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7 Questions to Ask Your Future Employer And Yourself Before Accepting Your First Job Offer.
Landing your first ‘real’ job is awfully exciting. That job you’ve been working so hard for, the one where you can apply all that knowledge and information you’ve studied so hard for during your uni years. It’s a real adulting level-up moment.
Amidst all this excitement, don’t get overwhelmed by the need to please or impress your prospective employer and neglect your own needs.
Read our latest blog post by CMO Shinyi Chin detailing questions to ask your prospective employer, and yourself, before accepting that first job.
My move from overseas to Australia
"As an international student from India, I have supported myself to settle and grow in a new country, which strengthens my resilience and adaptability. I have learned to give my 100% in everything I do, whether it is as small as teamwork, an assigned task, or organising a big event."
Read CampusLife's latest blog by Diksha Maini where she discusses her #journeytosuccess #goals and #tipsandtricks for international student's studying and looking for an internship!
Networking: A Student’s Experience
Hear from Gabriella Ishak and Andi Campisi as CampusLife guided them through networking and created an exciting night, hosted at the Hive! Find out how the recent CampusLife networking event went from a student’s perspective!
Top 3 Tips on How to Set Up Your Professional Career While in University
Carynna has found throwing herself into foreign situations and attending networking events was definitely a step outside of her comfort zone but... safe to say she has no regrets, especially with support from the team here at CampusLife! Coming out of lockdown and online university, CampusLife has been incredibly helpful in finding connections, allowing Carynna to be met with so many opportunities.
What I have learnt about starting a new business (CampusLife) in 2022
The global pandemic created many challenges when it comes to business, so why not throw another spanner in the works by starting a new one! Hear from our CEO and Founder Andrew Ford as he discusses the good, bad and ugly things he has encountered on his startup journey.
Feel that academic burnout creeping closer? Here's how to minimise end-of-semester exhaustion
We're so close to the end of semester! Assignment due dates are piling up, and exam period is looming. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you get to the finish line while still keeping your sanity and wits about you!
IT’S A JUGGLING ACT: How to balance university, work and a social life
University life is a constant juggling act. You are studying, striving to achieve the best grades possible as well as working part time to keep up with your finances, which in turn help fuel your social life. We want to hang out with our friends, play sports, watch the latest movies at the cinemas, try the next hottest brunch place in town and so much more.
Phew, that’s a lot to do with only so much time. This can leave you feeling like you are unable to breathe. Can we have it all? How do we do it?
How to find your learning style
Ever felt like you just don’t know how to study? Or are you struggling to organise your lecture notes in a meaningful way? Maybe you’ve tried someone else’s revision method and it’s not quite right for you? Understanding your learning style is important as it allows you to learn in a way that makes sense to you and your brain. Learn more in Eliza’s latest blog article.
How to create a Wordpress blog
Did you ever needed to create a blog for a uni assignment? Not sure where to start? Here is a quick how-to video on creating a Wordpress blog. Filmed for RMIT University's Digital Marketing course, but applicable for the general audience too!
Uni essentials: A simple guide for first year students
The first week of uni semester is upon us already! If it’s your first year at uni, don’t panic! Here is a simple guide to help you with your uni essentials, written by third year student Eliza Wright.
ACE-ing uni: How to conquer back-to-uni anxiety
After more than a year of online learning, face-to-face has become a hard reality for some second and final year students. Returning back to campus is an adjustment in itself. In this blog post, Grace Pehar puts forth some solid advice on how to conquer your back-to-uni anxieties, plus the coping mechanisms to help give yourself the best attitude towards starting university in 2022.
The good-better-best approach of pricing for online recruitment
One of the most common challenges when beginning your startup business is “how do I give justification for my pricing strategy? How is my pricing reasonable compared to my competitors?” In this article, we put forth our business and pricing model as compared to our competitor online recruitment sites out there. If you’ve been contemplating working with us, this article will definitely help you take the leap.
Do university students need a resume to get a job? Or is LinkedIn or something else more important?
Once upon a time, the resume was the king of job search. Resume or Curriculum Viète (CV), those few pages of text were the difference between landing your dream job or returning to the queue of job wannabees. But times have changed. Digital has overtaken paper. So the question is, do you even need a resume these days or can we just rely on LinkedIn and other digital media? Andrew Ford explores this topic.
How university students and young graduates can invigorate your company: The benefits of hiring young people
Young graduates and university students are often overlooked by hiring managers. Shinyi Chin discusses her top 3 benefits of why you should give university students and fresh graduates a chance the next time you’re thinking about hiring.
Why Those Awkward Ice Breakers Might Just Be Worth The Stress: the importance of connecting with others at university
Not only have Covid-19 lockdowns and remote education posed a significant threat to our learning, but they have also limited our ability to connect with others and immerse ourselves in university culture. Here, Eliza Wright discusses the importance of connecting with your peers at university.
My 'Why' for starting CampusLife
CampusLife is more than a social media app for students to find friends when arriving from overseas. More than an app to gain useful and fair paying employment. More than a way to learn about services in their local community. It is all those things, but the essence is to help lift the belief of all students that they can be more. That they can reach their full potential with an intervention by us if they have no one else. In this blog post, Andrew Ford tells us the story behind why he started CampusLife.