University of Western Sydney

Careers & Cooperative Education, Office of Engagement and Partnerships:
Kingswood Campus

Postal Address: Locked Bag 1797 Penrith South DC NSW 1797
Telephone: 1800 897 297 or +61 2 4736 0370
Facsimile: +61 2 4736 0377
Homepage: www.uws.edu.au/careers
Email: careers@uws.edu.au
University Switchboard: +61 2 9852 5588
University Homepage: www.uws.edu.au

UWS is characterised by its diversity. With six campuses across the Greater Western Sydney region and more than 33,000 students, it is also one of the largest universities in Australia. UWS graduates are recognised as being job ready, well trained and also as innovative thinkers, able to solve problems and think on their feet. This is thanks to UWS’ progressive mix of theory and applied knowledge, delivered through practical, useful courses.

Services and Programs
Job advertising ■ Job advertising and shortlisting ■ Careers expos ■ Careers mailouts and emailouts ■ Student/graduate placement programs ■ Careers event advertising ■ Career Expos for Business, Education, Engineering, ICT, Maths, Law ■ Links with Faculties ■ Internship placement program ■ Display Employer promotional material

Facilities
Catering ■ Seminar rooms ■ Lecture theatres.

Equity Groups
Assistance is available to employers who wish to locate and recruit candidates from equity groups at the university.

Fields of Education
Accounting, Biomedical & Health Sciences, Communication Arts, Computing & Mathematics, Economics & Finance, Education, Engineering, Humanities & Languages, Law, Management, Marketing, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Psychology, Social Sciences.

Number of Graduating Students (approximate)
Accounting 670+; Biomedical & Health Sciences 520+; Communication Arts 440+; Computing & Mathematics 390+; Economics & Finance 220+; Education 1000+; Engineering + 200+; Humanities & Languages 640+; Law 390+; Management 500+; Marketing 320+; Natural Sciences 480+; Nursing 740+; Psychology 340+; Social Sciences 560+.

Staff

Head of Careers Service:
Freny Tayebjee
T: +61 2 4736 0376
E: f.tayebjee@uws.edu.au

Employer Liaison Coordinator: 
Suzie Wright
T: +61 2 4736 0898
E: s.wright@uws.edu.au

Careers Liaison Officer: 
Adam Clayton
T: +61 2 4736 0361
E: a.clayton@uws.edu.au

2012 Dates

Autumn session: 28 Feb – 3 Jul
Spring session: 1 Aug – 4 Dec
Autumn exam period: 6 – 28 Jun (including StuVac)
Spring exam period: 7 – 26 Nov (including StuVac)
Session breaks: 18 – 25 Apr; 4 – 31 Jul; 26 – 30 Sep

Employer Visits
Employer presentations on campus may be arranged after discussion with the Employer Liaison Coordinator.

Careers Fairs
Graduate Careers Expo: 28 Mar 2012