#Graduate
Why hiring graduates isn’t a cost to SMEs
New graduates are stepping out of university and finding it harder than ever to gain employment. They often turn to the graduate programs offered by large companies, where in some industries they take on hundreds of new recruits annually. For those that aren’t successful in these initiatives, or find themselves in an industry where programs […]
Monash Uni gamifies graduate recruitment
Monash University is harnessing video games as part of a digital service to help employers hire talented graduates. According to the university, the game-based job and career matching platform, Monash Talent, provides recruiters and hiring managers with a snapshot of a graduate’s unique characteristics, including their key strengths. Each snapshot is based on how a […]
Why start-ups and education providers should go hand-in-hand in Australia moving forward
Innovation and startups are set to be the future of the Australian, and possibly even global, employment landscape. However, educational institutions place a greater emphasis on students and graduates obtaining employment in established companies in favour of startups. With reports stating that the concept of automation will see five million Aussie jobs gone in the next […]
Stemming the brain drain: meet the duo behind the new start-up hub for international talent
To stop a leakage of bright, entrepreneurial minds from Australia, chartered accountants Domenic Saporito and Gerard Holland have partnered on a venture that makes it easier for international students and graduates to break into the local start-up ecosystem. Holland has previously worked with middle-market and early-stage companies as a business advisor, while Saporito has a […]
Paddl’s CEO on helping students into jobs, her passion for start-ups and the 457 visa dilemma
Recently named one of Australia’s nine most influential female entrepreneurs*, Melbourne businesswoman and start-up advocate Dominique Fisher has made a career out of developing products to assist university students successfully transition into employment. That is the core business of CareerLounge, which Fisher co-founded in 2008 with her son John Collins. Launched in March 2016, Paddl […]
$100k on the table for ‘World’s Best Intern’
One lucky top Aussie graduate stands to score a $100,000 employment package in what’s being called the “World’s Best Internship” by the start-up behind the offer.
38% of university graduates openly admit to lying on resumes
University graduates are lying on their resumes when applying for graduate jobs, with a survey of 2,500 Australian university graduates showing that 38 percent openly admit to lying on their resumes.
Australian Graduate Survey finds female graduates paid 3% less
In the 2009 Australian Graduate Survey conducted by Graduate Careers Australia, female bachelor degree graduates were found to be paid around 3 percent less on average than their male counterparts.