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Penultimate Physics Career Planning

Find early internship deadlines, examples of destinations for physics graduates, and valuable career planning tips in this comprehensive guide. Explore various vacation work opportunities and learn how to kickstart your career in the science and engineering fields.

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Penultimate Physics Career Planning

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  1. Penultimate Physics Career Planning Darren Johnson Careers Adviser

  2. Internships/Vacation Experience- Early Deadline Examples • Scientific Research • IAESTE- www.iaeste.org.uk – Dec 10th 2011 • CERN – 27th January 2012* *subject to change check website,currently website under maintenance until Dec 5th • Finance • Bank of America/Merrill Lynch – Dec 16th 2011 • Barclays Capital – Dec 31st 2011 • Engineering (Software) • Thales – Dec 9th 2011 • Many others, majority of deadlines will go before Mid Feb 2012

  3. Science, Engineering & I.T Fair • 10th February • 12 – 3-30pm • The Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics, • Department of Physics 10th February 2011 will be 8th Feb 2012 12 – 3-30pm The Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics, Department of Physics

  4. Getting Started with Career PlanningWhat Makes You Tick? • Motivation • Interests • Personality • Values • Skills • Prospects Planner via www.prospects.ac.uk

  5. Other Vacation Opportunities Examples: STEP classic - www.step.org.uk Study/Work Abroad – www.prospects.ac.uk >Country Profiles Work shadowing related – use the durham alumni careers network database (see next slide)

  6. http://www.dunelm.org.uk/careernetwork

  7. Example Destinations of Physics Graduates • Scientific Research – • Defence Science Technology Lab (DSTL) • British Nuclear Group • Transport Research Lab

  8. Destinations of Physics Graduates • Engineering • I.B.M • United Utilities • M.O.D • EADS Astruim Ltd

  9. Destinations of Physics Graduates • Consultancy (I.T) • DETICA • UBS • Consultancy (Actuarial) • PwC

  10. Destinations of Physics Graduates • Banking • Analyst – JP Morgan / HSBC • Utilities • Yorkshire Water • EON (power/gas)

  11. Destinations of Physics Graduates • Finance - Accounting • Professional Services – KPMG/PwC • For most recent examples see: • http://www.dur.ac.uk/careers/s/careerplanning/des/data/

  12. Employer Graduate Scheme Early Deadlines • Some examples from 2011: • Defence Engineering and Science Group • (DESG) – 11th November • JP Morgan – 9th Nov • Civil Service Fast Stream (MOD/GCHQ) – 30th Nov • British Energy – 28th December • Yorkshire Water – 6th January

  13. Vacation Work Websites • www.dur.ac.uk/careers • http://targetjobs.co.uk/workexperience • www.efinancialcareers.com • www.work-experience.org • www.milkround.com • www.prospects.ac.uk • www.volunteering.org.uk

  14. Be Proactive ! • Visiting Employer Speaker Talks • Lunchtime Talks – Interview/CV/Application Forms • Practise Assessment Centre Workshops – (occasional Wednesday afternoons ) –sign up Epiphany term in the Careers Centre • Other Employer Led Skills Sessions (STAR) • Check Careers Centre website • http://www.dur.ac.uk/careers/s/events/es/

  15. Careers, Employability & Enterprise Centre • 49 New Elvet (next to D.S.U) • Term Time – 10am – 5pm • Vacation – 10am – 1pm 2.15pm – 5pm • Tel: 0191 334 1424/1437 • careers- advice@durham.ac.uk • www.durham.ac.uk/careers

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