Transcript Career Paths (PPT 13MB)
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
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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
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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