Careers

BLAXLAND HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS WEBSITE -

http://www.blaxlandhighcareers.com​

Our aim is to provide you with all the latest information that will help you make decisions about your future career and your life beyond school.

You can use this site to locate University, TAFE and any other type of course across Australia, get information about the HSC, search for job vacancies and much more.  

The aim of the careers department at Blaxland High School is to provide a vast range of resources, guidance and assistance that will allow students the opportunity to increase their understanding of the diverse world of college, university and career alternatives.

In the course of examination, enquiries and evaluation, students will gain knowledge and skills essential in developing long term educational and professional aspirations.

Our career's adviser,  Mrs Rebecca Holmes are involved in a teaching program of Year 10, organising work experience programs in Year 9 and Year 12, coordinating student transition into Year 11 and addressing individual student and parent enquiries when requested.  Feel free to drop into the Careers office if you have questions. Appointments can be made via the Career's website (www.blaxlandhighcareers.com)in the 'For Parents' tab. 

Resumes

A resume should be concise. It should be about one page and no more than two. It should be saved on a computer or USB so that it can be updated with further information as required. A good resume should contain:

• personal details such as name, date of birth and address
• educational background
• work related skills
• employment history—starting with most recent jobs and working backwards
• interests
• work and personal referees (3 is a good number).

Common errors and things to avoid:

• not being truthful
• spelling and grammatical errors
• not asking personal referees permission to use them.

For more details, download the sample resume (DOC 29KB) as a guide to creating your own resume.

Useful resources

For useful resources and more information on careers and career paths, visit the following websites:

• myfuture—provides an interactive personalised guide for students to create an individual career action plan
• Australian Job Search—free online employment service
• Career One—free online employment service
• Seek—free online employment service
• Universities Admission Centre (UAC)—provides information about more than 1800 courses that are offered by the participating institutions
• All about UAC (PDF 422KB)—provides a beginners guide to UAC and information for students and parents concerning the UAC process.

Tertiary institutions

There are a number of tertiary institutions across NSW. Visit the following websites for more information:

• TAFE NSW
• Western Sydney Institute of TAFE
• Western Sydney University
• University of Sydney
• University of Technology Sydney
• University of New South Wales
• Academy of Interactive Entertainment
• Academy of Music and Performing Arts
• Australian College of Physical Education
• Whitehouse Institute of Design
• Billy Blue College
• Macleay College.