Job-Hunting Help

Help with: Job Applications, Resumes, Selection Criterias, Job Interviews etc

If you are looking for advice on 'Job Applications' you might want to look up the following information:

The 'Edge'

The Careers Service produces a yearly booklet called the 'The Edge', which deals with writing of job applications, job interviews and Resumes in regard to current career related information and opportunities. Available from the Careers Service office or on-line.

Resume Checking Service

You can have your resume checked online by our experienced staff. Email your resume as a MS Word Document to careers@uow.edu.au and it will be available after 48 hours (2 working days) for you to pick up in hard copy from the Careers Service office. Any corrections to your resume will be noted on the hard copy and you will need to make these changes on the Word Document yourself. To be eligible to access this service you need to tell us your UOW student number and must have attended the Resume Workshop offered by the Careers Service. Check the timetable and register on-line from here.

Covering Letter and Selection Criteria

Both of these topics are covered in the workshop series. There is additional material regarding letters and selection criteria in our resource 'The Edge'. Check the workshop timetable and register on-line from here.

Notice Boards

Check the 'Notice Boards' outside the Careers Service office for information on current job vacancies, up-coming workshops, information sessions, further study, and a variety of overseas opportunities.

WWW Resources on 'Resumes', 'Covering Letters', 'Selection Criteria', 'Job Interviews' and other job hunting activities

• Get Your Job - Use our Careers Service resources to find more opportunities and apply for vacancies.
• Interviews and Beyond - This section of the Graduate Careers Australia site has been developed for graduates (and students) who will be sitting interviews for jobs, for Co-op/IBL positions or with placement agencies. It contains editorials on interview techniques and assessment centres, as well as psychometric testing and the transition from university to the world of work.
• Columbus State Community College's Career Assessment Tests Resource Page - this page offers links to a number of free online assessment tests, including Career Interest Assessment Tests, and Personality Assessment Tests. Some standard tests which graduates might find useful at this time of year with interviews and assessment pending, include The Career Key, The Holland Game, the Keirsey Temperament and Character Sorters and more.
• Quintessential Careers - Career and Job-Related Tutorials and other Job-Hunting tools
• Selection Criteria - covers the selection process for government jobs, the writing style needed for a quality statement to selection criteria, interview preparation.
• International CVs & International Resumes - Applying for a job abroad differs from country to country. Candidates should be aware that there might be subtle conventions associated with the international CVs, international resumes and job applications processes within different countries. Therefore, if you want your job application to be taken seriously, you must consider national differences correctly.
• Working Abroad Tutorial: International CV Format - description of how you should organize your international CV.
• Psychometric Testing & Assessment Centres

Last updated: 20-Jul-2009