Don't Wait Until You Graduate

Career Insights throughout 2021 Today’s episode is looking back at our guest speakers, their career stories and their insights into workforce trends, career planning, and building employability. To help me look back over 2021, I am joined by USQ Careers Practitioner Shayne Lorac-Moon. Plus, a surprise appearance from a special guest!

Engaging in community work and building experience -- that’s the focus on today’s episode and our special guest will be sharing insights on the importance of being proactive, community building, and expanding your industry networks via work experience (paid or volunteer)! An experienced registered nurse, nurse educator and current lecturer and employability lead within USQ’s School of Nursing – I’d like to welcome Tracey Tulleners!

Don’t wait until you graduate ! That’s the focus of this episode and we’ll be discussing why it is important to start career planning, building your professional identity and networking – while you are still studying not at the end! So what and how to do this?? Today’s guest has extensive experience as a radio presenter, broadcast media specialist as well as lecturer and researcher. Welcome to USQ’s Spencer Howson!

Expanding your knowledge across industry sectors That’s the focus on today’s episode and our special guest will be sharing insights on how your study area can translate across industry sectors and build opportunities in collaborative work via professional networks. How and where to start? As both a Senior Lecturer & Researcher in Surveying and Positioning at USQ, our guest has a variety of research interest areas including climate modelling, remote sensing, satellites and drones…. So much to talk about! Welcome Dr Zahra Gharineiat!

Career Resilience and Adaptability - That’s the focus of this episode and we’ll be discussing what it means to be resilient and adaptive as well as the importance of this in your career planning and employability. Today’s guest is a researcher and registered psychologist with extensive experience and focus on public health and health services, clinical and health psychology and mental health. Welcome to USQ’s Professor Sonja March.

Applying for a job is not just about resumes and cover letters. Today’s guest is an educator, researcher and paramedic with extensive experience working in the education & health care industries… and who is always supporting students in building their professionalism and employability. Welcome to USQ’s Lecturer in Paramedicine Andy Bell Career Insights is powered by the University of Southern Queensland and Phoenix Radio. Follow us on Twitter! @careers_pod | Presented by Jennifer Luke @aClearOutlook | Produced by Byron Queale @TheByronQ

Flexible Career Planning! It’s not a linear path – your career has and will have multiple pathways. How can you focus right now on building opportunities and networks that will open doors and exciting pathways. Across industries and sectors.  Dr Polley Burey is a chemical and materials engineer/food scientist and researcher - that leads the BScience Food Science major at USQ as well as an Associate Head (Outreeach, Engagement and International)  - and happy to talk to about food science and what a food scientist actually does … and is strong networker via social media too! Career Insights is powered by the University of Southern Queensland and Phoenix Radio. Follow us on Twitter! @careers_pod | Presented by Jennifer Luke @aClearOutlook | Produced by Byron Queale @TheByronQ

Are you a little unsure of where to head once you finish school or university? It can be difficult to know where to find opportunities, and even support networks... But don't fear! Career Insights is here! This week, you'll hear from USQ's Prof. Brad Carter (Physics) and Director (Centre for Astrophysics), and James O'Connor - Research Student. Career Insights is powered by the University of Southern Queensland and Phoenix Radio. Follow us on Twitter! @careers_pod | Presented by Jennifer Luke @aClearOutlook | Produced by Byron Queale @TheByronQ

What does it mean to be entrepreneurial? Is it all about stating up a business? Maybe not! This episode will be looking at how to build your career with an entrepreneurial mindset and how this opens your networks. Helping guide you through the entrepreneurial landscape USQ’s Senior Project coordinator in Entrepreneurship Phoebe Tully. Career Insights is powered by the University of Southern Queensland and Phoenix Radio. Follow us on Twitter! @careers_pod | Presented by Jennifer Luke @aClearOutlook | Produced by Byron Queale @TheByronQ

Engaging with industry. It might sound like it's too difficult... Especially if you think you don't know anyone in the industry... Could there be people within your circles who have industry connections? Well... there's only one way to find out! Dr Les Bowtell is a Senior Lecturer in Electronic Engineering at USQ, and is here to help you uncover those hidden connections you might have in your networks! Career Insights is powered by the University of Southern Queensland and Phoenix Radio. Follow us on Twitter! @careers_pod | Presented by Jennifer Luke @aClearOutlook | Produced by Byron Queale @TheByronQ