Find and Fuel Your Fire Workshop

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Getting a nutrition job is HARD! 

The Dietetics Workforce Report 2018

• There has been a 95% increase in dietetic grads over the last 7 years.
• Grads in Vic ↑ from 65 to 127 per year from 2010 to 2016.
• There is great concern that there is an oversupply of practitioners causing difficulties in new graduates finding positions and inhibiting movement for existing employees. 
• Many grads are still seeking work up to 12 mths post graduation.
• In this time, grads are driven to volunteering - but not always meaningful 
• You are highly qualified. There is a significant need for your skills. We have an ageing population, chronic disease and dietitians provide such important prevention and management care
• The report highlighted that Dietitians are highly qualified, however there are obvious gaps in business and professional skills in many courses. 
• Despite working in a clinical role 30% of dietitians had no clinical supervisor.

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Potential career pathways 

Clinical dietetics

• Popular!
• When we’ve advertised for grad jobs there have been >100 applicants. 
• A quarter of organisations reported receiving >50 applicants for junior positions and advertisements were rare! 
• Hard to get grad jobs 

Consultancy and private practice

• Often don’t graduate with skills for business set up and challenging to dive into sole practitioner position without prior experience. Requires ++ mentoring and supervision. 
• Important for your own development but also for the reputation of the profession 

Food service

Media and marketing

• Don’t expect to get here straight away - need some experience behind you 
• Be responsible with what you put out into the world, social media etc. Don’t know what you don’t know. 

Public health and nutrition

Eventually policy, health promotion, advocacy

• Often start as a public health dietitian, community dietitian

Food industry

• Consulting
• Food analysis and product development, sensory evaluation
• Food technology and science
• Research 

Nutrition research and education

• Generally requires specialisation and smaller projects or honours, masters, PhD

https://www.deakin.edu.au/exercise-nutrition-sciences/careers-in-nutrition-and-dietetics

https://www.myhealthcareer.com.au/dietetics-career/

Our tips

• Volunteer meaningfully
• Upskill 
• Get a mentor - a meaningful one
• Apply for everything - know your limits/hard passes
• Apply well
• Prepare for interviews 
• Seek feedback - and actually be prepared to take it 

Our upcoming workshops

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/find-and-fuel-your-fire-student-early-dietitian-nutritionist-workshop-tickets-112762650122

Wed 26th Aug at 6pm 

Sun 29th aug at 2pm

Topics to cover 

How to land the job you want

• Job application preparation
• Interview (including phone/video interview) preparation 
• Setting yourself apart 
• What NOT to do! 
• Volunteer / work experience opportunities
• Professional development 

Finding your career niche / Progressing your career 

• Specialising 
• Quality projects opportunities in nutrition 
• Education opportunities in nutrition 
• Research opportunities in nutrition 
• Conference / presentation opportunities 

Supervision and mentoring

• Finding the right supervisor

Innovation in dietetics  

• Identifying gaps
• Pitching your idea
• Introduction to grants and proposals 

Delivery 

• Online 
• 2hr workshop 
• 2 sessions - one evening, one weekend 
• ‘Take home’ toolkit of resources