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Information for Academics & Staff

In today’s employment market it is necessary for students and graduates to possess the lifelong ability to personally manage their own career development. The Careers Service is committed to an integrated and collaborative role with academics and other student support services as part of a University-wide undertaking to prepare students for their future careers.

2008 Careers and Employer Expo Lunch
Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Syracusa (Staff House Building)

 

The Careers Service would like to invite you to attend the Careers and Employer Expo Lunch on Tuesday, 8 April 2008. This is an informal event which will be used to link the two Expo sessions being held that day.

Over 130 organisations have booked to attend this year's Careers Expo and many of the attending representatives have reserved a space at our Expo Lunch.

Employers are keen to meet with staff of the University of Newcastle to gain a better understanding of our academic programs and make connections within the faculties that are relevant to their recruitment strengths.

As an academic staff member the lunch will proved an invaluable forum to:

• meet industry representatives to discuss current employment trends and expectations
• promot the quality and skills of the people teaching at our University
• seek out or create opportunities for research and to forge valuable industry connections
• support the University's commitment to work more closely with the broader community, including industry and graduate recruiters.

To attend, you will need to RSVP by 28 March 2008: email matthew.leonard@newcastle.edu.au

 

Academic Collaboration

The most popular collaborative activities career staff have been involved with academics, schools, and faculties, at either program or course level are:

• Development and presentation of tailored career/employment lectures, tutorials and workshops for specific disciplines. These have been part of course work material or offered outside normal lecture times and have included:
  
  • Career planning/career portfolio development
  • Gaining work experience and employment – contemporary job search skills
  • Current recruitment practices - job applications and interviews
  • A further listing of workshop topics can be found on our Student Workshop Program page
    

• Organisation of discipline specific career expos, seminars or similar events that include employer representation or presentations.
  
• Organisation of the annual University Career & Employment Expo. This event not only gives students of the University the option of exploring the range of employment opportunities through direct contact with employer representatives, it is also an invaluable single event opportunity for academics to meet with a wide range of graduate recruiters to discuss:
  • Current industry recruitment needs
  • Possible industry collaboration – research project options
  • Industry scholarships and prizes
    
• Short presentations in lectures or other Faculty sessions (eg mentoring meetings, orientation sessions) on the career services offered to students of the university.

Contact Careers and Employment to discuss these or other career related activities you might want to include in your program or courses on 4921 5588 or studentemployment@newcastle.edu.au

Support Services Collaboration

The Careers Service works with a range of support services to deliver appropriate career development information and training for students. These activities have included:

• Employability seminars and workshops for students with disabilities. These activities were designed and presented in collaboration with specialist disability support staff.
  
• A series of workshops for final year nursing students, focused on dealing with job interviews, in collaboration with the University Counselling Service.
  
• NUPSA presentations as part of orientation sessions and professional development seminar series.
  
• Student residential college presentations on career planning, job search, job applications and interviews.