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COLLARTS SOURCING YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT COLLARTS PREPARING TO SOURCE YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT CHECKLIST STAGE 1: Research your industry and make sure youre up to date with what is happening in your chosen industry e.g. subscribe

  1. COLLARTS SOURCING YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT

  2. COLLARTS PREPARING TO SOURCE YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT CHECKLIST STAGE 1: Research your industry and make sure you’re up → to date with what is happening in your chosen industry e.g. subscribe to newsletters, mailing lists, social media posts, publications etc. Research professional associations linked to → your industry. Identify organisations that you would like to work → with. Make a shortlist of 10 – 15 organisations. Maintain a detailed a spreadsheet with all relevant information. SOURCING YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT

  3. COLLARTS PREPARING TO SOURCE YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT CHECKLIST STAGE 2: Research job market in your industry. Where are → the jobs? Research your chosen organisations and review → your shortlist. Know each organisation intimately, what projects they are working on and where etc. Pay attention to their company values and vision. Obtain contact name/s and contact details of → possible decision makers within those organisations. SOURCING YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT

  4. COLLARTS PREPARING TO SOURCE YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT CHECKLIST STAGE 3: Set up a LinkedIn profile. Carefully curate your → professional/public social media page/s. Consider setting up a webpage; one landing → page for all of your social media, portfolio, blogs, resumé etc. Wix will give you a free landing page which is very easy to use and set up. Update your resume and have it proofread. → Start working on cover letters to approach → employers. Work on your “elevator pitch”. → SOURCING YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT

  5. If you haven’t already approached the Collarts Career Pathways Advisor, you should consider setting up a meeting to review your applications. Contact Clinton Scott: cscott@collarts.edu.au Clinton will also assist you with filling out the relevant forms required to begin your Industry Placement.

  6. COLLARTS PREPARING TO SOURCE YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT CHECKLIST STAGE 4: Approach organisations via email/phone/social → media. Maintain and update your spreadsheet so you → know who you have contacted and what was said etc. Be prepared – the host organisation may want to → interview you via phone or Zoom etc. Be prepared for this. Make sure you check your emails/social media regularly. Make sure you have a professional voicemail message set up. Make sure you answer your phone calls, emails, → social media pm’s, etc. SOURCING YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT

  7. COLLARTS PREPARING TO SOURCE YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT CHECKLIST STAGE 4 (continued): Know your “elevator pitch”. → Know your “WHY’s”: → - Why you? - What do you have to offer? - Why do you want to be a part of this industry/work with this organisation? Make sure that you can provide a succinct, insightful and well considered response to these questions. SOURCING YOUR INDUSTRY PLACEMENT

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