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This is a talented industry of doers. It’s one thing to be able to come up with a revolutionary idea, but it’s another to be able to put that idea into practice and make it a reality. If you’re looking for a role where you can apply your education and skills to projects and products that help drive growth and improve the lives of others, then this is a great place to start. Graduate opportunities can be found across a broad range of areas and industries, including telecoms, consumer goods manufacturing, energy, the built environment, health, education and pharmaceuticals.
Engineering, R&D, manufacturing and science industry overview
As the proof is in the pudding, so the profit is in the product. This is a talented industry of doers.

Essentials

Careers for law graduates in engineering
Making, testing, and fixing things – these are the engineer’s bread and butter.
How to choose the right engineering firm as a graduate
Not sure where to apply? Here are 6 questions to consider when choosing where to launch your graduate engineering career…
What can I do with an engineering degree (apart from being an engineer)?
If you’ve decided that’s engineering’s not for you, or simply want to avoid placing all your eggs in the one basket, you…
Careers for law graduates in engineering
Making, testing, and fixing things – these are the engineer’s bread and butter.
How to choose the right engineering firm as a graduate
Not sure where to apply? Here are 6 questions to consider when choosing where to launch your graduate engineering career…
What can I do with an engineering degree (apart from being an engineer)?
If you’ve decided that’s engineering’s not for you, or simply want to avoid placing all your eggs in the one basket, you…

Getting hired

Top 28 real-life engineering interview questions
So, we asked our graduates what the most commonly asked personal and behavioural interview questions were that they face…
CVs and cover letters for engineering jobs
First impressions are lasting, and this is especially true when it comes to CVs and cover letters for engineering jobs.
A guide to interviews and assessment centres for engineering graduates
The process of securing a graduate engineering job brings to mind a fundamental lesson of engineering itself.
Top 28 real-life engineering interview questions
So, we asked our graduates what the most commonly asked personal and behavioural interview questions were that they face…
CVs and cover letters for engineering jobs
First impressions are lasting, and this is especially true when it comes to CVs and cover letters for engineering jobs.
A guide to interviews and assessment centres for engineering graduates
The process of securing a graduate engineering job brings to mind a fundamental lesson of engineering itself.

On the job

What graduates say about life in the mining & resources sector
There are many jobs in the mining, oil & gas sectors, and they often entail unusual conditions or work in remote loc…
Callum Jones 2nd year Mechanical Engineering Graduate at Thiess
Callum Jones studied Mechanical Engineer at Queensland University of Technology and is now 2nd-year Mechanical Engineeri…
A graduate engineer’s guide to cover letters and CVs
Don't get it wrong: here is your guide to crafting the perfect cover letter and CV for graduate engineering programs.
What graduates say about life in the mining & resources sector
There are many jobs in the mining, oil & gas sectors, and they often entail unusual conditions or work in remote loc…
Callum Jones 2nd year Mechanical Engineering Graduate at Thiess
Callum Jones studied Mechanical Engineer at Queensland University of Technology and is now 2nd-year Mechanical Engineeri…
A graduate engineer’s guide to cover letters and CVs
Don't get it wrong: here is your guide to crafting the perfect cover letter and CV for graduate engineering programs.

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