Career Matters
14 May 2020
Your Weekly Update from the Careers Centre
- FWD Virtual Summer Internships
- Expanding Opportunities in Uncertain Times - Watch the event online!
- Elevator's Summer Academic Accelerator - Budding entrepreneurs apply now!
- Behind the Brand: Tata Consultancy Services
- Coming Soon from Careers!
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FWD Virtual Summer Internships
It's not too late to secure a summer internship - many opportunities are going online, giving you the chance to get work experience remotely, and at your own pace, during these uncertain times!
Applications are currently open for FWD's Virtual Internship Programme!
FWD Insurance currently serves over 5 million clients across pan Asia, as part of the Pacific Century Group. FWD offers life and medical insurance, general insurance, employee benefits, and financial planning; and are focused on creating fresh customer experiences, supported by digital technology.
In this 4-8 week programme, through July and August, you will get to:
- Work anywhere in your own time and at your own pace.
- Apply your skills and knowledge to real business projects in the insurance industry.
- Stretch yourself and use digital tools to communicate and complete your work.
- Gain guidance and feedback from teammates, which will help you to grow and shape your future career.
This great opportunity is open for all students, from any degree background!
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Expanding Opportunities in Uncertain Times
Last month, The University of St Andrews Careers Centre and USA Development Team brought together a panel of alumni speakers, to discuss expanding opportunities in uncertain times.
US alumni shared their stories of navigating challenging career paths, what it means when we re-imagine our futures; followed by a live Q&A from our audience.
Did you miss out? No problem - watch the event at your own pace by clicking on the video above!
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Elevator's Summer Academic Accelerator - Budding entrepreneurs apply now!
Kicking off on Monday 8 June 2020, Elevator’s Summer Academic Accelerator is an intensive, fully funded 8-week programme which, for the first time, will be delivered digitally.
The Academic Accelerator is free and open to students, recent graduates, staff and academics. Successful candidates will work closely with mentors and agitators, helping to test, research, develop and refine their business ideas. As well as gaining pitching skills, market and competitor analysis, business model development and more!
Keen to find out more? Attend one of Elevator's information sessions to find out all you need to know about the programme, hear from previous candidates and ask any questions you have!
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Behind the Brand: Tata Consultancy Services
Research Internship 2020 - India
Tata Consultancy Services hosts some of the brightest graduate, post-graduate, and doctoral students from academic institutions around the world as research interns in its Innovation Labs. Their mission is to help customers achieve their business objectives by providing innovative, best-in-class consulting, IT solutions and services. They are a world leading company, with a global reputation!
You will get to:
- Conduct research in an industrial R&D environment and solve industry-scale problems
- Learn about emerging trends and technologies in industrial research
- Perform literature survey and identify opportunities and challenges
- Define research problems and design solutions for them
The internships can vary from 6 - 8, or 16 - 18 weeks long.
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Coming Soon from Careers!
We hope that your exams so far have been going well, and that you are looking forward to the end of the semester!
Please remember that we are here to support and guide you throughout summer, with appointments available every weekday, and a wealth of information, resources and advice on our website. Don't forget to check out what's happening on CareerConnect, as we list new events and vacancies on a regular basis.
Despite these uncertain times, there are lot's of exciting opportunities for you to get involved in, and we will continue to offer you our full support - no matter whether you are looking for ideas, or have clear thoughts about your career already.
In the coming weeks, we will be updating our online information and resources to help you navigate careers during the crisis. Stay up to date by following our social media pages, reading these weekly newsletters, and checking our designated web page.
As always, if you have any questions, get in touch with us at careers@st-andrews.ac.uk!
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Careers Centre
Best wishes,
The Careers Centre Team
Email: careers@st-andrews.ac.uk
Website: http://st-andrews.ac.uk/careers
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