Presented by Zaheer Qazi amp Sebastian Au Perspective on International Student Experience Cost amp quality of education Strong support network Cost of living ie housing commodities ID: 637676
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Employability Forum
Student Perspectives
Presented by:
Zaheer
Qazi
& Sebastian AuSlide2
Perspective on International Student Experience
Cost & quality of education
Strong support network
Cost of living (i.e. housing, commodities)
Fair and equal treatment
Career support & opportunities
Quality of lifeSlide3
Student experience
Great quality of education with some problems in teaching quality
Wonderful support network
if known
Very high costs of living for international students
Discrimination from employers
Applied for approximately 100 part-time marketing jobs before landing first job
Often, visa status is stated as reason for not being considered
Lack of career support
Moderate quality of life before finding job/ high quality afterwardsSlide4
When students arrive at the airportSlide5
While looking for jobsSlide6
Reality in the job marketSlide7
Disengaged students (need most support)
Students seeking for independence (casual or part-time workers)
Engaged students (student leaders who volunteer)
Combination of independent and engaged students
Different kind of studentsSlide8
Lack of employability support
Got underpaid and unpaid many times
Started volunteering during degree
Got jobs but not career oriented
Rejected from most of the jobs due to student visa restrictions
Mental stress
Not much student involvement in decision making for int’l students
Personal experience while studyingSlide9
Looking for first career jobSlide10
Discrimination from employers
Many students want to gain some work experience before going back to their home countries
DIAC is supporting this by offering post-study work visas
Businesses discriminate applicants with no PR or Australian Citizenship
My experience:
About to graduate
Want to gain work experience in Australia before going back to Germany
In the search of graduate positions in marketing
Almost all listings are only open to Australian citizens or holders of PRSlide11
Discrimination from employers – contd.Slide12
Create more opportunities for students within the institution
Awareness and support for those being underpaid
Student’s should be acknowledged for volunteering
Facilitate volunteering to build leadership and personal skills
Educate employers about benefits of employing international students
RecommendationsSlide13
Recommendations
Enforce stricter anti-discrimination laws against businesses
Offer central career support services for recent international graduates
Create career fair for international students
Current career fair (The Big Meet) focuses almost entirely on local graduates
Run internship programs for high-achieving international students