Careers

Careers Corner Updates

The Careers Team have been busy this term organising many careers related activities! We have some great careers incursions and excursions planned for the coming weeks! 

Important Dates

We have many other events taking place such as the Year 10 Work Experience Program, the South East Careers Expo, a visit by the ADF to the college and more!

10th March       -           Monash Mentor Session 

11th March       -           AIE Academy of Interactive Entertainment will visit the college to                                                 give a brief presentation. The Academy of Interactive Entertainment                                           is an Australian video games and computer animation school.                                                       Founded in 1996, it was one of the world's first institutions to offer                                               qualifications in these industries.

17th March       -           Alumni Event: Check your Careers Team page for details and how to                                           register!

23rd March       -           Resume Workshop – Lunchtime in the library (limited number per                                                 group so book in quickly!) Check your TEAMS career page to                                                         register. 

                                          For more information come and visit the staff in the Careers Corner!

Careers Corner Newsletter

All students and their families have been emailed a copy of the newsletter!  Please CLICK HERE for the latest edition. 

Looking for a Part Time Job?

You will find job search tips and much more under the Career Tools website on the HPSC website. Look under STUDENTS tab/scroll down to CAREERS & PATHWAYS and ‘click here to go to the HP Careers Website’ Under the first tab IMPORTANT INFO scroll down to YOUTH CENTRAL. Here you will find an abundance of information on looking for part time work. There is a Resume workshop being held on 23rd March for students in years 9-12. Check your Careers TEAM page to register. Numbers are limited!

How old do I need to be? Despite popular opinion, 14 years and 9 months is not the minimum age of employment – to be employed without a permit, a child must be 15 years. 

Under the Child Employment Act 2003, children can be employed for a maximum of 3 hours per day and 12 hours per week during school term and a maximum of 6 hours per day and 30 hours per week during school holidays. These hours are inclusive of rest breaks. Click here for more information https://www.business.vic.gov.au/hiring-and-managing-staff/employing-children/laws-and-act

Job Spotlight - Blogger

What does a blogger do?

The Good Careers Guide states that a Blogger writes articles and opinion pieces for websites. While they often work freelance for a range of clients, they can also be employed in-house. They write pieces that are less formal than traditional journalistic articles, with the main purpose of their work being digital marketing and search engine optimisation.  The work they produce is designed to engage readers and drive website traffic.

Bloggers need to – 

• be creative and original
• be able to pick out and emphasise relevant facts
• be able to write clearly and in a compelling manner
• have good concentration
• have the technical ability to switch between styles and forms of writing
• have good time management skills, and the ability to handle pressure

Bloggers often have a communication OR journalism qualification, or have completed courses in creative writing, marketing, etc. 

Entry to Medicine 2022

The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is an admissions test used by the UCAT ANZ Consortium of universities in Australia and New Zealand for their medical, dental, and clinical science degree programs. Universities requiring the UCAT are listed at this link - Universities requiring the UCAT. Students intending to apply for courses requiring the UCAT at any of these universities are reminded that they will need to book a test. 

Bookings will open on 1 March 2021 and close 17 May 2021. The testing dates will be from 1 July 2021 to 11 August 2021.Students who are preparing for entry into any of these courses are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the format of the test at UCAT Test Format and the practice tests and preparation material provided at UCAT Preparation. 

Find out more at UCAT.

Please see Lisa in the Careers Office ASAP if you are planning to sit the UCAT test!

Careers Team

Headstart News

Have you heard about the Headstart program? Through this program, students have the opportunity to undertake an apprenticeship while they are at school. We currently have a number of students in the program, including Hale Y, James F, and PK pictured below

For more information about the Headstart program, speak with Peter Evans in the careers office.