Employability Roadmap.

Prepare for your future career with our step-by-step guide designed for Business students.

Employability Roadmap.

Prepare for a bright future career with our step-by-step guide designed for Business students.

The Employability Roadmap is designed for Flinders Business students to develop their employability skills along the learning journey, to ensure Flinders Business graduates are work-ready and equipped with skills that industry expect. This guide is aligned to a three-year undergraduate Business timeline and includes curriculum based topics, careers workshops, online resources and activities within the Flinders Horizon Award.

Do you want to boost your employability, participate in experiences that improve your resume, build networks that will help you in the future and have genuine industry experience to draw from in graduate interviews? This guide is for you.

Year 1

Semester 1

Create a resume

An introduction to the fundamentals for creating a resume that will set you up for career success.

Participate in a Resume Hack
View our checklist for creating a resume, and sample templates: Check List and Templates
How to create an enviable resume: Killer Resume challenge and video

Find a career that suits you

If you are not sure which area to head towards, then there are many vocational assessment tools out there to help you.

Explore jobs and opportunities

What are the types of jobs you may target when you graduate?

Start a brag file

A brag file is a file used to keep evidence of your key achievements, ready to share with prospective employers. During a job interview, it can be used to support the claims you make and to make the interview more memorable with the use of visual cues. Capture your achievements in a notebook, and refer and add to it regularly.

Volunteer

How to generate networks, develop skills and gain referees through your volunteer experience.

Follow these social media accounts

Semester 2

Join a student club

You can get to know like-minded people. It is valued on your resume and develops confidence.

Join Horizon

Earn your Bronze award in first year and start developing employability skills.

Explore career pathways

Access BGL specific pages on CareerHub and start getting connected.

Familiarise yourself with careerhub

Your online job and career resource for skill development, job opportunities, employer information and more.

Careerhub

Year 2

Semester 1

Research employers

How to identify potential employers and follow their socials for industry insight.

Get experience

Helps you learn about working in a professional environment and getting an edge on the job market.

Develop your brand

Create a strong personal brand so you can secure the right jobs and open opportunities.

Network and join an association

Getting connected to the right people and organizations at the right time.

Join Horizon Award and review resources

A unique professional award opportunity to expand your thinking and make employers notice you.

Horizon Award

Semester 2

Career resources

Find valuable resources here on interviews, cover letters, selection criteria and more!

Log onto CareerHub and look at the Career resources tab

Create a LinkedIn profile

The top professional Networking Platform is here. Meet, connect, join conversations and get noticed.

Continue job searching

Attend events, research who is recruiting and their processes.

Keep exploring career options

If you are not sure which area to head towards as the end of your undergraduate studies draws near, here is a vocational assessment tool to help you.

JobOutlook Quiz

Prepare to apply for graduate programs

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Enrol into an Industry Placement

This topic aims to broaden your knowledge and skills through a 150-hour industry placement in a business setting. The placement experience is designed to help students prepare for a business career and build their professional networks.

Students are prepared for their placement, enter into a learning contract to guide the work integrated learning experience and are supervised by an industry supervisor and an academic supervisor.

Business Placement information on FLO.

More info about Topic BUSN3044.

_{Please consult your study plan to ensure you can undertake this elective. If you have further questions, feel free to Ask Flinders.}

Enrol into the Social Media Marketing Industry Project

Industry projects are embedded into many business topics and involve you and your classmates working in teams as business consultants for local, South Australian businesses.

You'll gain in-depth experience about the business you work for: you'll conduct research and develop strategic insights and recommendations for your industry partner, so they can take their business to the next level.

More info about Topic BUSN2048.
_{Please consult your study plan to ensure you can undertake this elective. If you have further questions, feel free to Ask Flinders.}

Year 3

Semester 1

Apply for graduate programs

Most recruitment for graduate roles is the year before commencement. Get application ready in your penultimate year.

Attend career events

Strive for Gold or Platinum Horizon and become a leader

All about the Award

Finalise your job search

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Enrol into the 9.0 unit Industry Project

Industry projects are embedded into many business topics and involve you and your classmates working in teams as business consultants for local, South Australian businesses.

You'll gain in-depth experience about the business you work for: you'll conduct research and develop strategic insights and recommendations for your industry partner, so they can take their business to the next level.

More info about Topic BUSN3016A.

_{Please consult your study plan to ensure you can undertake this elective. If you have further questions, feel free to Ask Flinders.}

Enrol into the Digital Marketing and Analysis Industry Project

Industry projects are embedded into many business topics and involve you and your classmates working in teams as business consultants for local, South Australian businesses.

You'll gain in-depth experience about the business you work for: you'll conduct research and develop strategic insights and recommendations for your industry partner, so they can take their business to the next level.

More info about Topic BUSN3027.

_{Please consult your study plan to ensure you can undertake this elective. If you have further questions, feel free to Ask Flinders.}

Semester 2

Develop your interview skills

Discover what to expect and how to respond in an interview by looking at these resources.

Participate in training

Refining your promotional spiel and taking extra trainings, can increase your adaptability to seize unexpected opportunities.

Attend Branding and Networking Trainings

Explore Trends in the Australian Jobs Market

Get to know employment trends, the fast growing job sectors, and how to hone your experience to meet demand.

Labour Market Insights

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Enrol into an additional Industry Placement

This topic aims to broaden your knowledge and skills through a 150-hour industry placement in a business setting. The placement experience is designed to help students prepare for a business career and build their professional networks.

Students are prepared for their placement, enter into a learning contract to guide the work integrated learning experience and are supervised by an industry supervisor and an academic supervisor.

Business Placement information on FLO.

More info about Topic BUSN3044B.

_{Please consult your study plan to ensure you can undertake this elective. If you have further questions, feel free to Ask Flinders.}

Enrol into the Import-Export Theory and Practice Industry Project

Industry projects are embedded into many business topics and involve you and your classmates working in teams as business consultants for local, South Australian businesses.

You'll gain in-depth experience about the business you work for: you'll conduct research and develop strategic insights and recommendations for your industry partner, so they can take their business to the next level.

More info about Topic BUSN3037.

_{Please consult your study plan to ensure you can undertake this elective. If you have further questions, feel free to Ask Flinders.}

Enrol into the Strategic Management Industry Project

Industry projects are embedded into many business topics and involve you and your classmates working in teams as business consultants for local, South Australian businesses.

You'll gain in-depth experience about the business you work for: you'll conduct research and develop strategic insights and recommendations for your industry partner, so they can take their business to the next level.

More info about Topic BUSN3055.

_{Please consult your study plan to ensure you can undertake this elective. If you have further questions, feel free to Ask Flinders.}

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Placements are an invaluable way to get out into the real world... establishing connections with colleagues while I was still studying was incredibly useful, and ultimately led to me obtaining a graduate position with the company I did my placement at.