Career Advice, Career Advice Postgraduate, Career Advice Undergraduate
Can you justify going travelling as “professional development”? I did (but I didn’t know it at the time) In early 2007 I stuffed my backpack in Minneapolis, Minnesota and left on a working holiday visa. I had just spent a year working and saving every penny to pay off...
Career Advice, Career Advice Postgraduate, Career Advice Undergraduate
Your Career: Destiny or Chaos? Do we choose our career or does it choose us? Is it possible to find our one true calling, or are we at the whim of the unpredictable world around us? Rewind 60 years or so and it was common for people to work in the same occupation,...
Interviews, Interviews Postgraduate, Interviews Undergraduate
Dress for Success: What to Wear for an Interview? You did it! You got through the initial selection rounds including your resume and cover letter, phone or video screening (or a combination of the two) and are invited for an interview. If you are diligent enough,...
Skill Building, Skill Building Postgraduate, Skill Building Undergraduate
Feeling Unemployable? Why the Accomplish Award is Right for You From the UTS:Careers Career Programs Team Over here on the UTS Careers Blog, we’re not big on sharing a lot of self-advertising. That being said, there is one program that I feel is worth breaking the...
Resumes & Cover Letters, Resumes & Cover Letters Postgraduate, Resumes & Cover Letters Undergraduate
Cover Letters and Love Letters Cover letters and love letters have more in common then you may think. I hear many people in the recruitment industry argue that the cover letter is now ‘dead’. Having worked in the industry, I can understand why some might agree with...
