Newsletter May 2007
ILLAWARRA GRADUATE
CAREERS FAIR 2007
The Illawarra Graduate Careers Fair
is taking place on Thursday, May 10th
in the University Hall from 10:30am - 1:30pm.
Employers looking to employ graduates locally and with
good quality training schemes will be represented. Including
top recruiters such as Accenture, BHP Billiton and as
well public sector employers such as Wollongong and
Shellharbour City Councils.
One organisation will be looking to recruit penultimate
year (second last year) students for vacation
work and work experience - all disciplines!
Whether you are looking for Engineering, IT, Marketing
or Human Resource careers the Fair will have employers
looking to recruit University of Wollongong students.
More tips and a full list of exhibitors here
- no need to register, just come along!
Don't forget to bring your student card for registration
purposes. We have a lucky door prize for students
who register - prize is $100 to spend at the UniShop
!!
View pictures from the National Careers Fair
(4th April 2007) here.
INFORMATION SESSIONS
There are still some upcoming Information Sessions:
1) Northrop Engineers will be in the
Novotel Hotel Wollongong, 2-14 Cliff Road
on the Tuesday the 8th of May 2007 from
18:30 to 21:00
You do not need to register for this Information
Session with the Careers Service. Please register
by emailing Jennie White (including
your CV) to jwhite@northrop.com.au
2) Australian Nuclear Science & Technology
Organisation (ANSTO) will be presenting in
the Kemira Rooms 1 & 2, level 2, UniCentre
Bdg on Tuesday 15th of May 2007 from 12:30 to 13:30
Please register online
- they seek all science and engineering disciplines
3 ) For students who are thinking of going/working
overseas.
Presented by two of our University Alumni who have been
there done that!
Tuesday May 22nd from 12:30 - 1:30 - venue
to be advised!
Jennifer, a University of Wollongong marketing graduate,
is now a manager of a division of a large American recruitment
firm Robert Half. Jen will be offering tips on what
O/S recruiters like, reviewing resumes, and tips on
what big companies look for in graduates. Sol, a University
of Wollongong IT graduate has spent time on various
IT contracts for different companies, Exxon Mobil &
Esso in Oil, GMP Securities (Brokerage) in finance.
Sol will be speaking about life as a contractor, what
it means to companies, and how employees respond to
contract skills.
They can offer insights into the highs and lows of working
and living away from Australia. This presentation will
not be dry or boring and will allow time for Q&A.
Students interested in the overseas experience will
find value in this presentation! Please register
to attend.
UNIVATIVE ILLAWARRA
If 2007 is your final year and you
want an edge in the job market … the Careers Service
has the solution for you.
By participating in UI, you have an exciting opportunity
to gain valuable workplace skills.
So how does it work?
From 29 June to 30 July 2007 (3 weeks
of mid-year recess) teams of students will be challenged
to solve a business issue/problem set by the University’s
host employers. Univative Illawarra
is open to all students; undergraduate, postgraduate,
domestic and international, from all faculties.
Apply now – closing date 26 June, contact Sue
Rejske srejske@uow.edu.au
checkout our website
come in and see us at Careers Service, Lower Ground
Floor, Building 11
Join this exciting team based competition
… heaps of fun … gain valuable skills for
future graduate employment … get a certificate
… win a prize!
TAKE THE EMPLOYABILITY CHALLENGE [TEC]!
What do employers want? What are the employment
prospects for your degree?
Find out the answers to these questions and many more
by taking part in the The 2007 Employability
Challenge [TEC] to be held between the 26th
July – 20th August 2007.
Join in a faculty team to interview employers about
what they are looking for when recruiting graduates,
present your information and win prizes!
TEC is open to all students from 1st
year through to postgraduate, and from any discipline
or faculty.
For more information and to access the application form,
go here
- To be involved contact Linda Corrin
on lcorrin@uow.edu.au
or 4221 3121.
CAREERS SERVICE ePortfolio
TRIAL
Collect and reflect on your Uni experience
- Having trouble locating evidence of your experiences
for a job application?
- Want to record the new skills you have learnt during
Uni?
UOW is currently implementing an ePortfolio
system that can help you to collect and reflect
on your skills and experiences online.
Be one of the first students at UOW to use
this great new tool!!
An introductory session will be held on Wednesday
15th May at 12:30pm in the Careers Service
Offices.
For further information about how to get involved
contact Linda Corrin by email: lcorrin@uow.edu.au
or phone: 4221 3121.
VOLUNTEERING ILLAWARRA
Writing bids for grants, organising sports events for
Cancer Research, getting trained to deal with phone
calls from people in distress and mentoring young people
who are on the verge of dropping out of education. If
you thought voluntary work was doing the weekly shop
for the housebound then think again. ‘Volunteering
Illawarra’ offer a range of opportunities that
can boost your resume. Find out more at the Volunteering
Expo on Thursday, 17th May at the Illawarrra Master
Builders Club, Church Street, Wollongong. 9:30am –
3:30pm. No need to book, just turn up.
JOB INTERVIEWS AND
ASSESSMENT CENTRES APPROACHING?
Whilst our series of workshops on these topics has
concluded, you might find some of our resources very
useful.
Videos available for viewing in our offices and at the
Shoalhaven campuse
- ‘Why Ask me that?’ (this deals with
effective interview skills)
- ‘Assessment Centres’ and
- ‘Two Whole Days’ deal with the variety
of activities which you might be faced with
Websites which you might find useful on assessment
centres and testing processes can be found here.
LOOKING TO START WORK FOR THE FIRST TIME? NEED ADVICE
ON CONDITIONS AND PAY?
The federal government has recently established the
Office of Workplace Services to assist
people like you to know more about your rights and conditions
at work.
Check out their free advice and information from here.
VIEW THE LATEST JOB LISTINGS
Looking for a graduate, full-time, or part-time job?
Don't forget to check out our online JobBoard.
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. |
