| Martin Smith and Beth Hammersley pictured at a UOW Careers Fair which... Martin Smith and Beth Hammersley pictured at a UOW Careers Fair which has helped cement the national accolade for the Careers Service |
Careers Service rates top in Australia for employers
14 Nov 2007 | Bernie Goldie
In an Australia-wide university competition, the University of Wollongong’s Careers Service was last night (13 November) announced the ‘Best Careers Service for Employers’.
The UOW Careers Service was short listed in the category, along with Swinburne and Deakin universities, before it was announced that UOW had taken out the top accolade at the Australian Graduate Recruitment Industry Awards.
Manager of the UOW Careers Service, Mr Martin Smith, praised the fantastic team behind him -- including the Employer Programs Co-ordinator, Beth Hammersley, at the hub of the Service’s day-to-day activity -- when accepting the award at the Sydney ceremony.
Mr Smith said the University encouraged its staff to engage with business and industry on a regional, national and international basis.
“We understand what employers value in potential graduates and this pervades all programs, services and resources. It ranges from the production of the job seeking resource, ‘The Edge’ to the provision of a suite of workplace learning programs designed to refine career choices and increase employability,” Mr Smith said.
He said the last 12 months had seen a ‘war for talent’ intensify which presented challenges for how UOW services its employer clients.
Some initiatives in 2007 included:
• A function at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney to showcase UOW’s Innovation Campus and the student talent which the University is developing via its workplace learning activities. This enables key employers to develop a better understanding, before the start of the recruitment season, of how UOW’s graduates become work ready
• A Careers Fair which included revamped marketing material. A post fair luncheon with relevant academics on hand to sit with graduate employers also proved to be valuable for educators and recruiters
• Guest employer input in pod casts and a job seeking workshop series
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