IT & Comms
Accenture
Company Name: Accenture
Business Sector: Management and IT consultancy
Training locations: London, Manchester and Newcastle
Training locations overseas: yes
Undergraduate vacation placements: 45
Undergraduate 12 month placements: 10
Undergraduate sponsorships: 5-10
Bursary level?: 1500
Application years: 6, 2 , 3
Placement or sponsored course subjects: Industrial placement year - technical disciplines. Summer vacation or gap year placements ? any degree discipline
Graduate vacancies: 500
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: no
Expected professional qualifications: n/a
Preferred universities: all + see website
Other relevant information: Full range of careers, sponsorships and placements ? see website. opportunities.
Contact details: Recruiting Helpline 0500 100189
Address: 60 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4N 4TW
Website: www.accenture.com/ukscemes
Email: ukgraduates@accenture.com
Company description/activities:
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources of more than 95,000 people in 48 countries, and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills, and technologies to help clients improve their performance.
Aircom International
Company Name: Aircom International
Business Sector: Telecommunications
Training locations: Redhill, Surrey
Training locations overseas: no
Undergraduate vacation placements: -
Undergraduate 12 month placements: 10
Undergraduate sponsorships: varies
Bursary level: varies
Application years: 2
Placement or sponsored course subjects: Elec Eng, Telecoms, IT, Comp Sci, Marketing, Business
Graduate vacancies: 10
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: yes
Expected professional qualifications: all appropriate
Preferred universities: all
Other relevant information:
Contact details: Recruitment Department
Address: Grosvenor House, 65-71 London Road, Redhill, Surrey RH1 1LQ
Website: www.aircom.co.uk
Email:recruitment@aircom.co.uk
BT
Company Name: BT
Business Sector: Communications
Training locations: national
Training locations overseas: yes
Undergraduate vacation placements: varies
Undergraduate 12 month placements: varies
Undergraduate sponsorships: 0
Bursary level?:
Application years: 2, 3
Placement or sponsored course subjects: any
Graduate vacancies: varies
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: no
Expected professional qualifications:
Preferred universities: all
Other relevant information: Good second class honours degree or better. We welcome applications from women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities. Application years:Apply online www.BT.com/careers
Contact details: via the 'Contact us' facility on the BT careers website
Address:
Website:www.BT.com/careers
Email: see website
Data Connection Ltd
Company Name: Data Connection Ltd
Business Sector: IT
Training locations: North London and Edinburgh
Training locations overseas: no
Undergraduate vacation placements: Up to 25
Undergraduate 12 month placements: Varies
Undergraduate sponsorships: Varies
Bursary level?: ?1800
Application years: 6, 1, 2
Course subjects: any
Graduate vacancies: . 20
Postgraduates: yes
Expected professional qualifications: all appropriate
Preferred universities: all
Other relevant information: We recruit from all disciplines. However, successful applicants typically have or are expecting all A grades at ?A? level.
Contact details: Alison Hannant ? Recruitment Manager
Address: Data Connection Ltd, 100 Church Street, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 6BQ
Website:www.dataconnection.com
Email:recruit@dataconnection.com
Company description/activities:
We are looking for talented pre-university and vacation students from any discipline. You will be assigned significant pieces of work with support and expert guidance. You will be working on challenging programming assignments within a team of hard-working professionals and will be expected to make a real contribution to our vital, productive and disciplined working environment. Students who demonstrate outstanding ability may be offered a scholarship for their next and subsequent academic years.
IBM
Company Name: IBM
Business Sector: Consulting and IT
Training locations: nationwide
Training locations overseas: no
Undergraduate vacation placements: no
Undergraduate 12 month placements: 300-400
Undergraduate sponsorships: no
Bursary level?: -
Application years: 6, 2, 3
Course subjects: any
Graduate vacancies: 200+
Postgraduate studentships: yes
Expected professional qualifications: -
Preferred universities: all
Other relevant information:
Contact details: University Recruitment Team
Address: IBM UK Ltd, F2T, PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth PO6 3AU
Website:www.ibm.com/employment/uk
Email:student_pgms@uk.ibm.com or Email:graduate@uk.ibm.com
Company description/activities:
IBM is the world?s leading information technology and consulting services company, with over 90 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. We help clients in a wide range of industries leverage the new era in business - on demand. Our extensive list of clients include Majestic Wine Warehouses, lastminute.com, British Airways, eBay, HMV, Mercedes-Benz, Puma and The Wimbledon Championships. Employees share a real sense of community and you will work with some of the best and the brightest people around.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Company Name: Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Business Sector: Most Sectors
Training locations: UK-Wide
Training locations overseas: no
Undergraduate vacation placements: 0
Undergraduate 12 month placements: n/a
Undergraduate sponsorships: n/a
Bursary level?: n/a
Application years: penultimate year
Placement or sponsored course subjects: Science, Engineering, IT, Business Management, Design, Mathematics
Graduate vacancies: 400
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: no
Expected professional qualifications: -
Preferred universities: all
Other relevant information: Knowledge Transfer Partnerships are government-funded and provide business-based training and experience for talented graduates. They also help small businesses to access the expertise in the UK?s ?Knowledge Base? by enabling graduates and postgraduates to work in companies for a period between 12 and 36 months on challenging projects central to the needs of the businesses and their strategic development. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships have succeeded to TCS Programmes. See article in Company View section.
Contact details:
Address: Brunel House, Volunteer Way, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7YR
Website:www.ktponline.org.uk/graduates
Email: graduates@ktponline.org.uk a>
LogicaCMG
Company Name: LogicaCMG
Business Sector: IT
Training locations: various ? see website
Training locations overseas: no
Undergraduate vacation placements: 0
Undergraduate 12 month placements: 10-20
Undergraduate sponsorships: 0
Bursary level?: n/a
Application years: 2
Course subjects: Computer science or other disciplines with a strong IT content
Graduate vacancies: 100-200
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: no
Expected professional qualifications: all appropriate
Preferred universities: all
Other relevant information:
Contact details: Graduate Recruitment
Address: Stephenson House, 75 Hampstead Road, London NW1 2PL
Website: www.logicacmg.com/ukgraduates
Email:ukgraduates@logicacmg.com
Company description/activities:
LogicaCMG is a major international force in IT services and wireless telecoms. It provides management and IT consultancy, systems integration and outsourcing services to clients across diverse markets including telecoms, financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution and transport and the public sector. LogicaCMG employs around 21,000 staff in offices across 34 countries and has more than 40 years of experience in IT services.
Microsoft
Company Name: Microsoft UK Ltd
Business Sector: IT
Training locations: Reading
Training locations overseas: yes
Undergraduate vacation placements: no
Undergraduate 12 month placements: 60
Undergraduate sponsorships: -
Bursary level?: -
Application years: 2
Course subjects: all
Graduate vacancies: 30
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: no
Expected professional qualifications: -
Preferred universities: all + see website
Other relevant information: See article in Company View section
Contact details: Graduate Recruitment
Address: Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading RG6 1WG
Websites: www.microsoft.com/uk/graduates
Email: gradrec@microsoft.com
Company description/activities:
Microsoft has always been driven by a sense of mission - to empower people and businesses to realise their full potential - through being the visionary technology leader in innovative software.
We have opportunities for both graduates and students across our business, both in commercially focused areas and technical based roles, and what you can count on, is that you'll have your thinking challenged.
Visit our website at www.microsoft.com/uk/graduates to find out further details.
Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
Company Name: Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
Business Sector: IT ? software, databases
Training locations: Reading
Training locations overseas: no
Undergraduate vacation placements: 0
Undergraduate 12 month placements: 20
Undergraduate sponsorships: 0
Bursary level: -
Application years: n/a
Placement or sponsored course subjects: apply for placements in September
Graduate vacancies: 30-50
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: no
Expected professional qualifications: MBA and all appropriate
Preferred universities: Manchester, UMIST, Warwick, York, Southampton
Other relevant information: -
Contact details: Sarah McKissick
Address: Thames Valley Park, Reading RG6 1RA
Website: www.jobs.oracle.com/graduates
Email:sarah.mckissick@oracle.com
PA Consulting Group
Company Name: PA Consulting Group
Business Sector: Management, systems and technology consulting firm
Training locations: Bromley, Kent, or London head-office
Training locations overseas: n/a
Undergraduate vacation placements: n/a
Undergraduate 12 month placements: c10
Undergraduate sponsorships: n/a
Bursary level?: -
Application years: Undergraduates need to apply at the beginning of their second year (September ? December time) ? the year before they are required to undertake their compulsory 48-week placement. Most of the placement students that join PA tend to start work in approximately July time.
Placement or sponsored course subjects: Please visit our Web site for information on degree subjects required (www.paconsulting.com/join_PA)
Graduate vacancies: variable throughout the year
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: no
Expected professional qualifications: n/a
Preferred universities: all - see Web site
Other relevant information: Only employ sandwich students who should apply the year before they have to take their penultimate year in industry. Offer no other short term positions.
Contact details: Jackie Tompkins
Address: 123 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SR
Website: www.paconsulting.com
Email:graduaterecruitment@paconsulting.com
Company description/activities:
PA builds strategies for the creation and capture of shareholder and customer value, and helps clients accelerate business growth through innovation and the application of technology. PA works with clients to improve performance, mobilise human resources and deliver change effectively, including managing major projects, and designing and implementing enterprise-wide systems and full e-business solutions.
PA focuses on creating benefits for clients rather than merely proposing them, and this focus is supported by an outstanding implementation track record in every major industry and for governments around the world.
Siemens
Company Name: Siemens plc
Business Sector: Electronic and electrical engineering
Training locations: UK -wide
Training locations overseas: -
Undergraduate vacation placements: varies
Undergraduate 12 month placements: varies
Undergraduate sponsorships: varies
Bursary level: -
Application years: all - apply all year round
Placement or sponsored course subjects: Mainly technical ? Electrical/Electron Eng, IT + non tech such as HR, Finance
Graduate vacancies: varies
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: -
Expected professional qualifications: all appropriate e.g. CIMA, IEE
Preferred universities: all
Other relevant information: -
Contact details: Lorraine Burns, Graduate Liaison
Address: Siemens House, Oldbury, Bracknell, Berks RG12 8FZ
Website: www.siemens.co.uk
Email:graduate.recruitment@siemens.co.uk
STEP
Company Name: STEP (Shell Technology Enterprise Programme)
Business Sector: Business support, undergraduate training & skills
Training locations: Northern Ireland, England and Scotland
Training locations overseas: no
Undergraduate vacation placements: 1400
Undergraduate 12 month placements: 100
Undergraduate sponsorships: 1500
Bursary level?: 170
Application years: Undergraduate year 2
Placement or sponsored course subjects: any
Graduate vacancies: 0
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: no
Expected professional qualifications: n/a
Preferred universities: all
Other relevant information: STEP Solutions: Electronic Engineering, a programme run alongside STEP, offers good opportunities for Electronic Engineering undergraduates to carry out projects within their field and enhance their future career prospects.
Contact details: Ulrika Evermark
Address: 11-13 Goldsmith Street, Nottingham NG1 5JS
Website: www.step.org.uk
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Sun Microsystems
Company Name: Sun Microsystems
Business Sector: IT
Training locations: Fleet, Coventry, Bracknell, London
Training locations overseas: yes
Undergraduate vacation placements: 0
Undergraduate 12 month placements: 40-60
Undergraduate sponsorships: 0
Bursary level: -
Application years: ongoing applications from December to July for 12 month placements starting in the summer
Placement or sponsored course subjects: -
Graduate vacancies: 20-30
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: no
Expected professional qualifications: -
Preferred universities: all
Other relevant information: vast majority of our Graduates from technical academic disciplines
Contact details: Graduate Recruitment
Address: Java House, Guillemont Park, Minley Road, Camberley, Surrey GU17 9QG
Website: www.uk.sun.com/employment/index.html
Email: see website
Syntegra
SyntegraCompany Name: Syntegra
Business Sector: IT consultancy
Training locations: Fleet, Leeds, Newcastle
Training locations overseas: no
Undergraduate vacation placements: 0
Undergraduate 12 month placements: 4
Undergraduate sponsorships: 0
Bursary level?: -
Application years: 2, 3
Placement or sponsored course subjects: Computer Science or IT related Graduate vacancies: 40
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: no
Expected professional qualifications: All appropriate
Preferred universities: all
Other relevant information:
Contact details: Graduate Recruitment Manager
Address: Guidion House, Harvest Crescent, Ancells Business Park, Fleet, Hants GU51 2QP Website: www.syntegra.com
Email: graduaterecruit@syntegra.com
Company description/activities:
Syntegra is BT's consulting and systems integration business. It operates globally, with customers in over 50 countries. It employs more than 5000 business and technology professionals and has major operations in Europe, the USA and Asia Pacific. Syntegra specialises in transformational outsourcing - working with large corporate and government organisations to apply business knowledge and technology, helping them to refine and make real their visions and strategies.
Vodafone
Company Name: Vodafone Ltd
Business Sector: Mobile telecommunications
Training locations: Predominantly in Newbury, Berkshire with other sites in Theale, Banbury, Abingdon and Croydon
Training locations overseas: no
Undergraduate vacation placements: 10
Undergraduate 12 month placements: 0
Undergraduate sponsorships: 0
Bursary level: ?
Application years: see website
Course subjects: any
Graduate vacancies: tbc
Postgraduate studentship/sponsorships bursary: no
Expected professional qualifications: CIMA, BCS, IEE, CIM
Preferred universities: 15 ? see website
Other relevant information:
Contact details: Graduate Resourcing Team
Address: Vodafone, Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire. RG14 2FN
Websites: www.vodafone.co.uk/graduates
Email: graduate.resourcing@vf.vodafone.co.uk
Company description/activities:
As the world's leading mobile telecoms company with more than 130 million customers in 28 countries, Vodafone continues to revolutionise the way people live, generating a continuous flux of new and innovative services for people on the move. We?re helping people everywhere to communicate, manage, organise, pay and play as part of a full-colour, mobile world. Find out more and apply online at our website.
