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Quick Career Quizzes
Who doesn't love a good quiz? While these ones probably shouldn't be taken too seriously, they can help you to start thinking about your career path. Identifying your strengths, interests and personality type are good starting points when trying to decide what...
Creating an Awesome Portfolio
Finding work in a creative industry can be difficult – that’s why we’ve compiled a few tips for creating an awesome portfolio to help you stand out from the competition!Get onlineCreating an online space to showcase your work is really important. You don’t have to...
Game of Thrones Career Advice!
Game of Thrones fan? Read on to discover what career tips you can take from your fave characters! (SPOILERS AHEAD) Varys Knowing how to network is something Varys does very well. Born as a slave in Lys, he worked his way up from thief to Master of Whisperers by...
Mastering the Australian Workplace: Slang
In Australia, there’s a slang term for almost everything. If you’re here as an international student, this may make many conversations difficult to follow – particularly in the workplace. To help you out, we’ve put together a list of common Australian workplace slang...
Industry Networking: The Built Environment Industry
If you work in the built environment industry, you need to be networking! Working in construction, real estate, property development or project management means you will often work with diverse groups of people. Therefore, forging positive relationships now can not...
Stay Motivated! Tips for Postgraduate Students
Minimise self-doubt Students often undertake postgraduate study at a later stage in life, where friends and family members may be in the process of establishing themselves more fully in their own careers. This can lead to anxiety about your own choices in pursuing...
Careers Beyond the Courtroom: Where Can Your Law Degree Take You?
While many students undertake a law degree without any intention of practicing law, the recent onslaught of news articles bemoaning the lack of jobs for law graduates can be more than a little off-putting. Throughout this, it is important to remember that law degrees...
First Impressions Count: 5 Tips for Success!
First impressions are vital when you’re meeting prospective employers for the first time. Studies have shown that people form their first impressions of a person within 7 to 17 seconds of meeting them – that means that how you present yourself matters! It can be...
How to Make a Difference in Your Career
Have you ever thought about using your degree and career to make a positive change in society? If so, looking at working for a socially-conscious company such as an NGO could be a great fit. If you want to know more about them, and what a career involving cause-based...
What Skills Do YOU Need to Succeed?
While there are certainly some skills that specific industries value above others, there are many that are valued in a variety of contexts, regardless of the field of work. These abilities can be developed through extracurricular activities, paid work, volunteering...
Business and Society: How can YOU make a difference?
By Mia Casey Often many view business – whether big or small – as independent capitalist structures providing more social problems than benefits. However this idea is changing. Across start-up companies and other established organisations, many are beginning to see...
Volunteering: How Can it Help YOU?
While it can be hard to find time to take on extra work, volunteering is an extremely worthwhile pursuit when it comes to increasing your employability. Opening up the opportunity for you to build skills, forge new industry connections and positively impact your...
4 Ways to Customize Your Workspace to Improve Productivity
Research has shown that people have increased productivity when they have more control over their work environment – from more freedom to work inside or out, to decorating their desks. While changes like windows and ceiling height are often out of many people’s...
Cover letters: top 5 tips + free template!
A cover letter is a must-have in the application process, so we’ve put together a list of our top tips for writing an awesome cover letter! Tips 1. Format In terms of format, put your name and contact details, as well as the employer’s name and contact details at the...
Networking at industry careers fairs
Networking events differ depending on their speciality – some events are general, others are chats over canapés, and others are specific to an industry. Knowing how to stand out from the crowd can be tricky, so we’ve compiled a small list of things you can do to...
CATS! + getting started on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is the world’s largest online professional network, and in today’s recruitment world, managing your online profile is a MUST. LinkedIn is a great resource to get your name out to people in your industry and start building those professional connections! It...
Tips for writing a standout resume
It’s hard to find anyone who actively enjoys writing a resume. But fear not! A large part of what stumps people when it comes to crafting their resumes is uncertainty, and this is easy to overcome. Read on for a few comprehensive pieces of advice on writing a standout...
4 tips for kick-starting your career this August!
It can be easy to avoid setting time aside to work on your future when balancing things like assignments, work, exams and a social life can take all of your attention in the present. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to give yourself a head-start on...