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Welcome to NSE Careers Boost!

NSE Careers Boost is helping talented students like you prepare your early careers, from understanding further education opportunities to connecting you with leading employers. Our community boasts students with skills across all subjects, from computer science, engineering, natural sciences, mathematics, statistics, data science, economics, to law and more. Significantly, we believe your participation in esports and gaming at university has enhanced your social and technical skills, making you even more valuable and sought-after new hires.

With NSE Careers Boost, you will be able to create your candidate profile and integrate skills developed from the favourite games you have played! Register or log in to create your candidate profile, and receive news and updates here:

Check out these organisations to learn about exciting opportunities for you.

For more than five years NSE has been building and supporting a talented student community brought together through their passion for esports and gaming. NSE’s community is made up of tens of thousands of students across the UK - significantly c.70% are STEM students and 28% study computer science.

It is also a welcoming and diverse community with 24% women & non-binary; a presence across 110+ universities fostering socio-economic and geographical diversity; and welcoming 26% LGBTQIA+ sexualities; with 36% from ethnic minorities.

​Are you an employer interested in attracting early careers talent? Please contact careersboost@nse.gg to find out more.

Sourcing and attracting the most suitable graduates for a modern workforce is a well-reported challenge, which, combined with the global shortfall of STEM talent in the UK and international employment market makes hiring STEM graduates an increasingly costly and competitive endeavour. NSE Careers Boost aims to help students find rewarding careers and forward-thinking employers to attract the best in early careers talent.

 

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