Careers and Graduate Employment Opportunities...

University of Queensland Careers and Graduate Employment have been busy organising some cracking careers events for you in August.

First up there is the UQ Volunteer Expo, a chance for you to build your skills and meet over 40 organisations recruiting volunteers on the one day. Secondly, the Careers Breakfast is a chance to step out of 'the box' and work on some creative, enterprising ideas to develop a career in the direction you want to go!

UQ Volunteer Expo - Wednesday 5th August
Careers and Graduate Employment will be raising students awareness of volunteering through the first ever Volunteer Expo. Over 40 stalls will be represented on the day from opportunities at Festivals and Expos through to Children's Hospital Programs and Charity Fundraisers. Why Volunteer? Time and time again we hear that employers value volunteering on your resume. It demonstrates a 'well-rounded individual', initiative and social responsibility that is relevant in every discipline from Finance to Foreign Affairs.

Specifically volunteering can:
Improve student employment prospects
Provide exposure to a professional work-place before graduation
Develop students soft skills including and networking abilities
Some placements help to apply students degree-related theoretical knowledge practically
Develop life-long volunteers

When: 5th August
Where: Holt Room, Union Complex
Time: 10:00 - 2:00

The Volunteer Expo will be an opportunity for students to be exposed to the variety of placements available and hear direct from organisations what is involved.

http://www.uq.edu.au/student-services/Volunteer+Expo

'Enterprise and the Young Entrepreneur' Careers Breakfast - Friday 14th August
Served up with your light breakfast will be a veritable feast of industry experience to turn your ‘idea’ into action. So what’s stopping you turn your idea into action? Time; procrastination, research? Do you even know where to start? The Careers Breakfast can provide you with three sound reasons to attend and take the first positive steps in the right direction.

1. Get an insight into Alissa Phillips, ex-UQ student, named one of the Top 10 Emerging Australia leaders in the Australian newspaper will provide you with inspiration and an idea of how to translate thoughts into tangible actions. Since leaving UQ, Alissa has sent up her own charity S.P.A.C.E, a non-profit organisation that brings young people together to provide a fun an interactive service for those young people in the community with a disability. Find out how Alissa has translated her skills and interests into action.

2. You might be more interested in starting up your own business and hearing from the experienced business trainer and mentor Michael Rodgers-Bell who has cultivated over 150 business start-ups. Find out how you can develop your new idea being aware of the pitfalls.

3. Or you may be more interested in the commercialisation of something you have been working on. You might be a science student and researching Alzheimer’s, a psychology student developing a commercial training package for new mums or a communications student looking to develop an online fashion magazine. Dr Paul Sernia has a wealth of knowledge in business development and commercialisation.

So with these three reasons, the question you really need to ask yourself is: “Can I afford not go to the UQ Careers Breakfast?" Its time to create your own opportunity and make your dream a reality!

Current Students, Staff and Alumni welcome!

$12 UQ Students and $16 UQ Alumni
Light breakfast included
Innes room, Level 4 Union Complex, Building 21 St Lucia Campus
To register visit www.alumni.uq.edu.au/studentalumniprogram for a chance to win a professional pack valued at over $200!

http://www.alumni.uq.edu.au/career-breakfast-aug2009

For more information about either program email grademployment@uq.edu.au