SEXTEMBER is back and this year we’re aiming to broaden international students’ perspectives on sex, gender and identity. Find out how you can contribute your own stories and what you can expect from this year’s campaign!
THIS September, Meld Community is partnering with CPA Australia to offer students seeking a career in accounting, business and finance the opportunity to learn how to be proactive in their professional development as a student, tour the CPA Australia office and network with staff.
WANT to make a difference to the community and develop leadership and workplace skills at the same time? Up to 30 international student ambassadors are being sought to lead a peer-to-peer support program to improve awareness of students’ rights at work.
THIS August, Meld Magazine is pleased to be working with Emerging Writers Festival to offer students in writing, media and publishing a chance to go behind the scenes of The Wheeler Centre and learn all about the publishing industry.
IF you’re serious about academia and giving back to your local community, you may be eligible to receive a cash scholarship thanks to the Tertiary Scholarship Fund. Find out how you can enter.
THIS July and August, Meld is pleased to be working with IKEA to offer students the opportunity to go behind the scenes and learn how the Swedish furniture juggernaut run their business and marketing operations.
PROFESSIONAL networking doesn’t have to be an awkward or stressful experience, as delegates at the Melbourne International Student Conference 2016 found out. Catch up on the slides here.
IT might be time to think small when it comes to finding work experience and job opportunities. Outcome.Life CEO Gerard Holland and Research and Student Engagement Manager Teigan Margetts shared their insights on the benefits and potential start-ups and small-to-medium enterprises offer to students and graduates in their early career development. Catch up on their slides.
Earlier this month, the Melbourne International Student Conference saw some 200 local and international students, international education stakeholders and industry in attendance to explore the Future of Work, and the opportunities as well as challenges facing young people in a world of rapid change. Catch up on the highlights.
A REPORT from The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) has revealed young people will be the hardest hit under a new future of work, as the economy and labour market undergo significant changes over the coming decades. Maggie Hill, FYA Media and Public Affairs Manager shared her insights at MISC 2016 as part of the Future Focus Forum.
LOOKING for a job that would make a difference to the world? In a moving keynote, Rebecca Scott, CEO and co-founder of STREAT, shared her social entrepreneurship journey on how she was able to provide homeless and disadvantaged youth with a pathway from the street to long-term employment in the hospitality industry through STREAT – turning a single street food cart in Melbourne in 2010 to six thriving hospitality businesses today, including four cafes, a coffee roastery and a catering company.
AUTOMATION, globalisation, and flexibility are just a few keywords being discussed in this year’s Future Focus Forum, co-hosted by Meld Community and the City of Melbourne. Trinh Le brings you all the details of what you’ve missed on how to best prepare for the future job market.