CAREERS Those one-on-ones …
Will it be law or music, criminal justice, or medicine? Year 13 student Ederick He is still looking at all the options, but already he is appreciative of the advice given by Careers Advisor Chris Sellars. “At the moment I’m interested in both medicine and law, not because of family influences but because I greatly enjoy both the sciences and the arts.” A one-on-one with Mr Sellars narrowed his search earlier this year and helped him see he was a lot more interested in the arts than in the sciences, he says. A musician who plays piano, violin and drums, and sings in the Chapel Choir and Schola Cantorum, Ed is familiar with the Careers office. “Mr Sellars helped me with my CV and in narrowing down my choices from various university handbooks. He also has a lot of connections with university people. I honestly think the whole process would be a lot harder if he wasn’t there. He helps you brush off the dust and get to the point. He asks you all the right questions, and finds out what else you’ve done, and how that experience can relate to applications. “It widens your view – of yourself and of the future.” Year 13 student Liam Adams is a champion tennis player who has represented New Zealand in Bangkok and Australia. “My whole life has revolved around tennis and from about Year 10 I
who has our interests at heart, who is friendly and easy to talk to, approachable and has the information – so you know there’s not a course out there that you didn’t know about.”
wanted to go to the United States on a tennis scholarship. I’ve talked to Mr Sellars about sport in New Zealand and he has given me other sporting options, different programmes I could do here, such as sports coaching and management for example, rather than just playing tennis. “He’s told me about all the options and shown me how diverse it is. He always says it might take a couple of attempts before you get it right.” Liam now sees that New Zealand has greater opportunities and less competition in many fields, including things like health and business programmes. “It makes all the difference having someone knowledgeable to talk to about these things. Someone
“ Itmakes all the difference
having someone knowledgeable to talk to about these things.Someone who has our interests at heart. ” LiamAdams
Christ’s College Canterbury
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