{"id":1781,"date":"2019-05-20T13:35:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T04:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/?p=1781"},"modified":"2019-05-20T13:35:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T04:05:49","slug":"career-mentoring-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2019\/05\/20\/career-mentoring-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Mentoring Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Interested in building connections with industry professionals and developing your employability skills?<\/p>\n<p><strong>APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW for PACE Mentoring Spring 2019!<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.and.org.au\/pages\/apply-for-mentoring.html.\">Apply here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Positive Action towards Career Engagement (PACE) connects students and job seekers with disability with mentors from leading Australian businesses. 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You can discuss your career goals and aspirations, and get help to develop a plan for your personal and professional development.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conversations could include:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Reviewing your resume<\/li>\n<li>Writing cover letters<\/li>\n<li>Practising mock interviews<\/li>\n<li>Work site visits<\/li>\n<li>Networking with other professionals<\/li>\n<li>Discussing workplace adjustments<\/li>\n<li>Building confidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Find out more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.and.org.au\/contact-us.php\">contact AND<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For updates and networking with other students, please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PACEMentoring\/\">PACE page on Facebook<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Interested in building connections with industry professionals and developing your employability skills? 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