About Us

DeakinTALENT is Deakin’s Careers and Employment Service. Our programs and service are designed to empower Deakin students and enable employers.

We empower students to explore a broad range of career opportunities, build skills and experience, and apply their career plan to shape a career that aligns with their interests, values and skills.

We enable employers to recruit Deakin graduates by building their employer brand, promoting job vacancies and offering a free recruitment agency service.

DeakinTALENT programs and services available to students and graduates include career coaching, career education within the curriculum, career success workshops, cohort-based talent development programs, career resources, employer events and a global Jobs & Internships board. Students can access our digital services on-demand or register to attend a guided program through this website. DeakinTALENT is available to Deakin graduates for life.

We have a wealth of expertise within the DeakinTALENT team. Our people come from a range of backgrounds bringing knowledge and experience from both the graduate recruitment and higher education industries; some have recruited graduates for major employers, some have worked in recruitment agencies and others have extensive experience working with students and graduates.

DeakinTALENT 2018 Year Book

DeakinTALENT is Deakin’s Careers & Employment service. This annual publication provides a summary and highlights of key activities over the last academic year and a look into the future. Read through the DeakinTALENT programs and services that empower students to explore a broad range of career opportunities, build skills and experience to present themselves confidently and positively to employers; and, enable employers across all sectors, sizes and study areas to recruit Deakin graduates.

Meet our team

DINELI

As the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Employment), I lead the Graduate Employment Division at Deakin. I am responsible for the University level strategy for Graduate Employment and the DeakinTALENT suite of programs and services.

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Employment)
ANNEMEIKE

As Director Career Education, I lead the Curriculum Team to find innovative and creative ways to embed careers education, which reflects current thinking, into the curriculum. I also lead the Career Consultants who plan, devise and implement effective career coaching and job application services for Deakin’s present and past students.

Director, Career Education
SANDY

My passion lies in helping students find their career direction by helping them recognise their strengths and passions as well as their ability to seek employment opportunities in today’s job market in career coaching sessions. As a senior career consultant I work with students individually as well as in class or workshop settings.

Senior, Career Consultant
NINA

As a career consultant, I support students and graduates to navigate career decisions. I provide information and advice to empower them to make the best choice for them. I work with people from all discipline areas through career coaching, classroom activities and group sessions.

Career Consultant
KATRINA

I provide career coaching and workshops to help you with queries around your career direction and job search. I answer questions such as where your degree can take you, how to gain experience while at university and how to find and get a job.

Career Consultant
MATT

In my role I provide high level advice to Deakin students about their job application status, as well as general information on how to enhance future applications. We aim to make students applications as competitive as possible.

Career Consultant
AIDA

Originally from Peru, I moved to Australia in 2006. I believe my transition from being an international student in Australia followed by joining the Australian workforce has shaped my current work as a Career Consultant where I assist students and graduates achieve their career goals.

Career Consultant
SHARON

I work alongside Academics to embed career education opportunities and assessment items into courses throughout the University. The aim is to help students explore career options and prepare for their career lives. I also work as a Project Mentor within the FreelancingHUB, an innovative WIL opportunity for Deakin students.

Senior Career Educator
BELINDA

I work across multiple disciplines, supporting Deakin staff to embed career education into their core curriculum, which enables students to explore, build and apply essential career management skills.

Senior Lecturer (Career Education)
LAUREN

I work with Unit Chairs to embed career education into the curriculum throughout the university. I provide engaging learning opportunities for students to explore, build and apply their university and work experiences to support their lifelong career plans.

Lecturer
(Career Education)
MARIA

As a Careers Educator I am part of a team which develops assessment & learning activities to support academics to embed career development learning seamlessly into courses. Every opportunity to engage with academics to help prepare students for the workplace is a chance to make a difference.

Career Educator
BELINDA

I provide operational support to the DeakinTALENT Graduate Recruitment team. I enjoy working with students and graduates to find out about their employment goals, and to offer support to help them with their job search.

Graduate Recruitment Operations Coordinator
PATRICIA

As a Senior Graduate Recruitment Consultant, I identify, develop and manage strong and productive client and business relationships as well as connecting Deakin students and graduates with employers.

Senior Graduate Recruitment Consultant
JUSTINE

I engage with employers both across Victoria, and interstate, to assist with their graduate-level resourcing needs through the promotion of their brand on campus, and designing strategic attraction campaigns. An essential part of my role is to understand the needs of our employers to ensure our Deakin graduates are best placed for employment.

Senior Graduate Recruitment Consultant
LAUREN

As a Senior Graduate Recruitment Consultant I have the privilege of bringing together my passion working with students and my corporate HR and graduate recruitment expertise. I work with employers in Geelong and Regional Victoria to discuss the value of hiring Deakin Graduates to grow their businesses.

Senior Graduate Recruitment Consultant
SARAH

I work with Deakin’s employer partners to assist with graduate and entry level recruitment via the variety of services we offer and assist employers to raise their profile with our students via our digital and academic channels.

Senior Graduate Recruitment Consultant
LAUREN

My role is to help employers to identify, connect with and recruit Deakin University students into their intern and graduate level roles. I provide employers and students with insights and knowledge gained from 11 years working within graduate recruitment in the professional services sector.

Senior Graduate Recruitment Consultant
JAMIE

As Director of the FreelancingHUB, I oversee all operations of the HUB which provides students opportunities to work with community-based organisations, volunteering groups, government and social enterprises. Students get to apply their knowledge and also appreciate how their skills are transferrable to different situations.

Director, FreelancingHUB
MICHELLE

I am responsible for the coordination, delivery and promotion of the FreelancingHUB program operations and initiatives. I am passionate about providing students with the opportunity to engage with industry and develop transferrable skills.

FreelancingHUB, Coordinator
SAAD

I am responsible for leading the DeakinTALENT Graduate Employment Division’s digital strategy and, in particular, content design and management, user adoption and engagement, analytics and reporting across all digital platforms and technology used by the Division.

Manager Digital Strategy and Operations
CATH

I develop and manage the websites and digital resources across the division. My responsibilities include creating high quality career focused digital assets targeted to students, employers and academics.

Digital Education Designer
BIANCA

I run the divisional events that introduce students to prospective employers, such as the exciting Experience and Employment Expo. In addition, I assist in managing the Graduate Job Search Program, empowering students to maximise their chances of securing their optimal graduate role. Beyond this, my portfolio consists of the Division’s marketing and communications.

Graduate Employment Programs Coordinator
ASHWIN

As a Digital Operations Coordinator, I work with the Digital Strategy Lead to proactively support the information management, application evaluation, and integration and implementation activities of the Graduate Employment Division. This includes the coordination of seamless workflows to support easy accessibility, adoption and engagement of information and digitisation activities by internal and external stakeholders.

Digital Operations Coordinator
ANNE

I am responsible for designing, developing and enhancing digital solutions across a wide range of websites and channels. I am focused on constantly improving user experience by designing and developing accessible web applications.

Front End Developer
JANE

I lead the Graduate Talent Development team within DeakinTALENT, offering programs and services to improve the marketability of Deakin students and graduates.

Manager, Graduate Talent Development
JAMIE

My role in the DeakinTALENT team is Program Coordinator of the Graduate Job Search Program and the TALENTAdvantage program. Both programs are designed to assist you in increasing your marketability as well as equip you with the tools you will need to stand out to employers.

Graduate Employment Programs Coordinator
SHEHANI

I coordinate Interns@Deakin, giving students the opportunity to do an internship on campus at Deakin, and DISC (Deakin International Student Careers), an employment support program designed specifically for international students.

Graduate Talent Development Coordinator
SYREETA

I provide operational and event management support to a range of DeakinTALENT programs including Career Success Workshops, Deakin International Student Careers (DISC) and Interns@Deakin. I enjoy speaking with students to identify their needs and connecting them with initiatives to support their journey towards career success

Graduate Talent Development Adviser
KARLIE

I coordinate Interns@Deakin, a talent development program providing students with the opportunity to gain professional work experience through an internship on campus. I also run the PhD Careers program, a series of motivational panel events for PhD students and graduates to explore career opportunities outside of academia.

Graduate Talent Development Coordinator
NICOLA

I work with both the Graduate Employment Division and the Faculty of Business and Law to lead two programs for students with three or more years of professional experience; the MBA Career Development Program and DeakinTALENT Advance Program.

Senior Graduate Talent Consultant
ROSS

I help prepare high-potential students for rewarding careers, through DeakinTALENT programs and services including the Vice-Chancellor’s Professional Excellence Program (VCPEP).

Senior Graduate Talent Development Consultant
LINDSEY

As DeakinTALENT's UK and Europe Career Consultant I help students and graduates explore and achieve their goal of working overseas. I offer practical planning approaches, up-to-date job market information, job search support and application assistance tailored to specific locations.

UK & Europe Career Consultant