Swinburne University of Technology
Careers and Employment:
Hawthorn Campus
Location: Level 2, George Swinburne Building
Postal Address: PO Box 218 Hawthorn VIC 3122
Telephone: +61 3 9214 5360
Facsimile: +61 3 9214 8447
Homepage: www.swinburne.edu.au/corporate/careers
Email: careers@swin.edu.au
University Switchboard: +61 3 9214 8000
University Homepage: www.swinburne.edu.au
Prahran Campus
Location: 144 High Street Prahran VIC 3181
Telephone: +61 3 9214 5360
Facsimile: +61 3 9214 8447
Email: careers@swin.edu.au
Lilydale Campus
Location: Melba Avenue Lilydale VIC 3138
Telephone: +61 3 9214 5360
Facsimile: +61 3 9214 8447
Email: careers@swin.edu.au
Croydon Campus
Location: 12-50 Norton Road Croydon VIC 3136
Telephone: +61 3 9214 5360
Facsimile: +61 3 9214 8447
Email: careers@swin.edu.au
Wantirna Campus
Location: 369 Stud Road Wantirna VIC 3140
Telephone: +61 3 9214 5360
Facsimile: +61 3 9214 8447
Email: careers@swin.edu.au
Swinburne has a strong reputation in Australia and overseas as a provider of career orientated education and as a university with a commitment to research. The university maintains a strong technology base and important links with industry; complemented by a number of innovative specialist research centres which attract a great deal of international interest.
A recent initiative at Swinburne University is the inclusion of a compulsory careers education subject into the higher education curriculum. The Careers and Employment Service deliver Careers in the Curriculum (CIC), which must be completed and passed by each student before they can graduate. The major areas covered include career planning, identifying employability skills, job application processes/documents and interview skills and practice. CIC teaches students applied communication skills while identifying and articulating their generic and employability skills, leading to better prepared graduate employees.
A feature of many Swinburne undergraduate courses is the applied vocational emphasis and direct industry application through Industry Based Learning (IBL) programs.
Services and Programs
Campus Recruitment Program ■ Targeted email ■ Employment fair ■ Employer information sessions ■ SwinEmploy – online job service
Facilities
Under cover car parking ■ Interview rooms ■ Lecture theatres ■ Audiovisual equipment.
Equity Groups
All graduate recruitment is conducted via Careers and Employment. Please contact the Service for access to equity group information.
Fields of Education
Business & Enterprise, Design, Engineering & Industrial Science, Information & Communication Technology, Life & Social Science.
Number of Graduating Students (approximate)
Accounting 100+; Arts & Social Science 250+; Aviation 10+; Biochemistry10+; Design 50+; Engineering (Civil 40+; Electronic 30+; Mechanical 30+); Environmental Health 20+; Human Resources & Organisational Behaviour 40+; Information Technology 200+; International Business 10+; Languages 10+; Marketing 100+; Media 50+; Medical Biophysics 10+; Multimedia 100+; Psychophysiology 30+; Robotics & Mechatronics 35+.
Staff
Manager:
Emma O’Connell
T: +61 3 9214 8350
E: eoconnell@swin.edu.au
Graduate Employment Bookings Contacts:
Volker Janssen
T: +61 3 9214 8230
E: volkerjanssen@swin.edu.au
2012 Dates
Semester 1: 22 Feb – 21 May
Semester 2: 2 Aug – 29 Oct
Summer semester: Jan – Feb 2011
Exam period: 4 – 18 Jun
Exam period: 12 – 26 Nov
Vacations: 2 – 11 Apr; 19 Jun – 30 Jul; 11 – 19 Sep.
Employer Visits
Campus Interviews: negotiable
Careers Fairs
Employment Fair: 13 Mar 2012 (all disciplines)