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Page 1: Community Links for Graduating Students sueellson@newcomersnetwork.com 4 October 2012

Community

Links

for

Graduating Students

[email protected]

4 October 2012

Page 2: Community Links for Graduating Students sueellson@newcomersnetwork.com 4 October 2012

Today

My motto – friendly and professional – give YOU value

Only one person to talk at a time

• Seven Best Settlement Strategies• Three Main Networks• Networking• Mentoring• Budgeting• Questions and Answers

Page 3: Community Links for Graduating Students sueellson@newcomersnetwork.com 4 October 2012

Seven Best Settlement Strategies

• Find a friend

• Source local information (council)

• Start of continue a hobby or interest

• Ask questions

• Expect it to be challenging

• Develop new routines and rituals

• You – your personality and health

Page 4: Community Links for Graduating Students sueellson@newcomersnetwork.com 4 October 2012

Three Networks

• Social (friends and family)www.meetup.com

• Professional (work and industry)www.myfuture.edu.au

• Personal (sport or hobby)www.mav.asn.au (local council)

Use technology to maintain these connections (online with LinkedIn and your own database/address book)

Page 5: Community Links for Graduating Students sueellson@newcomersnetwork.com 4 October 2012

Networking

• Smile (universal language)

• Fun, Food and Free (regular events)

• Recreate and maintain networks (inc repatriates)

• Women need Women Friends, Men need Men

• Talk to people (inc older people or borrow a dog)

• Keep up to date with popular technology – Email, Blog/Website, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Mobile Phones, Tablets, Computers

Page 6: Community Links for Graduating Students sueellson@newcomersnetwork.com 4 October 2012

Networking Strategies

• Arrive first, leave last, target people on their own – ask how you heard about this event (not what do you do)

• Seven exchanges before a relationship, test before trust

• Add to your database if appropriate (and LinkedIn)

• Maintain contact every 90 days to keep alive

• Share items of value to them (not to you)

• Refer on whenever possible

• Follow up, follow up, follow up

Page 7: Community Links for Graduating Students sueellson@newcomersnetwork.com 4 October 2012

Networking Strategies

Page 8: Community Links for Graduating Students sueellson@newcomersnetwork.com 4 October 2012

Mentoring• Top three methods for finding work when you are clear about the goal

and work culture – Networking, Referral, Volunteering

• Require excellent English – written, spoken, comprehension and presentation skills http://australianetwork.com/businessenglish/

• Research organisations and industry through professional associations and make direct contact

• Find up to three mentors – industry, business, personal

• Request initial meeting, emails 2-3 per week, phone call once per week for three months, coffee meeting every six weeks

• Join your professional association http://myfuture.edu.au

• Career Management http://www.blueprint.edu.au http://www.worklifegroup.com

Page 9: Community Links for Graduating Students sueellson@newcomersnetwork.com 4 October 2012

Budgeting• Important decisions – seek advice of at least three people (professional advice

can be worthwhile – research first, ring three people, evaluate options, choose provider)

• Avoid spending money unless ABSOLUTELY necessary – keep a cash reserve, save first, spend the rest. Put the savings in an account you cannot access via an ATM or EFTPOS

• Shop after eating and buy non perishable items for when you don’t feel like cooking and buy fresh fruit and vegetables when markets are closing

• Check for all the little amounts you are paying, gym memberships not cancelled, bank account fees, select your telephone/utilities carefully

• More excellent tips at http://www.moneysmart.gov.au http://www.cheapskates.com.au

Page 10: Community Links for Graduating Students sueellson@newcomersnetwork.com 4 October 2012

Questions and Answers

Sue Ellson BBus, AIMM, MAHRI, CAR (REIV)

0402 243 271

[email protected]

[email protected]

linkedin.com/company/newcomers-network

http://au.linkedin.com/in/sueellson

twitter.com/newcomersnetwrk

twitter.com/sueellson

facebook.com/newcomersnetwork

facebook.com/sueellson

Also YouTube, Google Places, Directories, Events Listings, Member/Other Websites etc

Professional Advice $199 for three hours