eCorner

Job opportunities 

• UQ Experience Research Panel | Register your interest 
• BEL Faculty 2022 Research Assistant | Register your interest (for 3rd year students only)

Employability events​​

• Join a BEL Careers Study Group | On campus and online
• Book in with a BEL Career Advisor | Tuesday and Thursday sessions
• BEL Career Mentoring Program | Register your interest
• BEL Student Work Experience Program (SWEP) | Register to be notified when applications open
• 28 June | Recruitment Essentials Day | Register now

Not all opportunities are listed on eCorner. Visit StudentHub for more job opportunities here.

Other resources

• UQ Careers Directory
• [Listen] CareerHacks Podcast - Opportunity rarely waits: Your career success begins now!
• [Listen] Worldonomics Podcast | A podcast brought to you by the UQES diversity team
• [Do] BEL Career Checklist - domestic students - download now
• [Do] BEL Career Checklist - international students - download now
• [Do] My Career Adviser Online Course
• [Do] VMock - the smart resume checker now available to BEL students
• [Do] Employability Consultations | Book now
• [Do] Employability Essentials | Online modules
• [Do] BEL Career Study Group | Virtual sessions
• [Read] Top 10 tips for writing your first resumé
• [Read] Am I ready for a Master of Economics?
• [Read] 4 surefire ways to create a winning graduate application for the government sector
• [Read] An introduction to public sector graduate jobs

Explore an abundance of stories on UQ's Careers Directory. Search and read more stories here.

This fortnight

06 July | 3MT 2022 BEL Faculty Final

12 July | CBA Global Markets Workshop

Upcoming events

01 Aug | UQES Careers & Coffee

Join the BEL Career Mentoring Program

The BEL Career Mentoring Program connects highly motivated students from UQ's Faculty of Business, Economics and Law with experienced industry professionals. The Program helps mentees to design and build their future career, complementing their academic knowledge with their mentor’s experiences, industry insights, practical advice and networks. Join the Program now!

School of Economics Student Societies

Want to make awesome friends and expand your peer network, learn new skills and strengths, attend cool and diverse events, and be given the opportunity to become a leader? Join a student society today!
 

Other opportunities

• Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) | Find out more
• UQ Respect Module | Complete this now (access via Blackboard). 
• Have you completed your first-year BEL bucket list yet? | Start working on your bucket list and read now.
• UQ Experience Research Panel | Find out what's involved or Sign-up here.
• What are some of the best careers available to economics graduates? | Find out more here. 

[Read] Meet our 2022 Westpac Future Leaders Scholar, Ben Scott

Congratulations to current UQ Master of Applied Econometrics student Ben Scott who has been named as a 2022 Westpac Future Leaders Scholar. With the support of this scholarship, Ben plans to use his degree to make impactful contributions to public policy debates. Read more about Ben's achievement and studies. 

[Read] Should you buy a home with a 5% deposit?

Three things you need to think about before you take advantage of the government's house deposit schemes – plus how the Budget’s pre-election sweeteners affect you. Read the full article by Today Show money expert and UQ Bachelor of Economics graduate, Effie Zahos.

[Read] The national electricity market is a failed 1990s experiment. It's time the grid returned to public hands – The Conversation

Australian energy policy took a wrong turn in the 1990s. It’s time to get back on course. Labor’s Rewiring the Nation policy provides a starting point for reform. Read the full article by Professor John Quiggin.