Newsletter August 2007
EDUCATION CAREERS
FAIR
Our Education Careers Fair takes place
on the 14th August from 10.30 - 1.30pm
in the The McKinnon Building.
Come along and chat with over 20 organisations who are
looking to recruit across all education disciplines.
Check them out from here.
In preparation for the fair you might like to check
out our latest podcast ‘Making
the most of Careers Fairs’. In this podcast
we find out from a graduate recruiter about how students
can use fairs to give them a better chance of landing
a graduate job.
CAREER AHEAD
Are you in your 2nd or 3rd year of a Commerce
degree? Want to get the edge in the competitive job
market? Apply NOW for CAREER AHEAD,
the Commerce Mentored Interview Program.
Go through a mock job application process, where you
submit a resume and cover letter and then be interviewed
by a Commerce Alumni who is out there working in the
world of work. Applications close the 17th August.
Register
here.
WORKSHOP SERIES
The August Workshop Series –
is now available. Sessions include all topics related
to writing job applications and then performing at interviews
for the public and private sectors. We have added a
new workshop 'Effective Job Application Preparation'.
You need to register
online from here.
VACATION WORK
A new directory ‘Undergraduate
Opportunities’ is now available free of charge
from the Careers Service. Many of Australia’s
most well known employers are advertising their vacation
work opportunities in the booklet which also has helpful
articles on interviews and applications.
Getting some good quality vacation work experience
can really buff up a resume. In the early part of your
studies you may find it hard to get paid internships
but once you are in your penultimate year you should
consider applying for the kind of summer opportunities
offered in the ‘Undergraduate
Opportunities’ directory.
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Don't forget to check out the upcoming Information
Sessions, including a visit from the Department
of Immigration and Citizenship informing International
students about Visa changes from 1st September. You
need to register online
from here.
THE EMPLOYABILITY
CHALLENGE
The Employability
Challenge is underway and we have six teams who
are working hard to find out what makes them employable
as well as vying for prizes for Best Presentation,
Best Report and Best Poster.
If you would like to come along and see the results
of their efforts there will be a poster presentation
held in the UniCentre Function Centre
on Friday 17th August at 12.30pm. Following
the poster presentation each team will give a 10 minute
presentation of their findings. All students and staff
are welcome to attend.
CERTIFICATE OF GLOBAL
WORKPLACE PRACTICE
Are you an international student wanting to
gain Australian work experience, and improve
your job search abilities? The new Certificate
of Global Workplace Practice to be offered
by the UOW Careers Service in 2008 will show you how
to write an effective resume and job application, perform
well at interviews, and will also give you an opportunity
to participate in a work placement. Come to the information
session to find out program details.
Date: Monday 13 August 2007, 1.30pm
Venue: Function Room 3, UniCentre Building
11
You need to register online
from here. For any inquiries about the program contact
the International
Careers Consultant.
INTERNATIONAL WEEK
The Careers Service will be part of
the information tables set up for students as part of
International
Week. Come along and find out about what the Careers
Service can offer to International students to obtain
work in Australia and also how we can help Australian
students obtain work Overseas.
Date: Thursday 16 August 2007, 10am
– 4pm
Venue: International Week venue -
check website for details
(2007 info to be released soon!)
For further information contact the International
Careers Consultant
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
VACATION EMPLOYMENT EVENING
Are you in your second or penultimate year
of an accounting degree? Boost your career
prospects and earn money while you are still at university
with industry relevant work experience.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 21 August 2007 from
5.30pm
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George
St, the Rocks, Sydney.
Dress: Smart Casual.
Register
to attend!
EVERYTHING YOU EVER
WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY …BUT WERE TOO
AFRAID TO ASK!
A forum open to all students, with ample time for
Q&A
- Undergraduate pathways (12.35pm)
- 4th year: Getting in and getting through (1.05pm)
- Beyond graduation: Professional and Research options
(1:35pm)
Thursday 9th August at 12.30 - UOW Building
20, Lecture Theatre 1
ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY CAREERS FAIR
Are you a third-year, Honours- and Masters-level
student who might be interested in pursuing a career
in organisational psychology? If so, the Organisational
Psychology Careers Fair taking place on the 29th
August in Sydney is an ideal opportunity
for you to gather useful information and contacts. To
RSVP
for the event, please
register online.
UNIVATIVE
Students taking part in the ‘Univative’
programme made their final presentations to a panel
of judges of employers and careers staff recently. Teams
of students worked on real business issues submitted
by the environmental consultancy Cardno Forbes
Rigby and Australian Health Management
(AHM), a health insurance business whose national
headquarters are in Wollongong.
The teams working on the Cardno Forbes Rigby
project were asked to make a ‘triple bottom
line’ case for a proposed marina development
on the south coast. The teams were congratulated on
their reports and presentations. One team had even interviewed
people on the street in the locality and the other team
included some telling figures about the likely impact
on local and regional employment.
AHM were concerned to find out how
their services could be marketed to a younger age group
that typically is less concerned with health insurance.
Both teams made a range of suggestions of how AHM
could raise their profile with this age group including
more competitive pricing and a consensus that the current
celebrity endorsing their product – Steve Waugh,
the cricketer – may not be reaching young people.
Both the employers involved were pleased with the team’s
work and expressed an interest in working with the University
and its students again. If you would like to take part
in the next Univative project in February 2008
please look out for the invitation to apply nearer the
time. The Univative
manager in the Careers Service is Sue Rejske.
NEW STAFF
The team at the Careers Service has
been joined by 2 new colleagues – Monika
Lacey and Mardella Bassett.
Monika has an HR background and Mardella has a training
background with a focus on cross cultural support. Both
would be happy to chat to you about settling into the
cultures of a new work setting and are developing new
programs and services to assist students take
advantage of opportunities in Australia and overseas.
Your
Careers Service UOW
careers@uow.edu.au
http://www.uow.edu.au/careers
If you study at a campus of UOW - other than the Wollongong
campus, an opportunity listed here regarding an activity
at Wollongong may not be easily accessible. If this
is the case, you might like to email our office (careers@uow.edu.au)
or phone (02 4221 3325) and we may be able to suggest
some alternatives. |
