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  • Graduate Career Profiles

    Read about the job search experience of Flinders Graduates. Gather information on how they looked for work, their experiences and their advice to you. Link in today!

     

    Behavioural Sciences, Psychology and Social Work

    Behavioural Science Working as a School Liaison Officer in Higher Education
    Behavioural Science Working in a Ministerial area for the Department of Defence
    Behavioural Science Working as a Rehabilitation Counsellor at the CRS
    Behavioural Science Working as a Graduate Human Resources Officer
    Behavioural Science Working overseas as a Camp Counsellor in the USA
    Behavioural Science Working as a Graduate Officer at the South Australian Housing Trust
    Psychology Working as a HR Consultant, Corporate Human Resources
    Psychology Working for the Department for Correctional Services
    Psychology Working as a Research Project Officer for the CSIRO

    Psychology

    Working for the Australian Public Service
    Psychology Working as a Customer Service Officer for the Child Support Agency
    Psychology (Hons) Working as an Account Manager for Julia Ross Recruitment
    Psychology (Hons)

    Working in a Graduate Position in the Compass Program (FaCSIA)

    Social Work Working as a Youth Development Officer in Tonga (Australian Youth Ambassador for Development)
    Social Work Working as a Community Corrections Officer
    Social Work Working in the Community

    Social Work

    Working for the SA Department of Correctional Services
    Social Administration Working as a Manager of Education and Training Services
    Social Work/PhD Working as a Project Officer with National Suicide Prevention Strategy
       
     

    Accounting, Commerce, Economics and Business

    Accounting & Economics Working as an Analyst in a 'Big 4' firm.
    Accounting Working as a Graduate Accountant in a medium sized Accounting Firm
    Accounting Working as an Analyst at Deloitte
    Business and Economics Working for the Australian Bureau of Statistics
    Business and Economics Working at the Australian National Audit Office
    Commerce Working as a Tax Analyst in a 'Big 4' firm.
    Commerce Graduate Position with Defence Material Organisation

    Commerce/Accounting

    Working in a Chartered Accounting firm
    Commerce/Accounting Working as a Graduate Officer for the Department of Treasury and Finance

    Commerce/Accounting

    Working in a Chartered Accounting firm discussing the first weeks at work.
    Accounting Working as an Analyst at Deloitte

    Economics

    Working for a major Australian company

    Economics

    Working in the finance sector
    Economics Youth Traineeship in the SA Public Sector
    International Business Working as an Assistant Trader at ABB Grain
    International Business Working for the Commonwealth Bank
    International Business Working in Internal Audit in a 'Big 4' firm.
    MBA Gained a Business Internship
    International Business Working as a Marketing Assistant for a winery
    International Business Working for Westpac
    International Business Teaching English in Japan
       
     

    Environment Management/Science/Health

    Env Health Working as an Environmental Health Officer for the City of Port Lincoln
    Env Management Working for the Environmental Protection Agency
    Env Management Working for The Nature Foundation of SA
    Env Management Working as a Graduate Administrative Assistant
    Env Management Working as Graduate Water Policy Officer
    Env Management Working as a GIS Officer for Department for Environment and Heritage
    Env Management /PhD Working as a Policy Officer in a State Government Department
    Arts (Hons), Grad Dip Env Management Working as a Graduate Administrative Assistant with Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
    Geography, Population and Environmental Management Read about what some of the graduates from this department are doing
    Env Science Working as a Biologist
    Env Science Field Officer in environment and waste management in Sri Lanka (Australian Youth Ambassador for Development)
    Env Science Working for Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation
    Env Science (Hons) Working in a Consulting Organisation
       
     

    Health Sciences / Disability Studies

    Health Sciences Working as a Clinical Trials Coordinator
    Health Sciences (Health Education) Working as an Information Officer, Hepatitis C Council of SA.
    Health Sciences (Health Promotion) Working as a Community Development Officer
    Health Sciences (Health Education/Promotion) Working with Allianz
    Disability Studies Working as an Inclusion Consultant
       
     

    Humanities and Social Sciences

    Archaeology Multiple positions held from diverse employers
    Archaeology

    Working as a Heritage Officer for NSW Heritage Office

    Archaeology Working in a Consulting Organisation
    Archaeology Working as a Heritage Consultant
    Archaeology (Honours) Working for the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
    Arts Working as a Learning & Development Advisor 
    Arts Working as a Human Resources Assistant
    Arts (Hons) Working for the National Centre for Vocational Education Research
    Arts (Hons)

    Working as a Policy Officer with the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department

    Arts (Politics/Sociology) Working as Senior (Executive) Policy Adviser
    Arts (Sociology) Working for the Office of Crime Statistics and Research
    Asian Studies and Languages Read about what some of the graduates from this department are doing.
    International Relations (Masters) Working as a project research advisor in Cambodia
    International Studies (Hons)

    Working as a Policy Advisor at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

    Justice Studies Working for the Community Mediation Service
    Legal Studies Working as a Personal Advisor at Centrelink

    Legal Studies

    Working for EDS
    Legal Studies & Public Policy Working as a Project Officer in the Department of Justice 
    Legal Studies & Public Policy Working in the Department of Education, Science and Training

    Politics

    Working for a State Member of Parliament

    Politics (Hons)

    Working for the Australian Public Service

    Social Sciences

    Working for a professional association
    Screen Studies Working in the Film and TV Industry in South Australia
       
     

    Law

    Law / Arts Working in the Legal Branch of the SA Police
    Law / Arts Graduate Officer in the Cabinet Office, ACT Chief Minister's Department
    Law / Arts Graduate Position at Department of Communications,Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA)
    Law/Behavioural Science Graduate position in Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
    Law / Commerce Working as Graduate Solicitor for Fisher Jeffries
    Law / Commerce Working as a Graduate for a major accounting firm
    Law / International Relations Working with the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation East Timor (Australian Youth Ambassador for Development)
    Law (Honours) Working as an articled clerk for Mallesons Stephen Jaques
    Law Working as a legal advisor in Phnom Penh (Australian Youth Ambassador for Development)
    Law Working as an Associate to a Justice of the Supreme Court
    Law Working as a Workplace Inspector
    Law Working as an Articled Clerk at Clayton Utz
    Law / International Studies Working as an Intern at the Aurora Project
       
     

    Information Technology and Engineering

    Engineering (Computer Systems) Working as a Graduate Engineer for Electrolux
    Engineering (Electrical /Electronic) Working as a Network Engineer, Computer Organisation
    Engineering (Electical/Electronic) Working as a Graduate Engineer
    Engineering (Computer Systems) Working as a Graduate Engineer
    Information Technology Working in IT Development/Support
    Information Technology Working as a Technical Officer in a Leading Scientific Organsiation
    Information Technology Working with the Vietnam Productivity Centre (Australian Youth Ambassador for Development)
    Information Technology Working as a Business Systems Analyst for a major Australian Transport Company
    Information Technology Systems Analyst / Software in Fiji (Australian Youth Ambassador for Development)
    Information Technology Working at one of the world's top professional services firms
    Information Technology

    Working in a graduate role for the Australian Bureau of Statistics

    Computing

    Working for a major multinational 
    Science Working as an Information Associate at EDS.
    Science and Business Working as an Analyst/Programmer
       
     

    Science

    Aquaculture/Grad Diploma Public Policy & Management Working in the Graduate program for Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
    Biotechnology (Hons) Working as a Medical Sales Representative with a Pharmaceutical Company

    Chemistry

    Worked for a pharmaceutical company and now works in defence research
    Chemistry Working as a Business Analyst with Zinifex
    Marine Biology Working with Vanuatu's Department of Fisheries
    Marine Biology (Honours) Working as a Graduate Administrative Assistant with Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
    Medical Science Working as a Technical Assistant at Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology
    Medical Science/Innovation & Enterprise Working as a Medical Sales Representative with a Pharmaceutical Company
    Science Working as a Technical Officer in Tissue Pathology at IMVS

    Science

    Working as a TGO-1 in a laboratory
    Science

    Working as a Scientific Recruitment Consultant at Kelly Scientific Resources

    Science (Earth Science) Working as a Hyrdogeologist
    Science (Honours) Working as a Meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology
    Science (Honours) Working as a Hydrogeologist -Department of Land Water Biodoversity and Conservation.
    Science and Business (Honours) Working as a Graduate Research Officer
    Science (PhD) Working as a Senior Food Scientist/Microbiologist
    Science (PhD) Working as a Post-doctoral fellow at The Australian Wine Research Institute

    Science (Honours in Immunology)

    Working as a Pharmaceutical Representative
    Earth Sciences Working as a Site Contamination Officer with the Environment Protection Authority
    Science Working in a Dot Com
       
     

    Tourism

    Cultural Tourism Working in multiple positions with Australian Major Events and the South Australian Tourism Commission
    Cultural Tourism Working for the South Australian Tourism Commission
    Cultural Tourism Working for the Department of Environment and Heritage
    Ecotourism Working in Cambodia for AusAID
    Ecotourism Working as Ecotourism Officer, Outback Region- Department of Environment and Heritage
    Ecotourism Working for Parks Victoria
       
     

    Nutrition and Dietetics

    Nutrition and Dietetics Working for the Singapore Health Promotion Board
    Nutrition and Dietetics Working as a Community Nutritionist/Dietitian
    Nutrition and Dietetics Working in Paediatrics Dietetics
    Nutrition and Dietetics Working for the Riverland Community Health Service Inc.
       
     

    Speech Pathology

    Speech Pathology Working with children under 4 with speech and language development needs
    Speech Pathology Working with children with speech and/or language difficulties.
       
     

    Education

    Arts/Education Working as a DECS teacher in Port Augusta
    Science/Education Working as a Graduate Science Teacher
    Science/Education Working as a Teacher in an Independant School
       

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    Seminar Series

    Run by leaders in their field, these seminars give you the opportunity to network with industry leaders and hear about how they succeeded in their careers.

    Previous seminars include Working for the Environment, Working for the Community, Working for Justice in Society and Working in the Information Economy. For additional information contact the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre or register here.

    These seminars are open to all students at no cost.