Jobs for Arts people

What you study at university, or rather the faculty you belong to now, does not have to define where you are going to work in your career. Just by studying at university level, you acquire a number of valuable skills transferable across all industries of the workforce. The first step to getting a job is to dispel those myths and personal skepticism about where to look for work. 

Suggestion

The first step to getting a job is to dispel those myths and personal skepticism about where to look for work. An excellent website to visit is http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm.  Choose your major and then view the areas that some of the graduates of Berkeley University are employed.

Trends in Arts graduate placements

• Government departments have a responsibility to the community and so recruit Public Relations people each year.
• Information technology and communications companies are becoming more creative and marketing focused so are recruiting Creative Arts graduates.
• Most companies in all industries are taking people from Public Policy, Communications, and Social Science style disciplines.
• Often all disciplines are welcome. Many companies have employment programs for graduates from specific disciplines though they also often run a generalist program where you are able to gain training and further certifications, rotate around different areas and later return to the area that suited you best.

Tips

• Find out what you have to offer an employer in terms of skills and knowledge. This may help you identify jobs right for you by matching who they look for in a team member.
       
• Find information about available jobs and preferred applicant qualities through:
  • employer websites
  • recruitment and employment websites
  • USQ and other universities' career advice pages
  • contacting the employer directly
  • newspapers 
  • networking.
       
• There are also many opportunities to travel overseas. Look at large international companies such as Mars International and Australian Volunteers International. You may also be able to teach English in a foreign country.
      
• The first job you get may not be exactly what you are looking, but don't discard the opportunity because it is one foot in the door. Ask what can you take from each experience and keep evolving.
   
• Refer to our list of potential employers of Arts graduates for employment leads.

More information

If you would like more information, contact student services on +61 7 4631 2372 or drop into Student Services in G-Block (Toowoomba) or email careers@usq.edu.au.  Alternatively you may contact Jenny Gunn at the Fraser Coast campus or Tammy Muckert at the Springfield campus for assistance.