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3 Tips for Recent Grads on Getting into Non-Profit
You’ve just graduated from uni and a fine graduation robe now hangs in the wardrobe.Unlike your peers, you don’t feel like toiling for a pay-check in one of those Fortune 500 corporations. You want to do something meaningful for the world and give back to the...
A Novice’s Guide to Video Interviews
I just finished one of my first ever video interviews. It was an interesting experience, we couldn't get the video to work for a start. It ended up being a phone call via computer. The whole process, from me figuring out the platform my interviewer wanted to use, to...
Career Tips I Learnt from Watching Hours and Hours of Gordon Ramsay
Over the past year I have become addicted to watching Gordon Ramsay videos. His passion for food, coupled with his brutal honesty and command of the English language, is a marvel to behold. I mean in one episode, he calls someone a ‘Panini Head’. That in itself is...
How to Say Goodbye to Your Office Family
We’ve all heard stories about leaving toxic work environments before. After suffering for eons in a place that doesn’t appreciate you, you finally head for greener pastures. The birds are all singing, the sun is shining, and small children seem to be celebrating on...
Am I Being Ghosted by a Recruiter?
We’ve all been there before. You’ve submitted a brilliant resume and you've attached a superb cover letter. You’re sure that you’re at least going to get an interview, and then… nothing. You start to think about where it all went wrong, what to do next, and you’re...
Not Just a Line on Your Resume
Internships are a training position commonly held by a student looking to further their career. But how do you know if completing an internship is the right step for you? And, if you decide to do one, what are the benefits? We spoke to UTS Graduates about their time...
Can Attending a Careers Fair Help Get You a Job? Xueting Su’s Story
We often talk about how helpful careers fairs can be to kick-starting your career, but can they actually help you land a job? For Xueting Su, the answer was yes. We had a chat with her about her career journey so far, and the advice she has for other UTS students...
The Inside Look at Lendlease’s Graduate Program
It’s that time of year again where we seek our next generation of graduates to join Lendlease on our two-year graduate program. We know that applying for graduate programs and going through the process can be daunting and often stressful. However, I’m here to give you...
5 Steps to Finding Great Love (Or a Great Job)
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, the most romantic day of the year! So many people are scrambling around looking for a date without realising that finding love can be awfully similar to finding that dream job. 1. Start with the man in the mirror The best way to start a...
Thinking of Working Overseas? 7 Reasons to Consider Beginning Your Career in Dubai
Dubai is a city that dreams big. From its beginnings as a small fishing village, over the last half century, Dubai has seen unparalleled growth. It is home to some highly inspirational projects: the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, and the world-famous...
The ‘Know’s of Job Hunting
Job hunting. It’s not an activity that many take up as recreation. In fact, say the words and you’re met with scrunched noses and silent cringes. While it’s never going to take out #1 spot in the Top 5 Ultimate Fun Things To Do, it doesn’t have to be painful. ...
5 Reasons Christmas is a Great Time for a Job Search
It may not feel like it, but the end of the year is actually a great time to start looking for a job. Whether it’s a change in career, a chance to gain new experience, or taking your first foray into the working world, December is a good time to get stuck in and...
How to Decide if You’re Qualified Enough to Submit a Job Application
You’re scanning LinkedIn, Seek, CareerHub and find your dream job.But wait—they’re looking for someone with 1-3 years’ experience, and there are a few other bullet points in the job description that you’ve never done before. You don’t tick all the boxes. Should you...
How to Get a Job with Basically No Experience
It’s a time old problem: you need experience to get a job, but you need a job so you can get experience in the first place. And there seems no end to the ridiculous amount of previous work experience employers expect for roles that, in themselves, offer on-the-ground...
Using the Subject Outline to Your Career Advantage
In conversation with Careers Consultant Claudia Cowell, we look into how the time you spend at university can be maximised to get you job-ready. Through Claudia’s experience in working with students in a one-on-one capacity, and liaising with recruiters, she makes the...
Thriving in the Weird WEIRD World of Australia
You might not realise it right off the bat, but Australia is a really weird place full of Vegemite, bin chickens and giving things a ‘fair shake of the sauce bottle’. Australians drive on the left side of the road, they don’t eat rice with every meal and have toilets...
5 Tips for Landing a Job After Uni
When you wake up the day after graduation, the morning sunlight shining in through your bedroom window and your phone already in-hand as you scroll through the endless pics of your mates in their gowns on your Insta feed, it can feel like you’ve got the world at your...
What You Need to Know About Applying for Work Interstate
Applying for a new job is both scary and exciting. Whether you’ve got a lot of experience working in your field or none at all, it’s always going to be a learning curve. There are often plenty of opportunities outside of where you live, and whether that’s interstate...
What to do When Entry-Level Jobs Ask for Years of Industry Experience
It’s something we’ve all likely stumbled across before: ‘Entry-level Graduate role – 5 years’ of industry experience required’. This barrier imposed by certain sectors of recruitment not only stifles the job opportunities open to students graduating and looking for...
Why Searching For Jobs on Seek Just Isn’t Going to Cut It
Is it time for a new part-time job to cover your recent rent rise, or to help you fund your next ASOS haul? Is it nearing the time in your uni career when you need to look for an internship to cement your university knowledge? Are you in your final year and thinking...
Change In Career: 20 Non-Hospital Jobs For Nurses To Consider
As a child, I had always thought that nurses working in hospitals have the coolest uniforms in the world. I mean, who wouldn’t want to wear pleated skirts and a cap, right? Sadly, doctors came in second because they only wore robes. But growing up, I realized that the...
It’s Ok to Not Love Your Job
‘Choose a Job You Love and You Will Never Have To Work a Day in Your Life’ At some point in your life, you will have run into this quote (figuratively, not literally). It’s a charming sentiment and looks nice over a waterfall scene as a desktop background, but let’s...
You May Not Have One True Calling, and That’s Okay
Let’s face it guys, the world isn’t what it used to be. We’re hopping jobs and changing careers left, right and centre (on average, up to 4 times within your first decade out of uni), and for each role we’re in it’s likely we’ll be expected to have skills that span at...
Think You’ll Do An Internship? READ THIS.
An internship is about experience – your experience. Here are 5 steps to take control and own it.Step 1 - ResearchStart early. Very early. The day you arrive on campus is the day you announce to the world: “I want to be somebody”. But who do you want to be? You...