C A R E E R M O V I N G HOW TO GET YOUR

Some are out of your control: • Global financial crisis • No relevant industry in your location • Too much competition

There are many factors that affect career progression.

MY CAREER IS GOING NOWHERE...

And some are within your power to change: • Education • Experience • Interview preparation • Personal grooming

Keep reading to find out how to get the jobs you keep missing...

... BUT IT COULD GO SOMEWHERE!

Ask yourself these questions: 1: Is your CV up-to-date and looking good?

2: Do you have at least two references (who will say nice things)?

3: Do you look the part at interview?

4: Do you prepare for interviews?

5: Do you get second/third/fourth interviews?

WHY AM I MISSING OUT?

• Name and contact details in plain sight

• Include a short summary of your professional history

• List and quantify your achievements

• Mention your higher education

• Include at least 2 references

• No spelling errors (none at all)

• Keep it to 2 pages or less

These may seem simple, but your CV needs to show your attention to detail as well as your skills and experience:

IS YOUR CV UP-TO-DATE

You don’t need to get a haircut for every interview, but covering basic forms of personal grooming is essential.

Wear something neat and tidy - it doesn’t always have to be a suit.

Your personal appearance will be the face of the company when called upon, you need to prove you can do it.

DO YOU LOOK THE PART?

“Can you tell me about a time when you

achieved something”

Answer using the S.T.A.R method:

SITUATION - This is what was happening

TASK - The work I/my team were assigned

ACTION - What I/we did and how I/we did it

RESPONSE - What you did in the achievement of a larger business goal

DO YOU PREPARE? Job interview questions are almost always posed as:

Example:

DO YOU PREPARE?

Lead volumes were high but sales conversions were drastically low.

We reviewed our communications to clients and realised that our marketing emails looked great, but our sales emails looked like they were from 2003.

My team and I overhauled the sales email suites and brought their look and message up-to-date.

There was almost an immediate improvement in sales conversations.

Using the S.T.A.R. method proves: • You can take instruction

• You can complete a task

• You understand how your work affects the greater good

• You recount what happened in detail

DO YOU PREPARE?

DO YOU PREPARE?

Don’t forget to up your game for the second (and third, and fourth) interview by preparing ideas and questions to offer.

If a prospective employer is calling your references, you will probably get the job... but only if your references offer glowing reports.

Always shout your reference a coffee when you see them to say thanks.

DO YOU HAVE REFERENCES? And will they say nice things?

DONE ALL THAT? There’s only 2 things that could be holding you back from career progression:

EDUCATION or EXPERIENCE Luckily, both are easier to remedy than you might think.

EDUCATION

Have you ever considered postgraduate study?

• A Master’s can greatly increase your professional value

• Some universities offer truly flexible study options

• You can study online or on campus

• You could have a Master of Global Project Management within 12 months

An astounding 97% of organisations believe project management is critical to business performance and organisational success.

Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers

DID YOU KNOW?

EXPERIENCE

Look for a course that offers: • Industry-experienced lecturers • Industry links to professional associations • Relevant subjects that offer global, tech-

savvy and project-based learnings • Flexible learning options (online, touch-

point session part-time options) You want to learn more about how to be better in the workplace from people who have seen it all.

There are projected to be 15 million new project management jobs within the decade.

Source: Project Management Institute

DID YOU KNOW?

F I N D A M O D E R N U N I V E R S I T Y

THE SKY’S THE LIMIT...

POSTGRAD STUDY

EXPERIENCE

RESUME

PREPARATION BETTER JOB

Ever considered expanding your project management skills? • Project managers are sought after worldwide

• Most tasks in professional settings are project managed in some way

• Work in almost any industry: business, construction, engineering, industrial fabrication, logistics administration, software development, and media

• Your project management skills will always be an asset to any employer, even if you don’t work specifically as a project manager

TORRENS UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA

Learn to:

• Articulate the core characteristics of appropriate and effective practice in the role of the project manager across various types of projects

• Identify major influences of technology and globalisation on the role of Project Manager, and apply innovative solutions

• Incorporate research findings into project plans to improve delivery and minimise risk

• Incorporate appropriate technologies into research, presentation, and development of project management plans

• Apply advanced project management principles to analyse and evaluate problems and to determine and implement solutions in projects

MASTER OF GLOBAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Length: 1 year (accelerated) Study Options:

• Online with ‘touch-point’ sessions and campus access in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane

• Full-time or part-time

• Fast-track with optional intensive one-week sessions and weekends

• Start February, May or September

MASTER OF GLOBAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Graduate Diploma of Global Project Management

Length: 2 trimesters (6 months approx. accelerated)

Graduate Certificate of Global Project Management

Length: 1 trimester (3 months approx. accelerated)

Not sure about a full year of study? Break it up a bit:

OTHER OPTIONS

Speak with a Course and Career Advisor today Call 1300 575 803 or visit www.torrens.edu.au

IT’S TIME YOU MOVED AHEAD IN YOUR CAREER.

H E R E ’ S A N O T H E R F R E E T I P :

Worried about the cost? Ask a Course and Career Advisor about fee-waiver scholarships and see if you are eligible. You can’t afford not to.