July 2009
HEALTH SCIENCES CAREERS FAIR (Health & Behavioural Science)
Date: Wednesday, 29th July 2009 from 10:00am - 1:30pm
Venue: Foyer Bdg 41
The aim of the fair is to increase student awareness of the opportunities and realities of working within the health industry, and also for employers to be more fully aware of the qualities, skills and experiences that UOW graduates may bring to their organisations.
Registrations received as of today:
Anglican Retirement Villages (Nursing, Health Science, Nutrition/Dietetics, Exercise Science, Human Movement), Antipodeans Abroad (All), APM (Disciplines targeted: Exercise Science and Rehabilitation, Psychology), Australian College of Applied Psychology (Psychology), Camp America (Nursing, Health, Drama & Dance), Catholic Healthcare (Health), HammondCare (Health Sciences), Health Services Union (Allied Health Graduates), Justice Health (3rd Year Bachelor of Nursing), Konekt (Allied Health discipline), Nursing Agency Australia (Nursing), Odyssey House (Psychology), Ramsay Health Care (Nursing), Sydney South West Area Health Service (Nursing), The College of Nursing (Nursing), Warrigal Care (Nursing)
Check here for updates on who is coming!!!
JULY WORKSHOP SERIES
Wollongong Campus Workshops
- Effective Resumes
- Answering Selection Criteria and Online Forms
- Dealing with Assessment Centres
- Effective Interview Techniques
- Creative Job Seeking
- Getting started in the Australian job market for International Students
Sydney Campus Workshops
- Finding part-time or casual work in Australia
- Creative Job Seeking/Resumes/Interview Techniques
Check the times and dates and you NEED to register online.
AUGUST INFORMATION SESSIONS
CPA Australia is holding an information session for International Students studying Business, Finance and Accounting.
Date: 12/08/2009
Time: 12:30 to 13:30
Venue: Kemira Room 4, level 2, UniCentre Bdg
Commonwealth Bank is holding an information session for its Summer Recruitment Program. Students who finish their studies in 2010 from All Disciplines are invited to attend.
Date: 13/08/2009
Time: 12:30 to 13:30
Venue: Kemira Room 4, level 2, UniCentre Bdg
Check the times and dates and you NEED to register online.
SIFE (STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE)
Present another Financial Literacy Seminar to be held Wednesday 1 July in 20.5 commencing at 3pm. Topics covered will be Savings, Interest, Credit/Debit Cards, and Budgeting.
Free admission & refreshments.
Check out SIFE here: http://clubs.uow.edu.au/websites/sife/
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JOIN SIFE
Applications are open join a community project for SIFE. Students in Free Enterprise is a student volunteer program.
Learn new skills – meet new friends – be part of the community – be a team leader – all valuable skills for future career planning and job search.
To be considered you must
- be a current student
- be able to attend monthly meetings
- be able to spend a few hours on project work.
Students who participate in projects will be eligible to apply for the National Competition in July 2010 (travel & accommodation paid).
Go to http://www.sifeaustralia.org.au for more information and if you’re sold, send your resume and student number to srejske@uow.edu.au – closing date 28 August 09
CISCO INTERSHIP PROFILE (AUGUST 2009 - JANUARY 2010)
Join Cisco and immediately contribute to how they innovate, sell, and support the solutions that are shaping the future. Their 6-month internship will give you Networking Lab-time, a CCNA qualification, and hands-on experience solving clients’ networking problems.
If you’re: studying computer science, IT, electrical engineering or a closely-related subject; interested in networking technologies and their impact on how we live, work, play and learn, then they would like to hear from you. This is a competitively paid internship programme, designed to train Cisco's future engineers.
Applications close 10 July 2009
Click here for more information
Also see our other Summer programs available:
Deutsche Bank Summer Analyst Internship Program
Deutsche Bank is offering students studying in Australia the opportunity to complete a summer internship in either Sydney (Global Banking, Global Markets, Finance, Treasury, Technology, Operations) December 2009 - 29 January 2010, or Hong Kong or Singapore (Global Banking, Global Markets) January 2010 - February 2010.
Click here for more information
The Australian National University Summer Research Scholarship
A Summer Research Scholarship at The Australian National University is an exceptional research opportunity, providing insight into what studying for an Honours or a graduate research degree is all about.
Click here for more information
IAESTE: AN INTERNATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
The University of Wollongong is now a member of the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE).
IAESTE can provide overseas work experience opportunities to University of Wollongong students studying degrees in engineering, science, and technology related disciplines. Paid professional traineeships are available in over 80 countries and range from 2-12 months.
For more information see http://www.swin.edu.au/iaeste/
THE BROLGA PROJECT: WORK EXPERIENCE IN RURAL AND REGIONAL AUSTRALIA
Launched on October 6 last year, ‘The Brolga Project’ links students needing work experience with under-staffed businesses, non-profit agencies and government departments in regional and rural Australia.
This program designed to bridge the city/country divide is gaining momentum, with a broad spectrum of early participants figuratively crossing the great divide.
For more information see http://www.brolgaproject.com.au
NATIONAL ICT CAREERS WEEK - INDUSTRY PANEL EVENING
On 27th July 2009, the Faculty of Informatics is hosting a panel of industry representatives, academics and students discuss the threats and opportunities for the ICT industry created by the Global Financial Crisis.
There will also be exhibitors from the industry and UOW staff to answer all your questions about studying ICT and working in the ICT industry.
If you are interested in attending please see for registration details see http://www.uow.edu.au/future/events/UOW059621.html
As an initiative of the 2009 ICT Careers week (http://www.ictcareersweek.info), the ACS Foundation is holding a competition for young people to post a short video (less than two minutes) around one or more of the six themes of the week this year, basically on the topic of "What does ICT mean to you?"
Each category winner will receive one of seven i-Pod Touches, based on the number of "views" their video gets.
Entries should be posted on the ACS Foundation You Tube channel - http://www.youtube.com/ACSFoundation.
Full details of the competition can be found on the Careers Foundation website - http://tiny.cc/anshc.
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
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or phone (02 4221 3325) and we may be able to suggest
some alternatives.
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