No one wants to blow all their savings on one summer holiday, so here’s how to budget and spend wisely this summer break. Holiday funds: It is useful to set aside some holiday funds! On top of separating money from your savings, allocate money from...
Are you about to start your journey as a CSU student? No matter if you are studying on campus, online or internationally, here are some tips to help you in your first year! 1. Socialise and find your people online: No matter how you are studying;...
It’s to some bird’s advantage to leave their nest before they can even fly. While this blog isn’t about birds, it is a perfect analogy for the daunting task of moving out of home for the first time. While the lead up to moving away...
Study Link can help you at all stages of your degree. We asked one of our online students studying a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) who enrolled in Study Link, Dianne Whittle, to help us explain all the benefits this program has to your...
With graduation on its way, we called out to our graduates on CSUSocial and asked what tips they would tell their first-year self. Here’s what they shared: 1. Stay calm and don’t stress There’s nothing worse than freaking out on your first day of...
While studying at uni, you can prepare for graduation by creating a career plan, applying for graduate jobs, and making sure your resume and online profile is career ready. Tailor your resume for each job application: Research job ads and sample...
by Penny Gleeson Have you ever thought twice about putting something up on social media? Maybe you’ve done the classic ‘review and delete’ of last night’s antics or perhaps someone has called you out on what they’ve seen from you online...
We all hope to land our dream job once we graduate but facing the world outside of Uni is a whole other ball game. Now that I have found myself at the pointy end of my degree, I have come to the realisation that I am soon to be on my own in the...
Imagine getting sick of one job, packing it up and starting again in another? I am proof that you shouldn’t think about chasing a new dream, throw caution to the wind and do it. Gone are the days where we pick a career and do it for 30 years – I...
Often, we spend money where we shouldn’t, right? Well here are my top tips on how to save, without dropping the shopping! Start saying ‘no’ It can be tricky to say to yourself, “No, you don’t need the Tim Tams,”...
