august

15aug6:00 pm8:00 pmGrow and Glow6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Get ready to grow and glow

Become career ready with advice on interviewing and resume writing, as well as great ways to build your experience and add to your CV.

Tourism is an exciting and diverse industry that can take your career in endless directions – attractions, hospitality, accommodation, travel, events and more!

Come along to our student-friendly workshop and we’ll help you with resume writing, interview skills and handy hints to give you a head-start on the job applications.

When: Wednesday 15th August
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Where: Victoria University, Flinders St
RSVP date: Friday 10 August 2018

BOOK HERE

Event Speakers:

Peter Davey – Head of Human Resources – Visit Victoria
Topic focus: Resume & Cover letter building
Alicia Alizzi – Head of Sales – Sand Hill Road
Topic Focus: How to prepare for interviews
George Josevski – Owner – Bunyip Tours
Topic Focus: Transferable Skills and how to stand out from the crowd

More about our speakers

Peter Davey – Head of Human Resources – Visit Victoria

Peter has over 20 years’ experience in human resources and business operations in the public and private sector, including NAB, Ambulance Victoria, Crown Casino and the Coles Group. Peter has also completed an MBA.

Peter is passionate about leadership, values and team engagement.

With the Leadership Team, Peter will lead the development and implementation of the Visit Victoria People Strategy to achieve a Performance driven, Values led organisation.

Alicia Alizzi – Head of Sales – Sand Hill Road

As Head of Sales, I lead my team in linking our clients’ wishes with our pubs’ capabilities. From cocktail parties to intimate dinners, corporate gatherings to weddings, we juggle and firefight our way to deliver an epic experience every time.

With a broad range of impressive spaces across our 8 venues (soon to be 9), we are responsible for creating and curating celebrations catering to any budget. We focus on building strong relationships to ensure the entire process runs smoothly from initial enquiry through to fruition. A clear, in depth understanding of our clients’ needs ensures we meet targets, exceed expectations and drive top line revenue.

My team and I are adrenaline junkies who thrive in the high pressure, high volume world of functions and events. Every day is different. We catch curve balls with one hand while playing tug-of-war with the other. I pride myself on my ability to think laterally, multitask and problem solve to make crazy ideas a reality.

There is something incredibly satisfying about the smile on a client’s face when you deliver a unique experience they cherish. For me, building relationships, sharing a laugh, and playing a part in that smile is what it’s all about.

George Josevski – Owner – Bunyip Tours

Bunyip’s Managing Director, George Josevski, has devoted the past 33 years to working with group tours and international tourism. When George worked in backpacker industry he identified a gap for visitors who were seeking a more authentic and immersive Australian tour experience.

In 1998 the popularity of Neighbours had gained popularity in the UK, it was during this time the idea to create a bus tour to the film set of Neighbours was born. George knew he had hit upon something special. After this success in Melbourne, he tested regional itineraries, trading as Otway Discovery Tours and Penguin Island Day Tours. Success came from educational, fun, interactive experiences, all delivered by driver/guides chosen for their enthusiasm, great personalities, local knowledge and exceptional people skills.

In 2006, he consolidated branding under Bunyip Tours. Nearly 12 years later and the original team is still going strong. Operating from two locations with a visitor centre in Flinders St Melbourne and a new larger HQ in Footscray, the business now service more than 60,000 visitors per year.

This event will be held at VU City Flinders Campus. The campus is located at 300 Flinders Street, between Elizabeth and Queen Street. Enter the elevator lobby off Flinders St or via the University Arcade. The conference room is on level 9. Click here for a map.

A special thanks to our event partners for 2018:

Time

(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location

Victoria University, Flinders Street

Organizer

Young Tourism Networkinfo@youngtourismnetwork.com.au

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september

05sep5:30 pm7:30 pmVTIC Mixer Series - September5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 270 Flinders Street

october

16oct6:00 pm8:00 pmEmotional Intelligence with Mel Neil6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Get smart with your emotions

In a session not to be missed, Mel Neil (our favourite positive psychology consulant) joins us for the final professional development session of the year.

Mel will help us to understand Emotional Intelligence (EI), and how we can identify and use our own emotions and how they impact on our performance, decisions and behaviour.

Tuesday, 16th October
Victoria University, Flinders St

BOOK HERE

P.S Join us for some networking after the event. The first drink is on us!

About Mel Neil

Mel Neil is an Australian positive psychology practitioner and consultant. She designs and delivers custom emotional intelligence and strengths based leadership and performance programs for public and private sector clients. As a credentialed trainer in leading emotional intelligence and positive psychology assessment instruments, Mel also provides certified training, course facilitation and coaching.

Mel’s innovative programs are recognised by peak bodies both domestically and internationally. She co-designed the first Australian Government accredited Diploma of Positive Psychology which is now delivered in the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. She also co-designed and continues to facilitate the Award Winning Melbourne Tourism Leadership Program.

The uniting theme of Mel’s work is her desire to empower and facilitate the success of individuals and communities. This objective drives the astute application of her positive psychology research, knowledge and skills to teach both leaders and teams how to increase personal, business and collective well-being.

A special thanks to our event partners for 2018: