Employability Edge Graduate Job Search
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Learn to navigate your way from university studies into graduate employment. This module helps you identify how to manage your job search approach to maximise your chance of attaining a graduate position relevant to your career aspirations.
How long will the module take to complete?
Approximately 90 minutes
Learning objectives
- Identify the variety of graduate job opportunities available to you
- Learn how to effectively manage your graduate job search
- Identify job opportunities from a variety of sources
- Understand the importance of applying proactive job search strategies
- Develop and enact your job search plan to maximise your chances of graduate employment success.
Working through this module
You will gain maximum advantage from this module by working step by step through the topics and activities. At the end of each topic there is an ‘Additional Resources’ section where you can explore additional information about the subject matter to get that employability edge.
Important
Download and save the ‘Graduate Job Search’ Activity Book below, and login to your LinkedIn Learning account to participate in this module.
Topics
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- Carr, J. (n.d.b). 10 key trends you should know about graduate recruitment today. GradAustralia.
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- Citroen, L. (2016, April 26). Job Hunting for College Grads. LinkedIn Learning.
- Delaney, E. (n.d.). Are you a generalist or a specialist? GradAustralia.
- Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. (2020). Survey of Employers’ Recruitment Experiences 2018 Data Report. Australian Government.
- Foss, J. (2020, February 20). A career strategists guide to getting a job. LinkedIn Learning.
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- LinkedIn Higher Education. (n.d.b). The student job hunting handbook: part 2. Job searching for students and recent graduates. LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn Higher Education. (n.d.c) The student job hunting handbook: part 3. Interviewing for students and recent graduates. LinkedIn.
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- Seek. (n.d.a). Five keywords employers are searching for in your SEEK profile. Seek.
- Seek. (n.d.b). The dos and don’ts of protecting your privacy while job hunting. Seek.
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- Skillings, P. (n.d.). Online presence & portfolios. Big Interview.
- Sutton, V. (2012, August 23). Job search strategies [Video]. LinkedIn Learning.