Monday, December 30, 2013

Internship - Manufacturing – IBM (posted on 30 DEC 2013)

Company
IBM
Industry
Technology
Location
Singapore
Position Type
Internship
Post Date
30 December 2013
Closing Date
n.a.

Employer Description
IBM is a global technology and innovation company headquartered in Armonk, NY. It is the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 400,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries. IBM offers a wide range of technology and consulting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, software development and systems management; and the world's most advanced servers and supercomputers. Utilizing its business consulting, technology and R&D expertise, IBM helps clients become "smarter" as the planet becomes more digitally interconnected. This includes working with organizations and governments to build systems that improve traffic congestion, availability of clean water, and the health and safety of populations. IBM invests more than $6 billion a year in R&D, just completing its 18th year of patent leadership. IBM Research has received recognition beyond any commercial technology research organization and is home to 5 Nobel Laureates, 9 US National Medals of Technology, 5 US National Medals of Science, 6 Turing Awards, and 10 Inductees in US Inventors Hall of Fame. The company was behind the inventions of the PC; SABRE travel reservation system; UPC codes, Watson, the Jeopardy!-playing computing system, and much more.

Responsibilities
  • Manufacturing Operation Dashboard Programme
  • To enhance existing web-based Manufacturing Operation dashboard.
  • The objective of this dashboard is to be a centralized web tool system to keep everyone in sync. Imagine this... each department has individual reports that somewhat the interest is common to others.

This dashboard will auto-gather data and display 1-for-all view, so that everyone will be in sync to one view and update the latest information. The dashboard now consists of order reporting (processed raw data gathered from SQL), Charts and Summary, Communication tools (web communication to resolve line issues), and many cool functions.

Qualifications
  • Creative student to further enhance it and bring it to the next level.
  • Take necessary steps to improve the safety of the work process and environment
  • Able to commit at least 4 months 
  • Engineering Students 

Application link

Saturday, December 28, 2013

MediaCorp Career Fair – Thursday, 13 February 2014, 10am – 6pm

Company
MediaCorp
Industry
Media
Location
Singapore


Employer Description
A group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and filmmaking.

Currently, MediaCorp runs 7 television channels and 13 radio channels, making it the largest media broadcaster and provider in Singapore, and the only terrestrial TV broadcaster in the city-state. It is wholly owned by Temasek Holdings, a government-owned investment arm.

Event Details
The career fair creates opportunities for students and graduates to explore career pathway & get in touch with MediaCorp across various job functions.

Students are invited to approach MediaCorp representatives for career openings as well as information on our scholarship programmes that are available.

So for those who are interested to pursue their career aspirations in the Media Industry, please see us at the event!

Venue: Republic Polytechnic
9, Woodlands Avenue 9
South Agora, next to W1
Date:    13 February 2014
Time:    10am – 6pm

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Internship - Safety & Risk – ERM (posted on 26 DEC 2013)

Company
ERM
Industry
Sustainability consultancy
Location
Singapore
Position Type
Internship
Post Date
26 December 2013
Closing Date
n.a.

Employer Description
ERM is the world's leading provider of environmental, health and safety, risk and social consulting services. We have over 140 offices in 39 countries and territories and employ more than 5,000 professionals, providing the best global platform in the industry. For more than 40 years, we have been delivering innovative solutions to leading business and government clients, to help them manage environmental risks and challenges within their organizations. In doing so, we have become one of the world’s largest and most successful environmental consulting firms offering a range of compliance assurance, impact assessment planning, site investigation and remediation, and corporate advisory services.

Responsibilities
ERM in Singapore seeks Safety & Risk Interns with the drive, initiative and motivation to provide the very best solutions to our clients. If you are interested in carving your portfolio in a challenging, innovative and supportive working environment and believe you have the drive and ability to match ours, please forward a detailed resume, along with your academic transcripts and a cover letter, indicating the period of internship you are available for.

Qualifications
  • An under-graduate or a graduate degree in Chemical Engineering or similar (Electrical/Mechanical/Petroleum Engineering, Computer Programming, Mathematics) from a reputable university.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills

Application link

Monday, December 23, 2013

Graduate Program – Management Trainee – Givaudan (posted on 23 DEC 2013)

Company
Givaudan
Industry
Consumer Goods
Location
Singapore
Position Type
Graduate Program
Post Date
23 December 2013
Closing Date
n.a.

Employer Description
Givaudan is the global leader in the fragrance and flavour industry, offering its products to global, regional and local food, beverage, consumer goods and fragrance companies.

Our Flavour Division has four business units: Beverages, Dairy, Savoury and Sweet Goods. The Fragrance Division has three business units: Fine Fragrances, Consumer Products and Fragrance Ingredients.

Headquartered in Vernier Switzerland, Givaudan holds a 25% market share in an industry which is valued overall at around CHF 17 billion. We have been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since June 2000 and are one of the country's 30 largest companies in terms of market capitalisation.

In 2012, Givaudan achieved sales of CHF 4.3 billion, with a workforce of over 9,000 employees and subsidiaries in over 40 countries. It has a presence in all major markets and a network of 80 sites in mature and developing regions.

The company invests more in research and development than any other company in the industry and we have the heritage, scale and the supply chain to serve worldwide customers seamlessly with innovative products and concepts.

Responsibilities
During the 2 year training period, you will be provided with assignments with the objective of building business understanding and cultivating business skills and competencies.

Each selected trainee will need to satisfactorily complete 4 assignments. Each assignment will span a period of 6 months. One of the assignments will include overseas assignment.

When you have successfully completed the two year programme, you will continue your career in Givaudan as a Sales/Marketing professional, and apply your learning to our challenging business opportunities.

Qualifications
  • Master Degree
  • Interest in Fragrances and Flavours industry
  • Strong interpersonal skills in a multicultural environment
  • Able to handle pressure and ambiguity
  • Capacity to learn and develop continuously
  • Self-motivated
  • Structured and creative approach to work
  • Computer literate
  • Good written and verbal command of English
  • Willing and able to complete all 4 assignments including one overseas assignment

Application link


Thursday, December 19, 2013

Graduate Program (Management Trainee) – Marine Engineering – Swiber Holdings (posted on 19 DEC 2013)

Company
Swiber Holdings Pte Ltd
Industry
Marine Engineering 
Location
Singapore
Position Type
Graduate Program
Post Date
19 December 2013
Closing Date
n.a.

Employer Description
Swiber offers a spread of Offshore Marine Services that are highly complementary to its offshore EPIC business. These services include extensive marine offshore services, yard facilities with a comprehensive and growing capability for ship repair, conversion and construction, subsea support services and a widening range of engineering design, fabrication and offshore engineering services. This line of business is mainly operated through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Newcruz International.

Responsibilities
Work with the team to gain various experiences in the overall management and development of the business and offshore marine activities (technical, chartering, commercial, contracts, operations, etc)
Provide full support to the line Managers in the respective areas of training and undertake ad-hoc projects as and when required.

Qualifications
  • Degree in Maritime Studies / Marine Engineering or equivalent
  • Knowledge in AutoCad is essential
  • Good learning attitude and willing to work hard
  • Possess good initiative and able to work independently as well as in a team
  • Must be able to work well under pressure and in a fast paced environment
  • Confident and resourceful

Application link
Please send your detailed resume to hr@swiber.com

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Internship - Sourcing – Barclays (posted on 18 DEC 2013)

Company
Barclays
Industry
Financial Services
Location
Singapore
Position Type
Internship
Post Date
18 December 2013
Closing Date
31 December 2013

Employer Description
Barclays has a 300-year-strong foundation on which to build. Its status as one of the world’s major financial services providers gives us weight and momentum. Its expertise across personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management offers true variety. And in over 50 countries around the world, 140,000 people are coming together to set examples of accountability, collaboration, good citizenship and, above all, pride in the works Barclays do. All guided by a strong set of values: respect, integrity, service, excellence and stewardship. 

Sourcing in Barclays

The Barclays Sourcing Centre of Excellence in Singapore is a global hub and supports almost £7 billion of Barclays annual third party spend. Every physical and virtual product and service in the Barclays’ workplace has at one point or another been introduced to the business through Sourcing.

It is a fast paced, commercially focussed function and is passionate about building strong relationships with internal clients. It has a diverse group of specialist Sourcing teams. Some teams deal with specific product categories such as Technology, Professional Services or Marketing whilst others manage the processes and systems that keep buying systems at the leading edge.

Responsibilities
You will be working with Barclay’s colleagues across global business divisions to deliver tangible and sustainable contributions to the organisation, these include
  • Reducing Barclays 3rd party cost: Contribute to overall Sourcing targets to deliver >£400m of cost reduction to the Bank annually
  • Driving revenue growth: We support a range of corporate development activity and partnerships
  • Driving process efficiency to improve customer experience: Our customers need faster, slicker, responsive Banks and we support colleagues access this from external Firms
  • Better management of demand for products and services: By pulling together demand from the entire Barclays community we negotiate better deals
  • Unlocking supplier led innovation to the benefit of Barclays: Suppliers are leading the way in delivering market leading innovation
  • Citizenship: ensure Barclays creates value for society and in a manner that is consistent with the highest standards of integrity.

Qualifications
Barclays welcomes all applications; however all applicants to our offices in Asia Pacific must have the right to work in the relevant country, and should be aware that the granting of work permits is beyond the control of Barclays and subject to local immigration laws. 

Application link

Monday, December 16, 2013

Graduate Program – O&T (Markets Technology) – Citi (posted on 16 DEC 2013)

Company
Citi
Industry
Financial Services
Location
Singapore
Position Type
Graduate Program
Post Date
16 December 2013
Closing Date
n.a.

Employer Description
Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management.

Responsibilities
Key Features of the Singapore Markets Technology Programme includes: 
  • Provide induction training, and on-the-job experience
  • Enable fast track career for exceptional individuals
  • Senior Management involvement

Networking and high level of exposure Successful candidates, who are hired will join a 24 month development programme. Application Developer & Support Analysts will work hand-in-hand with the world's leading computer and software technologies to develop and support new components and enhance existing platforms to provide competitive advantage to many of the key business functions within Citi. Analysts will learn how to architect, design, support and build some of the largest and most global solutions available in the financial service market.

Infrastructure Analysts will provide hardware, operating systems, and telecommunication products and services to all Citi's businesses. Analysts translate business requirements and needs into information technology solutions, and bridge the gap between various businesses and the Technology staff. Technology Infrastructure offers exciting opportunities in project management, business continuity, network management, system administration, database administration, middleware analysts, business office, Command center, batch management, storage management, risk and controls, monitoring, desktop support and Data Center site and media management.

Business Analysts will provide business analysis, project tracking and coordination for Technology teams. They work in close cooperation with other Citi technology teams and with a diverse global internal client base spanning EMEA and other regions to assist with the rollout, reengineering and maintenance of systems globally.

Development Value:
One of the most exciting aspects of Citi is the diverse technologies we leverage. We use numerous development languages (C++, Java, .net, etc), Databases (Oracle, Sybase, SQL) and hardware. We develop in-house products for unique business needs, leverage industry recognized components (WebLogic, Sharepoint, etc.) and use vendor products where applicable. Working at Citi exposes a technologist to a diverse and exciting set of tools.

Communicational across Citi and multiple business areas; excellent exposure

Qualifications
  • Knowledge/Experience:
  • Unquestionable ethics, personal integrity, an understanding of implications of decisions and client confidentiality
  • Commitment to excellence

Valuing Diversity:
  • Demonstrates an appreciation of a diverse workforce.
  • Appreciates differences in style or perspective and uses differences to add value to decisions or actions and organisational success.
  • An appreciation for the Technology Analyst role and a clear motivation for a career path within the function.

Skills:
  • Analytical thinkers with software development skills and a working knowledge of at least one of the technologies we use (eg Java / C#)
  • Shows an awareness of recent technologies and their application(languages such as scala, cloud computing etc)
  • Is a great problem solver and can propose suitable solutions to a variety of common technology problems
  • Ability to work efficiently within team environments and as an individual contributor.
  • Strong communication skills (both written & verbal) at all organisational levels
  • Ability to efficiently plan and organise own workload
  • Ability to learn new software applications rapidly
  • Customer service focus and ability to work with all levels of the organisation
  • Competencies Motivation & Knowledge
  • Personal Motivation
  • Career Focus
  • Business Specific Knowledge
  • Commercial Awareness Interpersonal Skills
  • Teamwork
  • Adaptability
  • Influencing & Persuasiveness
  • Communication Thought & Delivery
  • Decision Making & Judgment
  • Analysis & Problem Solving
  • Planning & Organising
  • Innovation & Creativity

Successful candidates will usually have obtained a degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information technology

Application link

Friday, December 13, 2013

Internship – Media Sputter Equipment – Seagate (posted on 14 DEC 2013)

Company
Seagate
Industry
Digital Storage Solutions
Location
Singapor
Position Type
Internship
Post Date
14 December 2013
Closing Date
n.a.

Employer Description
Seagate delivers advanced digital storage solutions to meet the needs of today’s consumers and tomorrow’s applications. Through technology, leadership and innovation, Seagate continues to help individuals and businesses maximize the potential of their digital content in an ever-evolving, on-demand world.

Our culture is focused on our Corporate Values --People, Customer Success, Excellence, Innovation, Teamwork, Openness, Social Responsibility and Sustained Profitability. Join a worldwide team of talented, collaborative, innovative people who thrive in a work environment where people can share knowledge and learn from one another. You won’t find a more exciting place to build your career and challenge yourself. Accept the challenge and Go where innovation leads…Join Seagate. Apply now! Seagate is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities
  • Contribute towards design optimization of Sputter process equipment used in manufacture of thin film media.
  • Assist in new state-of-the-art Sputter equipment planning, installation, setup, buyoff, and qualification, working closely with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
  • Actively involved in reverse engineering process and design change and implementation.
  • Document, buy off and qualify all installation and hardware design related changes.

Qualifications
  • Undergraduates/Graduates in their penultimate year of study, currently majoring in Engineering
  • Internship Period : FY2014 

Application link

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Trainee (Internship) – Shipping & Operations – BP (posted on 12 DEC 2013)

Company
BP
Industry
Shipping & Operations
Location
Singapore
Position Type
Internship
Post Date
12 December 2013
Closing Date
n.a.

Employer Description
BP is one of the largest traders of oil and gas in the world. Integrated Supply and Trading (IST) is the market-facing component of all our trading activities. It combines all our oil, gas, power and chemical trading activities and has a dedicated financial markets trading team that manages our daily exposure to global currency and interest rate fluctuations. We work with other energy companies, financial institutions such as investment banks and hedge funds, as well as companies looking to reduce their exposure to the risks of changing oil prices. If you have a passion for trading and ambition to work in a fast-paced, energetic environment, explore the trading opportunities within IST.

BP Shipping Ltd is part of the BP Group (BP plc) and its core activity is to provide the safe and environmentally responsible transportation of BP's hydrocarbons around the world. BP Shipping has a fleet of operated vessels, and also time-charters and spot-charters ships on behalf of the BP Group. A second activity for BP Shipping is to serve as a 'Centre of Shipping and Marine Expertise for the BP Group,' providing assurance in vessel design, procurement, operations, chartering in and out, and ship and marine terminal vetting and port clearance.

Responsibilities
The Deck Cadet is a Trainee Officer. The training consists of periods of time spent in a maritime college where you will receive academic and practical knowledge and periods of time spent on board ship where you will receive further practical training and complete portfolio work.

All Trainee Officers complete a training program delivered under the authority of the maritime Safety Directorate of the Department of Transport. The program ensures that each trainee officer qualifies with a officer of the watch (OOW) professional certificate.


Qualifications
An ambitious individual who is keen to progress through the ranks and attain the senior most rank of Master. Long term, you may aspire towards a shore based position such as a Marine Superintendent where you will apply your experience and knowledge towards enhancing safe and efficient marine operations

Study in Nautical Science program may have advantage.

Application link

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Internship - Technical Sales/Marketing – Microsoft (posted on 11 DEC 2013)

Company
Microsoft
Industry
IT
Location
Singapore
Position Type
Internship
Post Date
11 December 2013
Closing Date
14 February 2014

Employer Description
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systemsMicrosoft Office office suite and Internet Explorer web browser. Its flagship hardware products are Xbox game console and the Microsoft Surface series of tablets. It is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world's most valuable companies.
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975 to develop and sell BASICinterpreters for Altair 8800. It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Microsoft Windows. The company's 1986 initial public offering, and subsequent rise in its share price, created an estimated three billionaires and 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees. Since the 1990s, it has increasingly diversified from the operating system market and has made a number of corporate acquisitions. In May 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion in its largest acquisition to date.
As of 2013, Microsoft is market dominant in both the IBM PC-compatible operating system and office software suite markets (the latter with Microsoft Office). The company also produces a wide range of other software for desktops and servers, and is active in areas including internet search(with Bing), the video game industry (with the XboxXbox 360 and Xbox One consoles), the digital services market (through MSN), and mobile phones (via the Windows Phone OS). In June 2012, Microsoft entered the personal computer production market for the first time, with the launch of the Microsoft Surface, a line of tablet computers.


Responsibilities
Sales teams bring our products and services to audiences the world over. They know exactly what our technology can do, then go about getting the message out there to our customers. Join this scheme and you’ll be right in the thick of it - devising strategies, building relationships and making sure everybody knows how our products and services can make their lives better. As an ‘Intern to MACH’ within our sales business you could be placed in one of the following key areas:

Enterprise & Partner Group (EPG) works with some of our largest and well-known customers. As part of this team, you’ll manage, grow and leverage these businesses investment in our products and services.

Small & Midmarket Solutions & Partner group (SMS&P) builds solid relationships with our existing partners and help to get new ones - growing our market share by using, selling and deploying our technology. Wherever you join, you’ll be involved in live projects from your first day, sent on international training and network-building trips in your first year and throughout you’ll receive regular mentoring, support and assessment. In this way, you’ll not only identify what you’re good at, you’ll hone the key business skills - strategic thinking, communication, presenting - that will make your professional life as rewarding as you want it to be.

Developer platform Evangelism (DPE) Bring your enthusiasm for software-and your suitcase-to the worldwide team of Developer Platform Evangelists. The mission of Technology Evangelists is to secure platform adoption and revenue growth through evangelism, community engagement, relationship marketing and a vibrant solutions ecosystem. You'll be the voice of Microsoft as you travel to developer, IT, education or partner communities to deploy Microsoft products and inspire customer enthusiasm. 

Qualifications
Students in Engineer, Consulting, Microsoft, Field Engineer, Entry Level, Engineering or Technology

Application link