Career Bites: Unlock your Future!

Each session features a panel of industry professionals and alumni who will share their personal career stories, insights, and tips. Discover how to leverage your academic background, identify your transferable skills, and navigate various career paths.

Brought to you by the Alumni Relations and Development team (ARD) and the Career Development and Employability Services team (CDES), these events are your chance to gain valuable advice and network with experts who have been in your shoes. Your future starts here!

Career Bites: Community Mental Health

Counselling, Social Work, People working with disabilities and addictions

This career event is designed to inspire and empower students by connecting them with industry professionals and alumni working in mental health, counselling, social work, and disability support.

The session highlights diverse career pathways in community wellbeing and equips students with practical insights into supporting individuals and communities through meaningful, people-focused work.

Date: Tuesday 5 May
Time: TBC
Location: Grafton or City Campus

Career Bites: Careers in Manufacturing 

This event connects students with professionals and alumni across New Zealand's manufacturing sector. Featuring companies such as Lion, Fisher & Paykel, L’Oréal, Coca-Cola, and Fonterra (all TBC) the session showcases innovation and technology in the manufacturing sector and helps students identify transferable skills and opportunities across the industry.

Date: Wednesday 13 May
Time: TBC
Location: City Campus

Career Bites: Sustainability Sector Showcase (Environment, Ecology) 

This career event is designed to inspire and empower students by connecting them with industry professionals and alumni, showcasing career paths in the sustainability sector, and expanding their career horizons.

The session aims to equip students interested in environmental and ecological careers with actionable insights while highlighting transferable skills opportunities across the sector, supporting them to build impactful and future-focused careers in sustainability.

Date: Wednesday 20 May
Time: TBC
Location: City Campus

Career Bites: Science Showcase 

This career event is designed to inspire and empower students by connecting them with industry professionals and alumni, showcasing career paths in the sciences, and expanding their career horizons.

The session will showcase diverse career pathways within science and related fields, providing practical insights for students interested in science-based careers. It will also highlight transferable skills and opportunities across the sector, helping students broaden their career horizons and explore the many ways scientific knowledge can drive meaningful impact.

Date: Wednesday 5 August
Time: TBC
Location: City Campus

Career Bites: Careers in Public Sector and Policy (Political Science, Global studies)

This event connects students with professionals and alumni working in government, public policy, and global affairs.

It showcases a range of career pathways pathways for those studying political science, global studies, and related fields, offering practical insights into shaping policy, driving change, and contributing to the public good through evidence-based decision-making.

Date: TWednesday 12 August
Time: TBC
Location: Zoom/Online

Career Bites: Careers in Creative Sector - Design, GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) 

This session highlights diverse career pathways in design, media, and the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) sector.

Students will hear from professionals and alumni who blend creativity and innovation to enrich communities and culture, gaining inspiration and advice for building dynamic and fulfilling creative careers.

Date: Webnesday 19 August
Time: TBC
Location: City Campus

Career Bites: Marketing, Comms and PR Sector (Journalism, PR)  

This event connects students with professionals and alumni in journalism, public relations, and marketing.

The session explores the evolving landscape of communication, how stories shape brands, influence audiences, and build trust, and provides students with practical strategies to succeed in fast-paced, creative environments.

Date: Webnesday 16 September
Time: TBC
Location: City Campus

Career Bites: Careers in the Sports Sector (Clubs, Community, Professional Sports, Physio, Mental Health, Psychology)

This session explores the many pathways in sport, from professional clubs and community organisations to roles in psychology, physiotherapy, and wellbeing.

Students will connect with professionals and alumni who bring sport, health, and performance together, gaining insights into building meaningful careers that inspire and support others through sport.

Date: Webnesday 30 September
Time: TBC
Location: City Campus

Career Bites: Careers in the NGO Sector (Social services, Youth, Environmental)

This event highlights impactful career opportunities across the not-for-profit and NGO sectors, including social services, youth development, and environmental advocacy. 

Students will hear from professionals and alumni driving social change, learning how to apply their skills and values in roles that make a tangible difference in communities.

Date: Webnesday 14 October
Time: TBC
Location: Zoom/Online