Higher Degree Research Students
The following HDR employability resources have been produced by a consortium of eight Queensland universities (Bond University, CQ University, James Cook University, QUT, The University of Queensland, Griffith University USC, University of Southern Queensland) and co-funded with the support of the Queensland Government’s International Education and Training Partnership Fund. These guides cover a range of topics aimed at supporting and developing higher degree by research candidates to plan for their future careers.
HDR Employability Guides
- Guide 1: HDR Guide to Employability
This Guide explores issues relating to employability such as the impact of global trends and key employability skills.
Download PDF - Guide 2: Guide to the HDR Job Market
Focuses on the HDR job market and how you can best position yourself for your future career.
Download PDF - Guide 3: HDR Skills Guide
Guides you through the process of recognising the skills you have obtained, and identifying skills that may require further development.
Download PDF - Guide 4: HDR Guide to Professional Branding
Explores the concept of professional branding including strategies, common mistakes. And the pros and cons of a range of digital platforms.
Download PDF - Guide 5: HDR GUIDE TO NETWORKING
Provides practical networking guidance and strategies for developing and maintaining professional relationships.
Download PDF - Guide 6: HDR GUIDE TO DEMONSTRATING EMPLOYABILITY
Explores how you can strategically articulate and highlight your skills, capabilities and experiences to demonstrate your employability to potential employers.
Download PDF - Guide 7: HDR CAREER-BUDDY GUIDE
Provides practical guidance for building a career-buddy relationship and explores how these mutually beneficial connections can enhance your employability.
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Source: Employability (griffith.edu.au) copied with permission from Griffith University.
Targeted researcher career workshops
The WSU Research School also provides targeted career workshops eg Introducing Postac: A Tool To Help You Design A Career Post-PhD, Network Your Way Into A Job Using PostAc. Visit the HDR Workshops page for dates and registration details.
POSTAC
The PostAc job research tool created by Professor Inger Mewburn and the team at Australian National University (ANU) is available to all HDR candidates at Western Sydney University. This excellent resource not only provides access to jobs seeking candidates with HDR skills and experience but also provides information about the academic & non-academic HRD job market.
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