Career Paths: Careers & Employer Liaison Centre Overview • Introductions • Your Path • How to find it • How to explore (research) it • How to progress along it • How we can assist • Questions Priorities "The decisions you make about your work life are especially important, since most people spend more of their waking lives working than doing anything else. Your choices will affect, not only yourself and those closest to you, but in some way the whole world." Laurence G. Boldt http://www.careerwisdom.com.au/career-quotes.html Careers & Employer Liaison Centre Top Floor, Student Centre* Tel: (08) 8201 2832 Email: [email protected] WWW: www.flinders.edu.au/careers Open: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday *We are located; • • • Next to the Sports Centre – FlindersOne Fitness. Upstairs from Admissions / Yunggorendi / Student Learning Centre. Along the corridor from Health, Counselling and Disability Services. 3 Steps in Career Planning > 3 basic steps in career planning 1. Self Assessment 2. Options Awareness 3. Self Marketing Finding career paths - Self Assessment Find your path Reflect on who you are and where you want to be; Visualise yourself in a setting that is ‘right’ for you. What elements or aspects of this job make it right? Find your path My Future ‘My career profile’ tool: www.myfuture.edu.au/myprofile Explore - Interests, Skills, Education and training, Work and study, Knowledge, Dream job, and Values Find your path The Keirsey Temperament Sorter®-II (KTS®-II) • Free 70 question personality sorter. • Temperament Mini report for free. • Other reports - optional purchase: www.keirsey.com HumanMetrics: Jung Typology Test • 72 item test based on Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers typological approach to personality: www.humanmetrics.com/ Find your path www.graduateopportunities.com/ free-downloads/your-career-you/ Complete the free VIA Character Strengths survey online: https://www.viame.org/s urvey/Account/Register Specialist Paths • Health – Health Promotion Officer • Public Policy - Entry level Policy Analyst • Politics - Electoral Officer, Parliamentary Research Officer • Sociology - Research Officer, Youth Worker • Justice Studies - Community Mediation Worker, Criminologist • International Studies - Diplomat, Refugee Settlement Officer Generalist paths • • • • • • • Graduate Administrative Assistant Management Trainee Programs Officer Project Officer Client Service Officer Intelligence Officer Information Services Officer Flinders Graduates’ Paths • Psychology/Sociology - Graduate Position, Australian Bureau of Statistics • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Intelligence Analyst, Police • Bachelor of Justice and Society - Intake/Volunteer Coordinator at Community Mediation Service • Behavioural Science - Support Worker - Towards Independence Program at The Salvation Army Australia • Bachelor of Arts (Honours Sociology) - Research Assistant, Office of Crime Statistics and Research • Bachelor of Behavioural Science/ Bachelor of Arts Hons (Criminal Justice) - Policy Officer with the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department Exploring Pathways • Public Sector (State, Local, Australian) • Private Sector • Community Development/Not for Profit Sector • Graduate Programs • International • Small- and medium-sized enterprises, boutique organisations such as consultancies, etc • Temporary/contract work/part- time work as steppingstone Exploring Pathways Research your location, industry, sector, and role / occupation titles. • Adelaide, interstate metropolitan areas? • Rural or remote locations? Overseas? • Where do they advertise? • When do they advertise? Exploring Pathways What Can I Do With A Degree In…? • • • • • Broad Pathways Potential Occupations Potential Employers Example Job Adverts Salary Information www.flinders.edu.au/careers/d egree/degree_home.cfm Exploring Pathways Job boards • www.careerone.com.au • www.mycareer.com.au • www.seek.com.au • www.jobsearch.gov.au • www.jobseeker.com.au/ Specialised Boards • Unijobs • HACjobs etc What / where else??? Recruitment Agencies Careers fairs/expos Networking Information interviews Speculative Work experience Volunteering Professional associations Exploring Pathways Looking at job advertisements? • Industry buzz words • Job titles • Organisations Think laterally! Exploring Pathways Graduate Programs WHAT? • At least a Bachelor's degree. • 1-2 years of full-time employment • Training, rotations, and development programs WHO? Large organisations - government departments, consulting firms or international companies. HOW? • Recruitment can happen anywhere up to a year before starting. • Competitive - online application, interviews, assessment centres, psychometric assessment etc. Exploring Pathways SA Public Sector Program Examples The SA Government Graduate Register: www.skills.sa.gov.au/graduate-and-skills-registers/sa-governmentgraduate-register TAFE SA Graduate Program: www.tafesa.edu.au/about-tafesa/jobs-attafesa/tafe-sa-graduate-program Department for Communities and Social Inclusion: www.dcsi.sa.gov.au/careers/graduate-employment Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure Graduate Program: www.dpti.sa.gov.au/careers/planning_division_career Department of State Development: www.statedevelopment.sa.gov.au/about-us/graduate-program Graduate Program Examples: Australian & Interstate Public Sector; Private Sector • • • • • • • • Fair Work Ombudsman Allianz General Insurance Leadership Graduate Program Department of Communications Department of Social Services Attorney General's Department (AG's), Department of Health Northern Territory Government - Graduate Development Program Victorian Public Service Graduate Recruitment and Development Scheme • Reece Pty Ltd • Terra Firma Business Consulting • And many more! Graduate Programs: Public Sector Attorney-General's Department Graduate Program “My first rotation with the Attorney-General’s Department Graduate Program was in the Community Legal Services section. I had the opportunity to gather strategic data, liaise with stakeholders and contribute to the review and development of internal and external policy.” Nick Winton, Bachelor of Behavioural Science/ Bachelor of Arts Hons (Criminal Justice) working as a Policy Officer with the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department. Exploring Pathways Multiple Vacancies – Large Organisations Randstad, Graduate Contact Centre roles Westpac is one of Australia's leading financial services institutions and the CCC is a global award winning contact centre. This isn't any contact centre role - this is one with a well thought out career plan; extensive training and personal growth; support and one that is focused on the customer experience as it continues to evolve. Department of Immigration and Border Protection Temporary Employment Register - The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) is seeking enthusiastic, committed and talented people who are interested in joining our State and Territory based Temporary Talent Pools. Exploring Pathways ‘One Off’ Graduate vacancies KPMG, Graduate Research Assistant Demographics is a boutique team within KPMG’s Management Consulting division that undertakes national consulting work for clients and supports Partner, Bernard Salt, a social and demographic commentator, professional speaker and columnist for The Australian newspaper. This role acts primarily as a Research Assistant to Bernard Salt, supporting him by preparing data to inform his presentations, columns and media engagements. This role is an excellent opportunity to work directly with a high profile Partner at KPMG and develop a broad skill set. The successful candidate will have a passion for consumer behaviour, sociology and demographics and in particular how they apply to business. Exploring Pathways Higher Education Flinders University: Total number of staff for the 2013 Calendar year: … Exploring Pathways Higher Education Tertiary administration? Service delivery? Research? Flinders University: Total number of staff 2013: 2 616 Exploring Pathways ‘Support’ / ‘Assistant’ roles CMAX - Study Assistant Comcare - Legal Support Officer City of Holdfast Bay - Project Assistant SA Metropolitan Fire Service – Human Resources Support Officer South Australian Tourism Commission - Business Development Assistant Alzheimer's Australia SA Inc. - Administration Assistant Flinders University - ERA Data Assistant Frances Bedford MP - Florey Electorate Office Assistant The University of Adelaide - Future Student Assistant http://blog.twmg.com.au/four-useful-tips-to-prepare-your-social-media-marketing-strategy-on-2014/ Explore the path - Social media Flinders University Alumni Family on LinkedIn: connect with other Flinders alumni: www.flinders.edu.au/alumni/ Other Examples - LinkedIn Groups Social Innovation Australia GovJobs Network Online Community Engagement Youth Justice Network Red Cross Youth Institute of Health Promotion and Education Connecting Up Australia Explore the path Subscribe – for example: • Department for Communities and Social Inclusion Feature magazine Progress along your path Identify your ‘employer(s) of choice’ / Target jobs Consider what you have to offer Consider what you need to develop Enhance your self marketing skills – tell the story (on paper, online, in person). • Extend your personal and employment networks • • • • Progress along your path Degree related work exp Casual/Career Employment Academic Extra Curricular For example… 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 Register Now – Careers! GradJobs Register now to benefit from this stream of information about employers and jobs related to your degree. You’ll find out: • • • • What to expect When Who the employers in your field are What employers in your field are looking for. www.flinders.edu.au/careers/services/registration.cfm Register Now – Careers! Enrolled Student Employment For example: • ABS – Casual Field Officers • Cancer Council SA - Administration Assistant • Roy Morgan Research - Market Research Interviewer • SYC - Specialised Residential Care Worker • Whitelion - Mentors • Harrison Research - Casual research interviewers www.flinders.edu.au/careers/services/registration.cfm Register Now – Careers! Utilise the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre www.flinders.edu.au/careers/services/registration.cfm Program / Service Connect@Flinders Mentoring Enactus Graduate Skill Development Program Inspire Peer Mentoring Program WorkReady and more AND Meet with a Career Development Consultant
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