Create your Career Plan
Give your studies direction and set your career goals by creating a career plan.
Plan your career with Employability Connect
Learn how Employability Connect can help you develop your career plan through your degree.
Use the MQ Career Planner [PDF 354KB] to guide and organise your career research.
Developing a career plan is a four-step process:
- Understand yourself
- Research your career options
- Get experience
- Set career goals
Once you've got an action plan, be sure to act on it, adjusting it for each stage of your studies.
First year
- Prepare your application documents and attend our Resume Rescue workshops advertised on Employability Connect.
- Find a casual/part-time job to build your interpersonal and technical skills and gain an understanding of the working world.
- Join a degree-related student group and get involved.
- Start volunteering in your field of interest through websites listed on CareerWISE.
Mid degree
- Develop discipline-specific skills through work placements, volunteering, or a part-time job.
- Apply for vacation work or internships.
- Attend one of our career programs.
- Start to build your e-portfolio, including LinkedIn, writing a blog and application documents.
Final year – soon to graduate
- Fine-tune your application documents. Visit our Resume Rescue workshops for help.
- Complete a degree-related internship or PACE placement.
- Define employers and industries of choice, make initial contact, network (employer evenings, employer presentations or competitions) and research the area.
- Attend our Graduate Careers Fairs or other industry-specific fairs.
- Start applying for graduate programs early in the year (February/March).
- Attend our workshops that are relevant to your area of need listed on Employability Connect.
Graduated
If you are a Macquarie graduate, you can still access our resources and job listings for up to 12 months after you have completed your degree.