Exploring options and planning for your career
Embarking on a university journey opens a new chapter in education as well as career development. It's a prime time to explore interests, join clubs and societies that align with your career goals.
Securing relevant work experience, whether through part-time jobs or internships, can provide a competitive edge in the job market. The Explore stage is all about taking proactive steps towards shaping a future career path while enjoying the university experience.
Getting started in the Explore stage
The early stages of career planning at university are all about identifying your personal values and goals, as well as familiarising yourself with your degree and the possible career outcomes available to you.
The Explore stage is all about discovering your mission and purpose through active participation in career-related events and experiences during your time as a student.
Four stages of the career-mapping journey
Planning opportunities
Career planning
A good career plan helps you make well-informed decisions.
Your career plan should outline future career moves through the setting of short-term, medium-term and long-term goals.
Develop career resilience
Career resilience is the ability to rise above challenges throughout your professional journey.
Developing career resilience will give you the strength and flexibility to adapt to stress and change.
Volunteering
Volunteering is a proven way to gain skills and confidence and make an impact on society at large.
Search for volunteering roles that are relevant to your study, interests or personal experience.
Upcoming events
Finding Part-Time and Casual Work
Explore job search tactics and maximise your chances of finding work while you study.
This action-oriented career development session will equip you with job search strategies you can put into practice.
Crafting your LinkedIn
Craft an effective LinkedIn profile that will get you noticed by connections and employers.
Learn how to write an engaging profile that highlights your motivations, strengths and skills to effectively tell your career story.
Create your action plan for career success
Explore your unique values, strengths and motivators and consider how they can influence your career choices.
Learn how to articulate your career goals and ambitions and make a tangible plan for future success.
International student events
What Employers Want and Next Steps
Understand what employers look for and how to follow up your job applications.
Types of Work Experience Explained
A quick guide to different kinds of work experience and what each one involves.
Know Yourself: Values, Interests and Strengths
Gain clarity on what matters to you, what motivates you, and what you’re good at — the foundation of confident career decisions.
Other experiences
Discover sport
Find out how to get involved in Griffith’s many sporting teams.
Discover how sport can be the conduit to so many personal and professional possibilities as a student.
Clubs and societies
Join a club to connect with others through shared interests.
Whether you join for social or professional development, you will gain invaluable skills that will serve you well beyond your university years.
Global Mobility
Immerse yourself in a new culture through the global outbound exchange program.
You can spend as little as a week or as long as a year studying overseas in a structured exchange supported by the Global Mobility team.
Events for students with a disability
Your Path to Success: Understanding Course Expectations
Understanding course and placement requirements requirements- recognising that many requirements can be met in different ways.
Making Good Career Decisions for Students with a Disability
Explore career options that align with your strengths, interests, and support needs. Develop confidence in making career decisions that suit you.
Own Your Strengths, Own Your Resume
Own your strengths own your resume – resume writing for students who are neuro diverse. How to present your unique abilities to employers.