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Many members of CompSoc choose to work in the IT industry or its
derivatives. In this field, experience in a number of key skills is vital
in beating the competition for a job. Whilst CompSoc aims to provide
events covering a variety of material that will prove to be useful in
future employment, there is no substitute for working in the front line.
CompSoc is regularly approached by organisations who are looking for the
chance to 'skim' off the creme-de-la-creme by recruiting students who
have a genuine interest in computing. As a result they provide openings
for vacation work, and many look at this as probation for permanent
employment offers.
This page contains information about these groups, from both the
University and external businesses.
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The Careers Service is located at 56, Banbury Road and provide a variety
of information covering vacation work and permanent employment. Although
their talks on jobs in IT seem to be aimed at people who have no
experience with computers, it is worth a visit if you collect an
'aptitude test' which is an all-round exam that many top employers now
require of all applicants. (Who said that changing GCSE and A-level
standards didn't render them useless as a gauge of academic ability).
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DecisionSoft Ltd are a sponsor of CompSoc based in Osney Mead (near Oxford
Rail Station), and they hope to benefit from the association by having a
pool of motivated and fast learning students. This has been mentioned in
the specific context of vacation work as a probationary period leading
onto possible permanent employment. They are a small company developing
an XML processing tool.
Mike Mason took a permenant position there
after graduating, and David Ball has also worked at DSL over the Vac.
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CableNet International, based in Farringdon, London, is building the pre-eminent online marketplace for the procurement of materials for the international Cable industry.
CableNet is looking to recruit a number of technical experts.
Required skills include HTML, XML and structured design and
development abilities.
In the first instance please contact Matt Brindley
(matt@cablenet.com)
for more detailed job descriptions.
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They are a 12-month-old high-tech internet/intranet company based in
Covent Garden, London, developing financial derivatives software for
major commercial and investment banks using Java/CGI/SQL RDBMS/HTML.
They are specifically interested in members who are looking for intern
work experience over Summer 1998 or, better still, seeking a permanent
job.
Our direct contact there is Paul
Ellis who can also be phoned on 0171 836 2950.
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MathEngine PLC is a small, expanding company based in Oxford working on
physical simulation with application to virtual world programming and
game physics.
They are looking for one or possibly two people to start within
the next six months with high mathematical ability and programming
flair.
The ideal candidate(s) will need the mathematics to understand
sophisticated physical simulation algorithms, be able to implement these
algorithms and be able to contribute to the research and development of
new algorithms. The candidate(s) must be proficient in C and C++ and
have excellent communication skills. Experience in optimising code for
specific hardware, especially Intel Pentium or games consoles, will be
very beneficial as will a general interest in 3D graphics programming
and games. They are also looking for a person with special expertise in
numerical analysis, graph theory or linear and quadratic programming.
For more information, contact William Osborn
or to apply, send a covering letter and your CV to:
MathEngine PLC, The Oxford Centre for Innovation, Mill Street,
Oxford OX2 0JX. Tel:+44 1865 792445. Fax:+44 1865 263901
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