#1 University in WA for Graduate Employability

  (QS Employability Ranking 2022)

Get career-ready


Get career-ready and take advantage of everything UWA offers as part of your degree. You’ll add depth and colour to your skills and experience, helping you differentiate yourself in the job market and increase your employability.

All degrees include the option to take an internship
Highest median starting salary in Australia for postgraduates entering their first full-time job
(Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020)
Our Career Mentor Link is the largest and longest running higher-education industry mentoring program in Australia
More than 4,500 industry partnerships to help you get a head start

What is employability?

Employability is a set of achievements - skills, understandings and personal attributes - that makes graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy.
"EMPLOYABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: WHAT IT IS - WHAT IT IS NOT." BY M.YORKE

This three-step framework outlines what you need to do to maximise your employment outcomes while studying at UWA. By tapping into our Career Services, you will amass a bank of crucial skills to enhance your standing in any future employer’s eyes. Combined with your UWA degree, you’ll be well prepared for your first job and for your long-term career!

This is where UWA’s academic staff, career advisers and industry experts pool their collective wisdom, advice and career discovery tools to help identify opportunities specific to you. Utilising their resources, and your resolve, you can begin to create a robust plan to get set up for your future career.

Once you have a clear career direction, now’s the time to enhance your skills. Think volunteering opportunities, internships, clubs and programs. Anything, in fact, that can provide tangible, hands-on experience designed to build critical career-specific and future skills.

As you approach the end of your degree, forming a strong and professional network becomes crucial. Via our programs and experience, UWA Career Services can facilitate a foot in the door by leveraging the extensive industry connections we have built over decades.

Your steps to success

We’re here to help you build your employability at each and every stage of your degree so that you graduate job-ready with a rich and well-rounded résumé.

Employability workshops

Our employability workshops cover topics such as résumé, cover letter and selection criteria writing; LinkedIn profile development and interview techniques, job search tips and how to apply for a graduate program.

Explore some of our workshops below.

Careers Essentials Workshop: Cover Letters

Tuesday 15 October, 2.00pm
Tuesday 15 October, 3.00pm
Understand the components and purpose of a Cover Letter and how to tailor it from a Job Description Form

⭐ Get Career & Industry Connected: HDR Employability Networking Breakfast with UWA PhD graduates.

Tuesday 22 October, 7.30am
Tuesday 22 October, 9.30am
Ask anyone. Building the career you want often comes down to making the right connections and relationships – and this is exactly what your UWA alumni community offers you.

Careers Essentials: Interview Skills

Tuesday 22 October, 1.00pm
Tuesday 22 October, 2.00pm
Learn how to prepare and structure your responses to interview questions to give your best interview.

Your competitive edge

Find out more about how UWA will help you prepare for your first job and long term career.

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As a UWA student, you’ll have access to My UniHub – the place to find career events, resources, employment opportunities and more.

A team of experts to support you

All UWA staff are committed to support you on your career journey, from your tutors and lecturers to the Careers and Employability team. Within this team, we have qualified practitioners with extensive experience in career development that will help you set up for career success while studying.

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Get in touch

Visit us

Drop-in sessions run from 9.30am to 12.30pm (Monday to Friday) Student Central, Crawley Campus

Appointments

Book a Zoom or face-to-face appointment by logging into My UniHub

Email us

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