Gaining experience

  1. Students
  2. Careers
  3. Get career ready
  4. Gaining experience

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