Stuck in a rut? Click the link on the last slide and get your career moving with tips for interviews, as well as how to upgrade your qualifications.

1. C A R E E R M O V I N G
HOW TO GET YOUR

2. Some are out of your control:
• Global financial crisis
• No relevant industry in your location
• Too much competition
There are many factors that affect
career progression.
MY CAREER IS
GOING NOWHERE...

3. And some are within
your power to change:
• Education
• Experience
• Interview preparation
• Personal grooming
Keep reading to find out how to get the
jobs you keep missing...
... BUT IT COULD
GO SOMEWHERE!

4. Ask yourself these questions:
1: Is your CV up-to-date and looking good?
2: Do you have at least two references
(who will say nice things)?
3: Do you look the part at interview?
4: Do you prepare for interviews?
5: Do you get second/third/fourth interviews?
WHY AM I
MISSING OUT?

5. • Name and contact details in
plain sight
• Include a short summary of
your professional history
• List and quantify your
achievements
• Mention your higher
education
• Include at least 2 references
• No spelling errors (none at
all)
• Keep it to 2 pages or less
These may seem simple, but your
CV needs to show your attention
to detail as well as your skills and
experience:
IS YOUR CV
UP-TO-DATE

6. You don’t need to get a haircut for every
interview, but covering basic forms of
personal grooming is essential.
Wear something neat and tidy - it
doesn’t always have to be a suit.
Your personal appearance will be the face
of the company when called upon, you
need to prove you can do it.
DO YOU LOOK
THE PART?

7. “Can you tell me about a time
when you
achieved something”
Answer using the S.T.A.R method:
SITUATION - This is what was happening
TASK - The work I/my team were assigned
ACTION - What I/we did and how I/we did it
RESPONSE - What you did in the achievement of a larger
business goal
DO YOU PREPARE?
Job interview questions are almost always posed as:

8. Example:
DO YOU PREPARE?
Lead volumes were high
but sales conversions were
drastically low.
We reviewed our
communications to clients
and realised that our
marketing emails looked
great, but our sales emails
looked like they were from
2003.
My team and I overhauled
the sales email suites and
brought their look and
message up-to-date.
There was almost an
immediate improvement
in sales conversations.

9. Using the S.T.A.R. method proves:
• You can take instruction
• You can complete a task
• You understand how your work affects
the greater good
• You recount what happened in detail
DO YOU PREPARE?

10. DO YOU PREPARE?
Don’t forget to up your game
for the second (and third, and
fourth) interview by preparing
ideas and questions to offer.

11. If a prospective employer is
calling your references, you
will probably get the job...
but only if your references
offer glowing reports.
Always shout your reference
a coffee when you see them
to say thanks.
DO YOU HAVE
REFERENCES?
And will they say nice things?

12. DONE ALL THAT?
There’s only 2 things that could be holding you back from career
progression:
EDUCATION or EXPERIENCE
Luckily, both are easier to remedy than you might think.

13. EDUCATION
Have you ever considered postgraduate
study?
• A Master’s can greatly increase your
professional value
• Some universities offer truly flexible
study options
• You can study online or on campus
• You could have a Master of Global
Project Management within 12 months

14. An astounding 97% of organisations
believe project management is critical
to business performance and
organisational success.
Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers
DID YOU
KNOW?

15. EXPERIENCE
Look for a course that offers:
• Industry-experienced lecturers
• Industry links to professional associations
• Relevant subjects that offer global, tech-
savvy and project-based learnings
• Flexible learning options (online, touch-
point session part-time options)
You want to learn more about how to be better in
the workplace from people who have seen it all.

16. There are projected to be 15 million
new project management jobs
within the decade.
Source: Project Management Institute
DID YOU
KNOW?

17. F I N D A M O D E R N
U N I V E R S I T Y

18. THE SKY’S
THE LIMIT...
POSTGRAD STUDY
EXPERIENCE
RESUME
PREPARATION
BETTER JOB

19. Ever considered expanding your project
management skills?
• Project managers are sought after worldwide
• Most tasks in professional settings are project
managed in some way
• Work in almost any industry: business, construction, engineering,
industrial fabrication, logistics administration, software
development, and media
• Your project management skills will always be an asset to any
employer, even if you don’t work specifically as a project manager
TORRENS
UNIVERSITY
AUSTRALIA

20. Learn to:
• Articulate the core characteristics of appropriate and
effective practice in the role of the project manager across
various types of projects
• Identify major influences of technology and
globalisation on the role of Project Manager, and
apply innovative solutions
• Incorporate research findings into project plans to
improve delivery and minimise risk
• Incorporate appropriate technologies into research,
presentation, and development of project
management plans
• Apply advanced project management principles to analyse
and evaluate problems and to determine and implement
solutions in projects
MASTER OF GLOBAL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT

21. Length: 1 year (accelerated)
Study Options:
• Online with ‘touch-point’ sessions
and campus access in Sydney,
Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane
• Full-time or part-time
• Fast-track with optional intensive
one-week sessions and weekends
• Start February, May or September
MASTER OF GLOBAL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT

22. Graduate Diploma of
Global Project
Management
Length: 2 trimesters
(6 months approx.
accelerated)
Graduate Certificate of
Global Project
Management
Length: 1 trimester
(3 months approx.
accelerated)
Not sure about a full year of study?
Break it up a bit:
OTHER OPTIONS

23. Speak with a Course and
Career Advisor today
Call 1300 575 803
or visit www.torrens.edu.au
IT’S TIME YOU MOVED
AHEAD IN YOUR CAREER.

24. H E R E ’ S A N O T H E R
F R E E T I P :
Worried about the cost? Ask a
Course and Career Advisor about
fee-waiver scholarships and see if
you are eligible.
You can’t afford not to.
Click here to register your interest.