Episode Summary

Calling all nutrition students and new grads...talking through tips to finding and fueling your fire and an exciting workshop we have planned just for you.

Episode Notes

Find and Fuel Your Fire Workshop

Tickets via Eventbrite

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.

file:///C:/Users/laure/Downloads/Dietetics%20Workforce%20Report.pdf

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 workshop

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/find-and-fuel-your-fire-student-early-dietitian-nutritionist-workshop-tickets-159824540503

Wed 11th Aug 6pm

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

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