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Access Monash Seminar
Judi Green
Career Development Learning Manager
Employment and Career Development
19 April 2013
Topics
• How do Monash graduates fare in employment?
• What influences successful employment outcomes?
• What support/opportunities have the highest impact? Are these
different for diverse groups of students, particularly low SES?
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Low SES Data
• The Office of Pro Vice-Chancellor (Social Inclusion)
conducts a rigorous and systematic evaluation of all program
components within the low SES participation strategy.
http://intranet.monash.edu.au/odvce/access/access-data.html
• The OPQ Pivot Tables provide current and historical data on
students and staff
http://www.opq.monash.edu.au/us/pivot-table/index.html
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Australian Graduate Survey - Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) Employment:
2008-2012
Australian Graduate Survey - Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) Salaries: 20082012
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Australian Graduate Survey - Graduate Destination Survey Full Time
Employment: 2008-2012
Commencing
SES Indicator
High
Medium
Low
No info
MonashTotal
VictorianTotal
Monash
FT Employment
Rates
Monash
Respondant
Count
78.5
80.1
77.2
56.5
78.0
75.3
2309
2253
690
262
5617
31225
http://www.opq.monash.edu.au/us/pivot-table/index.html
National AGS GDS Employment: 2008-2012
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Australian Graduate Survey - Graduate Destination Survey Annual
Salary : 2008-2012
Commencing
SES Indicator
High
Medium
Low
No info
Monash Total
Victorian Total
Monash
Monash
Graduate
Respondant
$ Salary
Count
$52,234
6938
$48,514
6524
$46,457
1773
$38,299
2612
$48,720
18581
$47,685
98436
http://www.opq.monash.edu.au/us/pivot-table/index.html
National AGS GDS Salaries: 2008-2012
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What employers value
Employers were asked to rate which selection criteria, aside from
relevant qualifications, they considered to be most important when
evaluating applicants (Graduate Careers Australia, 2012)
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Where attributes are found in application
 Results from employers when asked to indicate which aspects of a
graduate’s curriculum vitae (CV) they considered to be the most
important (aside from personal details and references) (Graduate
Careers Australia, 2012)
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What do employers want?
 Employers at the Monash University GradFest (2012 Careers Festival)
chat about what they look for in graduates
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzxLtqFe_CQ&feature=youtu.be
 General employer requests
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Well rounded graduates
Competencies fit
Cultural fit / Social capital
Research
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Low SES potential issues
 Social capital / Cultural capital
– maybe limited, or unaware of its importance
 Career planning
– ‘Serial approach’ to study and careers
– Comprehensive approach to career decision making is not
commonly adopted
 Aim - Joint venture to bridge socio-cultural incongruity between
university and student
– Avoid deficit conception
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Opportunities - 1
 Integrate career management in to curriculum
EG
– ATS2743/ATS3743 - Build your career: planning and strategies for
employability
– MEC4404/MAE4404 - Professional practice
– Law1101 - Introduction to legal reasoning
 Programs before students start a Monash degree
EG
– Diploma of Tertiary Studies (DoTS)
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Opportunities - 2
 Opportunities for work integrated learning (WIL)
http://monash.edu/careers/students-grads/work-integrated-learning/
EG
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Mentorship
Internships
Work placements
Cooperative education
Industry-based learning
Community-based learning
Experiential learning
Clinical rotations
Student projects
Some competitions eg Monash Innovators
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