Career Paths: Careers & Employer Liaison Centre

Overview

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Introductions Your Path

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How to find it

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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: Email: (08) 8201 2832 [email protected]

WWW: www.flinders.edu.au/careers Open: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

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*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

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Psychology/Sociology

Statistics - Graduate Position, Australian Bureau of • Bachelor of

Arts (Honours)

- Intelligence Analyst, Police • Bachelor of

Justice and Society

Community Mediation Service - Intake/Volunteer Coordinator at •

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

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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 stepping stone

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

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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

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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.

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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-government graduate-register

TAFE SA Graduate Program:

www.tafesa.edu.au/about-tafesa/jobs-at tafesa/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 Academic Casual/Career Employment 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)

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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