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UNSW Business School
Postgraduate Orientation Semester 1, 2017
Careers and opportunities Student Opportunities: Andrew Roe & Christine Brooks
Careers & Employment: Blair Slater
COMM5030 Social Entrepreneurship Practicum: Leanne Piggott
What do you need for your career?
Soft skills
1. Cultural Fit
2. Teamwork
3. Interpersonal Skills
4. Oral Communication Skills
5. Problem Solving Skills
6. Motivational Fit
7. Achieves Results
8. Written Communication Skills
9. Analytical Skills
10. Time Management Skills
• 6 week online internship opportunity with a
technology start-up in Asia
• Build a business from the ground up, working
online in small teams
• Supported by a community of Corporate Coaches
• Career Mentoring
• Career Accelerator
• Digital Resources
• 10 week program in S2
• One-on-one mentoring with a
UNSW Business School Alum
• Access to Lynda.com
• UNSW Business School videos and podcasts
• Careers Pulse Episodes
• Access invitation events hosted by employers at their premises.
• Keep up with the latest industry news.
• Find out about employers graduate application programs and dates
Careers and Employment
DIPP1112 Introduction
to the Workplace
Looking for a
General Education
course? DIPP1112 is a career development
course to help you get job ready.
This course is only 2 full days face-
to-face, with online learning.
Find out more at careers.unsw.edu.au
Careers and Employment
Professional Development Program
Are you an International
Student looking for career
opportunities in Australia? The program helps develop your
communication skills in a professional
setting and gain practical workplace.
Find out more at student.unsw.edu.au/pdp
Find out more at handbook.unsw.edu.au
COMM5008: Global Workplace Practice
Semester 2, 2107
Internship Opportunities
for
MComm (ext), MPA (ext) International Students
• Course work and 70-100 Australian
Workplace Internship
• Blended learning: online and in class
6 Units of Credit
Careers and Employment
2017 Careers Expo
Find out more at careers.unsw.edu.au
Investment
Banking and
Consulting Week
Speak with representatives from
leading employers in industries and
discover what opportunities might
exist for you.
27 Feb-3 March
Careers and Employment
2017 Careers Expo
Meet over 100 employers.
Find internships
and graduate jobs.
Find out more at careers.unsw.edu.au
Careers
Expo Wed 15 March
Seminar Date Time Venue
Ace the Interview! Effective Interview Preparation
Tues 21 Feb 1pm – 3pm Central Lecture Block 7
HubSpot – Employer Presentation Wed 22 12pm-1pm Central Lecture Block 8
First year students: Make the most of UNSW Wed 22 Feb
3pm – 4pm Central Lecture Block 8
Get That Part Time Job Wed 22 Feb 4pm – 5pm Central Lecture Block 7
Writing a Winning Resume and Cover Letter Thurs 23 Feb 10:30am – 12pm Central Lecture Block 8
CPA Australia – Global Opportunities in Accounting
Thurs 23Feb 12pm – 1pm Central Lecture Block 8
Navigating LinkedIn for Career Success Fri 24 Feb 2pm – 3:30pm Central Lecture Block 8
Upcoming Seminars
www.careers.unsw.edu.au
50+ More events in the first 4 weeks……
UNSW Careers and Employment
Register www.careers.unsw.edu.au
Visit Level 2 East Wing Quadrangle Building
Kensington Campus
Follow UNSW Careers and Employment
COMM5030 Social Entrepreneurship Practicum
• Social entrepreneurs use business thinking to develop
business models aimed at creating positive social
outcomes to reach people in need
• Social entrepreneurs draw upon business processes,
including technological innovation, entrepreneurial skills and
market distributive mechanisms to address unmet social
need
• Social enterprises, social businesses
• Creating Shared Value
COMM5030 Social Entrepreneurship Practicum
• Provides students with the opportunity to gain practical
business experience by applying their business skills and
knowledge within a social entrepreneurship context.
• Each practicum experience will be different depending on the
particular project on which each student will work.
• Key social entrepreneurship concepts and skills will be learned
within the formal component of the course.
COMM5030 Social Entrepreneurship Practicum
• An elective in the following Master of Commerce specialisations:
– ACCOUNTING:
Management Accounting
– MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• An alternative capstone for the Master of Commerce
– To be taken in the final semester of the program in place of the nominated
capstone of the main specialisation.
• Offered during semester and in intensive mode (summer & winter)
• Requires direct application; Credit+
COMM5030 Social Entrepreneurship Practicum
For further information contact:
Associate Professor Leanne Piggott
Education Director
Centre for Social Impact
