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Employer Forum Report – Targeting Your Recruitment & Melbourne Degrees
On Wednesday 3rd August 2011, Careers & Employment held our second Employer Forum for the year with the theme Targeting Your Recruitment & Melbourne Degrees. The forum was held on the morning of our annual Employment Experience Fair and the fair also proved to be a highly successful event.
The University has moved many of its professional degrees, which lead to a specific profession such as law or medicine, to graduate level. Through our redesigned curriculum, students complete one of six undergraduate degrees, undertaking a deep major specialisation, and being exposed to different ways of thinking by studying disciplines outside their core areas through the breadth component. Having completed their undergraduate degree, they can then enter directly into the workforce, or choose to continue their studies in one of our professional graduate degrees, or by going on to study a Research Higher Degree. This reflects the global education environment, offering students a world-class education.
The forum brought together a panel of key university leaders who spoke to over 60 key industry representatives about how to best target recruitment based on the Melbourne Degree structure.
Event Proceedings - listen to audio and download slides
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Introduction, Professor John Dewar, ProvostProfessor Dewar sets the scene with an overview of Melbourne Degrees.
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A conversation with Dr Winocur, Executive Director, Business/Higher Education Round Table
Dr Winocur shares her thoughts on Melbourne Degrees.
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Discipline Specific Melbourne Degrees Information
Dr Parshia Lee-Stecum, Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning), Faculty of Arts, discusses Melbourne Degrees in relation to the Arts.
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Professor Tom Kvan, Dean, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning discusses the Bachelor of Environments Degree and the Melbourne School of Design. Professor Kvan talks about the innovative courses within his Faculty.
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Professor Margaret Abernethy, Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics provides an overview of the Bachelor of Commerce and the Graduate School of Business and Economics. Professor Abernethy, a former Telstra Business Woman of the Year discusses the employability of graduates within her Faculty.
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Professor Janet Hergt, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science talks about the Bachelor of Science and the Graduate School of Science with particular focus on the changes that have taken place in their graduate space.
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Professor Geoff Stevens a distinguished researcher and Director of the Particulate Fluids Processing Centre (ARC Special Research Centre) discusses what Melbourne Degrees mean to Melbourne Engineers.
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Professor Alistair Moffat, Head, Department Computer Science & Software Engineering explains Melbourne Degrees in relation to IT. Professor Moffat explains cumulative strengths in the arena of information technology.
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Professor Margaret Abernethy, Professor Tom Kvan, Professor Geoff Stevens, Professor Alistair Moffat, Professor Janet Hergt and Professor John Dewar.
Group Discussion. Topics include:
• The benefits of University of Melbourne course length.
• University of Melbourne students in the workplace.
• The qualifications of undergraduate graduates particularly in regards to Accounting and IT.
• How organisations can build strategic relations with the University of Melbourne.
• University of Melbourne students and global employment opportunities.
Listen here (MP3 | 9,342KB)
For any queries relating to the Employer Forum please contact
Katie Bell
Industry Engagement Consultant
Careers & Employment
E: +61 3 9035 8870
P: kbell@unimelb.edu.au