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Weekly Career News

Wednesday 6 November 2019

Upcoming career events

Whitehouse Institute of Design: is a private college in Melbourne and Sydney offering a Bachelor of Design and Master of Design. Majors in the Bachelor of Design include:

• Creative Direction and Styling
• Interior Design
• Fashion Design

The Institute is running their annual graduate exhibition and runway in December and prospective students are invited to attend. You will be able to view the work of graduating students, and speak to course advisers and current students.

When: Saturday 7 December

Where: Whitehouse Institute of Design, 672 Bourke Street, Melbourne. 

Info and RSVP: https://bit.ly/33eSDtR

VCE Summer School: The University of Melbourne Student Union is running their annual two-week VCE Summer School at the Parkville campus. This is fantastic program, offering one-to-one tutoring, workshops, lectures, take home VCE preparation materials, and social activities.

Cost is $219 which covers most activities. Rural students can apply to stay at St Hilda’s College for the two weeks for a cost of $419, which includes meals and activities.

When: 6 – 17 January, 2020

Where: The University of Melbourne, Parkville 

Info and RSVP: https://bit.ly/2NB6KTZ

Apply by: Friday 6 December.

Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE): is a private college located in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Adelaide, offering courses in:

• 3D Animation & VFX for Film
• Game Art and Animation
• Game Programming
• Game Design and Production

The Academy invites prospective students to participate in the following upcoming events. You will be able to speak to course advisers, and learn about each study area. 

What: on-campus Open Day

When: Saturday 16 November, 10am – 3pm.

Where: AIE, Tower 4, Atrium Level, World Trade Centre, Siddeley Street, Melbourne.

Info and RSVP: https://bit.ly/2PExoOp

What: Online Experience Day

When: Saturday 23 November, 12pm – 3.30pm

Where: Online 

Info and RSVP: https://bit.ly/2JJqOm0

A future without change

Monash is hosting an exciting activation at Federation Square. You are invited with your family to travel with Monash to the future to be immersed in an interactive experience of what a Future Without Change might look like. This is a terrific opportunity for you to learn about today's challenges as well as some of the incredible and change-making research Monash is undertaking to ensure a better tomorrow.

When: 19 – 20 November, 2020

Info: https://bit.ly/2JQN8Kw

Looking for a job?

Writing resumes and cover letters: Youth Central has free resources designed to assist young people in developing resumes, cover letters and cold calling letters. Students can also get tips and information on where to find work, how to get a job, the job interview process, and starting and/or finishing a job, https://bit.ly/2RGiViP

Get a Tax File Number (TFN): you apply for a TFN through the Australian Tax Office. Follow the steps at this link - https://bit.ly/1HCzGOv

Your rights at work: find out about your rights and responsibilities as a young worker, rules about unpaid work, junior pay rates, hours of work, probation, the age you can start work, and how to resolve issues in the workplace at this link - https://bit.ly/1Svl7DP

Accounting career articles from ‘The Footnotes’

• Working at Deloitte
• How to get a graduate job at a bank
• How to become a Chartered Accountant
• Inside an accounting cadetship
• On the phone with: someone who works in sales at Macquarie Bank
• Finance degrees and accounting degrees are different – here’s how
• Creative? Why you should consider accounting.
• Forensic Accounting – a look into a life of crime.

You can access all articles at this link - http://bit.ly/2yxxLD3

Dates for your diary

NOVEMBER