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Wrocław University of Technology and Career Office
Welcome! Wrocław University of Technology and Career Office cooperates with various big and medium-size companies, including international capital. Very often such companies seek for employees or trainees and hire English-speaking graduates of Wrocław University of Technology.
Below we present some useful information usually required by candidates for studies or foreign students on:
how to become a student of Wrocław University of Technology job market, opportunities for getting a job or taking part in an internship programme taking part in international programmes such as Erasmus + international companies that invest in Poland, in the region of Lower Silesia and in Wrocław itself Best regards and see you in Wrocław!
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What is the job of Career Office and of what use it may be for you? Job and Internship Database Are you looking for an internship or a job? Look no further, just visit our website: www.biurokarier.pwr.edu.pl and choose the offer which is best for you. Go through our wide range of offers and pick the one which best suits your talents, interests and needs. Student/graduate section of our website includes job and internship offers which we receive from various companies and businesses. At the moment our database has more than 2,500 registered employers from different sectors who are looking for young and talented students and graduates. There’s someone looking for you right now!
Individual Career Planning
help you understand your needs and priorities, and choose a profession which will be matched up with your skills and education. We offer:
Career counseling: whenever you’re looking for
up-to-date information about popular professions, specialties on a job market today but also when you’re looking for tips on how to properly plan your education and future career.
Psychological tests, work predisposition testing, competency testing: take a given test to find out what your competences and work predispositions are. You will discuss your results with one of our experts.
Document advising: our experts will help you
Our wide-ranging career counseling offer will help anyone in need of finding a job. A face-toface conversation with one of our consultants will
improve your work portfolio so that it will look neat and tidy.
Advising on how to start up your own company and conducting business activities: if you want to know how to start-up your own business, which organizational and legal frame to choose, where to get necessary funds for running a business from, and receive possible support from the university; this type of career planning is just for you.
Coaching sessions: are the meetings with a pro-
fessional career coach who has guided many top notch business owners and chairmen.
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interview role-plays: Anxiety eating out your guts because there’s a first job interview coming up? Have no fear! We’ll prepare you even for the hardest job interview questions. Our strategy is simple, we give you hints and tips and you manage to withstand and go through the most difficult job interview!
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Personal and Professional Development Career Squad: How to become a Volunteer in The Career Center If you’re motivated and possess a lively character please join our Career Squad; a group of highly-motivated volunteers working for the betterment of our Career Center. You will be working in a tight team having the opportunity to develop your organizational and interpersonal skills and test them in real life situations. You will learn about your strong sides and improve them to the limit so that one day you will become a leader. Meeting with particular employers will grant you the possibility to form network of professional contacts which will be useful in the future. If you decide working with us you will gain one-of-a-kind experience which you will boast about in your CV!
Trainings and Workshops We offer a wide range of workshops and trainings which develop essential skills which will make you a walking example of success on the job market. To help you achieve this we offer both hard skills and soft skills trainings which are becoming more and more valuable. Our trainings are run by our experts from the Career Center and by employer representatives thanks to whom the knowledge gained from such meetings is valuable and always up-to-date.
Trust-ambassadorship If you think you are well organized and aren’t afraid of challenges you can get involved in our trust-ambassadorship program. You will be representing a chosen company/employer in the academic world. Being in constant contact with us and the company you’re in contact with will allow you to possess up-to-date information about fresh job offers and internships the job market has to offer.
Extra Traineeships Traineeships will allow you to gain work-related experience and obtain practical skills while still being a student. We’ll help you out to comply with the formalities such as agreement/contract preparation both university related formalities and employer related formalities. Your future employer will certainly appreciate the fact that you possess work experience at such an early stage of your professional life.
Mentoring Program for Students We recommend this program to students who want to have an conscious impact on their future careers and seek further guidance in their professional paths. Being on a meeting where successful entrepreneurs are willing to share their knowledge and experience with you is a onetime opportunity everyone should take advantage of.
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Business collaborations
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Meetings with Employers
Job Fairs
Several times a year we organize meetings with employer representatives who present a detailed business activity of a given company and answer the most troubling work-related questions. Such meetings are a great way to learn about the biggest domestic and foreign companies.
We’d like to invite you to Akademickie Targi Pracy which is a job fair organized twice a year in March and October by the Career Center and Fundacja Manus. Taking part in the job fairs is a one-time opportunity to meet potential employers in person. Additionally, prior to Akademickie Targi Pracy job fairs, we organize a number of workshops related to job hunting.
Catalogue of Employers
Trips and company open days
We encourage you to go through our Employers Catalogue which has been prepared in collaboration with companies and corporations.
Visiting a company is a great opportunity to see what sort of rules and processes are governing a well-functioning company. We cooperate with a number of renowned companies.
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Research Employer Attractiveness Rankings
Find us on Facebook and linkedin, like us and link with us to receive up-to-date information!
Once a year we encourage students to choose the best employers in a poll organized by the Career Center. We encourage you to take part in the research too! Sharing your opinion about a given employer you will grant you the chance to win valuable prizes and become an individual who will change the job market for the better! The results of the survey are published on our website.
A Career Center Feedback Poll To keep standards and spirits high we carry out an annual poll where you can share your thoughts and suggestions and give some feedback in regard to our Career Center. By completing an online poll you will help us to improve our services so that one day we will be able to pay you back by helping you enter the job market one day.
Tracing the work history of WrUT graduates Thanks to your participation in a poll we’ll find out if the curriculum and teaching methods at WrUT were satisfying enough to prepare you to enter the job market and find a proper job. Your participation will provide freshmen students with better teaching standards.
Report on Employer’s Expectations It’s a new project which aims to provide an even better assistance in choose a correct career path. The report will give you insight into types of competences you need to develop to become the best candidate for the job.
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Did you know that… We have more than 2,500 registered companies in our database? Our newsletter is subscribed by more than 10,000 people? We have approximately 10,000 job, internship and traineeship offers every year? Our Facebook Fanpage has more than 3,500 followers? Our website www.biurokarier.pwr.edu.pl has more than 630,000 views (per year)? You can call us or contact us via e-mail in both English and German languages? You’ll find all fields of studies here: http://www.pwr.edu.pl? There are about 35,000 students studying at WrUT? There are students from 57 different countries studying at WrUT? Visit us here: www.biurokarier.pwr.edu.pl or find us on Facebook!
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Addmission Office
Admission Office, Wrocław University of Technology The Admission Office or Wrocław University of Technology processes applications of students for full degree programmes (Bachelor and Master) as well as for the preparatory language courses. Applications for PhD programmes are processed in the Office for Educational Affairs. Admission Officers support prospective students from the time they submit their first inquiry until their arrival in Wrocław. Each international candidate for studies has their dedicated Admission Officer, providing them with advice in the area of the submission of documents, visa application, preparation for the travel and stay in Wrocław, etc. Especially for the new coming international students and in cooperation with the International Office we organize the introduction days to make sure future students are provided with the right information to smoothly become members of the university’s community. Admission Office takes an active part in educational fairs abroad so that the prospective students as well as their parents are given the opportunity to talk to us in person. The educational offer of the university is very wide offering studies in English or in Polish as well as preparatory language courses.
Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics
There are two intakes: in October and in February. Interested candidates can learn more by writing to us the following e-mail address: admission@pwr.edu.pl calling us: +48 71 320 3719, +48 71 320 3711, +48 71 320 4439, +48 71 320 3170. Current offer and announcements can be checked on the website: www.pwr.edu.pl
The degree programmes are offered at the following faculties: Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Chemistry Faculty of Electronics Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology Faculty of Environmental Engineering Faculty of Computer Science and Management Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
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The International Office of Wrocław University of Technolology
The International Office of Wrocław University of Technology The International Office coordinates cooperation with foreign institutions, international agreements with partner universities, as well as bilateral and multilateral agreements within Erasmus+ Programme. The main objective of the International Office is the implementation and management of projects funded by the European Union and other agencies. Some of these projects and programmes include:
Erasmus+ (student and staff mobility) Erasmus Mundus Scholarship and Training Fund (student and
staff mobility to and from Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein)
T.I.M.E. Association Double Degree Programme Visiting Professors Indian Summer School 3E+ Summer School
Apart from the above mentioned main areas of activity, the International Office is involved in the development of internationalization of the
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university. It is achieved by encouraging students and staff of WrUT to participate in mobility projects, organizing various events and international meetings, inviting delegations and paying visits to our existing and prospective partners and participation in conferences. The role of the International Office also includes assisting the academic staff of WrUT in finding international partners for their research projects.
Our offer for International Students: Erasmus+ and Exchange Programme Wrocław University of Technology accepts international students within Erasmus+ and the exchange programmes. International students can study at WrUT for one semester or the whole academic year and participate in English courses available at our 15 faculties.
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International Students receive an academic transcript from WrUT for each completed semester.
How to apply? To take part in Erasmus+ and exchange programme the student has to submit the documents listed below:
Application Form Learning Agreement (accepted by the home university)
Transcript of Records (stamped by the home university)
Copy of passport or ID card Personal statement (only exchange students)
To find out more, please contact the International Office at your home University.
Contact details: Wrocław University of Technology International Office Address: Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27 50-370 Wrocław, Poland Building A-1, Room 144 website: www.dwm.pwr.edu.pl Fax: +48 71 320 35 70 Erasmus Students – incoming@pwr.edu.pl; – erasmus@pwr.edu.pl Erasmus Traineeships – anna.nosal@pwr.edu.pl Exchange Students – exchangestudents@pwr.edu.pl.
Erasmus+ traineeships International students who find a tutor at Wrocław University of Technology can carry out a traineeship within Erasmus+ Programme. Students interested in placements should first contact the International Office at their home University and check whether they are eligible for funding.
How to apply? To apply for Erasmus+ traineeship the student has to submit the documents listed below:
Application Form Learning Agreement (accepted by the home university)
Transcript of Records (stamped by the home university)
Copy of passport or ID card Copy of insurance
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Wrocław Agglomeration Development Agency
Wrocław Agglomeration Development Agency / Agencja Rozwoju Aglomeracji Wrocławskiej (ARAW) ARAW – an institution created in 2005, owned by the City of Wrocław and 29 surrounding communes. Its main goal is to enhance local labour market by creating new work places for both university as well as technical and vocational schools graduates. Most important activities carried out by ARAW involve the following: investors (participation in economic attracting missions, numerous fairs etc.)
preparing investors visits economic potential of the city and ag promoting glomeration under the brand Invest in Wrocław
An important part of ARAW’s job is to support local expat community, which due to rapid development of the business services sector in Wrocław increases significantly year to year. The agency collaborates with International Friends of Wrocław Club and with information point for foreigners living in Wrocław – Infolink. Also one of ARAW’s publications is dedicated to newcomers to Wrocław: brochure Let’s Create the City, where you can find useful information regarding everyday life matters. WROCŁAW AGGLOMERATION DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
local universities abroad and promoting attracting young talents to the city under the brand Study in Wrocław
collaboration between Wrocław enhancing business and academic milieus
supporting promotion and hiring campaigns dedicated analysis and reports for preparing investors investment offers (available plots, providing warehouses, office space)
investment aftercare.
pl. Solny 14 50-062 Wrocław, Poland tel. +48 71 783 53 10 fax +48 71 783 53 11 e-mail: araw@araw.pl ARAW’s website: www.araw.eu
Information for investors: www.invest-in-wroclaw.pl Information on studying in Wrocław: www.study-in-wroclaw.pl
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Companies hiring international candidates
Atos IT Solutions and Services Sp. z o.o. Industry
IT
About Company
Atos is an international IT services company. It employs over 86.000 employees in 66 countries. Currently, nearly 3800 people are working in our offices in Bydgoszcz, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Gdansk, Lodz and Torun. The company offers IT infrastructure management services, systems integration, outsourcing and IT consulting. Atos is the official global IT partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Employees
In Poland
3 800
Worldwide
86 000
Typical Departments for JAVA, .NET, SharePoint, SAP, Front-End, Software Tester, System Architect, Appligraduates ( or job offers) cation Support Engineer, Project Coordinator Typical Departments for Java, Microsoft, Software Test and Project Management students ( internship) Languages
All nationalities
Recruitment stages
CV’s analisys->Telephone screening->Test->Interview->Decision
Relocation package
Private Medical Care, Life Insurance, BenefitSystem Card
Address
Wołowska Street 10, 51-116 Wrocław
Contact
pl.atos.net/kariera
telephone
+48 71 719 2500
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Companies hiring international candidates
Industry
Finance, IT
About Company
Credit Suisse is a global financial services company providing Private Banking & Wealth Management and Investment Banking products, services and expertise around the world. As a stable company with a long banking tradition, we are one of the most respected banks in the world, and are a leading player in many key markets.
Employees
In Poland
Over 3,000 employees
Worldwide
Over 45,500 employees worldwide
Typical Departments for IT, Quantitative Strategies, Finance, Global Operations, Risk Management, graduates ( or job offers) Private Banking & Wealth Management Typical Departments for IT, Quantitative Strategies, Finance, Global Operations, Risk Management, students ( internship) Private Banking & Wealth Management Languages
English, German, French, Spanish
Recruitment stages
Attend campus events -> fill in online application -> competency based Super Interview Day -> internship/full time Graduate Training Program offer to be made -> background screening process -> contract sign
Relocation package
Not applicable for internship offers
Address
Rondo ONZ 1, 00-124 Warsaw
Contact
agnieszka.dybizbanska@credit-suisse.com
telephone
+48 71 748 5275
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the future at work Technical Analyst Graduate Training Program This two year Graduate Training Program provides training in formal technical and financial training, from some of the industry’s top instructors. You will rotate as a Technical Analyst through the Shared Service Infrastructure and Investment Banking Operations departments. The program offers opportunities to meet with senior managers, colleagues and peers at all levels across the bank. This will ensure you gain an insight into the bank and its culture, as well as the chance for you to start building your professional network. Your managers will work with you on an objective and review process, which provides structure by giving you an outline of requirements and goals. We provide a rich development environment by combining formal learning, on-the-job training and mentoring. Additionally, our training programs help to develop your presentation, communication and interpersonal skills.
What We Look For While our employees have a wide range of experiences and interests, they share an intellectual curiosity, a desire to achieve and a pattern of excellence and achievement. Whatever your background, you’ll need to be: Ɓ Client-focused and committed to developing creative solutions Ɓ Able to display leadership skills Ɓ An analytical thinker with excellent problemsolving skills Ɓ A self-starter who is able to envision long-term goals and ways to attain them Ɓ A collaborative team member who builds excellent relationships Ɓ An articulate communicator, who also recognizes the importance of listening Ɓ Strong technical academic background in an IT related discipline (Computer Science, Physics, Engineering or Mathematics) Ɓ An applied understanding of one of the following application development languages: Java, C++, C#/.net or IT infrastructure hands-one experience (including systems, networks & databases administration and scripting) Ɓ English language skills to business standard
Apply at: martyna.matuszak@credit-suisse.com Credit Suisse is committed to a professional and inclusive work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Credit Suisse is an equal opportunity employer. © 2015 CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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Industry
IT
About Company
As a software and IT services development centre, Capgemini Software Solutions Center specializes in designing solutions for the most renowned global customers. It collaborates closely with Capgemini divisions in Germany. Currently, Software Solutions Center in Wrocław employs over 600 IT specialists who engage mainly in: – designing, developing, testing and deploying individual IT solutions; – designing, developing, testing and deploying new development solutions in SAP environments; – complex computing system architecture; – IT project management based on agile and conventional methodologies; – providing support for individual and SAP systems.
Employees
In Poland
6,000
Worldwide
125,000
Typical Departments for Java Developer (with German skills); C/C++ Developer (with German skills); graduates ( or job offers) .NET/C# Developer (with German skills); Java Developer (with English skills); Senior Java Developer (with English skills). Typical Departments for IT-Trainee with German skills (paid internship). students ( internship) Languages Recruitment stages
Please submit your applications in German or English to the following address: rekrutacja.ssc.pl@capgemini.com
Relocation package
Candidates who… – sign a permanent employment contract – have been employed (for at least a year) by the previous employer or have been studying full-time outside of Dolnośląskie Voivodship or at a distance of minimum 70 km from our office (as measured in a straight line) – concluded their employment or education no more than 4 months before their employment with Capgemini … will receive a relocation bonus of PLN 10,000.
Address
Strzegomska Street 42b, 53-611 Wrocław
Contact
rekrutacja.ssc.pl@capgemini.com
telephone
+48 71 756 00 00
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Industry
IT
About Company
The Polish Delivery Centre located in Wrocław has been operating since 2010. From that forwards, our Centre has developed in an amazing paste. We are launching new services and new Clients every day. Our services cover the full range of hardware and software solutions used by clients headquartered in Europe. The Center leverage the proven roadmaps and frameworks we have developed in our global network of IBM IT Delivery Centers and bring together an outstanding talent pool that is necessary to meet the clients’ needs.
Typical Departments for Delivery and technology engineering graduates (or job offers) Integrated technology solutions Project and service management Change and problem management Second and third level technical support Command centre 24x7 SW distribution and packaging Customer service Typical Departments for • Delivery and technology engineering students (internship) • Integrated technology solutions • Project and service management • Change and problem management • Second and third level technical support • Command centre 24x7 • SW distribution and packaging • Customer service Languages
60 different nationalities. English as standard common language We deliver services in French, German Italian, Dutch and Spanish
Recruitment stages
: https://jobs3.netmedia1.com/cp/faces/job_search
Relocation package
http://www-05.ibm.com/employment/pl/ibm-wroclaw/benefits.shtml
Address
Muchoborska Street 8, 54-424 Wroclaw
Contact
marta.leja@pl.ibm.com, katarzyna.bis@pl.ibm.com
telephone
+48 71 760 6486
Website
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http://www-05.ibm.com/employment/pl/ibm-wroclaw/
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Are you looking to make a difference? Do you have a hunger for knowledge? McKinsey and Company McKinsey & Company is a leading international management consulting firm with 100 offices in over 52 countries. We are the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions on issues of strategy, organization and operations. Our mission is twofold: to help our clients make distinctive, lasting and substantial improvements in their performance, and to build a great firm that is able to attract, develop, excite and retain exceptional people. McKinsey’s Polish Knowledge Centre McKinsey’s Knowledge Network is unique among consulting firms. Our 1,500-plus knowledge professionals help consultants do what they do best—solve our clients’ most important problems—by providing rapid access to specialized expertise and business information. In return, our knowledge professionals work in a highly stimulating environment in which they are empowered to develop and deliver distinctive knowledge to client teams.
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Established in early 2010, the Polish Knowledge Centre in Wroclaw is McKinsey’s dedicated hub for knowledge professionals in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Service offerings Business research: General business, financial and economics research, as well as industry sector and functional specific research Custom analytics: Insights based on analyses of large data sets, requiring expertise in analytical tools and techniques (e.g., SAS, SPSS), and functional knowledge (e.g., marketing) Diagnostics: Specialized benchmarking services in areas like organization and operations, delivered at the client premises Data services: Modeling, validation and configuration of proprietary applications using ETL and data-warehousing expertise and technologies (e.g., SQL)
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Why should you be interested? • Develop distinctive expertise through unparalleled exposure to international business topics • Continuously learn through access to McKinsey’s unique portfolio of codified knowledge, proprietary tools and databases, and purchased resources • Be part of and interact with a talented, diverse, and highly professional group of colleagues • Work in a culture that is collaborative, respectful and committed to your professional development
We are looking for candidates, who have: • A consistent record of academic excellence in reputed Polish or international universities • Outstanding problem-solving, analytical and quantitative skills • Excellent written and verbal command of English • Strong multi-tasking abilities • A professional attitude and service orientation, with the ability to work with international teams
• Experience endless variety in a dynamic environment where no two days are alike
Please apply online through mckinsey.pl or contact us at pkc_recruiting@mckinsey.com by sending your resume, a cover letter in English and your university grade transcripts. Please also attach an agreement for transferring your personal data (zgoda na przetwarzanie i przechowywanie danych osobowych).
For more information, please go to https://www.facebook.com/MckinseyPolishKnowledgeCenter www.mckinsey.com/locations/Knowledge_Network/
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Careers Office, Wrocław University of Technology Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego Street 40 Building H-14 50-370 Wrocław CONTACT: biurokarier@pwr.edu.pl
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