The Careers and Employment Service hosted its annual Speed Networking Events on Monday 18th and Tuesdsay 19th May. 153 students took the opportunity to meet, greet and network with 60 industry representatives.
Evaluations were conducted at the end of each night, and all feedback received was positive! Attending students were very satisfied with the variety of industry representatives and the night met all their expectations. Crowd favourites includedEssendon Football Club, Jetstar, Trumpet Events, Koko Black, The Lucas Group, Hilton, Crown and Mamasita.
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INDUSTRY FEEDBACK
Industry has indicated they are keen to get more involved with students and enjoyed the opportunity to share their career pathways and professional experiences with our students. Some suggested improvements referred to student presentation and preparation.
What did you like most about the night?
"I thought it was a great opportunity for the students to meet people working in their fields. There seemed to be a lot of keen and eager students."
"Interacting with the students and enjoyed sharing experiences and knowledge."
"Set up and the way it was run"
"I liked the intimacy of the event where we had four to five students to talk to. It was relaxed and offered all students the opportunity to speak and ask questions"
"The catering at the event was beyond what I was expecting. The food and presentation really delivered on a high note"
Additional Comments:
"Excellent overall and feel free to invite me back for future events like this. It's great to be involved with WAI post-graduation and be able to share my experiences."
"A great event, well organised - thank you for inviting us to attend and we look forward to next year."
"I enjoyed being involved in the night and think the students would have taken a lot from the night."
STUDENT FEEDBACK
When asked about your "highlight of the night", many of you responded with
- Meeting HR from different hotels
- Intimate discussions from industry professionals
- Getting to talk to someone from the area I’m interested in and finding out how they got there
- Speaking to everyone with no expectations
- Positive and encouraging feedback from industry professionals
- Learning about how tourism in Australia is growing
- Meeting different people from the different tourism backgrounds
- Gaining insight into the different areas of tourism
Overall comments:
Really good initiative from WAI
Fantastic event - thanks so much for organising it
Great night and good food!
WHAT'S NEXT IN 2015
2015 Careers and Employment Expo - Wednesday, 26 August SAVE THE DATE