

Learn from recent Edinburgh MSC Mathematics graduates about some of the jobs they have gone into.

What do they do now, how did they get there and how did their Maths degree help them? There will be a wide variety of sectors represented.

Each of the alumni will speak for about 5 minutes, giving an overview of their career so far and some insight into their current role. The speakers will then answer questions from  the audience.

The speakers are:

Analysts from the Government Operational Research Service (GORS) will be talking about the opportunities available as an Operational Researcher in the Civil Service:

GORS currently supports policy-making, strategy and operations in many different departments and agencies nationwide and consists of over 600 analysts, ranging from sandwich students to high-ranking Civil Servants.

Operational Researchers carry out the analysis that can help answer vital questions such as:

• How can we get the best quality health service with the available budget?
• How much money will be enough to create new jobs in industry?
• Is it better value to invest in a new school or a new airport?

This presentation is suitable for everyone interested to find out more about a career as an Operational Research Analyst in the Civil Service:

• undergraduates, postgraduates and post-PhD;
• studying a numerate subject (maths, physics, economics, engineering etc.)
• but please note that there are nationality requirements for GORS.

You can join GORS either as a placement student, through mainstream (standard) recruitment or through the Fast Stream. The Civil Service Fast Stream is a talent management programme for graduates who have the potential to become the future leaders of the Civil Service. 

More information on GORS and the Operational Research Fast Stream are available here:

• Apply for the Fast Stream: http://www.faststream.gov.uk/government-operational-research-service/
• GORS: http://www.operational-research.gov.uk/recruitment/
• www.linkedin.com/company/GORS

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This session for Maths students will look at how to write effective CVs and covering letters, crucial for applying for casual jobs, further study and increasingly required to upload as part of an online application for internships and graduate jobs. It will consider:

• The function of a CV
• Recruiters perspective
• What to include (and omit)
• Different approaches - chronological vs. skills-based
• Covering letters - their purpose and what to include in them

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Jochen Gross , Vice President Advanced Analytics at Siemens Advanta Consulting, joined us to present "Data Science in Practice"

Data Science is an exciting and multidisciplinary field with many areas of application. In the business domain, Data Science helps companies to establish an improved decision making process and hence to create a competitive advantage.

But how do real-life data science projects actually look like? What are typical problem statements? What are common issues and what hard & soft skills are needed nowadays in order to start a successful career in this field?

With the help of interesting case studies, Jochen Gross (PhD) from Siemens will provide you with answers to these questions and give insights into the world of applied Data Science.

What's next?

If you are considering applying to research degrees (e.g. PhD) after your MSc then come along to find out more! This session will help you think about key considerations, look at where previous Edinburgh first degree and MSc graduates have gone to do their research, explain how to find PhDs and cover a little bit about funding and applying.

Current PhD students will then introduce themselves and talk briefly about their experiences.The session will then conclude with your chance to ask questions of the current PhD students and/or the Careers Consultant.

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The session aims to demystify what graduate recruiters and MSc admissions staff are looking for in an effective application. In particular:

• How applications fit into the graduate selection process
• How to prepare
• How to tackle some of the typical questions
• How to approach the "blank box" in a job application, or statement of purpose in a postgraduate application
• Statements for Postgraduate Study
• Resources to help you

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Anxious about interviews? Come along to learn:

• What interviews are all about - and how employers see them
• The types of interview you might experience
• How to prepare
• How to anticipate their questions
• Approaches for answering
• Where to get more help

so you can prepare your responses and improve your performance!

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This session provides an overview of what typically happens at assessment centres, the different exercises you might face and tips on how to be successful!

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A session is to advertise PhD opportunities in Optimization and Operational Research and Statistics in the School of Mathematics and to encourage you to apply.

Alper Yildirim introduced the OOR PhD Programme, followed by Finn Lindgren's presentation of the Statistics PhD Programme. We will then have time for questions and answers.

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