BestTop Industry Talk Event Video: Academia to Industry - A Smooth Transition

BestTop Industry Talk "Academia to Industry - A Smooth Transition" held in National University of Singapore was a great success with the support of three distinguished guest speakers, Graduate Student Society (GSS) and our audience. We would like to say a big thank you to Dr Grobben (Director, Open Innovation Asia Pacific, Corporate R&D, Procter & Gamble), Mr Eades (Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ispahan Group) and Mr Kwok (Chairman and Managing Director, Kwok Group LLP).

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Graduate Trainee Program – IT/Computing – PhillipCapital Group (posted on 28 NOV 2013)

Company	PhillipCapital Group
Industry	IT/Computing
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Graduate Program
Post Date	28 November 2013
Closing Date	n.a.

Employer Description

Since 1975, PhillipCapital has grown as an integrated Asian financial house with a global presence that offers a full range of quality and innovative services to retail, corporate and institutional customers.

The comprehensive suite of financial products and services includes fund management, managed accounts, unit trusts, insurance planning, regular savings, contracts for difference, exchange traded funds, investment research, equity financing, property; and broking in bonds, securities, futures, foreign exchange, precious metals and commodities. Institutions can also benefit from our corporate finance and advisory services as well as information technology solutions.

PhillipCapital (with headquarters in Singapore) operates in the financial hubs of 16 countries, with offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, UAE, UK, France, Turkey, Australia and USA.

Responsibilities

In the first 2 years of your career, you will be given Analyst Programmer/Developer roles to hone your foundation skills as an IT professional.  The foundation is instrumental before you progress on to the second phase of your career roadmap.  

During your second phase of the career roadmap, you will be given exposure to the business’s perspectives and you will be given project management role as a Business Analyst to liaise with the business users and programmers to enhance the system and platform to meet the business objectives. 

We offer an array of career pathways within PhillipCapital group and you will be given team leader roles or other leadership opportunities if you have proven yourself to us that you have the potential to lead and manage a team in the near future.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of ASP.net or other scripting languages
• Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms and rational databases
• Experience in optimization mathematics (linear programming, nonlinear optimization)
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions
• Analytical and logical thinking - Deal well with ambiguous/ undefined problems

Application link

Interested candidate can email their resume and cv to recruitment@phillipcapital.com.sg

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Trainee Program – Technology Solutions – Accenture (posted on 27 NOV 2013)

Company	Accenture
Industry	Technology
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Graduate Program
Post Date	27 November 2013
Closing Date	n.a.

Employer Description

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 275,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.

The company has extensive relationships with the world's leading companies and governments and work with organizations of all sizes—including 91 of the Fortune Global 100 and more than three quarters of the Fortune Global 500.

Our commitment to client satisfaction strengthens and extends our relationships. For example, 99 of our top 100 clients in fiscal year 2013, based on revenue, have been clients for at least five years, and 91 have been clients for at least 10 years.

Responsibilities

Accenture Technology Solutions (ATS) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accenture that employs technology enthusiasts who focus on application development, systems administration work, and software maintenance - providing practical programming and technology implementation for business.

At Accenture Technology Solutions we offer a three-month training program for people who are ready to launch their career in software programming and IT. This program gives participants the opportunity to deepen their skills and learn how to use these to help deliver innovative solutions to Accenture clients. During the training program, participants will gain exposure to new technologies and receive the latest training along with other IT specialists.

Qualifications

• Passion for software programming and an understanding of object oriented programming.
• Significant training in programming and software development, including training in at least one of the following: C, C++, or Java
• Relevant degree or a Master's Degree from an internationally recognized university
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work with a team
• Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Desire to work in an information systems environment
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Flexibility 

Application link

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Internship – Order Management – Adobe (posted on 26 NOV 2013)

Company	Adobe
Industry	Technology
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Internship
Post Date	26 November 2013
Closing Date	n.a.

Employer Description

Adobe is the global leader in digital marketing and digital media solutions. Our tools and services allow our customers to create ground breaking digital content, deploy it across media and devices, measure and optimize it over time, and achieve greater business success. We help our customers make, manage, measure, and monetize their content across every channel and screen.

Adobe has been a pioneer and innovator throughout its history and is recognized as one of the Top 100 Best Global Brands according to Interbrand. Adobe’s dynamic working environment is also well known and has received awards throughout the globe. Recognizing that employees are at the core of our success, Adobe recruits and retains highly qualified and motivated individuals, creates an environment where they can innovate and achieve their best, and rewards them for their performance by giving them an opportunity to share in the company’s success.

Adobe helps creative professionals, publishers, developers, and businesses create, publish, promote, and monetize their content anywhere. Our customers have a profound impact on our visual culture by continuing to reinvent design, art, the web, mobile apps, video, broadcast, and printed content.

Responsibilities

• Acquire in-depth knowledge of Adobe’s various business and sales programs, hosted/SaaS programs and also others - shrink wrap product & worldwide licensing programs
• Learn and adhere to related procedures and processes and supporting systems
• Manage incoming orders in accordance with established procedures 
• Manage the returns process for partners/customers, ensuring that all returns conform to the terms and conditions of the contract 
• Work directly with partners/customers and internal Adobe departments and Sales on issue resolution 
• Status reporting
• Work with others within the team in order to achieve common goals 
• Support other activity when required
• Customer Contact- Adobe Partners, Customers, Suppliers, and Employees. 

Qualifications

• Anyone that have excellent analytical/numerical skills and an eye for detail 
• Team player
• Professional manner, confident, bright, enthusiastic and proactive
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Computer literate, familiar with MS Office and E-mail. Proficiency in MS Excel
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise  

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Internship – Financial Sale and Analytics – Bloomberg (posted on 25 NOV 2013)

Company	Bloomberg
Industry	Business & Finance
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Internship
Post Date	25 November 2013
Closing Date	n.a.

Employer Description

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength -delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 315,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and three magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets and Bloomberg Pursuits, covers the world with more than 2,400 news and multimedia professionals at more than 150 bureaus in 73 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.

Responsibilities

The Sales and Analytics Departments work closely together to help consult with and sell our clients on the Bloomberg Professional service. The summer internship program will be a rotational program between both departments to help you gain exposure on these business areas, expand your knowledge of the financial markets and our analytical solutions, while working on various sales and analytics projects. Each intern will be paired up with a mentor in both departments who will give constant feedback and monitor projects throughout the summer. This internship is geared towards individuals who have a strong interest in the financial markets as well as sales.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Economics, International Relations and Finance are preferred
• Strong interest in the financial markets
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Excellent written, analytical and communication skills
• Fluency in English is a must
• Proficiency in any Asian languages is an advantage
• Minimum required GPA: 3.0
• Recommended GPA: 3.3

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Graduate Program – Sales – Thomson Reuters (posted on 22 NOV 2013)

Company	Thomson Reuters
Industry	Intelligent Information & Statistics
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Graduate Program
Post Date	22 November 2013
Closing Date	n.a.

Employer Description

Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. We deliver this must-have insight to the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.

Thomson Reuters is dedicated to upholding the Trust Principles and to preserving its independence, integrity and freedom from bias in the gathering and dissemination of information and news.

Responsibilities

The Sales Graduate Program (SGP) is designed for recent graduates from a broad range of academic backgrounds who demonstrate strong sales potential and can make a quick impact within the organization.Throughout the 15 month program, you will rotate through three of our sales and customer facing teams where you will develop the skills necessary to launch a successful sales career within our Go To Market organisation.You will learn about our customers, the products and information that power the financial markets and gain valuable insight into the industry that shapes our world. The SGP allows you to take advantage of all that Thomson Reuters has to offer. Whether it’s through the comprehensive induction program, the wide range of training and development opportunities available, or the ongoing support of an experienced mentor, the SGP sets you up for success.On completion of the program, high performing sales graduates would expect to move into permanent roles within our Go To Market teams. The specific roles are not predetermined but would depend on individual aptitude and business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree – open to discipline with a history of strong academic results
• Fluency in English (Mandarin/Cantonese for Hong Kong or Japanese for Japan) – additional languages are a plus
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Sales or customer-centric work experience, within the financial services sector is a plus
• A passion and drive to begin a career in sales
• An interest in Thomson Reuters and financial markets
• Curiosity to learn, innovation and creativity
• Candidates must be legally and independently able to work

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Graduate Program – Hospitality - The Ascott Limited (posted on 20 NOV 2013)

Company	The Ascott Limited
Industry	Hospitality, Real Estate
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Graduate Program
Post Date	20 November 2013
Closing Date	n.a.

Employer Description

Ascott, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited, pioneered Asia Pacific's first international-class serviced residence with the opening of The Ascott Singapore in 1984. In 2006, it established the world's first Pan-Asian serviced residence real estate investment trust, Ascott Residence Trust. Today, the company boasts a 29-year industry track record and award-winning serviced residence brands that enjoy recognition worldwide.

Ascott's parent company, CapitaLand Limited, is one of Asia’s largest real estate companies. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, the company’s businesses in real estate and real estate fund management are focused on its core markets of Singapore and China. CapitaLand’s diversified real estate portfolio primarily includes homes, offices, shopping malls, serviced residences and mixed developments. The company also has one of the largest real estate fund management businesses with assets located in Asia. CapitaLand leverages its significant asset base, real estate domain knowledge, product design and development capabilities, active capital management strategies and extensive market network to develop real estate products and services in its markets.

The Ascott Limited is the world's largest international serviced residence owner-operator with about 22,000 operating serviced residence units in key cities of Asia Pacific, Europe and the Gulf region. 

Ascott's achievements have been recognised internationally. Recent awards include DestinAsian Readers’ Choice Awards 2012 ‘Best Serviced Residence in Asia Pacific’, TTG China Travel Awards 2012 ‘Best Serviced Residence Operator in China’, TTG Travel Awards 2011 ‘Best Serviced Residence Operator’, Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards 2011 ‘Best Serviced Residence Brand’ and ‘Best Serviced Residence in Asia-Pacific’ as well as Business Traveller UK Awards 2011 ‘Best Serviced Apartment Company’.

Ascott Management Associates Programme (AMAP) aims to nurture young, promising talents who can take on key responsibilities within our serviced residences. It is a specially tailored AMAP; an 18-month on-the-job learning programme for fresh graduates. During the programme, Management Associates (MAs) are equipped with a good grasp of our business complexities as well as skills to excel in hospitality management.

Responsibilities

• Assist Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations in day to day operations and functions of the department
• Prepare monthly and quarterly Investor Relations reports
• Assist to prepare yearly Annual Report
• Prepare quarterly results presentation slides, IR database, FAQ
• Assist in special projects assignments (acquisitions and divestment of assets)
• Meet with investors and follow up with Investor’s requests

Qualifications

• Passionate about hospitality management.
• Have a solid educational (Undergraduate or graduate) and extra-curricular track record exemplifying leadership skills
• A plus if potential MAs are keen to work overseas

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Internship – Marketing – Salvatore Ferragamo (posted on 19 NOV 2013)

Company	Salvatore Ferragamo
Industry	Fashion & Brand Marketing
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Internship
Post Date	19 November 2013
Closing Date	n.a.

Employer Description

Salvatore Ferragamo is one of the world's leading fashion brands in luxury goods specializing in shoes, leather goods and ready-to-wear for men and women.

Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. is the parent company of the Salvatore Ferragamo Group, one of the world's leaders in the luxury goods sector and whose origins date back to 1927. The Group is active in the creation, production and sale of shoes, leather goods, clothing, silk products and other accessories, as well as women's and men's fragrances.

The Group's product range also includes eyewear and watches, manufactured by licensees. Attention to uniqueness and exclusivity, with a perfect blend of style, creativity and innovation enriched by the quality and craftsmanship of the 'Made in Italy' tradition, have always been the hallmarks of the Group's products.

With over 3,000 employees and a network of 585 single-brand stores as of 30 September 2011, the Ferragamo Group operates in Italy and worldwide through companies that allow it to be a leader on European, American and Asian markets.

Responsibilities

• Assist the marketing team in their day-to-day operations
• Handle sample packing and checking
• Assist in VIP system maintenance  
• Assist in PR clipping and event preparations  
• Handle any ad hoc task assigned 

Qualifications

• Undergraduate/Graduate in Marketing (1st or 2nd year)
• Good language capability and sound computer knowledge
• Detailed, self-motivated and fast learner
• Able to work at least 2 days per week for the next 6 months

Application link

Interested candidate can send resume and cover letter to HR@sg.ferragamo.com

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Internship – Coverage & Corporate Finance – Standard Chartered (posted on 18 NOV 2013)

Company	Standard Chartered
Industry	Coverage & Corporate Finance
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Internship
Post Date	18 November 2013
Closing Date	n.a.

Employer Description

Standard Chartered operate in some of the world's most dynamic markets and have been for over 150 years. More than 90 per cent of our income and profits are derived from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

It is one of the world's most international banks. Its global network provides banking services in some of the world's most dynamic markets. Thus, it has been listed on the London, Hong Kong and Mumbai stock exchanges, and rank among the top 20 companies in the FTSE-100 by market capitalisation.

It provides a wide-range of products and services for personal and business customers across 68 markets. It is one of the world's most international banks with over 1,700 branches, offices and outlets in 68 countries.

Responsibilities

Internship programme provides students in their penultimate year with the opportunity to see what a career in a truly global bank feels like.

This 8-12 week internship programme between May-September 2014 won’t simply have you standing on the sidelines. You will have the opportunity to experience life within Coverage & Corporate Finance, working on real deals and adding value to the team.

Qualifications

The internship programme is open to students in their penultimate year of a bachelor's or a masters' degree. Upon completion of the internship you'll walk away with valuable experience and the possibility of being fast tracked to securing a graduate position with us.

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Graduate Program - Operations – Singapore Airlines (posted on 15 NOV 2013)

Company	Singapore Airlines
Industry	Airline Operations
Location	Singapore
Position Type	Graduate Program
Post Date	15 November 2013
Closing Date	n.a.

Employer Description

Singapore Airlines is a global company dedicated to providing air transportation services of the highest quality and to maximising returns for the benefit of its shareholders and employees.

Singapore Airlines has come a long way since our founding in 1972, evolving from a regional airline to one of the most respected travel brands around the world. We fly one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world to destinations spanning a network spread over six continents, with our Singapore Girl as our internationally-recognisable icon providing the high standards of care and service that customers have come to expect of us.

Responsibilities

You will eventually be posted as Station Manager and be responsible for managing SIA's operations in a particular airport overseas, handling all aspects of airport operations including customer service, baggage and cargo handling, inflight catering, ground safety regulations, and airport emergency plans. You will undergo a comprehensive training programme of about nine months before being posted overseas.

While posted overseas, your salary and substantive conditions of service will be as for Singapore based staff. In addition, you will enjoy benefits such as free furnished accommodation; cost of living and inducement allowances; company assistance towards children's school fees and partial compensation for loss of spouse's income.

Qualifications

You should possess a good university degree, preferably with Honours. In addition, you must be service-oriented and have an outgoing personality and proven leadership qualities. You should also possess a valid Class 3 driving license. 

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