When Giri Gonsai found out about Employability and Careers after picking up a flyer at Orientation, the Postgraduate Computer and Information Science student realised he’d stumbled onto a way to charge up his year and become fully prepared for employment. And he was not wrong.
Employability? Talenthub? Elabonline? Confused? Here is a short outline of each of these great services and how you can use them to become work ready!
Over your university summer break you’ll be getting plenty of opportunities to relax and revitalise – and hopefully build up new skills and experiences. Summer jobs are one great way to gain employability skills but if you can't get a job, try volunteering.
Feeling a bit unsure about whether you should be including a personal statement or a career objective in your application and/or CV? Not even sure what the difference is between the two? Read on....
Searching for an internship requires a bit of determination - just like searching for your socks in the laundromat, But there are many ways to find an internships - formally and informally - as you'll see in this blog.
How do you put your best self forward when applying for design or other creative roles? By providing a CV and online portfolio – yes you need both and they need to be separate.
Grow your mindset. Feed your curiosity. Let it run wild a bit. Yes I know this is sounding like a gardening blog, but it’s summer, a brand new year and a fruitful opportunity to change, develop and grow within ourselves. And it's not difficult, it just requires curiosity and going a bit wild (like the tomatoes).
Fulfilling academic study this year has been tough, yet 80 AUT Edge and Beyond Award students managed to also successfully complete their awards despite arduous times.
The 15 students that completed the Beyond AUT Award this year demonstrated great resilience and resourcefulness, with two standing out in particular. Read how the Award has made such a difference to their lives.
The two Edge Award Overall Prize Winners undertook a huge number of hours of volunteering and leadership that not only showed a huge commitment to community, but pushed them to become much stronger and confident people.