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Monthly Newsletter

December 2008

OPENING HOURS OVER THE SUMMER BREAK

The Careers Service office will be closed at 5pm on Wednesday the 24th of December and will reopen at 9am on Monday the 5th of January 2009. The office will then continue to operate as normal for the rest of the year!

No new jobs or student registrations will be processed on 'My JobBoard' from 16th December 2008 until 12th January 2009!

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RESUBMIT YOUR DETAILS TO ‘My JobAlert’

To keep our database and your details correct we ask that you update your contact details at the end of each year. Please make sure you have done this by February 2009.  If you do not resubmit your details, your record will automatically be deleted in February 2009. If you are graduating this year, you will need to provide us with a non-UOW email address.

Resubmit your details now!

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DECEMBER WORKSHOPS

We will still be offering our range of job seeking workshops in December. You MUST register online.

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BEST OF LUCK TO OUR GRADUATES

For those who are about to graduate we would like to wish you all the very best of luck in launching your new career.  We will still be able to provide you with job seeking assistance over the next few months.

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FINAL YEAR IN 2009?

Keep an eye on the graduate recruitment cycle which starts in March!  We post many graduate positions on our JobBoard and our National Careers Fair on Tuesday 31st March is not to be missed!

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LOOKING FOR CASUAL or PART TIME WORK?

Check out the jobs on our JobBoard!

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS GRADUATING END OF SPRING 2009 OR AUTUMN 2010 – JOB SEARCH PROGRAM

In 2009 the University of Wollongong Careers Service will again be offering the Certificate in Global Workplace Practice for international students studying in the Commerce, Engineering, Informatics and Health & Behavioural Science faculties and the Graduate School of Business.

This program aims to help international students to better prepare for looking for work in Australia after graduation. During the program you will learn what Australian employers are looking for in the graduate market. Registrations are open now.

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GRADUATE AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS TEST (GAMSAT)

Registrations are open NOW. You can also download the 2009 Information Booklet as well as comprehensive information about GAMSAT from the website. Deadline for registration is 3rd February 2009!

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UNIVATIVE ILLAWARRA

If 2009 is your final year and you want an edge in the job market … the Careers Service has the solution for you.

By participating in Univative, you have a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable workplace skills.

From 2–20 February 2009 (3 weeks of summer 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. However preference will be given to final and penultimate year students.

  • To apply now – go to our website
  • Contact Sue Rejske
  • Come in and see us at Careers Service, Lower Ground Floor, Building 11
  • Closing date 30 January 2009

Join this exciting team based competition … heaps of fun … gain valuable skills for future graduate employment … get a certificate … win a prize!

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2008 STUDENT EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE

Your chance to win a $1000 travel voucher to ANYWHERE. Questionnaire opens Tuesday 7th October.

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WISHING YOU ALL A SAFE AND HAPPY SUMMER

The Careers Service would like to wish you all a safe and enjoyable summer break

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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.

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.

   

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The 'My JobAlert' - Newsletter is a monthly newsletter produced by
the Careers Service, Student Services.

 

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Last updated: 01-Dec-2008

 

 
 

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Hours: 9.00am to 5.00pm
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