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Careers and Employment


 
Careers and Employment welcome parents of Swinburne students. We hope the information we provide would assist you in your child's career planning and job hunting preparation.
 
  C a r e e r s   C o u n s e l l i n g
  Our qualified Careers Consultants are available for consultations on every campus. bulletMore
   
  W o r k s h o p s   a n d   S e m i n a r s
  Free Job Hunting workshops are run during semesters at all campuses by our qualified Careers Consultants. We encourage students to attend as many workshops as they possibly can. More
   
R e s u m e   C h e c k i n g   S e r v i c e
  A Careers Consultant is on hand to check resumes and make suggestions. Examples of Resumes and Cover Letters are available from our offices, and can be downloaded from our website. bulletMore
 
  S w i n E m p l o y   O n l i n e   E m p l o y m e n t   S e r v i c e
  SwinEmploy is Swinburne's online jobs database. Employers advertise employment opportunities on SwinEmploy. Students must register to access part-time, full-time, course-related, graduate and immediate start positions, workshops and seminars, news, articles and links to a large number of sites.
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  E m p l o y m e n t   F a i r
  Careers & Employment runs an Employment Fair with the specific aim of assisting our final year undergraduate students with graduate jobs. Students have the opportunity to interact with 30-40 employers at the fair. We encourage students to attend. Date of next year's event will be advised soon.
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  G r a d u a t e   R e c r u i t m e n t   P r o g r a m
  This program targets final year undergraduates. Due to the large numbers of graduates seeking graduate positions many large companies use a formalised recruitment method to recruit the best person for the position. The competition is fierce so students need to start their job search at the start of their final year at uni. bulletMore
 
  M i d   Y e a r   E n t r y
  Choosing a course at mid-year is no different to choosing a course at any other time. There is a difference however in the method in which you apply. Courses that begin at the start of the year, particularly university and TAFE Diploma courses are clearly listed and explained in the VTAC Guide. There is no single guide or central application point for mid-year courses. bulletMore
 
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  Parents are highly influential in their child’s choice of course. They influence their child’s choice whether they are passive or active about it.

Passive Influence
Even without meaning/wanting to be involved, parents will influence their children’s course choices by the work example they have lived and the values they have shown. Students will often (but not always!) want to enter a career that fits in with their parents values.

Active influence
If parents do want to be actively involved in their children’s choices, they need to be informed about the course and employment scene today, as it is very different to the situation of twenty years ago.

Find out about the: -
bulletThe difference between short courses, TAFE and University.
bulletRange of courses available
bulletEmployment outcomes of graduates of each course being considered
bulletSalary range of graduates of these courses
bulletNew “World of Work” which for those with high career ambitions usually involves changing jobs every few years and changing careers at least three times

If you want to give your child advice always bear in mind– what is best for your child
bulletWhat are your child’s skills, abilities values and personal style?
bulletEven if your child has the academic ability to complete a course do they have the stamina, ambition and independent study skills to see them through?
bulletDon’t confuse what YOU would like for your child (or yourself) with what THEY want. Obviously, your child will have to live with all the consequences long after the course decision is made. Also, should you be too obvious in pushing for what you think is the “right course” you can diminish your child’s feeling of responsibility and ownership for many aspects of their decision.

Be an active listener
It is valuable for students to have a safe and caring sounding board for their ideas. Talking about the course options, without being told the answer, is helpful in arriving at a decision.