Plumpton Year 10 Interview Skills and Techniques with Corporate Experts

Part of the Year 10 Positive Psychology Curriculum this year has and is being devoted to Job Readiness. In Term 1, all students participated in a Resume Preparation Session and were given access to "The Careers Department" - Resume Builder and were provided with a raft of resume templates.

This also was the beginning of an ongoing campaign to encourage students to:

• Find a part-time/casual job (with parental/carer approval and consent)

• Create a personal portfolio folder for official documents

• Create a LinkedIn account (once they turn 16 years old)

During Term 2, all Year 10 students participated in a second Session, Interview Skills and Techniques. We partnered with United Way, specifically, the fabulous Barbara Allwright (Program and Marketing Manager) and brought Industry Managers into the school to deliver these Sessions. United Way Australia connects community, business, government and philanthropy, through youth employment initiatives, to build strong and resilient communities, where children and young people can thrive.

We would like to sincerely thank:

• Simone Bozic, Associate Service Manager, Macquarie Technology Group

• Fionan McDonnell, Chief service Officer, Macquarie Technology Group

• Charbel Achmar, Manager Customer Success ANZ, Tech Data APAC

• Darren Lowe, National Sales and Account Manager, Macquarie Telecom

For giving of their valuable time to come to our school and share their wisdom and experience with our Year 10 students. We appreciate you.

We would also like to thank Ms Gazzera and Ms McKenzie for their support of the initiative.

In Term 3, we will conclude the Job Readiness Series with our 2024 Year 10 Mock Interviews to be held on Thursday 5 September.

Tim Lloyd, Principal