Workshops

The Careers Centre organises a variety of events over the year to teach students valuable skills for planning their careers, looking for all types of work, building their employability skills, writing job applications and more! The Careers Centre also hosts information sessions for employers to talk to students about the opportunities they offer.

Please see the events calendar for times and locations of all workshops for semester one 2012.

Careers Centre Workshops

To find out more, or to register to attend the event, click on the hyperlink for any event to go straight to the events calendar.

Resume Writing

Date Time
Wednesday 7 March 1–2pm
Tuesday 13 March 1–2pm
Thursday 22 March 1–2pm
Friday 20 April 1–2pm
Tuesday 15 May 1–2pm

Interview Skills Technique

Date Time
Thursday 15 March 1–2pm
Thursday 5 April 1–2pm
Monday 23 April 1–2pm
Wednesday 9 May (with Ernst & Young) 1–2pm
Friday 18 May (mock interviews)

9.30am–4.30pm

How employable are you? Build your personal brand statement

Date Time
Tuesday 27 March 1–2pm
Monday 21 May 4–5pm

Applying for graduate work

Workshop Date Time
Case Interviews with Port Jackson Partners Friday 9 March 12–1pm
Online Applications with KPMG Friday 9 March 1–2pm
Assessment Centres with Ernst & Young Friday 16 March 1–2pm
Interview Technique Friday 23 March 1–2pm
Public Sector with Australian Bureau of Statistics Friday 30 March 1–2pm

What can I do with my degree?

Workshop Date Time
What can I do with my Science degree? Monday 19 March 1–2pm
What can I do with my Arts degree? Tuesday 20 March 1–2pm

International students

Workshop Date Time
AusAid: Development goals and your career Thursday 23 February 2–4pm
Job search for international students Wednesday 28 March 4–5pm
Get noticed program for international students Wednesday 11 April 9.30am–4pm

Orientation Week

Workshop Date Time
Postgraduate skills in the corporate world (with Bain & Company) Tuesday 28 February 4–5.30pm
Looking for casual work (with Ernst & Young) Wednesday 29 February 11–12noon
Looking for casual work (with Reckitt Benckiser) Thursday 1 March 2–3pm
Drop in session Wednesday 29 February 12.30–2pm
Drop in session Thursday 1 March 12.30–2pm

Careers in ...

Workshop Date Time
The community Wednesday 16 May 4–6pm
International aid Wednesday 23 May 4–6pm

Resume workshops for postgraduates

Date Tiime
Tuesday 6 March 12–1pm
Friday 30 March 1–2pm
Tuesday 17 April 1–2pm

Interview techniques for postgraduates

Date Time
Monday 12 March 1–2pm
Monday 16 April 1–2pm

Networking for postgraduates

Date Time
Tuesday 27 March 12–1pm

Other workshops

Workshop Date Time
Working in research teams Wednesday 18 April 4–5.30pm