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Kickstart 2010
Transition to Further Study
Three Keys
 Careers advisors are now focusing upon eight keys to
employability;
 Initiative and enterprise, Learning, Self-management,
Communication, Teamwork, Problem-solving, Planning
and organisation, and Technology.
 I like to keep things relatively simple, so I will bring this
down to three.
 Focusing upon;
 Attitudes
 Abilities
 Skills.
Strengths and
weaknesses
 Just as each person is different, they will
have different attitudes, abilities and skills.
 It is important to know what yours are and
where your strengths and weaknesses lye.
 Just as you should rely upon your strengths,
you should compensate for your weaknesses.
Resume and
Interview
Whether in your Resume or in a job
interview, you should seek to reveal
good attitudes, abilities and skills, which
will show the employer that you are
worth hiring.
Three examples
We will focus upon three examples:
Attitude – Confidence.
Ability – Communication.
Skill – Information Technology.
Attitude
An attitude is the way one presents
oneself to others or the way one
approaches a task.
Attitudes can be momentary or define a
person’s whole life.
Attitudes are a complex of emotions and
moods, behaviours and beliefs.
Confidence
Show that you are comfortable with
who you are, what you want and
how you handle yourself.
An employer will appreciate
someone who is able to take
responsibility and get things done.
Demonstrate
Confidence
 You can develop the attitude of confidence by taking on
challenges.
 Involve yourself in social and \ or political groups and
clubs.
 Take the opportunity to speak publicly – the more times
you do it the more comfortable you become.
 At University, classroom presentations can be used to
improve and demonstrate this positive attitude.
 In the job interview you can demonstrate confidence by
asking questions – interview the interviewers about what
the job involves.
Ability
An ability is something you are able to
do.
We all have numerous abilities and
some we are good at and some we are
not so good at or cannot do at all.
Abilities can be improved or
compensated for.
Communication
 Show that you can listen and respond
thoughtfully and speak and write with clarity.
 Your resume should highlight the latter
(written communication) and the interview is
an opportunity to display the former (spoken
communication).
Demonstrate
Communication
 University and TAFE studies provide the
perfect opportunity to improve your
communication.
 Reading and writing and asking questions all
lead to the betterment of your ability to
communicate.
 Your education results are a clear indication
of your ability to communicate.
Skill
 A skill, like an ability is something we are
able to do.
 The difference between a skill and an
ability is that with skills we have actually
received training to be able to do them.
 A skill requires knowledge and practice.
Information
Technology
Highlight that you can use
technology and software programs
effectively.
The vast majority of work in the
modern world involves the use of
computers.
Demonstrate IT
Knowledge
 Studying with a vision impairment often
means that you have learnt to use Computers
and specialist software packages efficiently.
 Make sure to include this in your Resume and
you can even offer to demonstrate your
computer skills in the interview.
Disability and
employment
 People with disability now represent a significant
minority of both the Australian population and work
force.
 Yet studies have shown graduates with disability
experience a greater level of unemployment than
those without.
 In addition they are more likely to be under-employed
or in an area outside their desired career, be working
part-time or self employed.
Positives
 The good news is evidence suggests that once in
employment, they are equally if not more productive,
take fewer sick days and remain in the job longer
than their able-bodied colleagues.
 This contradicts many negative stereotypes about
disability in employment and shows there is a strong
business case for employing graduates with disability.
Qualifications and
employability
 All the evidence shows that those with
qualifications will have more employment
opportunities and higher salaries than those
without.
Vision impairment
 Of those people with a disability in tertiary study, the
data shows that students who are blind or have low
vision do much better.
 This may sound surprising as most educators believe
that study is fundamentally visual.
 The truth is that study is fundamentally about
rationality and the use of language.
 I believe that Braille in particular greatly enhances
one’s concentration and care with language.
Contacts
 Campuses have Careers Advisors. You should not wait till
the end of your course to contact them, they can help you
think ahead and choose appropriate subjects.
 The websites;
http://www.myfuture.edu.au/The%20Facts.aspx
http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/ have lots of
information (accessibility is questionable).
 The Melbourne Career Information Centre provides free
careers advice. Phone: 1800 048 525. Email:
[email protected]
 And Vision Australia also supplies an Employment service
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=585.
To contact us call
1300 84 74 66