Academic Enrichment Services Careers & Employment

KickStart Your Career: Education

KickStart Your Career Education is a tailor-made program for education students to understand what employers are looking for, determine how to market yourself effectively and succeed in your endeavours to secure satisfying professional work.

Combine with KickStart Skills 4 Work sessions that interest you.

2009 Program Details - Wednesday 1 July

TIME

TITLE

VENUE

8.45 – 9.00am

Arrival & Resource Packs collected.

Charles Pearson Theatre

9.00 – 10.00am
Welcome

Program overview and expectations

Keynote address: Getting into teaching
(Presented by Anne Bright, Deputy Principal , Lauriston Girls School)

An overview of teaching and what employers are looking for.

Download slides (PDF / 484KB)

Charles Pearson Theatre

10.00 – 11.00am

Seminar: Key features of applications and the interview process
(Presented by Mark Newton, Senior Project Officer, Dept of Education and Early Childhood Development)

How to apply for vacancies in Victorian state government schools – useful tips and tactics.

Together with information relating to other incentives, scholarships and programs aimed at attracting graduates to apply for vacancies in state government schools.

Download slides (PDF / 355KB)

Charles Pearson Theatre

11.00-11.30am

REFRESHMENT BREAK

 

11.30am– 12.45pm

Written applications workshop

C&E staff will lead small groups in discussing cover letters, resumes and selection criteria statements.

Alice Hoy building

12.45 – 1.45pm

Interview workshop

C&E staff will lead small groups in practising the behavioural interview technique and providing feedback.

Alice Hoy building

 

 

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