Many students hold idealistic and perhaps even glorified ideas about what they will be doing when they start work. For example, they may expect to find a position of responsibility and authority with a variety of choices and opportunities waiting for them to explore. This may be the case, however, it is important that graduates maintain a realistic attitude towards their graduate job search. In some cases it may take a few years to assume a position of authority and responsibility. Professional associations and past graduates working in the area can provide realistic information regarding the type of work a graduate can expect to be doing in their first job. Remember that the real value of an undergraduate degree is that it demonstrates that you have learned how to learn.

Each year, graduate recruitment starts very early in Session 1. It seems companies and organisations are trying to be the first to select graduates and beat their competition. Therefore graduate positions are advertised on SCU CareerHub as early as March each year, and employment commences the following January.

For further information about graduate recruitment organisations please visit Graduate Opportunities — www.graduateopportunities.com.

Please contact the Careers Service for support and advice on applying for graduate positions:

E: careers@scu.edu.au or T: 02 620 3220

Graduate Program Publications

If you are graduating in 2012 don’t forget to collect your graduate publications. Graduate Opportunities, Unigrad and Graduate Careers are the three main publications that list graduate jobs across the country. They are excellent resources and provide a great deal of information about the companies and application procedures. Some graduate program applications close soon so hurry and get your copy from the Careers & Employment Office at your campus.

You can also access information from these publications online:

Graduate Opportunities — www.graduateopportunities.com
Unigrad — www.unigrad.com.au
Graduate Careers — www.gradconnection.com.au

Updated: 21 November 2011