Careers
Claire Pech – Careers Advisor
Careers and anxiety
I have just finished the new Sarah Wilson book First, we make the beast beautiful. This is a book that the I Quit Sugar revolutionary wrote about her journey with anxiety. It is an interesting and informative read. She spoke about feeling that she had not been given the manual on “how to do life” when she was in her final years at school and panicking when she felt everyone else had been given this manual, and knew what they were doing. This resonated from a careers perspective, thinking of our current Year 11 and 12 students.
I highlighted this book with students this week and reassured them that they should feel like they don’t know the right answers. They should feel unsure of themselves. They should feel nervous whether they are making the right decisions. This is how everyone feels in Year 11, Year 12, and beyond into their 1st, 2nd, 3rd years of studying, when they have their 1st ‘real’ job, when they have their 1st performance review, when they have their 1st job change, career change, redundancy and firing. I am trying to help students see that this is part of the process and this needs to be embraced, rather than feared.
There are many more decisions ahead, but muddling through them all is part of the whole process, which will feel disjointed, disorganised and slightly random at times.
Career notices, events and articles
Study at New York University (NYU)?
NYU information evening will be held at Ascham School on 8 August at 6.30 pm. Liam Dean-Johnson from the University will speak about NYU admissions, the USA Common Application process, recommendations and how to write a great personal essay. Years 10-12 students and parents are welcome. Please register to attend at www.trybooking.com/394568. Any enquiries may be directed to Gillian Sloan gillian.sloan@ascham.nsw.edu.au
Macleay College’s Sydney open day will be held on 11 August. An industry panel will be discussing the importance of internships and building industry connections. Find out more at https://www.facebook.com/events/327528077785772/
(Source: MHSCareers July 2018)