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Employability Week 2025
10-13 March

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Connect to your future with UQ Employability Week 2025 from 10-13 March.

Whether your university journey is just beginning, or the end of your degree is in sight, the time to connect to your future and unlock employability opportunities is here!

Connect in many different ways with workshops, industry, and peers, to support your career by developing capabilities, values and goals and enter the workforce with confidence.

Throughout Employability Week, you will:

  • Learn to develop a career action plan and discover your professional identity
  • Find career opportunities that align with your values
  • Connect with employers from a variety of industries

Take part in workshops, networking events and other fun activities that will all help you gain capabilities that transcend your coursework and build your lifelong employability.

 

Employability Week event and Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

Updated 10 March

Employability Week’s Monday 10 March and Tuesday 11 March program has moved online where possible to do so. 

UQ Gatton's Wednesday 12 March program has been postponed until later this semester.

All changes to events will reflected on our website program (see below) and in StudentHub. If an Employability Week event is cancelled, you will be notified by via a message sent from StudentHub.

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Gold Partner

 

Featured Events
Employability Award Action Plan Workshop
13 March 10:00am–12:00pm St Lucia Campus

Set yourself up for success to complete the Employability Award! Identify your strengths and passions, connect your goals with experiences to achieve them, and create a plan of attack to receive the Employability Award by the end of your studies.
Careers Expo 2025
13 Mar, 12-4 pm, St Lucia Campus

Are you eager to connect with industry and explore exciting opportunities from internships, to graduate programs and job openings? Be sure not to miss the 2025 Careers Expo, and get the chance to connect with a broad range of companies.
See the list of exhibitors

Highlighted Networking Event
St Lucia - Startup Mixer
Highlighted Networking Event
Do you want to hear from industry on how they discovered and carved out their career pathways? Come along and connect with industry representatives and develop your professional networks!

 

Connect with UQ Union

Connect with your Student Union during Employability Week.
St Lucia: Visa Work Rights Advice Workshop
Careers Expo: UQ Op Shop Workwear Rummage

What to expect?

Workshops
Industry Insights
Networking

Don't Miss
Virtual
Making LinkedIn Work For You
Virtual
Communicating Your Research(er) Skills
St Lucia and Virtual
Student-Staff Partnerships Showcase

WIN with Employability Week!
 

We want to know what you think of Employability Week 2025. We are giving you the chance to win one of several prizes just by letting us know what you think of the event.

Simply attend any Employability Week session and complete the survey emailed to you at the end of the week to go into the draw to win. Prizes include
 

Ultimate Survey Prize Pack - 1 Winner

  • 1 x $100.00 (AUD) Prezzee Voucher
  • 1 x $60.00 (AUD) Timezone/Kingpin/Zone Bowling Voucher donated by Compliant ERP
  • 1 x ClearSky Allied Health Tote
  • CPA Water Bottle
  • UQ Cap & UQ Pen


Survey Prize Pack - 5 Winners

  • 1 x $100.00 (AUD) Prezzee Voucher
  • 1 x ClearSky Allied Health Tote
  • CPA Water Bottle
  • UQ Cap and UQ Pen

 

Terms and conditions

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