UTS Careers Blog

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...

International Women’s Day: Smashing the Glass Ceiling with UTS’s Leading Ladies

It’s International Women’s Day, and while women’s place in the workforce has come leaps and bounds in the last few decades, we still have a long way to go. "What do you mean?” I hear you ask. Well, dear reader, here’s a very quick rundown of a few stats for women in...

Leading Law One Competition at a Time: Top100 2018 Law Category Winner Talks Growth

I entered the Top100 Future Leaders competition in August last year after receiving an email invite by UTS. At that time, I didn’t appreciate just how far I would go in the competition, nor how much I would learn.The competition process exposes applicants to a...

You Can’t Sum Us Up With A Tweet

UTS Engineering student Mena Basaly is Chief Youth Representation officer of UN Youth Australia and helped manage the largest face-to-face consultation of young Australians to date. He shares his experience and insights from the report. "I wish the Government...

The Lowdown on O-Week

Careerswithstem.com It’s tempting to give this whole week a miss. Who wants to sit through a lecture before the school year has even started? Once you read about what O-Week has to offer, you’ll be first in line to ensure you don’t miss out on the O-Week festivities....

How To Deal When Someone Tries To Steal Your Crown à la Black Panther Style

(WARNING: This post contains some spoilers for the Marvel film Black Panther. You have been warned.) Black Panther (also known as one of the best Marvel films of all time) is getting some crazy (and well-deserved) hype at the moment, which is super cool because one of...

The Interview Flip: Questions YOU Should Ask A Potential Employer

Most of the time when we’re job searching, we’re focused on how we can impress our future employer and get to the top of their candidate list. We present all the information they may need to know about us, and do whatever we can to put our best foot forward and secure...

We’ve Got Your Back This Session

Your career begins when you start uni, so making sure you settle in and know what services are available to you is super important to make sure you’re on the right track. So, whether everything’s going fine or your world has blown up, we can help make your uni...

The 4 Commandments for Successful Networking (+ WIN Exciting Employer Opportunities!)

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: networking prep is ESSENTIAL. Each time you chat with someone new, you’re increasing your chances of discovering new opportunities and building your professional network which, in today’s world, is hugely important when...

Career Cupid: Find Your Bae

Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and whether you like it, love it or hate it, it tends to give you a certain renewed awareness of your current relationship status. A recent trip to the beach with friends led to an interesting (and detailed) break down of the...

Staying in the Career Loop: Five Sites for Advice and Industry Insight

In today’s world there is such a huge wealth of career options, but finding the time and motivation to really see what’s out there can be difficult, to say the least. But taking note of key blogs (aside from this lovely one you are reading right now) and online...

Is Your Nomophobia Damaging Your Career Prospects?

Do you suffer from Nomophobia? Don't worry you are not alone! We all know Nomophopia (the 'fear of being away from a mobile phone') is real and affecting everyone, especially Millennials. But you shouldn’t let your Nomophobia ruin your opportunity for employment! You...

4 Simple Hacks for Surviving Your Next Presentation

If you had asked my 8-year-old self what my favourite part of school was, it would be show-and-tell. Each week we got to bring in a new random object to stand up and tell the class about, and basically have a bit of a one minute brag-fest about our amazing new shiny...

5 Books You NEED to Add to Your TBR Pile for a Better 2018

by Simon Jaeger

Just in case you’ve never heard of the acronym TBR before (me – about 30minutes before publishing this post) it stands for “to be read”. If you’re searching for inspiration and greater insight in 2018, below are my recommendations of 5 books that will transform the...

Embarrassing Workplace Mess-Ups and How to Move on Like a Champ

We’ve all been there: you’re working your part-time job, someone approaches the cash register, and instead of saying the usual: “Hey, how are you today?” or “Hi, just over here thanks!” you say something wild like “Hey, how are you here today?” Which will then, of...

Former International Student Talks Identity

You may have noticed that around Australia Day, the question of Australian identity comes to the forefront of discussions in the media. I don’t even remember my first Australia Day when I arrived as an international student one January, many moons ago. The many...

5 Signs It’s Time to Quit

When you spend roughly a third of your life working, it’s important that your workplace is helping build you up rather than tear you down – both professionally, and mentally. Having a positive work environment is so important, and when we find ourselves in jobs that...

Penguins: They Exist and May Actually Help You PengWIN at Your Career

Well guys, you may not know it but tomorrow is THE most exciting day of the year: Penguin Awareness Day. That’s right – penguins exist, and we need to be aware of them. So all those Happy Feet fans out there can rejoice, because tomorrow is a full day dedicated to...

Does Music Actually Hinder Your Productivity?

Study sessions, assignments, and workdays are often completed with earphones in place, music blasting. Nowadays, music is a common accompaniment to most everyday tasks, particularly for uni students and Gen Y workers, but how does bopping along to our favourite tunes...

10 Things Every Student Needs To Know About Recruitment

I know recruitment processes can be horrible, you wonder why an organisation is putting you through such painful (and often slow) processes! If you have developed a strong network, you might be lucky to bypass the recruitment process, but with graduate employers on...

Who Is Reading Your Resume? Understanding Your Audience

Specialising in resume writing at Wordsmith Consultants, I spend much of my time helping new graduates and early level professionals fix up their resumes. Since each resume needs to be unique, some of the challenges are client-specific but there are also a number of...

New Year, New Workspace

Guys, today is Clean Off Your Desk Day (yes, it’s an actual thing), so today it’s time to – you guessed it – clean up your workspace! Studies have shown that having a clearer workspace and maintaining control over your work or study environment, can increase your...

Making New Year’s resolutions is easy, but keeping them … not so much

Check out some of the different ways UTS has got your back and how you can help turn your 2018 into Twenty Great-teen! Resolution 1: Be more mindful The easy answer is to take some time away from your laptop, pull up a lawn chair and enjoy some sunshine on Alumni...

The Top 5 Career Resolutions You Should Be Making for 2018