No doubt you’re looking for a comforting lunch to warm you on these cold days — our Tuesday BBQ is still a hot deal at $2 for all you can eat. Or meet some of the inspiring women working at Deloitte at their Women in Business lunch (12pm, Law Lounge, New Law Building). Let off some steam at our Wednesday Games Night — we’ll be providing a cosy dinner, of course.

With love,
SUITS Exec
Huddled over our laptops, using them as heaters

Hack Session: Linear Classifiers

Presented by Tim O’Keefe

When: Monday 14th May, 12:00-1:00pm
Where: SIT 118

Linear regression is a simple learning algorithm that lets you predict the value of some output variable, when given training data. In this hack session we’ll go over the intuition and some of the equations needed to program linear regression, and then fill in some Python functions to actually get it working. We’ll close by going over some of the intuitions required to extend linear regression to logistic regression — a method which allows us to get the probability of an event. Both algorithms are widely used in data mining, finance, natural language processing, and many other applications.

Code Jam

When: Monday 14th May, 4:00-6:00pm
Where: SIT 117

A casual weekly session where we discuss algorithms and solve programming problems. Combined with regular hack sessions and a healthy(ish) diet of BBQ food and Thai, you’ll be building and toning those programming muscles in no time!

Games Night

When: Wednesday 16th May, 5:30-9:00pm
Where: SIT 124

Boardgames, console games and a hot dinner for all!

Positions Vacant

CosSoc seeks IT Officer

The Sydney Uni Costume Society is looking for a volunteer IT Officer to help with the upkeep and re-establishment of their website, as well as set up an online database of costumes so folks can browse them. In return, you’ll receive a glowing reference on your resume.

Interested? Email Liz at president@cossoc.org.

Linkz Volunteering

Linkz is partnering with the Central Australian Youth Link Up Service (CAYLUS) to support their programs delivered to young Indigenous people in remote communities. They’re looking for long-term volunteers to help with the everyday running of a popular local computer room, including supervising computer use and resolving any problems that arise.

All volunteer expenses will be covered, including flights, transport and accomodation. You’ll also receive about $200 a week to cover the cost of food and you’ll have the opportunity to travel to Alice Springs once a month.

Volunteers start in mid-June. Questions? Email Ashton at ashton@linkz.net.au.

You’ll need protein after your neuron workout, so join us at our Tuesday BBQ for a tasty, tasty refuelling. Let loose on Wednesday at Games Night, starring free Thai!

Thank you to all of last week’s rock-climbers — we need to do that again!

With love,
SUITS Exec
Got an idea for an event? Make a suggestion on our Facebook page, and we’ll see what we can do.

Hack Session: Debugging Horror Stories

Presented by YOU and Peter Ward

When: Monday 7th April, 12:00-1:00pm
Where: SIT 118

We’ve all had those moments — your program wouldn’t do what it was meant to do, no matter what you tried. And code just hasn’t responded as well to a $20 note ever since that government crackdown on bribery in programming. This is a support group for the traumatised and the weary. Share your story. Even if you don’t have one (which you probably do), you can get a nice big dose of schadenfreude out of other people’s stories.

Code Jam

When: Monday 7th April, 4:00-6:00pm
Where: SIT 117

A casual weekly session where we discuss algorithms and solve programming problems. Combined with regular hack sessions and a healthy(ish) diet of BBQ food and Thai, you’ll be building and toning those programming muscles in no time!

Games Night

When: Wednesday 9th May, 5:30-9:00pm
Where: SIT 124

Boardgames, console games and Thai food for all! We’ll be bringing in new, better boardgames soon, so watch this space!

Positions Vacant

Deloitte Development Program

Are you a student with an interest in pursuing a career in Professional Services? Our 2012 Deloitte Development Program is a two-day interactive program, offering you professional development, an insight into life at Deloitte and the opportunity to secure a Summer Vacation position. If you are an undergraduate student in your first year of a single degree, or your third year of a double degree, you are eligible to apply.

The Deloitte Development Program will provide you with the opportunity to:

• Learn about Deloitte and our career opportunities
• Experience the life of a Deloittian and spend a half a day with one of our Partners
• Sharpen your business etiquette and networking skills
• Receive coaching on applications and interview skills.

The Deloitte Development Program will be held in Sydney on 3 and 4 July 2012 and in Melbourne on 17 and 18 July 2012.

To apply to this unique and invaluable learning opportunity you must be an Australian Citizen, permanent resident of Australia or an international student who meets our international students criteria, with two or more years left to complete your degree (single or double) in Accounting, Actuarial Studies, Business, Commerce, Economics, Engineering/Computer Software, Finance, HR/OH&S, Information Systems, Web Design or IT/IS/ICT.

To apply for the opportunity to participate in the Deloitte Development Program please visit our website www.graduates.deloitte.com.au and submit an online application with your resume attached.

Applications open on 16 April 2012 and we will be recruiting until 15 June 2012 — positions will fill fast, so get your application in early.

It’s your future. How far will you take it?

OBITER Law Journal

OBITER is a student run intercollegiate law journal which is scheduled for release in September 2012. This project is completely not-for-profit and the journal will be free. 3000 print copies will be distributed across the USYD, MQ, UNSW and UTS. The journal will cover a wide range of contentious legal issues that are actually engaging and interesting. All students across Australia will be given the opportunity to submit works to OBITER. There will be no barriers to involvement.

OBITER is looking to establish a strong presence on the web. This will be a fantastic opportunity for IT students to be a part of a thriving student initiative.

Students are invited to apply for:

• Director of Web Design
• Online Content Manager

Please send your CV to apply@nexusmedia.net.au by 11 May 2012. We would love to have you on our team! Be a part of it.

ACT Public Service Graduate Program 2013

Applications for the 2013 ACT Public Service Graduate Program are now open. You’ll be placed in a real job that has real responsibilities. It’s a big step towards a career that’s both professionally challenging and personally rewarding. The ACT Public Service Graduate Program will build on your academic success and extend your personal and professional skills through challenging on and off-the-job training and three work rotations across the service.

For more information and to apply, complete an online application at jobs.act.gov.au.

Join SUITS at St Peters for our first sports event of the year!

Ahem.

This week, Carlo Zancanaro will be hosting our Monday hack session, Introduction to Lisp/Clojure, which will be followed by our Tuesday BBQ. Don’t forget that our sponsors at Deloitte are holding a Tech Challenge on 1st May, so RSVP by this Wednesday. They will also star in the Careers Office’s Fast-track to Employment workshop on Thursday, the details of which are below.

With love,
SUITS Exec
Tune in next week for more prizes and surprises on… Week! Of! Fortune! *applause*

Careers Event: Fast-track to Employment, featuring Deloitte

When: Thursday 26th April, 4:00-6:00pm
Where: Institute Lecture Theatre 2 (Institute is the building next to Merewether on City Road)
RSVP: Email your name, SID, degree and major to business.careersrsvp@sydney.edu.au.

By now, you might be feeling a little disillusioned by your workload. Step back, take control of your career decisions and aim for the job offer of your dreams in this workshop. You’ll learn how to communicate your unique business skills to future employers and how to show them you’re passionate about the job.

RSVPs are not necessary, but are appreciated.

Hack Session: Introduction to Lisp/Clojure

Presented by Carlo Zancanaro

When: Monday 23rd April, 12:00-1:00pm
Where: SIT 118

I can’t give Lisp a higher recommendation than Randall Munroe (artist of XKCD) did, so here are your obligatory XKCD strips.

SIT Basser Seminars

New Memory Technology and Its Impact on Systems Software

When: Tuesday 24th April, 11:00am
Where: SIT Boardroom (SIT 124)
More: here.

Flash memory is fast. Phase change memory is faster. Professor Heon Y. Yeom discusses what phase change memory means to systems software development, and how you can use it most efficiently.

Place-Based Information Systems: Textual Location Identification and Visualization

When: Thursday 26th April, 1:00pm
Where: SIT 123 (next to the Boardroom)
More: here.

Professor Hanan Samet talks about the STEWARD (Spatio-Textual Extraction on the Web Aiding Retrieval of Documents) system, which automatically identifies the spatial location (physical location) of a given textual location (place name).

Rock Climbing with SUITS

When: Wednesday 2nd May, 6:30-9:00pm
Where: Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym, St Peters
RSVP/More: Facebook event

Join SUITS at St Peters for our first sports event of the semester!

We’ll meet up in the School of IT Foyer at 5:30pm and walk to Redfern, where we’ll catch a train to St Peters. If you prefer, you can meet us at the Climbing Gym at 6:30.

You don’t need to be a pro: we’ll get a briefing on arrival, and there are plenty of walls for climbers of all skill levels, including beginners (and the kids walls are awesome too).

Cost is $15 per person, plus transport costs. We’ll provide dinner, of course.

Positions Vacant

Boston Consulting Group Scholarships

Do you have a brilliant academic mind? Are you in your penultimate year of study? Are you a great leader? Creative? A problem-solver? A team player? A great communicator? The Boston Consulting Group has two $15,000 scholarships, and one of them might have your name on it. You don’t need previous business experience, but you should be curious about business.

Apply at http://apply.bcg.com/bcgscholarship2012 by 12 noon, Sunday 29th April.

This Saturday, SIT will also be hosting the first round of the ANZAC League Programming Competition, so it’s time to whip out your competitive programming skills (which may or may not still be warm from Google’s Code Jam). Designed as practice for the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, it’s the first stepping stone towards your domination of the world via programming competition. Now all you need is an army of robots.

With love,
SUITS Exec
More details on the League below…

ANZAC League Programming Competition

When: Saturday 21st April, 12:00-5:00pm
Where: SIT Labs 114-118

Interested in putting your coding and algorithmic skills to the test in the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, the largest programming competition for university students, that attracts 25,000 competitors worldwide? The regional contest takes place in semester 2, and as preparation, the Australia and New Zealand Algorithmics and Computing (ANZAC) League is held over six separate rounds each year. It’s a fun challenge for anyone who likes to code and solve problems.

Teams of three compete to solve the most problems in 5 hours, in Java, C or C++. If you are interested in competing (whether you have a team in mind or not), please contact us at progcomp@suits.org.au, or speak to anyone on the executive.

Hack Session: Introduction to Git

Presented by Sasha Bermeister

When: Monday 16th April, 12:00-1:00pm
Where: SIT 118

Listen up: you’re going to need version control. Git keeps track of all the changes you make to your code, and allows collaboration to boot! Learning how to use it now is going to make life (and, possibly, world domination) easier for you later. And there is no better person to introduce you to Git than Sasha Bermeister, who has tutored at the National Computer Science School and may well be your tutor this semester. Come: it will be good for you.

Explore Asia with Deutsche Bank

When: Thursday 3rd May, 12:00-2:00pm
Where: Level 16, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney CBD
RSVP/More: here

Asia is home to some of the world’s fastest growing economies and Deutsche Bank’s presence in the region continues to grow. With ambitious plans for the future, they’re giving more graduates the opportunity to work internationally.

Deutsche Bank is hosting an Explore Asia with Deutsche Bank event to showcase the opportunities on offer within their Corporate and Investment Bank division. The events will provide a fantastic opportunity for a select group of students to network with business representatives from Hong Kong and Singapore, and to find out what a career in Asia is all about.

Positions Vacant

DirectSMS seeks Web/Systems Developer

DirectSMS is looking for a self-motivated programmer in their final year of study to design, develop, test and document new system features on a casual basis (with flexible hours!). You’ll need excellent communication and time management skills, a professional manner, a sense of humour and the ability to work in a team. You’ll also need to be familiar with PHP, JavaScript, Java, SQL and Apache HTTP Server. Previous experience and/or Drupal CMS skills would be a plus.

Think you’re the right person for the job? Send your resume and academic transcript to careers@directsms.com.au along with a letter telling them about yourself. More details are available at their full ad on the Careers Centre website.

The Sun Social

The Sun Social – an exciting tablet app designed by Sydney Uni students capable of generating profits for publishers and broadcasters without relying on advertising or paywalls, is looking for IT students to help develop the app for the market. An understanding of iOS would be useful. Remuneration negotiable as payment or equity. Contact Alastair Rival Lee at alee4793@uni.sydney.edu.au.

We’ll be back after the break with a vengeance: our hack sessions will start again, beginning with an introduction to Git.

With love,
SUITS Exec
Experts in chocolate and procrastination as well as IT

SydStart Week

When: 23rd to 29th April
Where: Central Sydney area (Darling Harbour, UTS or Haymarket area)
More: sydstart.com

All through Week 7 SydStart will be running events supporting the Sydney startup ecosystem: entrepreneurs, investors and partners alike. Due to scheduling conflicts the event was postponed to April and it may yet be postponed again to May, so keep an eye on their website or Facebook page for updates.

Broadband Apps Day 2012

When: Friday 27th April, 9am-5pm
Where: Australian Technology Park, Bay 4 Theatre, Locomotive Workshop (on the other side of Redfern train station)
More: Eventbrite page

Broadband Apps Day 2012: New Serices, Applications and Devices explores the opportunities for apps in broadband-enabled homes of today and tomorrow. Speakers include Mary O’Kane, NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, Corey Loehr of Intel, Jim Hassell of NBN Co, Alan Noble of Google and Gianpaolo Carraro of Microsoft.

Careers Conference: Big Day In

When: Monday 28th May, 9am-6pm
Where: Aerial UTS Function Centre (Level 7, 235 Jones St (UTS Building 10) Ultimo)
More: facebook.com/thebigdayin

Ever wondered what it takes to become a CIO or even just a successful graduate? The ACS Foundation is bringing speakers from IBM, Microsoft, WiseTech Global, Westpac and Deloitte as well as two young entrepreneurs to UTS to give you the chance to hear what it takes to succeed, from the people who know best. The event is still in its planning stage, so follow it on Facebook for updates.

Positions Vacant

Startup Incubator Internship

The Founder Institute is accepting 2 interns to assist in the day-to-day operations of a startup incubator launching hundreds of companies per year worldwide.

You’ll get the opportunity to meet and learn from top startup CEOs, and interact with startups, investors and vendors. You need to be disciplined, a good communicator, have an interest in startups, and willing to commit 10 hours a week (including one night per week at a Founder Institute session that runs until 10pm).

Email a paragraph about why you are perfect for this position, a link to your LinkedIn profile, and your resume as a .pdf, .doc, or .docx to benjamin.chong@founderinstitute.com with the subject “FI Intern Application”.

IBM Graduate Openings

If you’re an innovative problem-solver, IBM is currently looking for graduates to specialise in sales, consultancy, and IT infrastructure services. Search for jobs or take a look at what it means to be an IBMer here.

Speaking of chosen paths, welcome to the freshly-elected execs, whose paths have merged with ours! From left to right, they are Dorian Kersch (International Student Representative), Christina Camilleri (First Year Representative), and Barath Kannan (Events Coordinator). Here they are with President Sebastian:

Feel free to contact them (or any of us, really) with suggestions for events or if you have any questions or problems.

With love,
SUITS Exec
Some say the door leads to Narnia, others say the Aperture Science Enrichment Center. We’re inclined to believe it’s Mordor, because one does not simply walk into it.

SUITS Mid-semester Drinks Night

When: Thursday 5th April, 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Hermann’s Bar, Ground floor, Wentworth Building

With music from Beat The System and, of course, free drinks, including beer, cider and soft drinks. We stay until our tab runs out (which usually happens at about 7:00-7:30), so get in early! If you’re looking to make even more of your midsem break, head over to PNR afterwards for Beer N Bangers, hosted by our buddies at SUEUA.

ThoughtWorks: graduate devs and testers wanted

A message from our sponsors at ThoughtWorks

• Want to add value from day one?
• Like the idea of global travel opportunities?
• What would you spend your annual $2K training allowance on?

Welcome to ThoughtWorks. We’re not your average Software Development Company.

Founded in Chicago in 1993, ThoughtWorks has become home around the globe for the brightest, most collaborative and socially progressive people with a passion for technology.

Here you will be recognized and valued for thinking differently and doing things differently.

ThoughtWorks University

Setting you up for success. Upon joining you’ll attend the Graduate Program at one of the ThoughtWorks Universities in either China or India. Here you’ll embark on a six-week journey, introducing you to life as a ThoughtWorker.

Sound good? Here’s the catch…

We are seeking graduates with a real PASSION for learning that are CURIOUS and often CHALLENGE the status quo. Attitude, aptitude and integrity are central to all successful applicants.

What’s your craft?

Developers: A Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or with some programming component and experience in object-oriented languages such as Java, C# or Ruby.
Analysts: A Bachelors Degree in almost anything, we are considering all areas of study, but you must have a passion and skill for complex problem solving.

The next level…

We are currently seeking graduate developers and testers in Sydney and Melbourne for the 2012 ThoughtWorks university intakes – June, August and October. To apply please visit join.thoughtworks.com.

Basser Seminar: Two selected topics in Internet Security

When: Wednesday 4th April 2012, 4:00-5:00pm
Where: SIT 123 (next to the boardroom)
More: here

Dr Bernhard Plattner will present the results of a statistical study in the lifecycle of thousands of security vulnerabilities, from discovery to patching. This will be followed by a discussion of recent developments in the parallelisation of secure multi-party computation, which allow the aggregation of sensitive data while still preserving privacy.

Positions Vacant

Reserve Bank of Australia Graduate Opportunities and Cadetships

Applications for the Reserve Bank’s 2013 Graduate Development Program and 2012-2013 Vacation Work Cadetship Program are now open! Roles are available in career paths related to Economics and Finance, Accounting, Audit, IT, Property and Facilities Management, Science and Engineering.

You need to be an outstanding student (minimum distinction average across the core subjects of your degree) and Honours degrees are preferred. Successful candidates will work alongside economic policy and financial markets professionals and receive training focusing on professional research and presentation skills. Graduate employment may be offered to cadets following the vacation work program.

For further details, see the link for each program above or visit RBA Graduate Careers.

Xstrata Graduate and Vacation Work Programs

Xstrata is seeking bright minds for their 2-year graduate and 12-week vacation work programs, which let you accelerate your career through rotations, exposing you to a wide variety of projects and experiences, along with further training through a structured professional development program. They aim to build professionals who are capable of making an independent contribution to the business, with the skills to become technical and/or managerial leaders in the future.

More details here. Still have questions? Email them to graduates@xstrata.com.au. Applications to the grad program close 15th April. Applications to the vacation work program open 1st July and close 19th August.

If you’d like to get involved in running a SUITS event, but aren’t ready to commit, why not try your hand at hosting a hack session? All you need is a G- or PG-rated passion you want to share with us. (For legal reasons, it’s best if you keep your other passions to yourself. Especially if you make a viral video about invisible children beforehand.)

This week, we’re also running our delicious Tuesday BBQ. SUTEKH is now flying solo on Thursday’s Movie Night, which will be held in the Bohdan Bolinsky Room in the Holme Building from 6pm.

With love,
SUITS Exec
He’s got passion in his pants and he ain’t afraid to show it… He’s Jason Russell and he knows it.

SUITS General Meeting

When: Wednesday 28th March, 5:30pm
Where: Boardroom (SIT Room 124), School of IT

We’ll be electing a new Events Coordinator, First Year Rep and International Rep. If you haven’t already, nominate yourself here.

The nominees will be giving brief speeches about why they’re the best person for the job. We’ll vote, and then play games and eat. It’s a bit like Parliament, but with dignity.

Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Tutoring 2012

If you’re a casual or fixed-term tutor in the faculty of Engineering & IT, and can prove you’ve been an excellent tutor, applications for the Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Tutoring are now open! You can receive recognition to the tune of $500 for the Faculty award or $200 for a School award (one of which exists for each of the five schools in the Engineering & IT faculty).

For more details or to apply, download the application form here. Applications close 5th April.

Google Code Jam

When: Qualification open anytime from Saturday 14th April 9am to Sunday 15th April 10am
Where: Anywhere you can code from
More: code.google.com/codejam

Whether you’re new to programming, or one of the most seasoned coders out there, Google Code Jam offers you the opportunity to sharpen your programming skills with any programming language of your choice, and test your wits against the rest of the world.

The top 25 will win a trip to Google’s New York Office, and a chance to win USD$10,000 with the title of Code Jam Champion! Plus, there’s a bunch of Google shirts to be won!

The Qualification Round begins on April 14th. Register now at code.google.com/codejam, and let’s show everyone that the University of Sydney has the most eager students in the world (and, most certainly, more eager than UNSW)!

Interested in volunteer tourism?

When: Tuesday 27th March, 6:30-8:00pm
Where: SMC Conference & Function Centre, 66 Goulburn Street
More: www.ayad.com.au

This is an information session for the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD) Program, which provides overseas volunteer opportunities to hundreds of young skilled Australians looking to volunteer in Africa, Asia or The Pacific. Each year, the AYAD Program supports 400 Australian volunteers with 3-12 months of paid volunteer work, allowing them to make a difference in developing countries.

Flights, accommodation, living allowances, training and medical support are all provided by the program and it’s open to any Australian citizen, NZ citizen or Permanent Resident aged 18-30.

Sydney University Bowling Club

The Sydney Uni Tenpin Bowling club is looking for members, so it can affiliate with SUSF! There will be games throughout the year, coaching and tips on how to improve your score. It’s a great opportunity to expand your social network within a relaxed setting.

Social or competitive tenpin bowlers of all skill levels are welcome to join! Just register here or contact Andrew Clayphan at clayphan@gmail.com.

Positions Vacant

Australian Government ICT Program

The Australian Government ICT Graduate Program is a new recruitment initiative for University graduates with an ICT degree. It provides 11 months of structured training activities to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to become high quality ICT professionals.

It’s an exciting opportunity for students who are interested in working in the Australian Government to apply for graduate positions in multiple government agencies through only one application. All positions are based in Canberra.

Apply at www.australia.gov.au/ictentrylevel or the program’s Facebook page. Applications close on Tuesday, 3rd May 2012. Candidates must be Australian Citizens (by January 2013) and have obtained their degree within the past 7 years.

Volunteer for Engineers Without Borders

If the AYAD program appeals to you, but you want to help people closer to home, or do some community service related to your degree, consider the Engineers Without Borders Connectivity Program. It teaches basic computer skills to the disadvantaged and asylum seekers. They’re looking for volunteers to help refurbish computers and teach basic databasing and website design.

If you’re interested, or would like to offer another service the program can provide, contact Gillian at gpan2286@gmail.com.

We’re kicking things off with a Palantir-sponsored BBQ on Tuesday (free to everyone, even non-Access card holders!), where you can chat with a Palantir engineer, James Cleary, about their work. On Wednesday will be the Engineering and Information Technologies Careers Fair in the Seymour Centre, and on Thursday Palantir will be holding a talk on how they’re revolutionising the analysis of hard and important problems that face our world today. And all this will be followed by The Big Meet (previously advertised) on Friday. And then on Monday next week will be the Local. Global. Connected. Careers Fair. Whew.

Unfortunately, all the events have squeezed out our regular events, so we’re only running our Tuesday BBQ and Wednesday Games Night this week. Don’t worry, you’ll be too busy planning your career to miss us. In the meantime, see if you can find yourself in this photo from the Meet and Greet last week:

Don’t forget to nominate yourself for an exec position! We need a new Events Coordinator (students from second year and above only), First Year Representative (first year students only) and International Representative (international students only), and we’ll be electing them at our General Meeting next Wednesday.

With love,
SUITS Exec
Our little members are all growing up so fast *sniffle*

Looking for something Brilliantly Different?

A message from our sponsors at Optiver

If you’re ambitious, thrive in a team environment and looking for your next challenge then why not consider Optiver as the place to start your graduate career? We are currently recruiting for graduates to join our trading, software engineering and trading systems engineering teams.

To find out more, come along to the Engineering & IT Careers Fair on Wednesday 21st March and have a chat with us. You can kick start the recruitment process for trading roles by completing our 8 minute numerical test at our stand or attend our testing session held in our CBD offices on 11th & 12th April.

Who we are: We are a leading, independent, global market-making group, we’re all about teamwork, innovation, integrity and genuine passion for what we do. These values ensure we do an excellent job of providing the best derivative prices to the international markets.

Who you are: You’re a penultimate or final year student. You’re a conceptual thinker who thrives on solving problems and coming up with brilliant ideas. You have a flair for numbers, great communication skills, and a lot of drive!

Testing session information: We will be holding a testing session in our offices for graduate trading roles on the 11th & 12th April. The day will involve 3 numerical tests. If you have already sat and passed test 1 at the careers fair, you will automatically proceed to tests 2 and 3. Otherwise you will complete test 1 and if you pass you will then continue on to tests 2 and 3.

Venue: Optiver, 39 Hunter St, Sydney
Date: Wednesday 11th & Thursday 12th April
Time: You will be notified by email of the time and date you will be testing.

Optiver… Brilliantly Different!
www.optiver.com/sydney

Palantir Information Session

A message from our sponsors at 

When: Thursday 22nd March, 1:00pm
Where: Boardroom (SIT Room 124), School of IT
More: www.palantir.com/positions

Refreshments provided and you can WIN AN iPAD!

If you want to contribute to a company that is revolutionizing the way analysts interact with massive datasets then Palantir is for you.

Speaker: Shannon Scott, Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies, will discuss how Palantir is revolutionising the analysis of hard and important problems that face our world today, show off a live demo of Palantir’s software, and explain how you can be a part of our mission.

About Palantir: Palantir Technologies is working to radically change how groups analyze information. Founded in 2004 by a handful of PayPal alumni and Stanford computer scientists, Palantir Technologies has doubled in size every year while retaining early-stage values: a startup culture, strong work ethic, and rigorous hiring standards.

Palantir currently offer two products: Palantir Government and Palantir Finance. Both are platforms for integrating, visualising, and analysing the world’s information. We support many kinds of data including structured, unstructured, relational, temporal, and geospatial. Our products are built for real analysis with a focus on security, scalability, ease of use, and collaboration.

Open Positions: We invite you to apply for the following roles in our Australian office:
Embedded Analyst and Forward Deployed Software Engineer.

You can also view a full list of available positions at www.palantir.com/positions.

Engineering and IT Careers Fair

When: Wednesday 21st March, 12:00-3:00pm
Where: Seymour Centre (which is next to the School of IT)
More: here

It’s exactly what the title says it is. You’ll gain the most out of careers fairs if you’re a student in your second-last or last year, although of course you’re welcome to attend even if you’re in an earlier year. Attendees include our friends at Optiver and Palantir.

Local. Global. Connected. Careers Fair

When: Monday 26th March, 12:00-4:00pm
Where: Great Hall and MacLaurin Hall, The Quadrangle and The Law Foyer
More: here

A multidisciplinary version of the Engineering and IT Careers Fair. Attendees include our friends at Deloitte and Telstra.

Google Blogger Workshop

A message from Google

When: Thursday 22nd March, 5:30-8:30pm
Where: Boardroom (SIT 124), School of IT
RSVP: HERE. PLEASE.

At Google, you will find smart people, big challenges, and opportunities to make a real difference in the world. Engineers at Google are key players in our daily innovation, and we are looking for the brightest minds to join these teams. Opportunities are available to work on Maps, Chrome, Docs, Infrastructure, Social, and other exciting projects. Come join our visit to find out more.

Join Google Engineers for a hands on interactive tour of building both web and mobile applications using the Blogger APIs. We’ll begin with the basics by completing small exercises of increasing complexity. Plus free pizza and giveaways with the Google Engineers! Please bring your own laptop if you have one (there aren’t any computers in the boardroom).

Credit Suisse: Up Close with IT Singapore

When: Tuesday 3rd April, 5:30pm
Where: Credit Suisse Office, 1 Macquarie Pl, Sydney
RSVP: here by 21st March

Credit Suisse is running an exclusive information session to explain what it means to work in IT at Credit Suisse in the Asia Pacific. You will meet people who work in their Singapore and Sydney offices, and who will share their thoughts on leadership, on the IT business within the Asia Pacific, life as an IT Graduate and what you can expect from the graduate program. You can then have your questions answered in a lively Q&A and networking session.

To apply to the graduate program (“2013 Information Technology Analyst Full-Time Program in Singapore”), please visit www.credit-suisse.com/careers. Apply by 15th April.

Positions Vacant

Grad roles and internships at Citi

If you’re an inquisitive high achiever with good analytical and interpersonal skills, have a keen interest in financial market technology, and want to prove yourself in an internship or graduate role with a leading global investment bank, here’s your chance!

Citi is seeking IT students graduating mid this year for full-time graduate roles in their Institutional Clients Group (ICG) Technology business, which develops and tests systems, manages risks, and provides support to traders. If you’re eager, but graduating next year, internship opportunities are also available.

Apply with your cover letter, CV and academic transcript by searching for Full-time or Internship Opportunities in Technology in Australia at www.oncampus.citi.com. Graduate applications close 22nd March and internship applications close 26th July.

SurviveUni.com.au seeks interns and students who want $300

Startup SurviveUni.com.au is looking for creative people with initiative to design and implement their own campaigns in an unpaid internship (with potential for paid employment afterwards, and financial rewards if your campaigns succeed). No experience or transcript necessary, and a commitment of 2-12 hours a week for 8 weeks — you choose the hours. You’ll gain experience in your choice of marketing, graphics and web design, event management, product development, journalism and/or film production.

Interested? Email contact@surviveuni.com.au by 28th March with your CV and a cover letter telling them about you and your interests. Apply as an individual or grab some uni mates and apply as a team.

SurviveUni is also running a competition to win $300 cash — just Like www.facebook.com/SurviveUni to enter the draw.

Fizz up your career at Coca-Cola Amatil

If you want to be a future business leader with strong technical skills, Coca-Cola Amatil’s graduate program puts you straight in a ‘real job’ role that interests you. You’ll buddy up with a mentor, get to network with other new graduates, and receive the opportunity to broaden your IT and business skills through an individually tailored development plan, all while receiving great employee benefits.

So if you’re in your final year of an IT-related degree, are ambitious, customer-focused and energetic, and want to work with leading technology from SAP and Microsoft, apply online atwww.cokecareers.com.au by Friday 6th April (search for job number NOR24023).

Web Interface Developer wanted

Join a dynamic fast growing company in North Sydney.

A full time position is available for an Web Interface Developer in North Sydney. Experience in current Web Design methodologies, PHP and Java is essential. A competitive salary and quarterly performance bonus package is offered.

For a full description please email gavin.vale-smith@humangroup.com.au.

Ouffer wants an Image Designer

Ouffer is looking for a talented image designer to help accelerate the growth of their brand as a major Australian e-commerce provider. They’re looking for someone who can help combine and edit their custom photography across all their local offers as well as their emerging fashion and design storefronts. Your work will be up in lights on the Ouffer.com website as well as broadcast to their 600,000+ members.

Ouffer is exactly what you’d expect from an Australian startup: young, lean, quirky and fun! If you’re interested, or would simply like to know more about the role, feel free to contact Ouffer’s Content and Community Manager at david.fay@ouffer.com.

This week, we’re running most of our regular events: our first Hack Session of the year on Monday, our Tuesday gourmet BBQ (commended by quite a few of last week’s attendees), and our Movie Night with SUTEKH on Thursday (the movie poll will soon be posted on the SUTEKH Facebook page).

Also on TUESDAY (NOT Wednesday, as was previously planned) is our First Years Meet and Greet, an informal evening for IT newcomers to meet the lecturers and tutors they will be working with throughout their degree and chat over free pizza. Here’s your chance to make amends with your lecturer and bond over your common hatred of wet socks. Despite the name, students from other years are also welcome.

Coming up soon is our General Meeting, where we will elect a new Events Coordinator (students from second year and above only), First Year Representative (first year students only) and International Representative (international students only). If you’re interested in becoming one of us, nominate yourself here!

With love,
SUITS Exec
Become one of us. It won’t hurt. We promise.

Hack Session: Introduction to Unix & SIT systems

When: Monday 12th March, 12:00-1:00pm
Where: SIT Room 118, School of IT

Our first Hack Session for the year will introduce you to the systems you’ll be using during your time studying IT. Whether you’re new to Unix or just a little rusty, our IT Officer Peter Ward will help you out with this talk.

IT First Years Meet and Greet

When: Tuesday 13th March, 5:30-8:00pm
Where: Boardroom (SIT Room 124), School of IT
More: http://www.facebook.com/events/291224544276658/

One of the joys of studying at the School of IT is the academic staff: they’re some of the best in Australia. This is an informal evening where you can meet other new IT students and to get to know the lecturers, tutors and other academic staff at the School over free pizza.

SUITS General Meeting

When: Wednesday 28th March, 5:30pm
Where: Boardroom (SIT Room 124), School of IT

HELP WANTED
Student society seeks enthusiastic volunteers to organise events, represent other IT students and maintain local awesomeness levels. Must supply own awesomeness.
ASK ABOUT OUR DENTAL PLAN!
Apply within.

Positions Vacant

Gazelleware seeks Software Dev

Gazelleware is a software start-up that designs and implements business development applications for fast-growth companies. They want a bright and talented university student to join their team as the Lead Software Developer. Remuneration is negotiable and developers are offered share-equity. Induction and training will be provided.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and development of new software products
• Programming using either C++/Java or Django/Python
• Develop web-based graphical user interfaces
• Design systems testing procedures

Key Skills and Requirements:

• Completed or be studying towards an IT related or engineering degree
• Ideally in your 3rd or Honours year
• Project experience in developing graphical user interfaces
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Commercial software experience is preferred but not essential. If you’re right for the job, email your resume, cover letter and academic transcript to recruitment@gazelleware.com by 30th March.

Netregistry seeks Customer Support Rep

Netregistry is the largest web hosting business in Australia. It is looking for 2nd to 3rd year university students and graduates to provide exceptional customer support and create a positive experience with every interaction by having an outstanding phone manner and resolution that meets the needs of the customer. You will be the first point of contact relating to any customer issues which will be reported via email, telephone, fax. All issues are lodged within a central tracking system and prioritised accordingly. Training and ongoing mentoring will be provided.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing first to third level incident and problem resolution for reseller clientele.
• Record and manage all ICT support calls via Cydesk
• Service level achievement, enhancement and maintenance

Essential Attributes:

• Experience in a customer service role.
• Advanced knowledge of HTML/CSS, PHP and Database technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of FTP, DNS and Email related issues.
• You will contact customers in a professional and courteous manner.
• You will be able to negotiate solutions that will deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• You will be required to work within a seven-day rotating schedule covering hours of operation from 7.00am to 7:00pm.
• Work with minimal supervision and be able to follow assigned processes.
• Well developed conflict resolution skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise and deal with more than one query at a time.
• You will be able to multitask and exhibit a logical approach to problem resolution.

If this is you, send your resume to mark.galea@netregistry.com.au.