Placement students at ProspectSoft are embraced as full members of the team and are given responsibility accordingly. This is likely to involve the students taking ownership of multiple projects that will be used by our customers and by ourselves internally within the company.
This position will be highly software development focused and will involve the use of technologies such as the .NET framework, ActiveX/COM and web technologies including HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Any experience with the above technologies, SQL or Sybase/Oracle databases will be advantageous although not essential. Good communication skills both written and verbal are important along with the ability to work as part of a team. Students can expect to leave their placement having had real life experience of the entire development lifecycle.
Successful applicants can expect to gain a great deal of experience working with customers on systems analysis, software development, databases, writing SQL statements and procedures to populate and manipulate data within them. Placement students will also gain experience with some of the industry's latest and most powerful technologies such as Microsoft Windows Servers, Microsoft Windows (including Windows 7), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, Microsoft Exchange, Go-to-assist, ProspectSoft CRM… and many more.
This year’s students have been working closely with permanent staff to ensure the successful release of version 6.00 of ProspectSoft CRM. Other placement activities have included full development projects, setting up testing and demonstration environments, assisting with the specification and design of bespoke software developments for customers and visiting the CeBIT exhibition in Hannover Germany to assist with the setup of ProspectSoft CRM software at the Intel demonstration stand.
One thing you can be certain of is a challenging and exciting year which will expand your horizons and give you the confidence to take on a career in Software Development.
Apply now by sending your CV and covering letter to careers@prospectsoft.com, stating that you are interested in applying for the Software Development position.
