{"id":20931,"date":"2023-02-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&p=20931"},"modified":"2023-02-01T14:06:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T06:06:29","slug":"planning-ahead-for-your-future-career","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/planning-ahead-for-your-future-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning ahead for your future career"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Investing in your personal and professional development is never a waste of time. Not only will it help you from a career perspective, dedicating time every day solely devoted to you can also enhance your overall well-being. In fact, did you know that there is a direct correlation<\/a> between effective career development and your physical and mental health?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On that note, here are some tips to help you soar into the new semester!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsure of your career pathway?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re feeling a little uncertain about your career direction or your current course of study, have a look at our online Explore Your Options Challenge<\/a>, especially the \u2018Self-Awareness\u2019 and \u2018Decision-Making Strategies\u2019 modules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn about your industry<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Research the industry you\u2019re seeking to enter when you graduate. A great place to start is with our Career Guides \u2013 they\u2019re available in UniHub\u2019s Resource Library<\/a>. Just search \u2018Career Guide Physiotherapy\u2019, for example. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These guides include information on possible career paths, labour markets, and job search strategies as well as links to relevant professional associations and organisations. To further enhance your industry knowledge, there\u2019s also the \u2018Know Your Industry\u2019 module in our online Explore Your Options Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Develop your professional identity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There are various modules in our online Skilled Professional Challenge<\/a> that can help you along the way, including \u2018Your Personal Brand\u2019, \u2018Boost Your Professionalism\u2019 and \u2018Drive Your Career\u2019. In addition, dedicate some time each week to being active on LinkedIn and developing your profile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick tip \u2013 if you haven’t built your own LinkedIn profile<\/a> just yet, get started! While you\u2019re at it, check out VMock Aspire<\/a> \u2013 it helps you to strengthen your LinkedIn profile by giving you feedback on key elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update your resume<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Revisit your resume \u2013 it\u2019s a working document that you\u2019ll need to continually update, refine and tailor over the duration of your professional life. If you\u2019re not sure if yours is quite up to scratch, or just want some reassurance that it\u2019s a solid document, check out V-Mock<\/a> Resume. This is a 24-7 online resume-review tool that provides instant personalised feedback on your resume. Don\u2019t you just love technology!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the Curtin Careers Team, we hope you\u2019re excited for the year ahead and look forward to seeing you in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article was written by<\/strong> Career Development Consultant, Kelly Kendall-Jones.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Set yourself up for professional success in 2023 with these quick tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4408,"featured_media":20932,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[131],"class_list":["post-20931","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-careers"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}},"post_components":false},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PlanningYourFutureCareer-OASISNews-1588x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Nikita","last_name":"Osckar","display_name":"Nikita Osckar"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-14 20:48:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/20931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/20931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=20931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}