Become job ready and gain work experience
Gaining experience as early as possible will help you stand out from the crowd and become job ready.
Graduates who have degree-related experience tend to find full-time employment much faster and more easily than graduates who don't.
Benefits
Building your work experience early will help you:
- become job-ready
- develop as a well-rounded graduate, which maximises your employability
- learn more about yourself, your skills and values
- acquire technical, practical or interpersonal skills
- allows you to highlight your professional qualities and achievements on job applications
- build your network and industry contacts
- practice and improve your English language skills.
Degree-relevant experience
When considering work experience, degree-relevant experience is the most valuable.
There are many ways you can build your experience during your time at Macquarie:
- Curricular activities
- Co-curricular activities
- Extra-curricular activities
- Virtual learning experience & virtual internships
- Internships
- Inter-disciplinary competitions
- Paid employment
Student blogs
Read our student blogs to learn more about gaining work experience.
