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ergo - Number 94 March 2004

This is edition number 94 of the Graduate Careers Council of Australia's quarterly newsletter ergo. The full issue can be downloaded as a pdf from the link directly below, or you can look at individual articles on the website by choosing them from the full list (also below).

The Graduate Careers Network

In February 2004, in response to considerable encouragement from many quarters in the graduate employment sector, the gradlink team decided to formulate and develop a new networking program for university careers staff, graduate employers and various auxilliary participants in the graduate recruitment process. The result was The Graduate Careers Network, the GCCA’s inaugural “meet and greet” session which was held in Victoria on 19 February at the Victoria Hotel.

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GoGrad: Victoria’s Official Local Government Graduate Program

Graduates of Victorian Universities are being encouraged to start positioning themselves as future leaders by joining GoGrad, Victoria’s official local government graduate program. The two-year program, to be launched around the state in March 2004, will provide graduates with training and development sessions, ongoing structured support and a peer support network.

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The Virtual Careers Fair - On again in 2006

The Virtual Careers Fair (VCF) is the only national careers fair which offers access to students all round the country and overseas by virtue of being online, and has the backing of most of the largest tertiary institutions in Australia. It offers an easily affordable method for graduate employers to make contact with proactive job-seekers, as well as raise their profile among the student/graduate population.

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2003 NAGCAS Annual Conference - Lismore

The NAGCAS 2003 Annual Conference kicked off on Monday 1 December, and delegates from all over Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom met for three days of professional development, information sessions, and the opportunity to share knowledge and experience with their peers in the graduate employment sector.

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Graduate Prospects Remain Robust

The Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) is conducted annually by the Graduate Careers Council of Australia (GCCA) in co-operation with all Australian universities. The GDS tracks the activities of new university graduates who completed their qualifications in the previous calendar year. In 2003, information from over 107,000 new graduates was analysed for this new report.

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