Expos, Events & Workshops
Careers & Cooperative Education hosts a range of career expos, events and workshops aimed at building your employability and providing you with an opportunity to network with employers.
Career expos
Careers & Cooperative Education holds career expos in March each year for graduate recruitment. Career expos provide you with an opportunity to meet face-to-face with employers and gain insight into your profession. Students often get to talk with former graduates of UWS who return for their companies to help you with applications and job hunting.
Expos are usually discipline focused and provide you with a network of companies that actively recruit from UWS.
Careers advisors and employers are on hand to help with resumes and advice on the application process.
Three careers expos will be held in 2013:
See list of companies that attended expos in March 2012(opens in a new window)
Smaller discipline focused and vacation placement expos are held in second semester.
Entry to all UWS career expos is free. For more information and to prepare for attending a careers expo see CareerHub(opens in a new window).
To view the latest career events happening on and off campus, go to CareerHub(opens in a new window)
*Access CareerHub using your Student ID and password.
Workshops
Careers & Cooperative Education offers a range of career development workshops to enhance your employability. View a full list of available workshops on CareerHub(opens in a new window) where you can also book in. These include:
- Resume basics
- Professional applications
- Success at job interviews
- One stop careers workshop
- You, your course and your career
- Personalities and careers - Myers-Briggs
Register into your workshop on UWS CareerHub(opens in a new window)to attend.
This workshop will provide the information and format that you need to create a base level résumé. This is suitable for those seeking their first job or further employment opportunities and is also suitable for international students seeking a start in Australia.
If you attend this workshop and have refined your résumé to a final edit, you are eligible for a comprehensive résumé review by a Career Education Consultant. Further information will be provided at the workshop.
Find more information about resumes at our careers and resume advice page.
Professional Applications Workshop
This workshop will improve your ability to prepare detailed job applications which require you to write a cover letter, complete online application forms and/or address selection criteria.
Success at Job Interviews Workshop
Have you ever stumbled over an interview question? Not clear what the interviewer wants to hear? Don't be nervous, be prepared. This practical workshop will give you the opportunity to practise your interview skills.
Have you been too busy focusing on your studies during semester to think about planning your job search? This one-day workshop, held during STUVAC each semester is a combination of other workshops.
Topics include: finding work, preparing job applications, writing résumés and interview techniques.
You, Your Course and Your Career Workshop
Uncertain about your degree? This workshop helps you review your career planning, identify your skills and explore strategies for getting degree-relevant work experience while studying.
Personalities and Careers - Myers-Briggs Workshop
This three and a half hour workshop introduces students to the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The MBTI helps people understand their personality preferences. Find out how this knowledge can be used for academic success and career planning. The more you understand about yourself, the better your career and study decisions will be and the more effectively you will be.
Find out more information about expos, events and workshops by contacting Careers & Cooperative Education.
Email careers@uws.edu.au or call (02) 4736 0242.
