PMY Careers Night a success

The University Blacks were pleased to see a terrific response to the PMY Uni Blacks Academy Careers Night, which was held in the Melbourne University Pavilion last week.

Approximately 50 Blacks players - both currently studying and post graduate – were on hand to listen to a fantastic panel which was largely made up of both current and past University Blacks and MUWFC players.

The panel shared a number of tips and insights into career management, networking, profile building and how to navigate your way through what is a highly competitive recruitment market.

Nick Martin, a former Blacks player and now Director of Miller Leith – who are a major Blacks sponsor and recruitment partner – gave a number of valuable insights through the eyes of a recruiter and an important list of do's and don'ts in an interview situation.

The night concluded with our players taking the chance to network with our panel and it was great to see these young men taking full advantage of the generosity of our panel members listed below and to whom we are greatly indebted.

Leigh Clifford - Chairman of Qantas Ltd

Paul Yeomans - Managing Director of PMY – Major Sponsor of the Uni Blacks Academy

Nick Carah - CEO, Bendigo Private Banking Services – Principal Partner of Uni Blacks

Nick Martin - Director, Miller Leith – Recruitment partner and Major Sponsor of the Uni Blacks

Michael Delaney - Director, ADP Consulting – Major Sponsor of the Uni Blacks

Patrick Barry - GM Strategic Development, Partners Wealth Group – Major Sponsor of the Uni Blacks

Laura Kane - Football Operations Manager, North Melbourne Football Club

Tom Howgate - Development Director, BPM Group

Jim Peters - Queens Counsel

Peter Aitken - Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young

All our panel members have pledged their ongoing support to the Academy concept and are available to be contacted for further mentoring and careers assistance.

In addition to our panel members, a number of Uni Blacks sponsors and supporters are interested in assisting our players where they can so if you are interested in further discussions please contact Rod McLean or Nick Carah.

The PMY Uni Blacks Academy - developing aspiring and talented young footballers both on and off the field.