Careers Corner News

Careers News

No matter your pathway this year, we encourage you to meet with us throughout the year, engage in opportunities such as work experience, open days, and excursions, and be curious and excited about your post school pathways.                                         

ALL STUDENTS

HPSC careers page

Hampton Park Secondary College has its own Careers page. It’s a one stop shop for everything you need with Career planning and help. Check it out!

www.hamptonparksccareers.com

Do you need a resume?

The Careers team run workshops to assist.

• Resume: Thursday at lunchtime 1.15pm- 1.45pm. Bring your laptop.
• Job Search, Interview Skills Sessions: Wednesday 1.15pm- 1.45pm 

gain knowledge on how to search for a job and the type of questions you may be asked in an interview. Bring your laptop.

Victorian Careers Show 2023

Date: Thursday 18 - Saturday 20 May

Venue: Exhibition Pavilion 1, Melbourne Show Grounds, Ascot Vale. 

Purchase tickets, via www.victoriancareersshow.com.au

YEAR 12 STUDENTS

Year 12 interviews

All year 12 students will have now met with a member of the Careers team. 

UCAT- booking are now open

If you are in Year 12 and plan to apply for medicine, dentistry and/or oral health,bookings are now open to sit the UCAT in 2023, for entry to universities in Australia and New Zealand in 2024.The booking deadline is 17-May-2023 however we recommend booking your test early as the booking period as there will be fewer test dates to select from later in the booking window.The 2023 UCAT must be sat between 3rd July and 11th August 2023.UCAT registration and bookings are available via the UCAT website - ucat.edu.au Please note-  Students can only sit the test once in any test cycle.If you have any questions, please see a member of the Careers team.

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE

Applications will open soon! 

Year 12 students can apply for a 12-month position in the Air Force, Army or Navy to begin in 2024. 

You can start your application now and book the YOU session (aptitude test). 

• Create an account via www.defencejobs.gov.au
• Follow the steps to start your application and book the YOU aptitude session. 
• You will need to enter your personal details, complete a medical questionnaire, and upload your Yr 10 – 12 academic reports.

FREE WEBINAR

How Maths + X = your dream career

Join this free webinar on Wednesday 24 May to explore how you can combine a maths degree with your ‘X’, which is your passion, another area or a big goal, for example – Maths + health. You will meet some maths stars who are changing the world with maths and data! Register via https://bit.ly/3AuBrCS 

YEAR 11 students

VCE SUBJECT PREREQUISITES 

For Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine

If you’re currently in Year 11 or Year 12 and are considering studying nursing, midwifery, or paramedicine at university in 2024 (Year 12) or 2025 (Year 11), you may like to explore the VCE subject prerequisites for entry into courses at Victorian Universities. Interstate students can access equivalent subjects and study scores/bands via https://bit.ly/3AxdECo 

Year 11 & 12 VM Students

STRUCTURED WORKPLACE LEARNING (SWL)

All year 11 & 12 VM students have now been provided paperwork for their upcoming SWL placement. 

Students are required to find their own work placement relating back to their VET course.

The dates for the first block is Monday 5th- Friday 9th June.

Paperwork is due no later than Friday 26th May.

Try a trade expo- Tuesday 9th May 2023

Careers have an upcoming excursion open for year 11 and 12 VM students to attend the Try a Trade expo on Tuesday 9th May.

Only available to the first 100 students to return their consent form. 

It’s a great opportunity for students to gain valuable knowledge on further education pathways, apprenticeships and employment opportunities. 

Students have the chance to engage with industry representatives and engage in some hands on learning. 

Year 9 & 10 Students

Morrisby

Thank you to all year 9 students that completed their Morrisby Assessment.

You will have a scheduled 1:1 interview to go through your results in term 3. 

EARLY WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES

Electrical Engineering, IT and Electrical Trades (Year 10 – 12) 

CitiPower and Powercorp run a work experience program called ‘Bright Sparks’. The week-long program offers female-identifying and non-binary students the chance to explore what a career in electrical engineering, IT or electrical trades might look like, http://bit.ly/3yXK1tm

Science and Mathematics (Year 9 & 10) 

Swinburne University offers weeklong work experience placements in the following study areas:

• Applied Mathematics
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Biotechnology & Biochemistry

The work experience placements will be held at the Hawthorn campus. https://bit.ly/405prmN

competitions

High School Mocktail Film Awards

As part of their annual Martini Film Festival & Awards, JMC Academy hosts the High School Mocktail Film Awards. To enter, you will need to submit a short film (e.g., film, documentary, animation, television commercial, film clip) by Sunday 14 May. There are amazing prizes to be won, https://careernews.click/mocktail

STUFFIT Student Film Competition

This is a film festival competition for high school students. The winner and runner-up for each category will receive an awesome piece of film equipment for their prize. Early bird applications close Wednesday 14 May, https://filmfreeway.com/