July 2008
SYDNEY BUSINESS SCHOOL - GETTING A JOB IN AUSTRALIA
Come and find out about the Careers Service's new program for International Students.
The Certificate in Global Workplace Practice is a new program aimed at helping International Students find a job in Australia, at home and in other countries.
The program includes:
- Workplace language
- Workplace culture
- Job seeking in Australia
- Work experience placements
An information session is going to be held at:
Room 3
Sydney Business School
10:00am to 12:00pm
Friday 4th July (Week 1)
If you are interested in the program you will be able to register at the information session.
UOW HEALTH SCIENCES CAREERS FAIR 2008
The Health Sciences Careers Fair will be staged on July 23rd in the Foyer of Building 41 10.30 - 1.30. Organisations participating will be targeting students from the following areas: Biological Science, Drug and Alcohol Counsellors, Health Sciences, Psychology, Social Work/Sciences, Sociology, Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Consultants, Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Clinical Psychology.
Make sure you are there to get first hand information on graduate opportunities within the health industry.
Click here to see you is coming on campus!
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Are you interested in working for the Commonwealth Bank ... vacation work is open for all disciplines ... or are your studies in the H&BS area ... then check out these Information Sessions.
WORKSHOPS
We are still running our helpful job seeking workshops. Register for a workshop on Resume Writing, Selection Criteria or Interview Skills online here.
THE 'TELL US WHAT YOU THINK' SURVEY IS STILL OPEN FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN A $4,000 TRAVEL OR RETAIL VOUCHER
The new survey, University & Beyond, gives you the chance to help Graduate Careers Australia, graduate recruiters, and your university, gain a better understanding of your needs and expectations. Covering everything from your preferred types of work, methods of seeking work and whether you feel ‘work ready’, through to salary expectations and attitudes about employment after graduation, it will provide you with an excellent opportunity to have your views heard by key organisations that will impact your future.
To find out more, go to: www.universityandbeyond.com.au
All Uni & Beyond survey participants are in the running to win a $4,000 travel/retail voucher, one of three $500 travel/retail vouchers, or one of fifty $30 music vouchers. All participant information is kept strictly confidential.
REALISE YOUR DREAM
You can still enter for this fantastic opportunity open to Creative Arts students - The British Council is offering six hot young Australian creatives a once-in-a-lifetime chance to fly to Britain to work with a creative leader in their industry. Realise Your Dream is a professional development award offered to Australians (aged 30 and under) working or studying in the creative industries. Winning candidates will be flown to the UK to work with a mentor and receive $8,000 to help live the dream.
Applications close on 31 July 2008 --- www.realiseyourdream.org.au
GLOBAL CAREERS EXPO - 4TH & 5TH SEPTEMBER 2008
Are you interested in working overseas?
The Global Career Expo is your chance to meet international employers with overseas work opportunities. The expo will be held over two days at the University of Technology, Sydney near Central Station in Sydney. The first day of the event will be your chance to gather information from organisations that interest you and attend organisations' information sessions. On the second day, students have the option of returning for interviews with organisations which interested them on Thursday.
Attendance is free, so come along and hear from and talk to potential employers from all over the world!
www.globalcareerexpo.com.au/
VACATION WORK
If next year is your final year, now is the time to ponder working in roles related to your discipline over the summer holidays. We have done some of the work for you and listed a lot of the companies offering vacation work.
Besides visiting the website, come into our office and pick up free copies of Vacation Work guides. Closing dates can be from now until end of September, so don’t delay.
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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.
Should you wish to DELETE your record from the
JSDB please send us an email
to: careers@uow.edu.au
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