ACS Victoria presents the February 2019 Young Professionals Half-Day Conference
Targeted towards but not limited to students currently completing their studies, this special event will allow participants to keep abreast with their professional development through the facilitation of three separate sessions, highlighting ways in which you can stand out and succeed as a skilled professional.
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About this event
The morning will consist of three workshops, each facilitated by a different industry professional and topic. Each session will allow participants to keep abreast with their professional development and provide further insight into what steps they can take to help build a successful career within IT.
Continued professional development can deliver a deeper understanding of what it means to be a professional, and ensures that your knowledge stays relevant and up to date within the industry. Don't miss this special event.
Session 1 - 'Be inspired to build your career in IT.'
Presented by Maria Moreno
Maria will take you through a presentation about the role of IT within an organisation. Using her personal journey, Maria will provide fresh insights and practical tips to help you start your journey in the Australian ICT industry, including:
· The importance of connections
· Why communication should be a priority
· Benefits of continuous learning and development
· The implications for the IT team of the future – new skills and mindset
· Expectations vs reality
Maria will compare IT roles in not-for-profit organisations and corporates, and will introduce you to some tools for your IT career journey.
Join Maria and learn how to diversify your skillset in ICT industry.
Session 2 - 'Never mind the robots... soft skills are key to your career success!'
Presented by Emily Stekly
Many young people enter the workforce thinking their technical skills are what’s going to land them that dream job or lead to a successful career. Truth is, hundreds of graduates emerge every year, sharing the same knowledge and technical qualification - but only some of them will excel in their careers.
Soft skills, such as the ability to self-manage, communicate, influence and respond effectively under pressure, are now recognised as critical to operating successfully in today’s business environments.
During this session you will explore: 'what the heck are soft skills exactly', 'the value, role and impact of soft skills in the workplace', 'why some graduates cruise, and others fly' and many more'.
Also you will learn how to apply soft skills to navigate the workplace effectively, increase their professional value and create more opportunities to pursue their goals, and ultimately, find greater fulfillment in their career journey.
Session 3 - 'How to pass your next IT job interview'
Presented by Naren Chellappah
Do you struggle with interview questions like ‘tell us about yourself?’, ‘what are your salary expectations?’ or ‘what makes you the best candidate?’
This interactive interview training workshop will teach you how to answer the first question you get in job interviews ‘tell us about yourself?’
You will also discover the top 10 interview questions asked during job interviews, and learn the ACECIS interview answer structure, to help you pass your next job interview.
Finally, attend this workshop to find out the top 3 questions recommended by ACECIS to ask at the end of your next interview – to ensure you leave a lasting impression.
Professional Year students - Attending the half-day conference will count for all 6 CPD hours required to complete your studies. All three sessions must be attended in order for your enrollment to be processed.
If your registration name is required to be changed, please contact ACS Victoria at acsvic@acs.org.au
Speakers
Naren and the Career Coaching team at ACECIS use their extensive industry networks and knowledge of the Australian job market to help you secure internships, job interviews and job offers in Australia.
The ACECIS Career Coaching team provide a range of careers services and internships to help you get a job in Australia. With more than 30 years of corporate experience in Australia in sectors such as finance, engineering and marketing, we have used our expertise and extensive links with companies to help more than 200 skilled migrants and international students get internships and full-time jobs in Australia.
We help provide you with resume and cover letter writing, LinkedIn optimisation, job application customisations, internship support, job interview training and one-to-one Career Coaching to help you get job interviews in Australia.
Founder of Stekly Projects, Emily specialises in coaching the fundamental soft skills of young people at the formative stages of their career. She helps them explore their professional potential as next generation leaders and learn how to operate successfully in today’s business environment.
She believes soft skills - such as the ability to self-manage, communicate, relate and influence - are critical if you want to stand out from the pack, create value from your technical expertise, and thrive in an uncertain future of work.
Emily has observed and tapped into the value and impact of soft skills throughout her unique, decade-long blend of experience. From her career in Human Resources, recruiting and developing graduates for an award-winning architecture firm, to project managing and directing performance artists, freelancing as a storyteller and consulting on people and culture issues for small business - she is driven to help young professionals understand the value of soft skills and apply them to build fulfilling careers.
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Registration
- Payment in full is required the time of booking in order for the registration to be valid.
- To avoid disappointment, ensure you pay for your booking(s) before the registration closing date. Anyone that has not received a confirmation email will not be on the event attendance list and therefore will not be admitted to the event.
- Online registration ends at the time stated on the event details page.
Cancellation and Refund
All cancellations must be processed through the website, a refund will only be considered if it is at least 3 working days prior to the event.
Disclaimer
- ACS reserves the right to change the program at any time. Every effort will be made to ensure a program of equivalent standard and members are updated with changes.
- All dietary requirements are considered, however we cannot guarantee a 100% allergen free environment.
- ACS reserves the right to prohibit entry or eject any person from an ACS event based on behaviour deemed inappropriate by ACS staff, its agents and/or others working under its authority.
- Filming or streaming by attendees is not permitted. If an attendee is found to be doing so they will be asked to leave the event immediately and further action may be taken.
- Photography and/or filming may take place during this event, by accepting these terms you consent to this. Please let a member of ACS know if you do not want your picture taken.
COVID-19 Event Attendance Compliance
By registering to attend an ACS in person event you are agreeing to the below terms and conditions
- If an attendee is displaying flu or cold like symptoms in the days leading up to the event and therefore is not able to attend, ACS will refund the registration fee.
- If an attendee comes to an event and is displaying flu or cold like symptoms they will be asked to leave
- We ask all ACS members to respect the social distancing guidelines, if an attendee repeatedly disregards these guidelines, they may be asked to leave
- ACS reserves the right to cancel the event within 24 hours' notice if either the speaker or the event host has advised us that they are exhibiting flu or cold like symptoms
- All attendees must provide a valid phone number and email address to be contacted on if there is reason to notify about a possible COVID-19 exposure
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