Where there’s a will
When Taylah was in Year 12, tension was running high in the school hallways. Career dreams were at stake, and it was an ATAR score that could make or break a year (if not 12 years) of hard work. But Taylah wasn’t one to buckle under the pressure. “Teachers always told us that exams were…
A career 180° for criminology graduate
It was mid-career when Chris began work in the justice system, with no prior experience. He’d worked in hospitality, retail and aged care, but never law. What landed him a job, and turned his life around, was the degree he’d recently completed – Griffith University’s Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. As a Court Assessment…
MBA, still going strong
2019 has us wondering about the almighty MBA, and whether it still lives up to its golden reputation. Will the effort and expense still take your career to new heights? If you’re already enrolled, or just about to, you may resume breathing – the answer is yes. To quickly summarise, an MBA is a business…
Accounting: It’s the language of business
Despite the common perception, accounting is more than just crunching numbers. Half of what any accountant will do involves written and verbal communication – interpreting what is going right and wrong and explaining exactly what the numbers mean to stakeholders. When you’ve got an accounting degree, the door is open to practically any industry. You’ve…
Bringing drama to the classroom
With an impressive performing arts resume behind him, teacher-in-training Tim is quashing the idea that ‘those who can’t do, teach’. Tim grew up with musical theatre, with a talent for singing, dancing and acting. Like many aspiring performers with big dreams, Tim moved over to the US to pursue a career in the arts. Over…
Dental care for Victoria’s most vulnerable
It was on a local job noticeboard that Melissa came across a dentistry apprenticeship – with encouragement from her parents, she dived right in. “I remember sitting there thinking, I cannot come to work everyday and watch people having their teeth taken out” laughs Melissa, recalling her first impressions. But luckily, oral health grew on…
Finding stability in the numbers game
What drew Matthew to a career in accounting was a desire to become more valuable to the economy. In his prior role in business development, Matthew felt that he was disposable in the eyes of his company. “In sales, if the economy slumps, you’re the first one to go” he says. Matthew craved financial stability…
The Navy medic making new beginnings
If there’s a profession you might consider taxing, it’s got to be working in the Navy. But for Navy medic Adrian, there was no ocean wide enough to keep him from returning to study. Navy medics are responsible for evacuating casualties, nursing the wounded, giving trauma care and providing life support. Adrian’s role involves training others in…
Learning to lead the way
Numbers were always a thing of comfort for Behnoud – an international language that he could take anywhere, and put to work right away. But what threw him was leadership – something he was never taught as an emerging engineer. Behnoud’s career in mechanical engineering began in the south of Iran, where he grew up,…
The next step for an accomplished nurse
Perhaps it’s impossible to ‘have it all’, but Brenda Bruce is squeezing as much as she can out of life. She’s a Clinical Nurse Consultant for Safety and Quality at Alice Springs Hospital, a fitness instructor, a wife, and a doting mother of two. Not long ago, she was a postgraduate student too, fitting in…
