Suggestions or Recommendation about the survey topic

Career choice is one of the most important factors for international students. Therefore ,we ask international students in ELICOS at Swinburne University about their decision on career choice after university.

This survey was completed by 15 students who come from 6 different countries. As a result, we cover some information related to our topic such as factors that impact career decisions and how to achieve dream jobs, especially we provide some tips on how to choose a  career in the right way or make a plan for that as it is crucial for all international students. Besides, we suggested international students to avoid choosing quickly and do not idea for that because it can make you feel disappointed and waste time to start again

Firstly, we have found that many international students think that the influence of family plays an important role in their career decision. They usually choose major and career path from high school so advice from experienced and reliable people are essential, especially their family’s members.( Singaravelu,H.,White,L.,& Bringaze 2015 This supports our recommendation that students should discuss openly with their family member and receive advice from to get an overview to start their career correctly.

Secondly, the result exhibited that some international students paid attention to their hobbies, work environment and some of them want to have a job with a high salary or prospective. Fatoki (2014) states that a lot of favorite things with their career or work environment which is respected in the future also can  affect their decisions.This help us recommendation that another way that can help them make a decision effectively is recognizing their ablitily such as talents, communication. After that, they should think about their hobbies because it motivates them to pursue their dream. Furthermore, the work environment is also important as it helps them stabilize their careers.

Last but not least, with the development of economic and a large of working chances, 29% of international students follow a  trend of design and 25% of them take an interest in business.These are the key majors that create attention with them (Singaravelu,H.,White,L.,& Bringaze 2015). Furthermore, they need to complete a course at university to gain knowledge and skills and then expand information relate to their field from a lot of experienced people but it is difficult for them and they also need to have patience and high effort. This strengthens our recommendation that internatonal students should concentrate on degrees and  skills that help them to achieve their desire. For example, they need to graduate at university and at the same time try to learn effective skills such as English, excel, communication.

Reference list:
Olawale Fatoki 2014, The Determinant of The Career Choice of International Student. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences MCSER Pubishing, Rome- Italy, vol.5, no.23

Singaravelu,H.,White,L.,& Bringaze,T. 2005, Factors influencing international students'career choice: A comparative study. Journal of Career Development, vol.32, no.1, 46-59.