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Your Future CareerFuture CareerA Department of Mathematics degree from Royal Holloway,University of London can lead onto many different career pathsand the department takes the employability of its graduatesvery seriously.88% of recent graduates from Royal Holloway, Universityof London’s Department of Mathematics were in full timeemployment or further study within six months of graduation.Graduate DestinationsThe department’s graduates have begun professional careersperforming a range of jobs including:• IT Consultants and Planners• Computer Analysts and Programmers• Computer Operations Managers• Chartered Accountants• Chartered and Certified Accountants• Teachers• Actuaries.Graduates are working for well known organisations such as:• KPMG• Ernst & Young• Ministry of Defence• Lloyds Banking Group• Logica• McLaren• TowersWatson.The department also has graduates who have gone on to doPhDs and Masters degrees.Careers Support and InternshipsThe department endeavours to help students to recognise theirown strengths, skills and abilities so that they can make strongapplications for their chosen job or training course. Advice oncareers – including CV writing, completing application forms andpreparing for an interview – is provided by the College CareersService, which is part of the University of London CareersAdvisory Service.Every student in the department has a personal adviser whoguides them through their time at Royal Holloway, and who willbecome a natural choice for writing references for job applications.The careers team also hold regular sessions, specifically forMathematics students, on summer internships, vacationemployment and the careers available to them on graduation.University of London degrees enjoy international recognition,and are especially valued by employers. The strong links whichthe department has with various companies and organisationshelp us to stay in tune with the very latest needs of employers.Maths Careers websiteThe Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, togetherwith the London Mathematical Society and the Royal StatisticalSociety, have recently launched a new Maths Careers website.This site includes useful advice on finding the right career. Formore information, visit: www.mathscareers.org.ukGraduate ProfileAlumnus: Mark ArnoldSubject:MathematicsGraduated: 1973Place of Work: Albion Investors, LLCPosition:Managing PartnerMark is a Managing Partner of Albion Investors LLC, whichhe co‐founded in 1995, and is based in the RockefellerCentre in central New York. Albion specialises in buyingsmaller middle-market companies and growing them,through organic growth and acquisition, to make themmore profitable businesses.Speaking about what he learnt studying Maths at RoyalHolloway, Mark said: “The thought processes, that I had tolearn to think my way though problems, were enormouslyvaluable to me when I left Royal Holloway. I felt confidentthat I could handle, and maybe even dominate, thetechnical aspects of business.“The professors were good and accessible. In my firstyear we were introduced to metric spaces and this was aconcept that was entirely new to me.My professor gave me additional help outside of theclassroom – this helped me get the top grade in thatsubject at the end of the year.”12 Department of Mathematics
Graduate ProfileAlumna:Dr Helen WarrenSubject:BSc Mathematics with StatisticsGraduated: 2007Place of Work: London School of Hygiene & TropicalMedicine (LSHTM)Position: Research Fellow in Statistical Genetics& Epidemiology“In the summer after my second year, I participated in theUniversity of London’s City Course, which our CareersService had advertised. This actually helped to confirmthat a job in the financial sector wasn’t for me! Thenafter especially enjoying the statistics courses and seeinginteresting applications to medical statistics, I plucked upthe courage to say to my lecturer “This is what I want todo!” to which the response was, “Let’s chat over coffee”and before I knew it, I was being given the encouragementand support to challenge myself and apply for a PhD, asmany such careers, whether in research or pharmaceuticalindustries, for example, prefer postgraduate experience.“The best bit about the Maths course was the flexibility.As the course progressed, most of the study units wereoptional modules, so you could choose your preferredtopics, and there was such a variety to choose from.”Department of Mathematics13
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