Resumes and Cover Letters
You’re more than your resume: How students are landing roles at AU’s best brands
Have you ever felt held back from applying for that dream internship because you don’t have enough professional experience? Do you feel restricted by what you can showcase to potential employers on an A4 piece of paper? Do you think you’re more than your resume?Well,...
Generative AI and your career: ATS and AI in the recruitment process
Have you ever wondered how AI will impact your chances of getting a job?In recent times, the widespread accessibility of generative AI (GenAI) tools has raised questions around their ethical implications and how they will affect our everyday lives. Many people are...
Generative AI and your career: How to ethically use AI when job searching
The rapid growth and widespread adoption of generative AI tools has raised many questions around their ethical use in various contexts. Their impact on writing is a major point of discussion, which includes resume writing and job searching processes. UTS encourages...
The 5 Stages of Graduate Recruitment
If you're in your penultimate or final year of study, you might have started thinking about what comes next. For many industries, graduate programs are standard for students to transition into after university. Some organisations recruit students as early as January...
7 ways to stand out from other candidates on a job application
The job market has been wild lately. While the short-staffing issues in many industries would have you believe otherwise, the competition is fierce for desirable roles. Add in applicant tracking systems (ATS), and getting in front of a hiring manager has never been...
The benefits of including your hobbies on your resume
Recently, I was talking to a friend about their plans after graduation. They told me how they struggled to write a resume and find work. Beyond the hospitality job they had worked in for years and their uni degree, they needed to figure out what else to list on their...
5 Common Questions Students ask a Peer Career Advisor
We’ve all sat in a lecture or tutorial with a burning question, debating whether to pop our hand up. Suddenly, another student asks exactly what you were contemplating. via GIPHY The UTS Careers office offers drop-in appointments with Peer Career Advisors. We're...
How to create an outstanding video resume
Do you need to submit a video resume for a job application? If so, it’s important to put the work into making a high-quality video. If you’re applying for something that requires a video, make sure your video is clear and easy to watch. It should be short (less than...
Best of: Resume and cover letter advice
If you think about your next career step, chances are one of the first things you’re going to think about is your resume and cover letter. Not the most exciting things in the world, your CV and cover letter can nevertheless make or break an opportunity. As the first...
Craft a resume that stands out
You have probably been writing resumes since you took a business course in high school or uni. You likely know what it needs: your name and contact information, your skill sets, your experience, and your education information.But, do you know how to make your...
How to prepare your resume for coding interviews
The job market has been evolving rapidly, and as more companies adopt the WFH model, the demand for tech talent is on the rise. The fight for hiring tech talent is getting more brutal, with technology and software becoming a success pill for businesses worldwide.The...
Future leaders: chatting to the finalists of the Top100 Awards
When we graduate from uni, we’re thrown into a world of work we may not have prepared for. How do you interview properly? What is the recruitment process really like? Is networking even a thing??It’s difficult to answer these questions with just a blog post (although,...
Young and unemployed? 3 reasons why you’re not getting hired
You’ve just graduated from university. The grad cap sits nicely in the closet. But now— The pressure is to find a job that will help you jumpstart your career. You’ve already crafted a CV, perhaps even a cover letter, and you’ve been applying for jobs for quite a...
5 skills that are more industry-transferable than you think
With ten years of hospitality experience behind me, I had a specific type of confidence when it came to job applications. I was familiar with the culture of applying for jobs in hospitality, but I desperately wanted to broaden my skills and flesh out my resume with...
When resume mistakes become deal-breakers
When it comes to getting a job, it's hard to overstate the importance of having a good resume. First impressions can be hard to change, and, in most cases, your resume is the first thing about you that a potential employer will encounter. Upon seeing your resume, any...
It’s okay to ask for help
We’re living in a strange and unprecedented time in history, and it’s safe to say that a majority of us may be feeling more than a little off-kilter. It’s important to remember that you’re not alone, and it’s more than okay to ask for help.There is so much news and so...
Does your resume spark joy?
If you’re familiar with tidying expert Marie Kondo, author of the bestselling book, ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,’ and star of the Netflix show, ‘Tidying Up with Marie Kondo,’ you know that her philosophy revolves around the idea that simplifying, organising...
How to write a stand out cover letter
“I love writing cover letters.” Said no one, ever. Most people don’t want to write a cover letter, and if they aren’t specifically asked for then very few people will do it. However, if you know how to use it the cover letter can become your secret weapon in landing...
How to de-spook your career future
When thinking about what your future holds makes you want to scream and dive for cover, you know it’s time to make some changes. Many people have a lot of anxiety around their career options and can get pretty spooked whenever the subject comes up. Luckily, we have a...
How to stand out: applying to a law firm
Crafting the perfect resume can be difficult, particularly when trying to tailor it to your ideal role. With each field looking for different things from their candidates, it’s important you understand how to best present your skills to suit your industry.Sally Layson...
3 strategies for landing a job that feels just out of reach
So you want to apply for a job but you don’t tick all the boxes listed in the job ad? If you’re still not confident about applying, read this article first to determine if you are qualified enough to apply. It might seem logical to only apply for jobs you’re qualified...
4 Tips to Polish Off Your Design Career
1. Clean up your portfolioDoes your online portfolio have work that’s now creeping up to the 5 years old mark? If yes, it’s time to dust off those cobwebs and let go of any outdated and irrelevant work that may be lingering in the deep dark depths of your portfolio....
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...
Uncover the Hidden Easter Eggs in Job Descriptions (+ Bunnies)
Here at the UTS Careers Blog, we’re suckers for a theme; and with Easter coming up we’ve turned our sights on Easter Eggs – but not of the chocolate variety. Today, we’re looking at the hidden Easter Eggs (aka the hidden messages or secret features) you’ll often see...