HOBART: Employability Seminar, 29 May 2013

Library jobs are far and few between in Tasmania. How can you transfer your library qualifications and skills into other employment sectors? Do you need help in preparing your resumes? How about answering those elusive selection criteria questions?


The ALIA New Grads Group (Tas) is proud to present two guest speakers from Tasmania's leading HR company - Searson Buck. We are fortunate to have their experienced career transition specialists Simone Ashby & Emma Ring to discuss career opportunities in the current job market and how you can transfer your array of skills to gain that perfect job!

Topic: Market Ready

The presentation components include:
•            Career reflections in a changing environment;
•            Resume preparation;
•            Addressing Selection Criteria. 

Market Ready is designed to give people the tools they need to get ready to enter the employment market, either for the first time or re-entering.

Numbers are limited so book now: we need a minimum of 10 people to make this event happen and a maximum of 25

Date: 29 May 2013
Time: 10 – 11.30am (please arrive at 9.30am for registration & refreshments)
Venue: Searson Buck, 183 Macquarie St, Hobart (easy parking at the Village Cinemas carpark on Collins St)
Cost: $5 (ALIA members); $10 (non-ALIA members)
Light refreshments provided
RSVP: by 17 May 2013 to alianewgradstas@gmail.com

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Resume Review Service - Tasmania

The resume review service will be an ongoing PD activity this year in Tasmania. If you're new to this service, this is an opportunity for you to have a Library and Information industry professional review and provide feedback on your resume. This service is FREE and will assist and prepare you to:

• Gain your first employment in the library/information sector
• Plan your next career move or promotion
• Find ways to demonstrate your skills to potential employers

 (Please note: All library/information sector folks are welcome to use this service, not just new grads!)

 Here’s what you do to get your resume reviewed:

1.      Ensure that your resume is clearly laid out, up-to-date and free of spelling and grammatical errors.

2.     Submit your resume (in a Word doc so that the reviewers can add comments) via email to me (ALIANewGradsTas@gmail.com)by the  last Friday of each month, ie:

• 29 March 2013
• 26 April 2013
• 31 May 2013
• 28 June 2013
• 26 July 2013

I will then notify you of your designated reviewer who will contact you and will provide you with valuable feedback. Good luck and get working on those resumes!

Please note: Depending on the numbers, this service will cease after July, so please make sure you get your resume in quickly for that new or next job!

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How To Address Selection Criteria Workshop

• · Do you want to secure your first job in the library/information sector OR get that job that utilises your skill base in roles across all sectors?
• · Are you frustrated by your current job search?
• · Are your current selection criteria letting you down?
• · Do you know what addressing selection criteria mean and what the objective of doing so is?

If you answered yes to all of these, rest assured we are here to help! The ALIA New Grads Group in Tasmania will be holding a Selection Criteria Workshop for those struggling to make sense of it all!!

We are lucky to have Garry Conroy-Cooper, manager at Launceston LINC [LINC Tasmania www.linc.tas.gov.au] who has had extensive knowledge and experience in Australia wide recruitment in our industry and human resource management, to host this two-hour workshop. You will learn how to write effective responses to selection criteria, attract more interviews and communicate your skills effectively. Please bring along examples of criteria that you thought were difficult to address or were unsure how to approach, examples of the documents you wrote addressing selection criteria and we will discuss these at the workshop.

You do not need to be a student or a new graduate to come – EVERYONE is welcome!

Date: 21^st April 2012 (Saturday)

Time: 12-2pm

Venue: Phil Leonard Room, 2^nd Floor, Launceston LINC, Civic Square Launceston

Cost: $10 (ALIA members); $15 (non-ALIA members)

RSVP: by Friday 6^th April 2012 using this Doodle Poll or email us (alianewgradstas@gmail.com) and we will register your name

• · Light refreshments provided.

• · A minimum of 12 RSVPs will be required to make this event viable.

Please do not hesitate to contact us (alianewgradstas@gmail.com) if you have any further questions. Thanking you all in advance!!

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