Start Your Career - What you need to know!
Take your first steps towards a brilliant career as an apprentice or trainee.
There are so many choices to starting your working career, it can be a bit bewildering and the temptation is always there to take the first job that comes along. Another option is to attend University / College and study to secure a qualification.
The problem with either of these strategies is: the first may give you a low skilled, low paid job with limited career opportunities. The other sees you finishing a degree, but with this comes a large HELP (HECS) debt and limited real world work skills.
Would you like a real opportunity which pays you immediately and builds a solid future in an industry suited to your interestes and skills? Take on an apprenticeship!
Did you know that you can get started whilst still in your senior school years? You can get a head start with a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship!
I heard apprenticeships are not for smart people?
Some of the world's most creative and wealthy people started out as apprentices! Many start their own business's within a few years of completing their training and many were once apprentices with Acclaim.
Don't University students get the best jobs?
Smart people use their Apprenticeship or Traineeship qualifications, skills and experiences to accelerate and compliment tertiary studies.
Imagine starting out as an apprentice and being paid from the beginning. Along with this, you could also study part-time at University and use the money you've earned to pay your way to gain a degree in the field of your choice. There is no other self-propelled strategy that can give you real workplace experience and can leave you without a HELP (HECS) debt, before you have finished your 20's!
University lecturers have also commented that these students possess a heightened ability to understand and apply the theoretical principles of their study, thanks to a mature and experienced perspective.
What you really want . . .
• Wages not debt
• Hands-on training
• A defined career path
• Formal qualifications
• Long term valuable skills
• Industry experience that will compliment tertiary qualifications
• Stable, reliable employment
• Caring employer
• Regular support and mentoring
If this reflects your thoughts, then Apprenticeships and Traineeships may be the answer.
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What are business people really looking for in an employee?
They want someone who can help them build business and be focussed on the goals and aspirations of their business. That means you need to possess the following qualities . . . this applies to every job, not just apprenticeships or traineeships!
• Attitude – A positive one
• Reliability – Getting to work on time every day
• Communication – Clear speech, listening skills and an enquiring mind
• Enthusiastic – Genuine interest in work performed
• Passionate – Not just about the tasks you like, but the whole job
• Stability – Will dedicate themselves until completion
• Competency – Is able to learn new skills and remember
• Efficiency – Thinks about the job and completes it in a reasonable time
• Transport – Own reliable transport or similar
• Motivation – Is willing to get on with the work
How do I get started?
Let Acclaim know you are ready and willing, by taking the following steps:
• Have a current resume....Need resume help? Click here
• Come in to the office and complete an application form and skills assessment form. Bring your resume with you. You may also be booked in for an interview. | 
