Helping international graduates thrive

in the job market of the future

Anna McLeod

Team Leader - Business Development, Navitas

Brooke Young

Director, Monash Professional Pathways

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Why is international student employability so important?

Employment prospects as one of the top drivers for

country of choice for international students

Expectations for success and independence

Students want to utilise their skills to benefit the society

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Source: IDP Student Buying Behaviour, 2014

Getting a job is changing

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Myth

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Australian Job Market in 2010

Job

Interview performance

Internship

Good resume

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What should graduate be doing in the job market in 2016?

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Casual job

LinkedIn

Networking

Work readiness training

Twitter

Upskilling

Connecting with alumni

Good grades

Facebook

Volunteering

Connecting with

recruiters

Attending conferences

Blogging

Joining an association

Today’s jobs

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Test your knowledge

1. What jobs will be in most demand in 2019?

2. Who are Australia’s largest employers?

3. What are the top 3 skills employers are looking for?

4. What are the 3 most popular fields of study for those doing a Bachelor’s degree?

5. What do you think are some of the jobs students should consider for a great future?

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Answers

1. General clerks

2. Public service, Wesfarmers, Woolworths, BHP, Rio Tinto, Big 4 banks, Telstra, Qantas

3. Verbal communication, Teamwork and Problem Solving

4. Society & Culture, Management & Commerce, Health

5. Do what the students love!

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What, where and how?

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Job growth in Australia by Field of Education

Source: GSG Analysis 2015, ABS Census Data 2006-2011

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Job Growth in Australia by Occupation

Source: GSG Analysis 2015, ABS Census Data 2006-2011

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Global Job Growth

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All industries and jobs were growing in early 2000

What does the job of the future look like?

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What will the job market look like in 2020?

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What does this mean?

We will see the emergence of a more transnational

workforce in which people may have 14 jobs in their

lifetime.

A successful job-seeker needs to be:

- adaptable

- a life-long learner

- build global employability skills, not just local.

- cross culturally competent

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Future of work – Takeaways for your team

Things are changing

We need to change how we guide our students

Continuous upskilling will be essential

Staff and students need to maintain up-to-date industry

and job market knowledge

Helping students to thrive today

and in the future

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‘A lifetime of employability rather than a

lifetime of employment’

- Denise Rousseau

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Career success is built on our human and social capital + personal

characteristics

Human Capital Social Capital

What is it? ‘What you know’ ‘Who you know and who knows you’

How do you get it? • Education and training

• Professional development

• Projects/secondments

• On the job experience

• International experience

• Mentoring

• Social networks

• Professional associations, alumni

networks

What is the result? • Transferrable skills

• Expertise

• Professional

Competence/capability

• Psycho social support

• Sponsorship, visibility and

exposure

• Coaching and feedback

• Counsel, acceptance and

confirmation

How does it build career

success?

• Knowledge, skills and

competencies that are

valued by the labour market

• Builds self esteem, self-efficacy

and work-base identity

• Access to information, scarce

resources and career sponsorship

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How to network in Australia

A positive attitude and willingness to work hard

Get a casual job or volunteer for

not-for-profit organisation

Prepare to learn and take directions

Know what is happening in your

industry

Motivation and enthusiasm

Become a committee member

for a student or industry

association

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Power of Networks

1 • Formal and informal networking

2 • Cultural difference in networking

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• Networks available to local and international students are different

4 • Social media networking

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Social media networking

The key to career success will be the international

student’s ability to network using social media platforms

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Networking supports effective career development planning

1. Research career pathway

2. Identify in-demand skills

3. Continuous skill improvement

4. Maintain your industry knowledge

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Skills development for students

Business and social etiquette

Introduce them to your network

What to wear

Small talk (is ‘big talk’)

Competence builds confidence

Don’t assume students will know what to do when they attend

networking functions.

Help them by teaching them basic skills and practice it with them

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Networking – takeaways for your team

Career success now and in the future relies on human

and social capital

Social capital develops over time and is harder to acquire

for international students

University staff plays a key role in building both human

and social capital

Don’t assume students know the basics of networking

Networking is more important than ever

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When it all comes together

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Useful resources

www.ieaa.org.au/employability

graduateemployability.com

Questions?