Monash Career Launch Program

From December 7 to 11, Career Connect have arranged a special careers event for students finishing up their study.

Monash Career Launch is a week of masterclasses specially designed to help final-year students acquire the skills, knowledge and self-assurance to secure their ideal role.

Featuring a wide range of bespoke workshops and industry panels, this week provides practical advice to students on how to navigate their own employability and job readiness, as well as provide clarity and build confidence when transitioning from education into professional employment. Choose from:

 

  • Design your Career

  • Nailing the Interview with Compelling Storytelling

  • Non-traditional Pathways to Building your Career*

  • The Power of Mentorship*

  • Building an Impactful Brand

  • Quiz a Recruiter*

  • Preparing for the transition to employment

  • Entrepreneurship Strategies for Success*

  • Accessing the Hidden Job Market

  • Maintaining Well-Being in your Career

  • Effective Communication in the Workplace

  • The ‘Networkathon’*

  • Job Application ‘How To’ Workshops

 

*Special industry panel event

 

To browse the list of events and to register, go to Career Gateway.

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Let’s Torque – Science Communication Roles Available Now!

Let’s Torque is a science communication organisation run by undergraduates from across Victoria! New roles are now available for 2021, requiring skills ranging from social media managing, event planning, finances and more! New members will work with current members to design workshops, host professional events and run our annual SCIENCE COMMUNICATION COMPETITION!

Available role titles for 2021 are:
Head of Let’s Torque
Head of Online Content Creation
Head of External Engagements
Head of Events
Head of Marketing
Education and Online Content Creation Coordinator
Education and Marketing Coordinator
School & University Outreach Coordinator
Let’s Torque Volunteer 

Go to https://www.letstorque.org/join-the-team to check out each role, or visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/LetsTorqueSTEMJoin the team for 2021 and help spread the joys of SCIENCE COMMUNICATION!

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Green Steps Sustainability Leadership Program – Apply Now!

Ready to take your knowledge of sustainability to the next level?

Develop your skills as an emerging sustainability leader and change agent with Green Steps. The Green Steps program is an award-winning sustainability leadership initiative run by Monash Sustainable Development Institute. Open to students across all faculties and disciplines, the program includes:

  • Five days of sustainability leadership training
  • A consultancy project
  • Access to a global network of over 1,300 sustainability leaders
There are 30 fully-funded scholarships available. No previous knowledge of sustainability is necessary. Applications close 1 July. To apply, visit: monash.edu/greensteps
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Are you going to be in 2nd year in 2018? Apply for the Science Future Leaders Program

Written by Aidan Matthews and Tracey Byron

Science discovery, Industry engagement, and Leadership Development. Monash University’s Science Future Leader’s Program offers all that and so much more.

The Science Future Leaders Program is a leadership and skills based training program that allows 2nd year Science students to develop fresh new skills.

A constantly growing initiative, each year the program welcomes a new cohort of 2nd Year Science Students who will spend the year learning, working and growing together. Moreover, the program allows for 2nd Year Science students from the various disciplines of science to form friendships, share knowledge about their fields, and develop professional teamwork skills.

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Science Industry Week 2017 is back!

Hi All

This year we will once again run our Science Industry Nights for each school.

This will be a fantastic and exciting event and an excellent opportunity to hear about career options with a science degree.

We have over 40 industry participating across the week

Attend Science Industry Week and:

  • Learn about a diverse range of careers in science
  • Hear from panel speakers, industry and Monash alumni about science jobs
  • Ask questions about working in industry Network with industry, panel speakers, Monash students, staff and alumni Enjoy
    free food and drinks

For further information and bookings for this evening event, please click on the link below.

http://www.monash.edu/career-connect/jobs/events/science-week

I look forward to seeing you there.

Kind regards

Lisa Happell (Careers, Leadership and Volunteering)

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Teach For Australia

Want to change the world with your Science degree?

Students aren’t getting involved in science. Only half of Year 12 students now study science, compared to nine out of 10 in the 1990s. You could change this.

Teach For Australia offers an award-winning two year Leadership Development Program, a Master of Teaching on scholarship, and full salary and benefits as you work as a teacher in a disadvantaged school. Every day you’ll get to share your love of science and empower the next generation of problem solvers.

TFA’s Leadership Development Program turns grad program on its head. You’ll get the responsibility, stakeholder manager and possibility to create change right from Day One. As TFA alum, you’ll have the skills and experience to set yourself apart when you re-enter the job market.

Applications close on the 20th of August.

To apply or to find out more about Australia’s Best Graduate Development Program and the only not-for-profit organisation in the 2016 Top 40 Graduate Employers in Australia, go to bit.ly/TFA2017.

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Donuts at the PostGrad PopUp

Interested in further study, but you’re not sure what your options are? Want to hear about these options, and get a free donut? Come to the PostGrad PopUp on the 30th of August, 1:30pm to 3pm in the Science Student Lounge!

The Faculty of Science in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Information Technology have produced a Postgraduate Pop Up Stand, giving students a chance to get a feel for what their future studies might entail and whether further study is right for you. Speak to staff about developing specialist knowledge and what that can mean for you in your future career.

No need to register, come and enjoy!

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