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Job Ready - RMIT University, 26^th September 2014

Job Ready

How international students graduates can gain a career-start

position in Australia

International student graduates who seek a career start and possible Permanent Residency in Australia find it very difficult to gain professional positions. Increasing numbers of graduates and lack of networks for international students, is making it harder and harder to find work.

This skills development workshop, with an optional intensive mentoring and network development program through Rotary International has been running for 3 years with an 80% success rate in placing international graduates (who met the employer skill set below) in jobs in Australia to gain Permanent Residency.

Supported by the RMIT University, it is designed to fit final year and graduated international students to the work culture in Australia. Over 80% of career start positions in the private sector are not advertised. This workshop, and more especially the mentoring program, will link international graduates to local networks to gain access to these jobs.

It covers:

The changes necessary to your resume to command the attention of potential employers
The construction of unique letters of application which are critical for applicants to make the short list
Knowledge of the questions likely to be asked in job interviews and how to answer these to best effect
In depth understanding of, and access to the Australian business and work culture
Apart from an university qualification, the essential skill set employers demand of all graduates
The opportunity to be embedded within business leaders’ networks and mentored to build your own business network, get job referrals and most importantly, gain a career start

WHEN:    Friday, 26^th September 2014     10:00 am – 1:00 pm   (individual help afterwards)

WHERE:  RMIT University,   Emily McPherson Building, Building 13, Level 3, Room 12,

COST:    $65.00 GST incl
Includes a full set of course notes and work exercises. Certificates of Achievement will be presented. Advance payment required (bank transfer details provided on registration). A small additional cost is charged for the optional intensive Rotary mentoring program

PRESENTER: Euan Miller, MA Hons (Otago) GDM (NSW) MBA (Adel)

Euan is a director of g'day [sa], and past Governor of Rotary International, an educational and humanitarian service organization made up of 1.2M business and community leaders who donate their time and skills throughout 200 countries. Euan has extensive national training experience and has a wide-ranging career in senior executive positions in both the public and private sectors.

Over 80% of all jobs in Australia are in the Small and Medium Enterprise sector (< 400 employees) and these employers do not advertise positions but choose to attract staff through their business networks.

The workshop will focus on changes needed to your resume and letters of application to reflect the priorities of Australian employers. Without such changes you will not get an interview. Through an interactive program you will get an opportunity to rewrite your resume, write a unique letter of application and test yourself against the interview questions employers are likely to ask you.

The second part of the workshop will give international students the chance to experience in detail the Australian business culture and understand how best to take advantage of this culture to gain a career-start. It will also show how career-starts can be gained in a business where no vacancies currently exist.

The unique elements of Australian business culture which you will learn and practice in the workshop are:

~The four employer required skills (other than your degree) essential to gain a position
~ communication protocols in the workplace
~ workplace culture and how to succeed within it
~ workplace structure to maximise your pay and conditions
~ diversity - how to use your unique bi-cultural strengths to gain a job
~ enterprise skills that can be used to create a job when none currently exists

The Internship, The second stage of the program interns international students into business networks through Rotary. Rotary clubs are made up of business and community leaders from a very wide range of professions and vocations. In addition each Rotarian also has his or her own network beyond the club. There are over 100 clubs in Metropolitan Adelaide. The clubs meet weekly over a meal offering ongoing networking opportunities. Interns will need to pay for their own meals (around $20/meal) but there are no other costs. Workshop graduates will attend a minimum of two of these meetings and will be encouraged to volunteer to work side-by-side with Rotarians on educational or humanitarian projects for 3-4 hours each month. These usually occur on the weekends. The initial internship lasts for 3 months but can be extended if the student wishes.

Around 20% of the international graduates find the internship so rewarding that they join the Rotary club as full members so they can continue to maintain and build their networks.

Students and graduates will be interned at a Rotary club close to their place of residence to make it easy to attend the club and take part in voluntary projects.