u
ni careers services:
there to help you
Every university provides some form of
Graduate employers
careers service for its students. Many
Careers staff are well-connected to the graduate
students are unaware of the range of employment sector and regularly assist employers
information and advice available from their
in promoting their vacation and graduate
careers service – and are really missing out
programs. They can tell you which employers
as a result!
have undergraduate employment opportunities
and when and how they recruit. They are also
Careers services are there to help you, so make
up-to-date with the labour market, so they can
sure you drop into the office in the early stages
tell you where the jobs are now and future growth
of your degree. If you want to find out about
areas.
opportunities for vacation work, cooperative
schemes, cadetships and other work experience
options, your careers service will be able to
provide you with plenty of useful information.
Careers staff are well-connected
The range of careers services provided varies from
to the graduate employment
university to university, but most services provide
sector and regularly assist
print and web resources, workshops, individual
employers in promoting their
assistance and on-campus graduate employer
programs or events. Even if you are not in your
vacation and graduate programs.
final year, this information will be valuable, as
career researching is important task at any stage
of your study.
But can’t I just go on the net? Find out more
The Internet is great for background research and Most careers services have a range of online
finding out general information about employers services, such as email updates letting you know
and industries, but your careers services can about the latest career opportunities.
assist you in ways the web cannot. Staff can tailor
So, the message is: see your careers service as
assistance to recommend a course of action
early as possible and see them often!
based on your discipline, ambitions, strengths and
individual circumstances.
Article by Martin Smith, Manager,
Careers Service, University of Wollongong.
As well as providing personalised attention, your
careers service will have a wide range of resources
to assist you in making the right career decisions,
such as books, journals, videos/DVDS and
workshops on specific industries or occupations.
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