CURTIN CAREERS & EMPLOYMENT CENTRE Services for Higher Degree by Research Students Gill Neville, Careers Consultant – for HDRs & Faculty of Health Sciences

Online Professional Development Modules & F2F Workshops: Who am I? Decision Making Strategies What is Your Personal Brand? Resumes Cover Letters Selection Criteria Interviews Stop Googling, Start Networking How to Get to Know My Industry Boosting Your Professionalism Workplace Expectations Drive Your Career (Emotional Intelligence) Entrepreneurship Intrapreneurship Access the online modules here: https://challenge.curtin.edu.au/home/hop/car Innovation isn’t just for entrepreneurs. Intrapreneurship is one of the fastest growing concepts in business. Intrapreneurs make changes from within and are some of the most innovative people working inside organisations today. This module will teach you how to leverage your intrapreneurial skills to help take ideas and turn them into reality.

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Pay attention to your career now: Final year of your research will be extremely challenging & looking for a job is a full-time job, so start researching potential employers early and plug any skills gaps Academic jobs are extremely competitive – a strategic plan is needed if this is to be realistic e.g publish, be proactive in your department, network, collaborate etc Start building your networks from today – f2f & online. Effective use of social media will give you access to info, jobs & influential people = VITAL eGrad School - various free online courses, including ‘developing your career’ http://www.egradschool.edu.au/online-courses.html The Thesis Whisperer – Blog for research students http://thesiswhisperer.com/ Consider joining the Next Step Industry Mentoring (2017) http://life.curtin.edu.au/careers/next-step-mentoring.htm