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HDR students

Career support and resources

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Career support for HDR students

We offer a range of tailored services, workshops and events to support Higher Degree Research students with career planning and decision making, job search and professional skills development.

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Career appointments

Book a one-to-one careers appointmentto discuss your career options and job search strategies with our experienced career practitioners via, including appointments available only for Higher Degree Research students.

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Resources for HDR students

External resources
  • – researcher career stories, example resumes & cover letters, cross cultural application advice
  • – sample resumes and cover letters
  • – webinar series on academic career management & job search skills, alt-ac career planning
  • – Career Advice for PhDs by PhDs – includes pay-for-view video resources
  • – job search advice for industry careers

A selection of job sites for roles within the university and research sectors for academic, research and professional staff, including internships and mentoring.

  • – links to Australian universities & their recruitment sites

– a career exploration and planning tool for the humanities and social sciences

Tales of transition from academia to a wide range of alternative careers


  • –dedicated to the topic of doing a PhD and completing a dissertation but also great content on career alternatives to academia including“Beyond Plan B: Preparing for your future career in an age of uncertainty”
  • – dedicated to the topic of doing research in academia. We talk about finding funding, research culture, and building academic track-records.
  • –resources developed by a consortium of Queensland universities to help HDR candidates into the workforce
  • – transition to industry careers for post-academia PhDs