LOCAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Officeworks Mildura
attends Clontarf’s 2018
Murray Employment Forum
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On Wednesday 29 August, Isabelle Grazan
(BSIS) from Officeworks Mildura (Vic) attended
Clontarf’s 2018 Murray Employment Forum.
The event was held at Euston Bowling and
Recreation Club (NSW), about 140km away
from Mildura. Over 35 indigenous students
of the Clontarf Academy attended the
conference. The students came from a range
of regional areas such as Mildura, Robinvale
and Swan Hill, to name a few.
Approximately seven businesses were involved
in the event, including Bunnings, Kmart, MDAS,
local councils, and Educational Groups with
the aim to educate year 10 to 12 students
on how different businesses operate, how to
find employment or further education and
how to leverage your first job to further your
professional career.
While Bunnings and Kmart provided Human
Resource personnel from their head offices
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to attend, we offered a point of difference,
to show the attendees a story, and what is
possible with Officeworks. Isabelle has a great
career story to share as she started as a BTS
casual in her first job while still in school, and
has since progressed to permanent part-time
and is now in the BSIS role.
The boys rotated between tables in groups
of three to five, with approximately seven
minutes per group. Isabelle explained a little
about Officeworks and what makes it a great
place to work, her employment and ‘career so
far’-story. She answered any specific questions
that the students had with a wide range of
reactions and levels of interest displayed by
the students.
Overall, it was a very positive community event
and hopefully it will encourage the students
to find employment with the insights from
Isabelle’s experience at Officeworks Mildura.