Stuck in a rut? Click the link in the last slide to get your career moving with tips for interviews, as well as how to upgrade your qualifications.

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

2. Some are out of your control:
• Global financial crisis
• No relevant industry at your location
• Too much competition
There are many factors that affect
career progression.
MY CAREER IS
GOING NOWHERE...

3. 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!

4. 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?

5. • 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

6. 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.
Just remember: your personal
appearance will be the face of the
company when called upon, you need
to prove you can do this.
DO YOU LOOK
THE PART?

7. “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:

8. 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.
Example:
DO YOU PREPARE?

9. 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?

10. 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.

11. 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?

12. 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.
DONE ALL THAT?

13. 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
Business Administration within
12 months

14. Studying a MBA doesn’t mean you have to go
into business - it’s a respected qualification
across many industries.
Over 60% of MBA applicants in 2014 indicated
they would be open to a career change.
Source: 2014 QS TopMBA.com Applicant Survey
DID YOU
KNOW?

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

16. 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)
• Large professional alumni community
You want to learn more about how to be better in the
workplace from people who have seen it all.

17. THE SKY’S
THE LIMIT...
POSTGRAD STUDY
EXPERIENCE
RESUME
PREPARATION
BETTER JOB

18. Learn to:
• Apply current theories across business disciplines
• Encourage team and individual ethical decision making
• Proficiently use business software to effectively analyse data
• Apply advanced business principles to complex
problems to determine solutions
• Organise, conceptualise, and analyse complex business issues
• Systematically evaluate business risk
CHIFLEY BUSINESS
SCHOOL at TORRENS
UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA

19. Length: 1 year (accelerated)
Study Options:
• On campus in Sydney and Adelaide
• Online with ‘touch-point’ sessions
and campus access in Sydney,
Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane
• Hybrid study (mix of online
and on-campus)
• Full-time or part-time
• Start February, May or September
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION

20. Graduate Diploma of
Business
Administration
Length: 2 trimesters
(6 months approx.
accelerated)
Graduate Certificate of
Business Administration
Length: 1 trimester
(3 months approx.
accelerated)
Not sure about a full year of study?
Break it up a bit:
OTHER OPTIONS

21. Speak with a Course and
Career Advisor today
Call 1300 575 803
or visit www.torrens.edu.au
NEED HELP WITH YOUR
CAREER?

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