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caffinatedloz

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Re: The Employment Advice Thread
« Reply #60 on: July 05, 2019, 07:10:23 pm »
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Hey everyone!
I was at some talks at Latrobe University today and they had some really great insight into how they help their graduates to be employable, but a lot of it was very general and could be applied to most career paths. I thought I would share it here in case it helps anyone.

1. Skills that are applicable to a variety of tasks are being highly sought after as they set candidates apart. (The top ones were digital literacy, languages (being bilingual), creativity and problem solving).)

2. Having previous paid experience (even low-level) in the industry you are aiming to work in makes you highly employable. (5000 hours is seen as the ideal amount, although a little is better than none).

3. Having a positive mindset about career prospects decreases the time it will take a graduate to find a full-time job by two months on average.

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Re: The Employment Advice Thread
« Reply #61 on: January 17, 2022, 02:16:55 pm »
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I'm contemplating whether school reference sheets really matter?