Generation Y is attracted to a new Career Advancement Strategy

Courtney Cook - a Generation Y Martin College Graduate who took advantage of the Career Advancement Strategy

Martin College Career Consultant, Bradford Power, is a Generation Y specialist. He says that Generation Y are choosing more strategic study options to advance their career more quickly than their predecessors, Generation X.

“Generation X was convinced that to get ahead after leaving school you had to start with a University degree. Generation Y are more hungry for success than any previous generation before it and understand that investing their first three years post high school on completing a University degree is not always the best option to advance their career quickly”, Mr Power said.

Bradford Power believes that Generation Y school leavers are very attracted to the Career Advancement Strategy that Martin College offers 2007 school leavers. 

“By choosing a qualified fast track course with a job placement service, your early entry into the marketplace gains you the competitive edge. Martin College helps students to get full time jobs when they complete their industry based courses. The College focuses on the practical side of kick-starting your career,” he said.

Martin College courses are fast and so their graduates enter full time employment fast. Students who start in January, February or March 2008 can  be working full time by July or August 2008. But it doesn’t stop there with the Martin College Career Advancement Strategy.

“Many Martin College students once working full time choose to use their excellent credit packages to University and upgrade their Martin College Diploma to a Degree part-time”, Mr Power said.

“Our Graduates have nick named the Martin College Career Advancement Strategy the "3-D Window". The 3-D Window represents the three dimensions to the Martin College strategy: get a qualification fast, get a career job fast, and upgrade your course to a degree fast”, he said.

The window also refers to the three year window of opportunity that Martin College students enjoy over the traditional option of studying a University degree for the first three years after leaving high school.

“Most high school students who go straight to University are 21 when they experience their first career job interview. Comparatively, by the age of 21, our Martin College graduates have an industry recognised diploma, have two and a half years full time industry experience and have almost completed upgrading from a diploma to a degree part time. This means our students have a distinct competitive advantage in the employment market over their other Generation Y peers,” Mr Power said.

Martin College offers very fast 6 month Diplomas of Business specializing in: Marketing, Event Management, Travel and Tourism, International Business, Human Resources, Management, Accounting, and Legal Services.

Students can unleash their creative talents by studying the Diploma of Graphic Design (Multimedia & Advertising) or the Diploma of Information Technology (Multimedia Integration). Or if they are more technically minded they may prefer studying the Diploma of Information Technology (Systems Administration). 

Martin College also offers the prestigious Advanced Diploma of Business Management and Advanced Diploma of Business Marketing.  

“Employers always indicate a strong interest in employing our graduates because they are work place ready,” Mr Power said.

So, if you are deliberating over which career choice you should make, let Martin College assist you. With no OP required for entry and the benefit of the Martin College Career Advancement Strategy, you will gain a strong competitive edge. 

For further information, please contact an enrolment advisor online, or call them on 1300 762 129