Careers Spotlight @ SSC

Students have engaged in a number of Careers events over the last few weeks. Some of the highlights are listed below:

Career Women’s Network Breakfast

On Friday 2 June, we celebrated our annual Career Women’s Network Breakfast. With close to 100 mentors and 150 students attending, this was a fantastic event for students to network with mentors from different industries and be inspired by their career journeys to date. Students were also encouraged to say yes to different opportunities and not be pigeonholed in the one type of job or industry as they heard from guest speaker and past student, Hannah Rayment (Class of 2006) who has held a variety of PR and communications related roles in different industries. Hannah also highlighted the importance of volunteer work for both personal and professional development.

Below is a student reflection from the breakfast:

Attending the Career Women’s Breakfast for the second year was the perfect opportunity for me to solidify my interests for my post-school journey, including university and my future career. I am so grateful to have spoken with professionals from not just my chosen field, the legal field, but also employees from a vast number of other careers including the defence force, medical field and marketing. Speaking with mentors at various points in their careers and with different levels of experience also provided fresh perspectives that enriched my knowledge of how to enter the workplace and what skills I need to prepare myself for the very different reality that is life after Santa. It was very reassuring hearing the different pathways that many career professionals took to enter the job they are in now, and I feel much more confident in the steps I need to take moving forward.

Olivia Nakhle
Year 12

Year 12 Careers Session with Ex-students

On Tuesday 13 June, two Class of 2022 students now studying at UTS presented to Year 12 on the Bachelor of Information Technology Co-op Scholarship degree at the university. Hannah Touma and Anya Francis are two of just 20 scholars in the scholarship program at UTS and encouraged students to consider applying for such a valuable scholarship worth $49,500 which includes two six-month internship placements, networking and professional development opportunities throughout the degree. These scholarships are available for students who display an interest in the related career field, have some involvement in co-curricular and community activities, and have achieved consistent results. Hannah and Anya also reminded Year 12 that universities are not necessarily looking for the student with the highest ATAR. This is one of several co-op scholarships offered by major universities. Year 12 students are encouraged to review the Co-op Scholarships Guide and General Scholarships Guide on the Careers Years 10-12 VO page (under University) for further scholarship opportunities.

Year 12 Visit to Western Sydney Careers Expo

This Friday 23 June, Year 12 will have the opportunity to attend the Western Sydney Careers Expo at Sydney Olympic Park and explore over 100 tertiary institutions including universities, TAFE, private colleges and providers of cadetships, internships and apprenticeships. Students will be able to gather information and resources on tertiary and employment pathways and ask any questions they may have around these pathways and application processes. Students will also have time to attend workshops being presented by providers including exam and employment preparation workshops, sessions on careers in different industries and seminars on the ATAR and tertiary application process delivered by UAC. It is hoped that students will gain a greater understanding of their post school pathways by attending this Expo.

As we approach the holidays, Year 12 have been encouraged and reminded that Early Entry Programs and Scholarship applications are now open and most will close at various points throughout Term 3. Year 12 students are encouraged to apply early and to utilise the holidays if possible to ease the pressure of completing these applications during the busy term time. Students have access to a wealth of information and resources on VO with all of the key dates for these applications as well as university open days and are encouraged to reach out if they have any questions or need support with any applications.

Upcoming Careers Events

Please refer to this link for the upcoming careers events and opportunities.