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What sets you apart from the rest?

Most people change their jobs multiple times, many make dramatic career shifts. What sets you apart from the crowd?

Becoming career smart means learning how to adapt to change.

Most people change their jobs multiple times, many make dramatic career shifts. Being able to identify and apply your transferable skills is key to making the most of your knowledge, skills and abilities in this agile career marketplace.

Over the next two weeks you will:

  • identify your key professional skills and capabilities
  • develop your capacity to reflect on your strengths and weaknesses
  • explore your successes and what success means to you.

​See your ‘To do’ menu for an overview of all Week 1 and Week 2 activities and steps.

Meet the team

Your Lead Educator for this course is Anuroop Gaddam, who is involved in both teaching and research at Deakin University’s School of IT.

Follow him to keep up with the latest course updates, feedback and discussions.

You will also meet Nick Patterson, Senior Lecturer in Information Technology here at Deakin and entrepreneur Henrik Scheel in the videos throughout this unit.

If you’re not already, follow the team and use #FLcareerpromotion to keep up with the latest course updates, feedback and discussions.

Your task

Tell us about yourself, your profession and what you would like to achieve from this course.

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