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Further Study and Your CareerAs Semester Two nears its end, some of you may find you are contemplating your career direction.....
Well now is the time to get started on the next step! This article aims to clarify how you go about applying for a new course, who you see about what, as well as give you some ideas to get you started on career planning. For additional information on Further Study, read the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre article " Further Study " SATACLook up courses of interest (undergraduate and postgraduate) in the SATAC Guide (available for University and for TAFE) or UniWeb, SATAC's web based resource for university admissions - http://www.satac.edu.au/. The SATAC Guide is available from newsagents. It also has a list of courses that are not processed through SATAC, plus the contacts for the interstate tertiary admissions centres. Check the closing date for applications and contact the Admissions Centre at the relevant university. Who do I need to speak to?Admissions/Prospective Students Office - Student Centre Their contact details are available at the following web site How can I find out about different careers?Attend a 'Drop In' If you would like to explore where further study fits with your career development, or if you are unsure about your career goals, visit the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre. We have Drop Ins at the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre (Top Floor, Student Centre) where a Career Development Consultant is available on a first come first served basis to discuss your career queries. Drop In times change each week - to find out about Drop In times for each week, please check the 'What's On/current events' section of the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre web site This is usually updated on Friday afternoons for the following week. Investigate the extensive array of resources available at the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre (Third Floor, Student Centre) and on our website . For example: Use the online resources at "What jobs suit me?' to help you identify what is important to you in a career and to develop your ideas about careers that may interest you. GradFacts : GradFacts Handout series What can I do with my degree in ....? These include examples of possible job titles and employers, plus numerous web links for all undergraduate degrees. Fact Folders : Visit the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre Resource Room (Top Floor, Student Centre), and browse through our Fact Folders (available for all undergraduate degrees and some postgraduate degrees). You'll find information on career options, profiles and articles, organizations of interest, examples of job advertisements and graduate recruitment programs, and more! Another useful website is the My Future website. The section, "My Guide", contains career exploration activities. For example, in the "Identifying" process you can build your own personal profile of interests, skills, values and more, and then use this to identify career ideas. Then in the section, "The Facts", you can access occupation descriptions, labour market information and so on. At the Graduate Careers Australia site free PDF career information booklets are available on a wide range of fields, for example All Graduates, Accounting, Engineering, Journalism, Teaching, Psychology, Human Resources, Law, Nursing and Midwifery, Science, Environment, Social Science Research and many other titles. Useful Contacts:The following services may be helpful for you in considering various aspects of the decision to undertake further study. Further information on Student Services and Support is available at: http://www.flinders.edu.au/current-students/ Higher Degree Administration and Scholarships Office. Student Finance Services Student Assist Office
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