The Career Fireside discussion series allows UQ's Career Advisors to directly address the issues that students are asking questions about right now at a set time each week – Tuesday @ 11am. This will provide a platform for students to seek advice on a topic that resonates with them, to ask their questions in a safe environment and gain support through shared experience with other students.
Discussion Library
Finding a Job in a Crisis
There is currently a lot of uncertainty and confusion surrounding the job market as the world battles COVID-19. Many questions are being asked and businesses are getting pushed to their limits due to distancing measures. Join the Careers Service for this fireside session, where we will cover:
- Current climate of the job market;
- Who is currently recruiting;
- How to approach employers;
- Importance of networking;
Recorded: 21 April 2020
Why Networking is so important right now
Networking has always been one of the most powerful tools for finding a job and today we will delve into why, during the COVID-19 crisis, networking should be one of your first 'go-tos' for finding, maintaining and developing throughout, a job.
Recorded: Tuesday 28 April
The Importance of Unpaid Work
Unpaid work can be a very valuable asset in helping you secure a long-term career. As we live through the global COVID-19 pandemic, unpaid work can be more important than ever to build and develop your skills and knowledge. In this session, we will discuss:
- What constitutes unpaid work;
- How to identify a good, unpaid opportunity;
- Leveraging this work;
- Q+A
The Value of Volunteering
Volunteering is a great way to gain valuable work experience and from these experiences you can develop many skills and capabilities. In this session we will look at:
- What is volunteering and what is a volunteer?
- Volunteering opportunities
- The benefits of volunteering
- What you should consider when looking for a volunteer role
- How to find a suitable volunteer role
Personal and Professional Development
The current COVID-19 restrictions in place globally can act as a great enabler to embark on that professional development that you've been putting off.
In this session we shall discuss:
- What PD is;
- Identifying the relevant courses/sessions;
- Paid vs Free courses;
- Where to find them (online);
- LinkedIn Learning;
If you are unable to make this session, register anyway and we can send you the recording afterwards.
Building a strong personal brand
During this interactive Fireside, we shall be taking a look at personal branding when job searching:
- What is meant by personal branding;
- Identifying your personal brand;
- Establishing your brand and your unique selling points (USP)