Career Insights University of Southern Queensland

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



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