Securing a job immediately after university is a difficult prospect. You are entering the jobs market along with everyone else in your course, and courses from around the country. This can make it difficult to stand out so it is always wise to try get one step ahead at every opportunity that presents itself. Data Talent Scotland presents this opportunity to those looking for ways to make themselves stand out. University is focused on the academic side of what a job entails, but what is of equal importance is the social and networking part. At Data Talent you will get to meet the people behind the companies and get inside knowledge on what they expect from employees within their company. This is a rare chance to really see behind the veil and ensure you get to hone your skill set to get you to where you want to be.
All the companies at Data Talent Scotland will be recruiting for data roles over the next few months. We’ve spoken to the companies and want to share with you some of these roles that are either available already or will be becoming available over the next short while.
Royal Bank of Scotland – A company that needs no introduction. Royal Bank of Scotland have been an integral part of the Scottish and world landscape in banking for hundreds of years. They are currently looking to recruit 2 Data Developers and 1 Data Visualiser.
Heineken – One of the world leaders in the production of alcoholic beverages and one of the most recognisable brands to boot. They are offering 3 lucky individual a chance to complete an internship with them in their Edinburgh office, and have also 1 space available in their London office this summer.
Incremental Group – Digital technology specialists with a focus on finding solutions that help companies evolve. Their ever growing team are now looking to recruit a Data Scientist and a Data Engineer.
Smartsheet – The leading work management and collaboration platform, Smartsheet will be looking to recruit in many different fields including NLP Data Scientist, Site Reliability Engineer, and a Software Development Engineer.
Castlight Financial – An award winning, innovative financial technology that supplies tools to businesses that enhance how they do business with their customers. They are looking to recruit 1 – 2 individuals that will fit with their fast developing team in Data Scientist and Data Engineering roles.
Mirador Analytics – Health analytics and strategy consultancy organization, Mirador Analytics provides tools and consultancy services to healthcare organizations. They are looking to recruit 3 – 5 Data Scientists in the fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Good-Loop – The world’s first ethical advertising network. Good-Loop believe empowering people to control the adverts they see will create more inherent value for advertisers. They will be looking to recruit 1 – 2 Data Scientists in the field of machine learning.
Newslines – Newslines aims to use Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing to collect, summarise and organise all of the world’s news, from the past to the present, into a database of news events, which will be used to create multiple products for consumers and corporations. The Newslines team is expanding at a massive rate and will be looking to recruit 5 individuals over the next year as Data Scientist, and Data Engineers.
Each of these companies along with the many others exhibiting at Data Talent Scotland are looking for individuals like you. To understand more about any of the roles mentioned be sure to approach the company’s stand in the exhibition hall. Make your introduction and start your career. Tickets are nearly sold out so don’t waste any more time and get yours here.
