Starting out toward your career

Meg Alexander Career Development Consultant

The Careers and Employer Liaison Centre has put together one week dedicated to all the stuff you need to know about careers,

work experience, networking and getting the dream job.

No need to register, just turn up

Get all the details at: www.flinders.edu.au/careers

It’s all about you and your career week

12 - 16 Oct 15

It’s all about you and your career week

12 - 16 Oct 15

Overview

The TEN essential tips FOR starting out towards your career NB – this session will be recorded (including comments in the chat box). You are welcome to ask questions via the chat box throughout the session, or at the end, when the recording has finished. To enter you details for the prize draw, type you FAN in the Chat box when your facilitator has indicated recording is complete. Session ppt will be available at: www.flinders.edu.au/careers/students/events/careers-week-2015.cfm

www.flinders.edu.au/careers

Tip 1. Considering Career goals and possibilities

Career goals?

Where have you come from? Where are you now?

Where do you want to go…?

“I love what I do and always have. … I think in terms of finding your career niche and work contentment it is important to establish early on what it is that engages you. What are you good at? What excites, validates and connects with your natural abilities and interests? Find whatever that is and never give up…” – Bernard Salt, The Weekend Australian, Weekend A Plus, February 21 – 22, 2015

Tip 2. Finding Careers information

Exploration; “What can I do with my Degree in…?” • Potential

Occupations • Potential

Employers • Example Adverts

• www.flinders.edu.au/careers/

degree/degree_home.cfm

Careers Information Also look at • Occupation descriptions – Job Guide, My Future, Job Outlook • Job Advertisements • Professional Associations • Graduate websites – Unigrad, Grad Australia, Grad Connection,

Graduate Opportunities • Careerone – watercooler talk; Seek – Advice and Tips • Student Associations • Industry & Government websites – for example:

www.abc.net.au/acedayjobs/ www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/jobs-careers/career-profiles

Tip 3. Following job advertisements

Gradjobs • Monitor undergraduate and graduate employment

opportunities - www.flinders.edu.au/careers/students/employment/employment-opportunities.cfm

EXAMPLES: Aurora Internship Program, Coles, Telstra, KPMG, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Department of Correctional Services, Colmar Brunton - Graduate Market Research Executive Opportunity, City of Marion - Youth Development Officer. and many more.

Enrolled opportunities

Sign up on Job boards

Graduate Programs vs one-off/Grad Position?

General Positions

Tip 4. achieving work experience? Volunteering? Community Engagement?

Enhance your Experience Undertake a WorkReady Internship Program • Project based work experience in a degree-related field • Develop your work skills • Gain referees • Insurance cover provided • Apply for placements that are already listed with the program,

or organise a placement within an organisation of your choice

www.flinders.edu.au/careers/services/workready/

Examples: WorkReady Placements Examples of Advertised Placements • Tour Guides in Wildlife Park Setting • Tutors/Mentors • Arts Administration Intern • Trees for Life: Bush Regeneration Opportunities • Assistant to Community Grant Writer • Correctional Services Volunteer • School Wellbeing Program Assistant

*You can also source your own placement.

Voluntary and Community based activities: “This is another way skills are developed, and indicates attributes such as an interest in learning, social responsibility and awareness of service culture.” Graduate Opportunities

Enhance your Experience More Volunteering Opportunities – some examples Current Volunteering Roles • Moon Lantern Festival Volunteer - Adelaide Festival Centre - Application

close 7 August 2015. • VGen Volunteer State Director - World Vision - Applications close 24th July

2015. • FUSE Mentoring Program - Baptist Care Refugee Services - Applications

close Wednesday 29th July 2015.

Ongoing Opportunities • Volunteer Editor, Reader and Panel Operator - Radio 5RPH • Research Officer (2 Positions) - ViTA, ACH Group • Digital Marketing - Re-Engage Youth Services

https://www.flinders.edu.au/careers/services/workready/volunteering/volunteering-

opportunities.cfm

Be a Mentor

Inspire Peer Mentoring Program

• Gain skills in facilitation, team-work and improve your interpersonal communication skills, while having a great experience mentoring school students for 2 hours each week

• we provide you with training and ongoing support

“When I encouraged young people it made a huge difference to how they approached their work. It feels good to be able to support students to submit work that they never thought they could do. … I have a lot more confidence in my interpersonal skills after being a mentor for one semester.”

Kenji Nagashima Bachelor of Arts (Social Work and Planning) Students at Risk Transition Program - Christies Beach High School

www.flinders.edu.au//careers/services/mentor/inspire/inspire.cfm

Tip 5. skilling up – your professional development

Annual Leadership Program

• The 2015 Annual Leadership Program will be held on the 24th and 25th November.

• Registration details will be announced one month prior. • www.flinders.edu.au/careers/services/professional-

development/leadership.cfm

Build Skills The Degree Plus Program is designed to assist you BEFORE you graduate with a series of workshops and seminars focusing on employability skills.

Sessions include: Workplace Presentations; • Networking; • Working In Teams; • Work Planning, • Conflict Resolution and Negotiation; • Critical and Innovative Thinking; and more. Details at : www.flinders.edu.au/careers/services/professional-development/degreeplus.cfm

Skill Development Certificate Skill Development Certificate

flinders.edu.au/skillcertificate

• Provides professional skill development sessions, industry based activities, mentoring, volunteering initiatives, and networking opportunities

• Improves your employability prospects

• Acts as a record of the experiences you gain at Flinders.

Tip 6. Connecting to people in your sector

Health & Community Services Careers Fair Wednesday 14th October – 4.30pm to 6pm De Cafe, Sturt Precinct

Just SOME of the organisations who have attended this Fair previously: • Anglicare SA, Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD)

Program, Autism SA, CanTeen, DCSI, De Poi Consulting Pty Ltd, DRUG ARM Australasia, Edmund Rice Camps (SA) Inc, Red Cross, Relationships Australia, Uniting Communities, YWCA of Adelaide and more.

Professional Associations - Examples

www.flinders.edu.au/connect

We match you with a professional who will reflect on their own journey, and assist you to develop an understanding of what it takes to

transition into employment.

Tip 7. keeping up to date

Follow the news

Tip 8. harnessing social media effectively

LinkedIn 101

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Make career decisions

Find Jobs

Create a Professional profile

Make academic decisions

Research career paths

Use Social media Examples LinkedIn : • Flinders University: Alumni Family www.flinders.edu.au/alumni/ • Careers LinkedIn Group • More: Australian Sports Marketing, Connecting Up Australia, Community

Engagement; Red Cross Youth, HR Australia, Australian Sustainability group; Natural resource management professionals; GovJobs Network, Teachers networking group…

• Follow Companies: National Heart Foundation, SAHMRI, Cancer Council SA

• Follow news: e.g. health care news How many members/ Local/global/ How many discussions?/ How many members

participate?

Tip 9. Keeping your CV current – you never know when you may need it!

Your CV reflects your journey

Academic

Extra Curricular

Casual/Career Employment

Degree related work

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What does your journey mean?

Degree » Work Experience » Extracurricular Activities

“During my studies, I also did an internship through ANU at Parliament House in Canberra. While studying, I worked

for a Federal Member of Parliament in an electorate office and also worked as a bartender in a popular Adelaide

pub.” International Studies (Honours), Graduate (now a Policy Adviser),

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Resources

Booklets: www.flinders.edu.au/careers/students/careersadvice/careersadvice.cfm

Resumes and more!

Tip 10. What now?

Use your Careers Centre!

Chris, Bachelor of Environmental Management/ Bachelor of Business and Technology; Environmental Scientist/Consultant; Earth Systems “I also consulted with the Flinders University Careers and Employer Liaison Centre early in my degree and started getting involved in the environmental sector outside of university in the second year of my studies.” “Imagine your dream job and then devise a plan to get there. More importantly, start implementing the plan early in your studies.”

Questions?