Civil Service Fast Stream 2012 – Second round of recruitment for analytical streams

I Received the following recently regarding the analytical streams of the Civil Service Fast Stream Programme:

The Civil Service’s graduate development scheme – the Fast Stream – has confirmed that it will be welcoming a second round of applications for its 2012 intake from analytical graduates, specifically those interested in the following careers: Operational Research, Statistics, Economics. We will be accepting applications for the three schemes from 5th March to 10th April 2012, via the Civil Service website.  Given the specialist nature of the Analytical Fast Stream, we are looking to inform the niche of students that would be eligible to apply.  This would include students studying for specific undergraduate or postgraduate qualifications in Operational Research, the Management Sciences, Statistics and Economics, as well as those studying in other mathematical disciplines.  As a general rule, we are looking for applicants whose studies comprises of at least 50% numerical content.

For further information, including downloadable brochures, visit faststream.civilservice.gov.uk

Posted by: Calum Leckie, Careers Adviser

PhD Employer Forum – Careers in Economics & Financial Services, 31st January 2012

Date/Time:  Tuesday 31st January, 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Venue: Old Refectory, Wilkins Building

The aim of this event is to provide PhD and other research students with the opportunity to hear from and network with employers from the Economics and Financial Services sector. A panel of speakers who themselves are PhD holders, ranging across  investment banking, economics consultancy, economic forecasting, insurance, actuarial and professional services have been invited to talk about their sector, their career progression and the best routes into economics and finance positions and other quant careers. They will also give tips on how PhD and research students can use their qualifications and experiences to enter this field.

Companies/Panel Speakers:

Bank of England – Simon Price, Senior Adviser, Structural Economic Analysis Division
Deloitte – Elisa Chami-Castaldi, Consultant
Charles River Associates – Jenny Haydock, Associate Principal
Hymans Robertson – Stuart Morgan, Trainee Actuary
Barclays Capital- Vladimir Piterbarg, Head of Quantitative Analytics

*NEW* Lloyds of London – James Banks, Executive

For full  information and to register for this event please go to http://courses.grad.ucl.ac.uk/course-details.pht?course_ID=2202.

UCL’s Finance and Economics Careers Fair, Tuesday 25th October 2011

UCL’s Finance and Economics Fair is taking place on Tuesday 25th October 5pm-7.30pm.

The fair is kindly sponsored by Ernst & Young who will be there along with lots of other first class employer looking to recruit UCL students for jobs and internships. Top economics consultancies such as Frontier Economics and FTI will be there. They will be joined by a range of investments banks, professional services firms and firms such as American Express who are only targetting a select number of universities this year.

So whether you are looking for a job on graduation or to land an internship then the Fair is, as Hannes Ansorg, the President of UCL’s Economics and Finance Society told us “a great place to see lots of relevant employers in one place”.

The fair is taking place in the Old Refectory and Jeremy Bentham room and you can find out more information about the fair from the online catalogue. The Fair is for all levels of student and you will be able to ask the employers about any extra opportunities they can offer for PhDs.

Please note: You will not have to book to attend but the Fairs are very popular and entry to the exhibitor stands will be controlled so you may therefore be asked to queue on arrival.  Get there early!

UCL ID: Although booking is not required, you MUST BRING CURRENT UCL ID to the Fair (student, staff or GradClub member card). We are unable to check your UCL status at the Fair so if you don’t have valid UCL ID, you will not get in!

PhD Employers Forum – Economics, Banking and Financial Services

This event organised by UCL Careers Service and the Graduate School gives PhD students from numerate backgrounds including those in engineering and the sciences the opportunity to meet potential future employers who specialise in the economics, banking and financial services sectors face to face. You will have the opportunity to find out about options available beyond your PhD and practice some of your networking and interview skills. The day will be of interest not only to students nearing the end of their research, but also to research students at any point in their career wishing to gain an insight into the PhD labour market in sectors including Economic Research, Financial and Professional Services, Consultancy and Investment Banking.

Companies confirmed include: Bank of America Merill Lynch, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Charles River Associates, Credit Suisse Securities Europe Limited, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, FTI Consulting Ltd, KPMG, Morgan Stanley, Oliver Wyman, Operis, Oxera Consulting Limited, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UCL Advances – HELO PRogramme.

This one-day event takes place in two sections:

Information Fair- From 11am until 1pm there will be a table top Information Fair with a selection of exhibitors who regularly recruit PhD students – this will give you the opportunity to find out about a range of employers and discuss with them any opportunities they have on offer.

One to One Sessions – During the Information Fair you will be able to sign up for 15 minute informal one-to-one sessions with employers (with the agreement of you and the employer). These sessions will take place in the afternoon and are intended to allow you the chance to use the skills you have developed during the research student skills development programme in a one-to-one situation.

Date/Time: 17 May 2011, from 11am

For more information and to register for this event please go to http://courses.grad.ucl.ac.uk/course-details.pht?course_ID=2160

Careers in the EU Institutions

A very interesting Email has been sent from the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services regarding recruitment for careers in a variety of EU institutions

On 16 March 2010, the European Personnel Selection Office will launch a procedure to select graduates to work in the EU Institutions. This selection procedure will comprise the fields of European public administration, law, audit, economics, and information and communication technology. A career in the EU Institutions offers a lifetime of different jobs doing interesting and challenging work that makes a real difference for Europe, in an environment where staff are encouraged to learn new skills and languages, and have opportunities to work and travel abroad.

Detailed information on what’s on offer, the type of graduate they are looking for and how to apply can be found on the European Careers website. When describing who they look for they state

We are looking for people who have something more than just knowledge and professional skills: the drive to deliver results and the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-cultural team.

I’m sure many of you would agree that doing a postgraduate research degree can very much develop such qualities.

Dr Calum Leckie

UCL Careers Service

Company Presentation – NERA Economic Consulting

Numerate PhD Students here at UCL are highly rated by recruiters, so much so that we organise a PhD Employers Forum for you to meet with organisations who are interested in your skills.

This will take place in May, but if you are looking for some insight into Economic Consultancy right now then NERA Economic Consulting are hosting a presentation at their London office for Masters and PhD Students later this week on 4 March 2010.

Details are available here