Everything is uncertain about consumer behavior except the fact that it is constantly evolving. Every year there is a rise in a new kind of social media growing at an exponential rate. Each month now-a-days starts with an update which enables people to express themselves in better ways.…
My Top Tips For Getting Through Uni
I know it might be a bit late to write a QUT blog post considering I’ve almost graduated, but, better late than never right? As with everything else, anything that comes to an end also brings about great and valuable memories. Here are my tips to surviving university,…
QUT Business School AMPlification Conference – Semester Two, 2020
For the past five years, the QUT Business School has worked hard to provide opportunities to connect students with industry professionals via the biannual AMPlification student conference. The conference aims to provide students with a realistic, progressive perspective about the future of the advertising, marketing, and communications industry,…
A Year of Possibilities
My pink canvas 2020 planner sits on my desk. It has the phrase “A Year of Possibilities,” embossed, in pink foil lettering, across the front. As I flick through the elegant pages I see events and work plans gradually decline. At one point almost all of the pages…
When Uni hits you like a truck
It’s my first day at QUT and I feel like I’d been hit by a truck. Not metaphorically, but physically. Let’s rewind a few weeks. I’m 30 minutes into a 5-hour journey to be with my father as he receives a BCG treatment for his newly diagnosed bladder…
Business After Dark: Thriving through Turbulent Times
“Let’s party like it’s 2020!” was definitely the mindset I had when I started off this year. However, it’s safe to say that 2020 has been one for the books – just not for the reasons I thought it would be! These can be very nerve wracking times…
Navigating an internship, study and what it’s like to graduate during a global pandemic.
“You’ve got the job, when can you start?” are the words I heard through the phone as I stood in the isle of a bullet train on the way to Hakuba in February 2019. I suddenly had 4 weeks to get back to Australia and move my life…
A glimpse into the World’s first digital marketing bootcamp and graduate program!
Like most undergraduate students I often feel overwhelmed by the thought of graduating and stepping into the ‘real-world’. We’ve all heard it before, “you need experience.” Lucky for QUT students, the QUT Business School is always offering amazing opportunities. Recently, I participated in the Salesforce x Datarati Digital Marketing Boot…
How I gave myself the advantage
I am a third-year student at Queensland University of Technology, studying a Bachelor in Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Business (Accounting). Prior to university, I was heavily involved in my school community, volunteered regularly in my local community and was the crew leader at my local venturer group…
International Students – Maximizing Your Employability
I arrived in Brisbane July 2017 to pursue my Bachelor of Business majoring in Accountancy in Queensland University of Technology. Till date, my past experiences include interning with Ernst & Young Malaysia, being a Brisbane International Student Ambassador with Study Brisbane, and the Treasurer of QUT Malaysian Students…