CQUniversity Australia
Careers and Employment Service
Location: Bruce Highway North Rockhampton QLD 4702
Postal Address: CQ Mail Centre Rockhampton QLD 4702
Telephone: +61 7 4930 9456
Facsimile: +61 7 4930 9366
Careers Homepage: www.cqu.edu.au/careerservice
Email: ssc-careers@cqu.edu.au
University Switchboard: 13CQUni (13 27 86)
University Homepage: www.cquni.edu.au
In recent years, national surveys have shown that CQUniversity bachelor degree graduates have consistently been more successful (on average) in gaining full time graduate employment within four months of finishing university than their counterparts across Australia, with success rates up to 90 per cent.
With diverse programs, personal service and flexible study options, CQUniversity provides the best value higher education in Australia. Since 2001 (10 years) CQUniversity has rated 4 or 5 stars, top scores, for Graduate Starting Salaries and Positive Graduate Outcomes.
CQUniversity students benefit from quality degrees, increased job and career opportunities, high starting salaries, comprehensive student support and attentive lecturers and staff. Two-thirds of CQUniversity’s students participate by distance study mode.
Videoconferencing is utilised extensively to connect with all CQUniversity campuses.
Services and Programs
Work integrated learning for business/accounting/IT disciplines ■ Free online advertising of vacancies ■ Email and website advertising ■ Information sessions ■ On-campus presentation and interview rooms ■ Noticeboards ■ Careers fair ■ Career development learning taught into faculty programs.
Equity Groups
We are able to assist you with recruitment of candidates from various equity
groups through synergies with the Equity Service which is also located
within the Student Support Centre.
Facilities
Audiovisual equipment ■ Catering ■ Interview rooms ■ Lecture theatres ■ Free parking ■ Videoconferencing.
Fields of Education
Built Environment & Design (inc Building Design, Surveying & Construction Management), Business & Tourism (inc Accounting, Financial Planning, Professional Communication, HRM, Hospitality Management & Property), Creative & Performing Arts (inc Drama Music & Creative Enterprise), Education (inc Early Childhood Primary, Secondary & VET, Japanese, Learning Design), Engineering & Technology (inc Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Geoscience & Mine Technology), Health & Recreation (inc Biomedical Science,Nursing, Health Promotion, Human Movement Science, OHS), Humanities & Social Sciences (inc Arts, Communication, Journalism, Psychology, Social Work, Welfare), Information Technology (inc Aviation Technology, Digital Innovation, Information Systems, Multimedia), Sciences (inc Applied Physics, Aquatic Resource Management, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemical, Sciences, Environment, Marine Ecology, Primary Industries).
Number of Graduating Students (approximate)
CQUniversity graduates 5000+ undergraduate and postgraduate students each year over all faculties and campuses in the disciplines and programs as listed above.
Staff
Head of Careers Service:
Raleigh Wallace
T: +61 7 4930 9459
E: r.wallace@cqu.edu.au
Careers Counsellor:
Ron Wallis T: +61 7 4930 9517
E: r.wallis@cqu.edu.au
Careers Education Officer:
Cheryl Bookallil
T: +61 7 4930 9664
E: c.bookallil@cqu.edu.au
Careers and Employment Officer:
T: +61 7 4150 7157
E: scc-careers@cqu.edu.au
Careers and Employment Officer:
Kellie Williams
T: +61 7 4923 2294
E: k.williams2@cqu.edu.au
Careers and Employment Officer:
T: +61 7 4970 7296
E: scc-careers@cqu.edu.au
Careers and Employment Officer:
T: +61 7 4940 7410
E: scc-careers@cqu.edu.au
2012 Dates
Term 1: 28 Feb – 27 May
Term 2: 4 Jul – 30 Sept
Term 3: 31 Oct – 3 Feb 2012
Exams Term 1: 2 – 10 Jun
Term 2: 6 – 14 Oct
Term 3: 6 – 10 Feb 2012
Vacations Term 1: 13 Jun – 1 Jul
Term 2: 17 – 28 Oct; 27 Oct – 7 Nov
Term 3: 13 – 24 Feb 2012
Careers Fairs
Careers Fair: 20 Mar 2012 (Rockhampton campus; all disciplines)