Turn your study into evidence of what you can do.
Choose a realistic first role and show how you learn, contribute and follow through.
Create an evidence bank
- Pick a project, placement, part-time job or volunteer activity.
- Write the task, your own action and what changed or was completed.
- Record the tools, teamwork or professional standards involved.
- Choose an example for each requirement instead of claiming experience you have not had.
Check graduate eligibility before applying
Read the employer’s graduation window, required discipline, work-rights conditions, registration and start date. A graduate program, traineeship and apprenticeship are different pathways. A job containing “trainee” is not automatically suitable for every graduate.
Use the support attached to your situation
La Trobe students can follow My Career for university support and opportunities. The Bendigo Skills and Jobs Centre offers independent local career advice. Take your target advertisement and evidence notes to a session.
Sources and further reading
Independently researched · reviewed 2026-10-21. Follow the official source for current requirements and individual advice.