|
|
 |
The Tertiary to Work Careers Fair is your opportunity to meet with representatives from various organisations and departments, and to discover the employment opportunities they offer. The majority will be seeking to promote opportunities for final year students to join their organisation as a graduate recruit. Some organisations will also have formal vacation employment and internship opportunities for earlier year students. So whether you will be in your final year or not. the event will be useful to you in researching employers and your career options.
Employers representing the private sector, state and federal government departments and industry bodies will attend the fair to promote their company and its employment opportunities to students from a range of degree disciplines. Employers representing the private sector, state and federal government departments and industry bodies will attend the fair to promote their company and its employment opportunities to students from a range of degree disciplines.
Neat and casual clothing will be appropriate. This is not a formal interview, but first impressions are very important.
Tertiary to Work is your opportunity to talk directly with employers, and to get the most out of it you will need to do a little preparation. Over 60 organisations are expected to attend the Fair and it may be difficult to talk to all of them directly.
Closer to the event select the top 5-10 organisations with whom you would like to make contact. If you do not know much about them, do some basic research by visiting their web sites. Find out about the different work areas of the organisation and think about which areas you would like to work in. many organisations also list their main clients and current projects. It is also important to find out about an organisation's graduate recruitment procedures, so that you can ask clarifying questions at the fair.
Most employers will not be collecting applications or résumés on the day. However, many of them have very tight recruitment deadlines following the fair, so it is a good idea to have your résumé up-to-date and to take a few copies with you just in case. Take a notepad and pen with you to write down the answers to your questions.
Employers will not have time for career counselling issues. Make a list of information you would like to find out about. You do not need to ask each organisation the same questions. The following is a list of possible issues you may wish to explore:
But remember to check their websites first. This may provide you with the answers beforehand and it will show employer representatives that you've done your research.
Up to 3,000 students and professionals are expected to attend the fair so the employer representatives will be very busy. Five to ten minutes should be long enough to ask three or four key questions.
