As an Adelaide resume writer, I work on quite a few graduate student resumes from the three publicly funded universities.

If you’re a local or international student and you’ve graduated without doing practical placement or an internship, the chances of getting a job are much lower than those who have (depending on the degree).

Let’s cut to the chase, while you might know a lot about theory, employers want to know that you can actually operate task-specific software, use high-end communication and negotiation skills and you get on with people.

Placements enable you to experience the pace and culture of industrial practice.

So if get the opportunity to do an internship or practical placement Do It.

Not every faculty has a practical placement or internship program, but most do.

https://www.adelaide.edu.au/internships/

https://study.unisa.edu.au/student-placements-and-internships/business/

https://students.flinders.edu.au/my-course/placements

They are sometimes mandatory (depending on the profession) or can be taken as a credit.

Remember, always do a PRACTICAL PLACEMENT/INTERNSHIPS.