Networking & LinkedIn
Site / Source | Link | Title |
Nature | Article | Networking for introverted scientists |
Inside Business | Article | How to network when you hate networking events |
ABC | Article | 7 ways to make networking less awkward and slimy |
ABC | Article | Overcoming shyness |
Inside Business | Article | How to tailor LinkedIn for a better experience |
News.com.au | Article | Top tips to fine-tune your online presence when job hunting |
Science Magazine | Article | Link up to jump-start your job search |
Science Magazine | Article | The keys to a powerful LinkedIn profile |
Seek | Article | The 6 most cringeworthy networking moves |
Job Prospects
ABC | Article | Most uni students get a job within months of finishing but some courses do better than others |
News.com | Article | As many as 46 university graduates are competing for each graduate job vacancy |
SMH | Article | You end up behind a bar’: 22 graduates fighting for every job |
News.com | Article | Part-time purgatory: University graduates unable to find fulltime work |
LinkedIn Poster | Article | 5 Tips To Score Your Dream Job Before Graduation |
Seek | Article | How long does it REALLY take to find a new job? |
News.com | Article | University graduates share their stories about failing to find work |
SMH | Article | Australia has an underemployment problem |
ABC | Article | Grim situation’: 19 applications for every entry-level job advertised, research finds |
Job Search
Seek | Article | Job hunting myths set straight |
LinkedIn Poster | Article | Treat your job search like your final year project |
News.com | Article | Applying for jobs through formal ads not best way to get ahead, says MasterCard heavyweight |
LinkedIn Poster | Article | 5 Job Search Mistakes No One Told Me About |
LinkedIn Poster | Article | The Most Painful Job Search Mistakes People Keep Making (Again, and Again) |
Seek | Article | Why is Nobody Calling Back? |
Seek | Article | What to do if you don’t hear back on your application |
Seek | Article | Job hunting rumours set straight |
Resumes & Cover Letters
Novo Resume | Careers Blog | Extensive list of resume and cover letter articles |
Mining People | Article | Why you shouldn’t list your referees on your resume |
LinkedIn Poster | Article | Most Cover Letters Stink. Here’s 4 Ways to Make Yours Stand Out. |
Evolve Scientific | Article | Application Guide |
Seek | Article | How to talk about achievements in your resume |
Seek | Article | How to avoid standing out for the wrong reasons |
Seek | Article | What’s different about going for a job now? |
Bayside Group | Publication | Writing an effective cover letter guide |
Seek | Article | What a great resume looks like |
Internships & Unpaid Work
News.com | Article | Muffin Break boss says unpaid work is dead because Insta-obsessed Gen Y have ‘inflated self-importance’ |
ABC | Article | How working for free went mainstream |
ABC | Article | Unpaid internships: Millennials speak out as expert warns of legal risks |
Social Media
ABC | Article | Sanitising your social media: A guide for job hunters |
ABC | Article | Employer asks interviewee for Facebook page, but many see it as an invasion of privacy |
Seek | Article | Recruiters reveal: top 3 social media fails |
Interviews
Seek | Article | The best questions to ask at the end of the interview |
Seek | Article | 7 ways to tell if your interview went well |
Seek | Article | Online Interview Advice |
Seek Employer: Insight Business | Article | The top 5 interview questions to ask candidates |
Seek | Article | 9 essential questions to ask your interviewer |
News.com | Article | Why you should never sit down before a job interview |
LinkedIn Poster | Article | There Are Four Kinds of Job Applicants And Only One Gets the Job |
LinkedIn Poster | Article | How to persuade recruiters to take a leap of faith…and hire you |
Seek | Article | 4 ways to prepare for an interview |
Social Talent | Article | The One Question You MUST Ask Candidates in Every Interview |
Seek | Article | What to wear to an interview, really |
ABC | Article | Why storytelling is important in job interviews |
Seek | Article | Recruiters reveal their most impressive candidates ever |
News.com | Article | Xero boss won’t hire anyone who doesn’t take their coffee cup back to the kitchen after job interview |
WTFisnext | Article | Time to face reality. Why you need to align expectations in the workplace. |
ABC | Article | Expert advice on how to master the virtual job interview over Zoom and Skype |
Smart Company | Article | The death of the handshake: COVID-19 has changed the way we hire, and there’s no going back |
Seek | Article | 7 Ways to tell if your interview went well |
Other / General
Regus | Article | The five soft skills that will set you apart in today’s job market |
Seek | Article | How to overcome being considered overqualified for a job |
Business2Community | Article | 7 Lessons from Game of Thrones To Advance Your Career |
Seek | Article | The honest truth about redundancy |
Seek | Article | The Australian workforce has to change |
The Guardian | Article | The deadly truth about a world built for men – from stab vests to car crashes |
News.com | Article | Tattooed employees ‘shortsighted, impulsive’ |
Insidesmallbusiness | Article | The future of mentoring is genderless |
Insidesmallbusiness | Article | How to get a great mentor by being an amazing mentee |
Job Sites
Resources for Women in STEM
Department of Industry, Science,
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources | Advancing Women in STEM Strategy |
Science in Australia: Gender Equity | www.sciencegenderequity.org.au |
The Conversation | Articles on Women in STEM |
Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute | Engaging Women in STEM – International Evidence |
Professionals Australia | 2018 Women in STEM Survey |
UNESCO | Girls and Women in STEM |
CSIRO | Be a Catalyst for Change |