Office for Student Development

Our Careers Service Management System named UWC Career Xplora has allowed us to move towards a paperless system and greatly enhanced the efficiency and quality of both our service to recruiters and students.
 

As a Recruiter you can:

• Create a company profile (upload logos, statistics, photo gallery and multimedia)
• Upload opportunities (part-time, vacation work/articles, internships, graduate trainee programmes and full-time work)
• Register to participate in our recruiting events (career fairs, on-campus recruiting, and company presentations).

Your FREE registration enables you to:
- Feature in the Employer Directory on UWC Career Xplora and ‘Careers by Symplicity’ App
- A full online company profile listing
- Links to your recruitment videos, career web page and social media pages
- Free postings of part-time and internship opportunities
- Updates and reminders about UWC recruitment events and online event bookings.
- You will receive email notifications to set your password and a welcome message from careerxplora@uwc.ac.za.

Get started by logging on https://uwc-csm.symplicity.com/employers to create your employer profile, your profile will be approved within 24 hours. Once approved do log on and check out the Announcements on your Homepage for booking instructions and viewing our Information and Rate Card for 2021.
 

CAREERS SERVICE PROJECTS 2021

VIRTUAL CAREERS XP0

Annual Careers Xpos for Law, General, Technology, Accounting and Government & NGO

The Careers Xpo provides an opportunity for companies and organisations to market themselves to you. Students can make contact with your representatives and enquire about your company/organisation and career opportunities. The 2021 dates are:

Bookings open on 25 January 2021. Log onto https://uwc-csm.symplicity.com/employers

All telephonic/email requests MUST be confirmed by completing the online registration form before 29 March 2021.

For more information visit the events page on Career Xplora.
 

JOB SEARCH SKILLS PROJECT

We facilitate Job Search Skills presentations for students over lunchtimes.

Contact us if you wish to present a topic. (Topics include: strategising your job search, using social media for your job search, interview preparation, what to look for in your contract, etc.).
 

MOCK INTERVIEW PROJECT

The Mock Interview Project assists students to prepare for their job search. Recruiters are encouraged to participate as this activity enables you to build your brand and market your company to students. Contact us for suitable dates.
 

CAREER UPDATE HANDBOOK

The “Career Update” Handbook is our NEW A5 Handbook published each year, containing articles about the job search and how students can enhance their employability, company adverts and employer profile listings. The Handbook will be available online and hardcopy. View our current edition in the Document Library of Career Xplora or visit https://issuu.com/849269/docs/uwc_20career_20update_202020-lo_20res. Advertising space available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Email us to confirm available pages.

Advertising space is available for A5 pages in full colour:

• Outside Back cover
• Inside Front or Inside Back
• Inside full pages
• Employer profile listing

 

GRADUATE RECRUITMENT PROJECT

The Graduate Recruitment Project (GRP) provides a platform for Recruiters to attend on campus information sessions such as: company presentations, showcases and interviews on campus to assist students with their job search and your recruitment needs.
 

VIRTUAL COMPANY PRESENTATIONS

15 March - 30 November
17h00 -18h30 Monday – Thursday
 

ADVERTISING & MARKETING SERVICES

• Advertising via UWC Career Xplora portal
• Weekly Job Blast
• Email Blast (Once off)
• Posts on Social Media (Facebook & Twitter)
• Feature on the Student Career Xplora Homepage 'In the Spotlight"
• Posters on campus
• Roaming promoters per day

No charge for advertising part-time, vacation and internship opportunities.

For more information do reach out to us via email at cdp@uwc.ac.za.

Online Careers Service for Students

Our Careers Service management system, “UWC Career Xplora”, is our online Careers Service portal offering our students and recent alumni 24/7/365 access to job search resources.

Students and alumni since 2016 have access to Career Xplora which allows you to:

• Set up a student profile to receive career-specific information and notifications, and receive Weekly Job Blasts
• Build your CV and Letter of Motivation using the Resume Builder tool and customise it to different industries
• Access the Employer Directory with the contact name and details of leading graduate recruiters in South Africa 
• Get announcements for on-campus recruiter events, job search preparation workshops and new resources available in the online resource library.
• View our innovative Job Board with features that are intuitive and personalised for student and graduate needs
• Link your Google Calendar for reminders about on-campus Careers Service events 
• Sharpen your interview skills using the Mock Interview tool
• Chat live with UWC Careers Service staff

So how do you go about getting your personal Career Xplora account? All students registered since 2016 already have an account. All new students get added to the system by 1 April of each year. Students can access Career Xplora by visiting https://uwc-csm.symplicity.com/students and logging in with your IKAMVA details. You can watch THIS video to help set up your account. We encourage students to visit the Career Xplora portal often for new positions, resources and career events.

If you need assistance, you may visit the Office for Student Development, reach out to us via email at careerxplora@uwc.ac.za or the CHAT to ADVISOR feature on the UWC CAREER XPLORA Homepage.
 

Summary of our activities

Annual Careers Xpos for Law, General, Technology, Accounting and Government & NGO The Careers Xpo provides an opportunity for companies and organisations to market themselves to you. Students can make personal contact with representatives and enquire about companies and career opportunities. The events are held in April of each year. Students encouraged to watch the Career Xplora events page to check out companies in attendance.

Job Search Skills Preparation Workshops
We facilitate Job Search Skills presentations for students during lunchtimes. Topics include strategising for your job search, CV & Letter of Motivation guidelines, using LinkedIn for your job search, interview preparation, reviewing and signing your work contract.

If you wish to arrange a presentation for your class or student organisation, do contact us. Mock Interview Project
The Mock Interview Tool assists students to prepare for their job search. Interview preparation is made much easier allowing you to practise in the comfort of your room. You have two options. You can either take a pre-structured interview for your specific discipline or create your own Mock Interview by selecting questions. You can then record their interview, play it back, and assess your performance. We hope to invite recruiters to review student interview performances and provide feedback. More information will be available on the Career Xplora portal once projects are finalised.

‘Career Update’ magazine
Our “Career Update” magazine contains relevant articles about career development and your job search. The magazine is widely read by our students. Click HERE to view our special 2020 Career Update Handbook 60th Anniversary Special Makeover Edition.

Graduate Recruitment Project
The Graduate Recruitment Project (GRP) provides a platform for students to engage with recruiters at on-campus information sessions including company presentations, showcases and promotions to assist students with their job search. All students (first and second years included) are encouraged to engage with recruiters to gain tips and know what is expected in their application and as a potential employee.

Student Job Search Advising Consultation
Students can visit us at the Office for Student Development, 1st Floor, Student Centre or email us at careerxplora@uwc.ac.za to chat with us about your job search preparation and request a consultation about their CV and Letter of Motivation.

Advertising of job opportunities
Graduate opportunities, internships, vacation work among other are circulated to students and alumni via the Career Xplora Job Board and Weekly Discipline-Specific Job Blasts.

Career Service Resource Centre
Log onto UWC Career Xplora to access the online Careers Service Resource Centre for tools and resources to help you with your job search preparation - it is like walking into our office and asking for tools to assist - it's all here available 24/7/365. These resources include online job search preparation tools, links to recruiter videos and electronic copies of our magazines and recordings of our workshops.

For more information about UWC Careers Service and the Career Xplora portal or to arrange a Career Xplora tutorial or CV Writing presentation for your class and student organisation, email us at cdp@uwc.ac.za.