Achieving Your Dream Career

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Achieving Your Dream Career

• Presented by Beth Keane
• QUT Careers and Employment

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Who are YOU? And why are you here?
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DATE Monday 18 March
TIME 10am 2pm
LOCATION Gardens Point campus
The QUT Careers Fair is YOUR chance to speak
directly with the broad range of employers who
will be exhibiting on campus. Find out about the
graduate programs and work experience
opportunities that are relevant to your
discipline, and how the application process
works. This is your first chance to impress
graduate recruiters, so make it count!
www.careers.qut.edu.au/student/fair
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Real World Placement Program
The RWPP is an exciting new initiative for QUT
students looking to enhance their personal and
career development through volunteering and
short-term work experience opportunities. The
program not only offers a variety of
not-for-credit placement opportunities within
industry and volunteer sectors, it also provides
access to specialised career development
workshops and peer and professional networking
opportunities. We will help you to build your
brand, gain experience and get that competitive
edge. So what are you waiting for? www.careers.q
ut.edu.au/student/rwpp
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Career Counselling
We have specialist counsellors for International
Postgraduate Students
What students talk to us about Im not sure
what I want to do.... What sort of career options
do I have? How do I prepare for employment
post-Uni? Im thinking about changing
course.... Is postgraduate study the right thing
for me? How do I find a job?
www.careers.qut.edu.au
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Register for your FREE online profile on the QUT
CareerHub link at www.careers.qut.edu.au
Welcome
FAQs
Daily job listings
Preparing to apply for graduate jobs?
Useful weblinks
Need some casual work while studying?
Career development guides
Want to find work experience?
Upcoming events
Career development strategies
New jobs are added daily by employers who want to
employ QUT students that means YOU!
Employment preparation information sheets
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Like us on
to keep up-to-date with the latest

• Career events (employer presentations,
  workshops, careers fairs more!)
• Job vacancies being advertised to QUT students
• Employment preparation job hunting advice

search QUT Careers and Employment
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Resume Checking Service
Email your resume to careers_at_qut.edu.au and
receive feedback within 5 working days
OR
Bring a hardcopy along for checking at our
Walk-In Appointments, Mon-Fri 11am-12pm. No need
to book.
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CE Job Club
WHEN Every Monday and Wednesday,
1pm-2pm WHERE The CE KG office, Level 4, C
Block Bring a hard copy of your resume, cover
letter, or any other job application documents,
and sit down with a Career Counsellor (and any
other students who come along!) to get feedback
and work on creating a targeted application that
will get you noticed!
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Career Development Modules
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QUT Career Mentor Scheme

• About the scheme
• A great opportunity to link with your chosen
  industry.
• Gain the advice of a professional and
• Start developing networks for your future career.
• Students and mentors are matched based on each
  parties interests, objectives and the mentors
  area of expertise.

• Requirements
• You will need to be a 2nd or 3rd year Law
  student with a GPA above 4.
• Be able to commit (approx) one hour per fortnight
  to the mentoring relationship throughout the
  year.
• Attend a briefing session in order to be matched
  with a mentor.

Details on how to register and further
information www.careers.qut.edu.au/mentor/students
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Contact Careers and Employment
PHONE Gardens Point 07 3138 2649 Kelvin
Grove 07 3138 3488 Caboolture
07 5316 7400

• LOCATION
• Gardens Point Campus
• Level 5, Y Block
• Kelvin Grove Campus
• Level 4, C Block
• (Above the Refectory)
• Caboolture Campus
• Student Centre - J Block

EMAIL careers_at_qut.edu.au
WEBSITE www.careers.qut.edu.au
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ACTIVITY When to access CE services?
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• Who were you...?pastWho are
  you...?presentWho do you want to be...?
• future
• Reflect on your career goals at different times?
• What influenced you? What influences you now?

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ACTIVITY Career Journey Time Line
Influences that supported
Loved doing it Great teacher Sold paintings
Great teacher Fits my values Get to perform
Fits my values Get to perform Love doing it
Careers Counsellor/mum /Artist
Your earliest Career Ideas
Artist
NOW
Teacher
Dads concerns No Money Too isolated
Exposure don't like kids
Juggling Act
Influences that discouraged
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• Life is not about finding yourself.
• Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard
  Shaw

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What is career development?

• lifelong process of growth
• knowing who you are knowing about opportunities
  making decisions
• involves multiple transitions school to uni, uni
  to employment, position to position, role to
  role, career to career etc.
• knowing what you want and having the career
  management skills to make it happen

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Its OK to be a little unclear

• Its OK to be confused/unsure/anxious this is a
  major transition point in your life and a very
  different environment
• Its OK to change your mind university is meant
  to be a time of discovery and growth which may
  challenge your ideas
• Its OK to not know where you want to go with
  your degree and to be unsure of your career
  direction

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• Have a fuzzy vision be flexible
• Decide what is most appropriate for you
• Explore the pathways to get there
• Identify how to start along the road
• Take small steps to get there
• Review how you are going

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What role does University play in your career?
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What role does University play in your career?

• Academic knowledge
• Lectures, tutorials
• Library services
• Support Services
• Careers Employment
• Counselling
• Welfare
• Equity
• International student services

• Real World Learning
• Social networking
• Professional networking
• Peer support
• Competitive advantage

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How do you become competitive?

• Knowledge
• Academic GPA and Experience
• Related/relevant work experience
• Internships
• Work integrated learning programme
• Networking
• Career Mentor scheme

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Be willing to move outside your comfort zone

• Overcome fear to step into a new and unfamiliar
  area
• Always accept additional responsibilities that
  can build and diversify your curriculum vitae

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Start by Knowing Your World of Work

• myfuture www.myfuture.edu.au gtthe
  factsgtoccupations
• Employer listing on CareerHoub
• Seek/CareerOne/LinkedIn
• Brisbane Media Map
• Practicum/Placement Work Integrated Learning
  (WIL) RWPP/ Volunteering/ Work Insurance Scheme
• Networking (building relationships)
• Graduate Destinations Survey
• Family, friends etc

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QUESTIONS?
PHONE Gardens Point 07 3138 2649 Kelvin
Grove 07 3138 3488 Caboolture
07 5316 7400

• LOCATION
• Gardens Point Campus
• Level 2, X Block
• Reception Room X222
• Kelvin Grove Campus
• Level 4, C Block
• (Above the Refectory)
• Caboolture Campus
• Student Centre - J Block

EMAIL careers_at_qut.edu.au
WEBSITE www.careers.qut.edu.au
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