February 2007
NEW CAREERS ADVISER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
A new Careers Adviser from the University
of London has joined us for six months.
Jeff Riley is on an exchange with our own Robyn Gleeson
who is now working at Royal Holloway College and Birkbeck
College, University of London.
Jeff is an experienced careers adviser and has already
started seeing UOW students. "I have worked
in Australia before." says Jeff, "So
I know that there are lots of similarities between the
UK and Australian job markets and the kinds of issues
students face in navigating their way to a fulfilling
career. Looking at the employers lined up for our information
sessions I can also see that the employers are often
precisely the same ones I work with in London. At the
same time there will be lots for me to learn. UOW careers
has a great suite of work experience programmes and
the IT system backing up the web site has ‘blown
my socks off’, to use an English expression. Apart
from all that the Lemon gums, the Galahs and the Tim
Tams have also made a big impact on me again."
PUTTING KNOWLEDGE TO WORK - IN YOUR FINAL YEAR
Interested in lining up a great graduate job
for the end of your studies?
Then read on now, as you start your final year.
More than half of all graduate vacancies will close
in April/May - for graduates to start
next January/February 2008. Lots of
employers - corporate and government organisations,
who recruit large numbers, will be looking to raise
profile with people like you across all unis through
March/April. As they come to campus, try to
make the time to meet up with these people – it
will assist you trim down the number of applications
you make as you refine your decisions about the right
role, the right organisation, and the right industry
for YOU.
A proactive, professional and open minded approach
to finding employment will be a key ingredient to attaining
that first graduate position after uni. At the very
least you should take full advantage of the
array of services, programs and resources that the UOW
Careers Service has to offer - all for FREE!
We stage Careers
Fairs on campus during the year - where you can
meet employers and find out about their organisation
and how to apply. The National Fair is 4th
April and Illawarra Fair is 9th May. No
need to register before attending.
Some employers also conduct Information
Sessions on campus. The list here is likely to change
throughout the year.
You need to register
online!
You can keep track of which employers have closing
dates coming up for their graduate
recruitment programs.
We offer workshops
on finding and applying for work. You can register
for these online. Because of the fast approaching closing
dates we run many sessions through March,
April, and May. Timetables will be available
before end of February. Keep on checking the website.
There are some other key resources externally to help
you through all of this. Graduate
Careers Australia is a website that contains lots
and lots of material that you will find useful, as well
as linking off to the 2 most key graduate recruitment
websites for students - SeekCampus
and Graduate
Opportunities.
Basically if you bookmark our Careers Service
website and the Graduate Careers Australia
website you can't go wrong.
We're located on the Lower Ground Floor UniCentre,
in the arcade behind the Security office
and new Games Room or you can call
us on 02 4221 3325.
Have a good year - and please don't underestimate the
level of effort you'll need to put into your graduate
job seeking activities.
Many students in years before you have likened it to
doing another subject - so get ready!
INFORMATION SESSIONS
We are approaching the graduate recruitment season
and companies will be holding Information Sessions
regarding graduate opportunities for students in their
final & penultimate year.
You should attend as many of these sessions as you can
to find out about job prospects for you.
Please register
and we will endeavour to remind you via email one day
prior to each session.
RE-SUBMIT YOUR DETAILS TO 'My JobAlert'
To keep our database and your details correct and up-to-date
we require, that you update your records at the end
of each year. If you haven't updated your
records since October 2006, please do so before the
end of February 2007. Please also remember,
if you FINISHED your studies in 2006,
you need to re-submit your details with a NON UOW email
address!
Please re-submit
your details now.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Please note:
If you do NOT resubmit your details,
your record will automatically be deleted
by the end of February 2007!
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.
Should you wish to DELETE your record from the
JSDB please send us an email
to: careers@uow.edu.au
Subject: Delete JSDB entry - - - - - and in the body
put your name and student number. |
