Career Advice Postgraduate

Many of us feel as though we’ve got a multi-million dollar idea under our sleeves at some point in our lifetime. However, not all of us are brave enough to act on it. And that’s the difference between an entrepreneur and your average dreamer. An entrepreneur will have...

You can’t be great at everything. None of us can. But the question is: what are you going to do about it? Assuming that you’re in a position where you’re ‘consciously incompetent’ (refer to the Conscious Competence Theory), there are a few different ways you might...

With semester getting hectic, it’s easy to sacrifice sleep in favor of finishing that list minute assignment, or bingeing Dead to Me on Netflix. But a lack of sleep can actually have a huge impact on your daily life, and getting into the habit of subsisting on less...

Picture this: it’s a Wednesday morning, and you’ve just logged on to your computer at work. You have your coffee in hand, and you are ready to tackle the day. You open up Outlook and all of a sudden your computer starts to move at snail speed as your inbox loads....

It goes without saying that it’s important to take charge of your career. You are in the driver’s seat, switching lanes, shifting gears by yourself, and no one else is responsible for discovering or promoting your career for you. Consequently, it’s critical to become...

Globally, women account for less than a quarter of senior roles in the workforce. With this known fact, workplace advancement may seem daunting. However, there are several ways to work up to management and leadership positions within an organisation. After speaking...

As a new mum I have to teach my 1-year old daughter Chloe a lot, but I’m realising this is reciprocal and she can teach me a lot as well. Here are 5 tips you can learn from babies:1. Smiles are powerful When I saw Chloe’s smile for the first time it was amazing, I was...

In the spirit of International Women’s Day, and to celebrate UTS being recognized as Employer of Choice for Gender by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), we sat down with (and when we say ‘sat down with’ we mean chased around campus) our very busy, all female...

It’s that time of year again! You know it’s time for uni to kick back in again, and everyone starts to loosen the reins on those New Year’s resolutions. Despite the extra-long hiatus for most, this is usually the time where motivation is the scarcest. But before you...

Crystals – what could these shiny, pretty rocks possibly have to do with your career? Before we begin, let me start by saying that although crystals have proved helpful to me throughout my career by helping me remain mindful and focused, it’s a personal preference and...

You might be loving your creative degree and feeling lucky to be pursuing the things you love, but design can also be as stressful and all-consuming as any other degree. Here are some things I wish I knew about time management, creative anxieties and mental health...