AUT Employability and Careers Info and Advice Blog
Want to know how to get better at job search through your CV or LinkedIn profile? Want to hear about feedback from employers? Want to be inspired by stories of AUT students and graduates as they network, go to job interviews and find their feet in their chosen career? Looking for a fresh perspective on your career decisions?
This blog highlights the employability and career decision making support you can access through Employability and Careers at AUT, giving insights from students, alumni and employers.
CVs and cover letters
LinkedIn profiles that include a picture are 14 times more likely to be seen, according to LinkedIn research. This makes your profile picture a very important part of your LinkedIn profile whether you want to have your photo up there or not.
Want to know how to create a more detailed story of you, your brand, your passions and the route your career is taking that can be accessed by potential employers? Emma O’Mahony from Robert Walters specialist recruitment agency generously gave me time to explain why she swears by LinkedIn as a recruitment tool.
A great online portfolio showcases your creative skills and helps you stand out when applying for jobs. Read our 8 tips on how to start to create a great online presence that will help you find work.
How do you put your best self forward when applying for design or other creative roles? By providing a CV and online portfolio – yes you need both and they need to be separate.
Employers are often flooded with CVs that don’t meet the job criteria or are extremely bland and formulaic. This blog offers tips on how to make a great CV that gets employers wanting to find out more about you.
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CVs/Cover letters
Job search skills
- Plenty of career help at AUT
- Why is NZ Work Experience Important?
- Networking is possible to conquer
- Demystifying Psychometric Assessments
Career advice
- Follow your dream another way
- Don't ignore a grad job because of the title
- Employability Skills - how to figure them out!
What do you do as a...
- What on earth is it like to be a probation officer
- Systems Ninja – what sort of job is that?
- Who wants to create bumps for a living?