Close & Swinburne Support Services Employability: Professional Career Start Strategies & Job Search Olivia Doyle 23 June 2015

Swinburne Aim To provide you with useful insights to build your employability and launch your professional career Themes -Communication -Networking for success -Career planning & research strategies -Job readiness -Job search strategies “learning to search outside the square” Program summary

Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN 3 A successful career …….. -Is a learning journey that starts when you are young and builds throughout your life -Can include different paths than what you originally planned -Allows you to try new and varied experiences -Manages change

Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN 4 A successful career …….. Cont. -Enables you to follow your heart and your passion -Is in line with your values -Has a focus on a good life journey – not just a destination -Is a rich and varied story

Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN 5 “Security now lies not in employment but in employability Individuals who want to maintain their employability have to regularly learn new skills. We must all take more responsibility for maintaining our employability, which includes what we want to do, what skills we bring to the marketplace, and what others will pay us to do. The underlying idea is that my career is my business ” Professor Tony Watts, 2011

Swinburne The next steps for you 6 Reflect on the key messages of the seminar Develop a personal action plan …… and review regularly Seek support

Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN 7 Swinburne’s Centre for Career Development We are here to help you with career assistance and advice Your professional career starts NOW – let us help you with your career journey All services are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL

Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN 8 Services – for 2 years post gradn. -Career counselling -Job search assistance -Interview skills -Resume builder -Employer information and on campus presentations -GoinGlobal international job search data base -Career conferences, workshops and webinars -Range of handouts / podcasts: -Interviews- What can I do with my qualification -Resumes- Networking -Cover letters- Job search -LinkedIn profiles- Assessment centres etc

Swinburne 9 Free resume / cover letter / LinkedIn checks Drop in to have your documents checked by a Career Practitioner No appointment necessary 9 am – 5 pm

Swinburne International Student Life - Employability 10 Useful advice and resources to assist in developing your professional career Employability monthly newsletter – sent to your Swinburne For confidential, individual appointments contact: Olivia Doyle International Student Advisor – Employability Tel Employability ‘Road Map’

Swinburne Upcoming Events pm Weds 1 July Building your own employability – entrepreneurial success stories 3.30 pm Thursday 9 July Employability: Secrets of my career success with former Swinburne international students Thursday 23 July Doctoral and masters research candidates: Career planning strategies to enhance your employability

Swinburne Semester 2 Events 12 SKILL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR SERIES - Essential graduate employability skills to build your career - Effective workplace communication skills - Emotional intelligence in the workplace - Effective business writing - Enhancing your performance in work teams Dates and further details to be confirmed – check website Plus more general employability seminars