{"id":2606,"date":"2018-03-26T18:56:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T18:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=2606"},"modified":"2018-03-27T07:59:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T07:59:49","slug":"goldsmiths-computing-student-shortlisted-for-undergraduate-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=2606","title":{"rendered":"Goldsmiths Computing student shortlisted for Undergraduate of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

A third year Computing student has made it into the final of Target Jobs\u2019 Undergraduate of the Year, in the Science &\u00a0Computing category. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The organisers<\/a> describe their ideal winner as “someone who can demonstrate a real passion for technology and the ability to communicate their innovative mindset with others”. They will win\u00a0a month\u2019s internship at FDM<\/a>, a global professional services provider with a focus on IT.<\/p>\n

\"highres_266589064\"<\/a>3rd year Francesco Perticarari<\/a> got through to the assessment stage by completing maths, computing and psychometric tests, and writing about a piece of technology that he is working on.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment, I’m building Silicon Roundabout<\/a>, an online hub to help startups and tech ideas at any stage of development connect with investors, early adopters, and software developers \/ employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I got through\u00a0to the assessment day, I wasn’t sure about what to expect and I remember walking in fairly casual, only to find out that everyone else was in a suit. Despite that I felt fairly relaxed because all the other attendees were quite friendly and fun and we linked up quickly. We were asked to do a group test including time management, organisational skills, and presentation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that we had individual interviews. I was asked to explain why I should win this internship and I said: Because I’ve worked really hard, and if I don’t know something, I keep looking for the right people who can help me, and then annoy them until I get it.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Last week the organisers\u00a0announced that\u00a0Francesco had made it into the top ten. The winner will be announced at a networking lunch event in April. The business-savvy student says:\u00a0\u201cThis event will give me a chance to connect with interesting people in the industry that could possibly help my Silicon Roundabout project gain traction.”<\/p>\n

Good luck, Francesco!<\/p>\n

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