FDM - Launch Your Career in IT and Business Consultancy
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Presentation by FDM on its graduate opportunities in IT and business consultancy. November 2016
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FDM - Launch Your Career in IT and Business Consultancy
- 1. www.fdmgroup.comwww.fdmgroup.com Launch your career in IT and business consultancy Email: Katherine.brewster@fdmgroup.com Tel: : + 44 (0) 203 056 8285 Mob : +44 (0)7792559787 Katherine Brewster |Regional University Relationship Manager
- 2. www.fdmgroup.comwww.fdmgroup.comPage 2 Overview Perceptions of an career in IT Why consider a career in IT Overview of FDM How maths graduates can transfer their skills into a successful IT career How science graduates can transfer their skills into a successful IT career
- 3. www.fdmgroup.comwww.fdmgroup.comPage 3 Perceptions of an IT career
- 4. www.fdmgroup.comwww.fdmgroup.com Why choose a career in IT? Exciting & fast moving industry Creative and rewarding career path Open to graduates from all backgrounds Diverse range of opportunities and roles Vital to today’s economy Essential to effective and efficient business functions Imagine your life without technology!
- 5. www.fdmgroup.comwww.fdmgroup.comPage 5 About FDM Who are we? What do we do? What’s in it for graduates? • Professional services provider with a focus on IT • 10+ centres around the world • 7 Academies in the UK, USA, Canada, Germany and Hong Kong • Employ graduates and ex-Forces personnel on a permanent contract • Equip graduates with essential skills and competencies to succeed as an FDM Consultant • Place individuals with prestigious clients in multiple industries • Extend academic knowledge with employment • Valuable experience • Competitive edge and future opportunities • Launch career with world-renowned companies
- 7. www.fdmgroup.comwww.fdmgroup.comPage 7 Applications 45,000+ Globally CV – Video/Telephone Screening - Assessment Day Assessment Centre IT Aptitude Test, Set Notation and Venn Diagram, Maths Test and strength based interviews FDM Graduate Programme
- 8. www.fdmgroup.comwww.fdmgroup.com Technical • Software Developer • Software Testing Analyst • Production Support Analyst • Business Intelligence developer FDM Roles and Career Paths Page 8 Business • Project Support Officer • Business Test Analyst • Business Analyst • Risk Regulation & Compliance
- 9. fdmgroup.comfdmgroup.com Software Development Lifecycle Page 9 Design DevelopAnalysis Release Test Production Support Project goes live Trigger Event Support and Maintenance Trigger Event Decommission
- 10. www.fdmgroup.comwww.fdmgroup.com In 2015 FDM recruited 4 graduates from the University of Sussex Graduates are working as FDM IT Consultants at some of following clients sites FDM and the University of Sussex Page 10
- 11. fdmgroup.comfdmgroup.com Facts and figures Page 11 In 2015 we hired 893 graduates from a variety of different degree backgrounds
- 12. Page 12 FDM Consultant Roles Testers in airports are testing airport finger print and face recognition technology Developers are designing code for TV advertising campaign Developers and Testers are developing the mobile banking apps for leading banks Testers are investigating why charitable donations have dropped PSO’s are streamlining ICT services across Government saving £100 million in costs over the next 5 years
- 13. fdmgroup.comfdmgroup.com How Maths graduates can transfer their skills into a successful IT Career Page 13 Ability to learn and apply taught principles to various scenarios Logical thinkers and natural problem solvers Diligent around detail, accuracy is key Perseverance to overcome mathematical problems and create a solution Using software to formulate solutions to mathematical problems Experience delivering solutions under tight timescales
- 14. fdmgroup.comfdmgroup.com How a science graduate can transfer their skills into a successful IT career Page 14 Ability to learn and apply taught principles to various scenarios Logical thinkers and natural problem solvers Diligent around detail, accuracy is key Effective at analysing data Research options, draw conclusions and present findings Ability to model abstract concepts and ideas
- 15. www.fdmgroup.comwww.fdmgroup.com Apply now to our award-winning Graduate Programme: www.fdmgroup.com/uk/apply Page 15 Find us online ‘Like’ us FDMGroup Follow us @FDMGroup Add us to your circles +Fdmgroupltd Follow our Company Page: fdm-group Subscribe to our channel: fdmgroupltd Subscribe to our channel: fdm_group
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- Challenge following myths: People who work in IT code in back rooms rarely interacting with others There is little flexibility and you can easily get stuck in the same role You should be a computing science geek Whereas: FDM Consultants are required to work on high profile projects which are visible and are reported in the media and used in every day life May also make a contribution to society
- Applications, CV/Video Telephone and Assessment should be aligned
- Overview of SDLC – provides a wider perspective of the IT Industry and where our business model sits. FDM business model recruits and trains graduates across all phases of the software life cycle. It’s helpful to understand the different processes of the cycle when learning what an IT Consultant does and what a career may entail. If you imagine the cycle on screen representing the introduction of a new product or service. So for example a company may wish to develop a new app for its customers to access its services. These are the stages that the company would go through to get the app out to market with IT consultants working on each stage. PSOs operate to tight timescales, accurate deliverables, and high quantity demands. Activities include: Project and programme reporting Risk reporting Stakeholder reporting and managing Task and resource tracking Budget control Post project review and analysis Business Analysts are responsible for understanding and documenting business requirements from both users and stakeholders. Activities include: Identifying and documenting requirements from key business users Process mapping, operating and business model analysis Delivering presentations Preparation and delivery of user training and support Investigating business-critical issues Illustrating workflows and processes Developers focus on either Java or .NET. Activities include: Attending design meetings Liaising with clients Writing, developing, testing and reviewing code Supporting existing applications Liaising with end users to fix defects, find solutions and test them Investigating the feasibility of change requests and implementing Adding functionality to applications by designing and implementing solutions Software Test Analysts are responsible for the quality assurance of various systems and applications, activities include: Using tools, technologies and methodologies to ensure that systems meet the required quality and performance standards Working with the software development team using manual or automated testing to ensure optimum quality and practical functionality Problem solving and an eye for detail are key Business Test Analysts explore applications from an end user perspective so that user experience can be enhanced. Play an essential role in pinpointing defects and faults before a product ‘goes live’ Improve functionality and usability of a product rather than requiring you to delve into the technical background of its processes Identify with a product or software application and understand any glitches the end user may face are central to the software development lifecycle Production Support Analysts work in a range of differing environments, from front office first line roles through to technically focused third line areas. Responsible for supporting bespoke business critical applications at both the application and physical infrastructure layers Deal with any technical problems by analysing, diagnosing, then either solving or referring the problem Supporting and managing IT systems, infrastructure, development and operations Determine impact and urgency for prioritising incidents across major applications MX.3 is a specialization on Production Support with Analysts working on trading application support systems used on trading floors in investment banks, wealth management companies and insurance, utility and energy providers. Activities include: Dealing with technical and functional issues by analysing, diagnosing and providing solutions to the issues raised by the end users Responding to both the business and IT departments in providing the IT services required in order for the overall organisation to succeed Data Analyst role bridges the gap between technology and operations to enable you to pursue an analytical career. Based in financial services activities include: Capturing data requirements Reconciling, de-duplicating and cleaning up data across projects in operations and technology departments The role is crucial in helping these organisations with the accuracy and timely presentation of data, in line with internal process/governance and regulatory requirements
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- Ability to learn and apply taught principles to various scenarios: Link to course: Maths graduates are able to take theoretical knowledge and apply to diverse scenarios. You may come across questions you are initially unable to solve, and therefore need to apply varying methods of solving to reach the correct outcome. Link to stream: Within the development pathway, FDM Consultants are taught the principles of development, then when working on client projects our consultants will need to use their skill set in order to apply their knowledge to various projects. Logical thinkers and natural problem solvers: Link to stream: Within the testing pathway, consultants have to be able to break apart different systems and bugs and therefore have the ability to problem solve. Diligent around detail, accuracy is key: Link to course: Maths students will at times be working on projects with large amounts of data, need to interpret this data and communicate the outcomes of this. Link to stream: On the business intelligence pathway, the IT consultant needs to make sure that they understand external data and how it can influence business decisions, therefore this data needs to be accurate and interpreted correctly to influence business decisions effectively. Perseverance to overcome mathematical problems and create solutions: Link to course: Maths graduates have to be creative and open to different ways of solving problems - Not always just one way to answer a question. Link to stream: As an IT Consultant, things don’t always fit together, but they have the perseverance and determined mind-set in order to work things out. For example, as a production support consultant, when things go down, they have to overcome what has gone wrong as well as communicate back to the team. Using software to formulate solutions to mathematical problems: Link to stream: You will have probably come across SPSS, which is a statistics software, and MatLab which teaches coding knowledge. Through using these systems you will be able to apply your technical knowledge to other scenarios and systems. This applies in the Development context where you will be directly developing in software but also on the business streams such as in PSO where you will be using Microsoft Project and MS Visio. Experience delivering solutions under tight timescales: Link to course: As a maths student you will have had experience of having to deliver assignments to tight timescales Link to stream: Consultants on the PSO course have to ensure projects are delivered to tight timescales.
- Ability to learn and apply taught principles to various scenarios: Link to course: Science graduates are able to take theoretical knowledge and apply to diverse scenarios. You may come across questions you are initially unable to solve, and therefore need to apply varying methods of solving to reach the correct outcome. Link to stream: Within the development pathway, FDM Consultants are taught the principles of development, then when working on client projects our consultants will need to use their skill set in order to apply their knowledge to various projects. Logical thinkers and natural problem solvers: Link to course: Within in an experiment if there is an anomaly, the information needs to be broken down in order to find the cause Link to stream: Within the testing pathway, consultants have to be able to break apart different systems and bugs and therefore have the ability to problem solve. Diligent around detail, accuracy is key: Link to course: Science students will at times be working on projects with large amounts of data, need to interpret this data and communicate the outcomes of this. Link to stream: On the business intelligence pathway, the IT consultant needs to make sure that they understand external data and how it can influence business decisions, therefore this data needs to be accurate and interpreted correctly to influence business decisions effectively. Effective at analysing data: Link to stream: Some of FDM’s IT Consultants are working in investment banks analysing data in order to prevent fraud and highlight anomalies – in case of terrorist financing Research options, draw conclusions and present findings: Link to stream: FDM Consultants are working with some of our clients to understand why some processes aren’t working effectively, and designing solutions. EG. Business Analysts at Barclays are designing the most effective user journey for their online banking app. Ability to model abstract concepts and ideas: Link to course: Communication skills to break down technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Link to stream: As an IT consultant, you need to be able to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders and communicate in an effective way to both parties.