Computing & IT

Your Careers Adviser

Your Careers Adviser is Alan Smith who has responsibility for the School of Mathematical and Computing Sciences, Combined Studies and MBA students.

Book an appointment if you want to speak to Alan about your future career plans.

His office is located in Room SR 1.08.

The resources on this web page have been selected to provide you with the best tools to help you with your career planning as well as the application process.

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Job Profiles

To help you make an informed career choice Prospects have compiled comprehensive profiles on jobs and occupations throughout most sectors of industry and commerce.


Graduate Job Sites

AgencyCentral - Access to recruitment agencies for graduates in Computing and Information Technology.

Aardvark Swift Consulting Ltd - Games recruitment consultancy.

Anders Elite - A free Construction and Engineering recruitment service to students looking for assistance in their careers.

Career Moves - Computer Weekly's web service featuring jobs from named employers.

Change - A leading recruiter for the world-wide video games industry. Search and apply online for jobs.

Computing Careers - Searchable database aimed at IT professionals

Computer Futures - A recruitment website providing contract and permanent work for IT and computer proffesionals.

CV Screen - An IT recruitment agency advertising jobs around the UK.

Datascope Recruitment - Recruitment specialists for the Interactive Media industries.

e-Placement Scotland - Search the latest placement opportunities from employers across Scotland.

e-skills UK - Opportunities in IT, Telecoms and Contact Centres.

Games Options Ltd - Providing employers with a steady flow of high calibre graduates to inject enthusiasm and new ideas into development studios.

Gradcracker - If you’re an engineering student, gradcracker is your site. No other site in the UK is geared entirely around careers for graduate engineers.

GraduateJobs.com - Graduate jobs in the computing sector.

Graduate Recruitment Bureau - Recruitment agency specialising in graduate vacancies particularly in the IT, Engineering, Science and Business Sectors.

Inside Careers - Whether you've already decided on a career as an IT professional or you're just looking for more information before you make your mind up, Inside Careers has in-depth and structured information and advice.

Interactive Selection - Openings in creative, technical, production, sales, marketing and buying departments.

ITRM - IT Services company, specialising in IT Recruitment and Technical Services.

IT Jobs for Graduates - Search Graduate IT jobs and internships.

IT Jobs Post - Recruitment service to anyone wishing to find a job within the IT industry.

Jobs.ac.uk - Jobs in Reasearch, Science, Academic and related professions.

Jobserve - Openings in the IT and engineering professions.

OPM Response Ltd - Specialist recruitment consultancy in the computer, console and tabletop games industry.

RecruitNet - A recruitment site for IT professionals in the Asia/Pacific rim. Search for jobs in China, Hong-Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.

Scenta - Website offering information and jobs in science, engineering and technology.

Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) - Collaboration of Scottish Universities whose goal is to develop and extend Scotland's position as a world leader in Informatics and Computer Science research and education.

Specialmove Consultancy Ltd - Specialise in the recruitment and placement of game developers and management staff.

TARGETjobs - IT opportunities

Tech Jobs Scotland - Designed to assist IT and Technical recruitment throughout Scotland.

Technojobs - The Technical Recruitment Site featuring jobs in the IT, Electronics, Engineering and Telecoms industries.

The Graduate - Includes graduate programming positions.

Ashdown Group - Specialise in IT, Marketing, Accountancy, and HR recruitment.