Newsletter October 2007
2007 STUDENT EXPERIENCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
- Have you completed the Student Experience
Questionnaire yet?
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forward slash
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- You can win a $1,000 Travel Voucher
Enter online here.
CAREERS SERVICE INTERNS
The Careers Service is now recruiting
for its team of Interns for 2008. The
Interns become part of the Careers Service and help
out with activities such as careers fairs, employer
liaison etc. To find out about the role and how to apply
here.
OCTOBER WORKSHOPS
The Careers Service is now offering
a series of workshops aimed at helping you in your job
seeking activities. The workshops cover areas such as
resume writing, preparing job applications
and how to get better results in your interviews.
See which workshops are available
and register here.
SOUTH COAST AND HIGHLANDS
The Careers Service is getting mobile
and heading off to visit the South Coast
and Highlands campuses. The program is:
Batemans Bay
Tues 16th October
Wed 17th October
Bega
Thurs 18th October
Moss Vale
Tues 23rd October
Shoalhaven
Wed 24th October
Students can register for appointments at their campus
office.
UNIVATIVE ILLAWARRA
Summer Recess 2008 (4th to 22nd February 2008)
Question: What’s in it for me? Answer: An
awesome work experience….
Read more about Univative
Illawarra and register early for this great
opportunity … heaps of fun … gain valuable
skills for future graduate employment … get a
certificate … win a prize!
Apply now ... email srejske@uow.edu.au
with resume and student number.
CERTIFICATE IN GLOBAL
WORKPLACE PRACTICE
The Careers Service is currently
piloting a new program to assist International
Students in their successful transition into
the Australian Workplace.
The pilot involves students completing their Masters
of Professional Accounting and includes seminars
on job search skills and understanding Australian workplace
practices and culture. To complement these seminars
there will be four weeks work experience placements
for students who pass a competitive selection process.
The full program (the Certificate in Global
Workplace Practice) is due to be launched next
year and will include English, Cultural
Awareness and Job Search Skills courses
all geared to assisting International Students
entry into the Australian Workplace. This program
will be capped with a work experience placement geared
to complement the students studies and enable them to
put their newly gained knowledge of Australian workplace
English and culture into practice.
If you would like more information please contact the
Careers Service - careers@uow.edu.au
ACCESS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
FROM 'MY JOBBOARD'
Right now there are some terrific
summer roles, needing students who are studying
Business, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Computer
Science and IT. What about a Music or Marketing
student to work at the Sydney Symphony?
Or consider some of the graduate
roles on offer (to start early next year) for Maths,
Languages, Arts, Engineering, Environmental Science,
Geoscience, Law, Commerce, Marketing, Nursing and IT.
Or if you can
start work before Christmas, what about these? Psych,
Law, Nursing, Performing Arts, Education, Marketing,
Medical Science, Accounting, IT/Comp Sci, HR, Science,
Finance.
NIHON BRAIN CENTRE
AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
This Information Session will be useful
and informative for those Japanese students who will
going back to Japan and wish to make the most out of
their studies in Australia.
- When: 10th October 2007
- Where: Kemira room 3, level 2
UniCentre Building
- Time: 3pm - 5pm
You need to register online
here.
OVERSEAS OPPORTUNITIES
In the coming months there are various opportunities
to work overseas – such as Teaching
in the UK (e.g. Teach
in the UK - Interviews in Sydney and Melbourne),
or working in Japan (Mynavi
Global Career Expo 2007), or volunteering
in developing countries.
CAREERS SERVICE OFFICE
CLOSED
Please note that the Careers Service office
will be closed on October 8th & 9th. -
We will reopen again on Wednesday, 10th, 9am.
We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause
you.
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. |
