Beyond Graduation: Leveraging your ACS Membership for Career Success
Transitioning from student to professional? Discover how your ACS membership can help you build skills, grow your network, and explore career opportunities. Learn how to make the most of the festive break and set yourself up for career success.
Online
Thu 10 Dec 2026 06:00 PM AEDT
Duration: 1.0 hours
Member $0.00
Member-Concessional $0.00
Non-Member $0.00
Register by Thu 10 Dec 2026 03:00 PM AEDT
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About this event
As you prepare to transition from student life to the professional world, your ACS membership can be a powerful tool to help you build connections, develop your skills, and access career opportunities. Join Alannah Grech, Student and Graduate Success Manager, for an informative session exploring the benefits available to ACS student and graduate members, including networking opportunities, professional development resources, mentoring, career support, and ways to engage with Australia's technology community.
With the festive break providing a valuable opportunity to focus on your future, this session will also highlight practical ways to stay career-ready during the holiday period. Learn how to make productive use of your time through online learning, industry certifications, professional networking, volunteering, and other professional development opportunities that can strengthen your employability and help you start the new year with confidence.
The session will also feature an overview of the ACS Professional Year Program, presented by Samitra Ghimray, Education Operations Coordinator, who will provide insights into how the program supports international graduates in developing workplace skills, gaining industry experience, and enhancing employability in the Australian technology sector.
Whether you're approaching graduation or planning your next career move, this session will help you understand how to make the most of the opportunities available through ACS and take confident steps towards your professional future.
Key Takeaways
With the festive break providing a valuable opportunity to focus on your future, this session will also highlight practical ways to stay career-ready during the holiday period. Learn how to make productive use of your time through online learning, industry certifications, professional networking, volunteering, and other professional development opportunities that can strengthen your employability and help you start the new year with confidence.
The session will also feature an overview of the ACS Professional Year Program, presented by Samitra Ghimray, Education Operations Coordinator, who will provide insights into how the program supports international graduates in developing workplace skills, gaining industry experience, and enhancing employability in the Australian technology sector.
Whether you're approaching graduation or planning your next career move, this session will help you understand how to make the most of the opportunities available through ACS and take confident steps towards your professional future.
Key Takeaways
- Discover the full range of ACS student and graduate member benefits.
- Learn how ACS can support your career development and professional growth.
- Explore networking, mentoring, and industry engagement opportunities.
- Identify professional development activities and learning opportunities to undertake over the festive break.
- Gain an understanding of the ACS Professional Year Program and its benefits for international graduates.
- Create a plan to maximise your ACS membership and build momentum for a successful career in technology.
Speakers
Speaker
Alannah Grech AACS
Student and Graduate Success Manager, ACS
Alannah's career encompasses a diverse background in marketing, stakeholder management, and event management, spanning over a decade of experience across the technology, music entertainment, and law industries. As the Student and Graduate Success Manager for the ACS, she demonstrates a passion for supporting the future of tech and facilitating opportunities for students and graduates to connect with industry contacts and resources to advance their careers. Alannah created the first ACS QLD Emerging Professionals Committee which has created a voice for the emerging professional’s cohort, and has been replicated around the country. Alannah's efforts in creating a safe space for emerging professionals around Australia to connect and collaborate can help to nurture a new generation of industry leaders and contribute to the growth and development of the technology sector in Australia.
Speaker
Samitra Ghimray
Education Operations Manager, ACS
Samitra Ghimray, Education Operations Coordinator at the Australian Computer Society (ACS), supports international graduates to step confidently into Australia’s dynamic digital workforce. Samitra is passionate about enhancing the student journey through effective administration, compliance, and learner-centred practices.
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