Alumni Resources

Working out 'where to next' for the recent Christian graduate comes with a lot of hard and important decisions to make amongst a wave of new opportunities and experiences that await you. Here you can find a neat little document that may address some of your thoughts and concerns for life after University.

From Alumnus Joe Towns' blog:

[By Alumnus Mike Clayton, delivered at our Alumni Dinner at Me Wah restaurant on the 13th November]

Thanks for the invitation to spend a few minutes talking with you about some of the issues facing Christians in the secular workforce.

I have been thinking about why Mikey asked me in particular, and the only answer I can think of is that he was looking for some kind of cautionary tale.

Anyway, I am a lawyer working for the United Nations, based out of a regional office in Canberra.  We cover 16 countries including Australia, NZ, PNG and the Pacific and my functional responsibility is for resettlement of refugees in this region.

 [By Alumnus Alistair Bain]

Between 1991 and 1996 I did an Arts/Law Degree and then a 6 month Legal Practice Course at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. They were years of challenges, freedom, growth, lots of sport and insanely late nights. There was no formal Christian presence on campus that I knew of. But I’m not sure I would have welcomed their company in any event. I had a bit to do with the Navigators but only ever half-heartedly.

 My Christian growth happened slowly as I went twice weekly to St Johns Presbyterian, read books and met regularly with a wise man who owned a Christian book store.

 As soon as I graduated I moved back to my home city of Launceston.

[Alumnus MB shares his experiences of working in management]

When I first had the responsibility of leading a small team at work, I didn’t put much consideration into my approach and thus it ended up being a reflection of my personality. I was casual and flexible. I valued people over procedures. I shared information and consulted my staff regarding the making of decisions. I cared for my staff and paid attention to small personal details like remembering their pet’s birthdays and asking about the outcome of their kid’s school exams. I was first and foremost a nice guy. I was relatively successful as a mini manager. My staff appeared to like me. We built a cohesive team with minimal turnover and achieved demonstrable outcomes that my overlords living on Olympus were happy with.