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Helping international graduates thrive
in the job market of the future
Anna McLeod
Team Leader - Business Development, Navitas
Brooke Young
Director, Monash Professional Pathways
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Why is international student employability so important?
Employment prospects as one of the top drivers for
country of choice for international students
Expectations for success and independence
Students want to utilise their skills to benefit the society
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Source: IDP Student Buying Behaviour, 2014
Getting a job is changing
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Myth
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Australian Job Market in 2010
Job
Interview performance
Internship
Good resume
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What should graduate be doing in the job market in 2016?
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Casual job
Networking
Work readiness training
Upskilling
Connecting with alumni
Good grades
Volunteering
Connecting with
recruiters
Attending conferences
Blogging
Joining an association
Today’s jobs
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Test your knowledge
1. What jobs will be in most demand in 2019?
2. Who are Australia’s largest employers?
3. What are the top 3 skills employers are looking for?
4. What are the 3 most popular fields of study for those doing a Bachelor’s degree?
5. What do you think are some of the jobs students should consider for a great future?
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Answers
1. General clerks
2. Public service, Wesfarmers, Woolworths, BHP, Rio Tinto, Big 4 banks, Telstra, Qantas
3. Verbal communication, Teamwork and Problem Solving
4. Society & Culture, Management & Commerce, Health
5. Do what the students love!
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What, where and how?
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Job growth in Australia by Field of Education
Source: GSG Analysis 2015, ABS Census Data 2006-2011
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Job Growth in Australia by Occupation
Source: GSG Analysis 2015, ABS Census Data 2006-2011
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Global Job Growth
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All industries and jobs were growing in early 2000
What does the job of the future look like?
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What does this mean?
We will see the emergence of a more transnational
workforce in which people may have 14 jobs in their
lifetime.
A successful job-seeker needs to be:
- adaptable
- a life-long learner
- build global employability skills, not just local.
- cross culturally competent
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Future of work – Takeaways for your team
Things are changing
We need to change how we guide our students
Continuous upskilling will be essential
Staff and students need to maintain up-to-date industry
and job market knowledge
Helping students to thrive today
and in the future
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‘A lifetime of employability rather than a
lifetime of employment’
- Denise Rousseau
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Career success is built on our human and social capital + personal
characteristics
Human Capital Social Capital
What is it? ‘What you know’ ‘Who you know and who knows you’
How do you get it? • Education and training
• Professional development
• Projects/secondments
• On the job experience
• International experience
• Mentoring
• Social networks
• Professional associations, alumni
networks
What is the result? • Transferrable skills
• Expertise
• Professional
Competence/capability
• Psycho social support
• Sponsorship, visibility and
exposure
• Coaching and feedback
• Counsel, acceptance and
confirmation
How does it build career
success?
• Knowledge, skills and
competencies that are
valued by the labour market
• Builds self esteem, self-efficacy
and work-base identity
• Access to information, scarce
resources and career sponsorship
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How to network in Australia
A positive attitude and willingness to work hard
Get a casual job or volunteer for
not-for-profit organisation
Prepare to learn and take directions
Know what is happening in your
industry
Motivation and enthusiasm
Become a committee member
for a student or industry
association
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Power of Networks
1 • Formal and informal networking
2 • Cultural difference in networking
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• Networks available to local and international students are different
4 • Social media networking
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Social media networking
The key to career success will be the international
student’s ability to network using social media platforms
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Networking supports effective career development planning
1. Research career pathway
2. Identify in-demand skills
3. Continuous skill improvement
4. Maintain your industry knowledge
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Skills development for students
Business and social etiquette
Introduce them to your network
What to wear
Small talk (is ‘big talk’)
Competence builds confidence
Don’t assume students will know what to do when they attend
networking functions.
Help them by teaching them basic skills and practice it with them
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Networking – takeaways for your team
Career success now and in the future relies on human
and social capital
Social capital develops over time and is harder to acquire
for international students
University staff plays a key role in building both human
and social capital
Don’t assume students know the basics of networking
Networking is more important than ever
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Useful resources
www.ieaa.org.au/employability
graduateemployability.com
Questions?
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