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Michael Healy

Careers and employability learning expert

I am a careers and employability educator and researcher at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. I lead the development of a range of careers and employability services and programs and collaborate with academic staff to integrate careers and employability learning into the curriculum.

I am pursuing a PhD in careers and employability learning in higher education. In addition to evaluating a dialogical approach to careers and employability learning, my research will be a record of my reflective practice as I seek to innovate in my profession.

Interests

  • Careers and employability learning in higher education
  • Career development professional practice

Education

  • PhD candidate, careers and employability

    University of Southern Queensland

  • B.A. Hons, History, 2006

    University of Waikato

Publications

Pre-print pdfs available on request

Connectedness learning in the life sciences: LinkedIn as an assessment task for employability and career exploration

You’ve been doing employability the wrong way would be the click-bait headline if this chapter were to be published in an online …
Jason L. Brown, Michael Healy, Louise Lexis, Brianna Julien
DOI

Career services in Australian higher education: Aligning the training of practitioners to contemporary practice

As university graduates face increasingly changing and challenging labour markets and work environments, universities are prioritising …
Jason L. Brown, Michael Healy, Tessa McCredie, Peter McIlveen
DOI

My career chapter: The dialogical self as author and editor of a career autobiography

My Career Chapter: a Dialogical Autobiography (MCC; McIlveen; 2015) is a qualitative career assessment and counselling tool based on …
Michael Healy, Peter McIlveen

Use of my career chapter to engage students in reflexive dialogue

Higher education students provide many reasons for their taking a particular degree. These typically relate to their current vocational …
Michael Healy, Peter McIlveen, Sara Hammer
DOI

Presentations and webinars

Career services in Australian higher education: Aligning the training of practitioners to contemporary practice

Presentation at NAGCAS 2019 of our article on changes in career development practice.
Nov 28, 2019 12:00 AM — Feb 16, 2020 7:42 PM Curtin University, Perth, WA

Simulated online graduate recruitment programs, inside and alongside the curriculum

Sharing the design and initial implementation of USQ’s online graduate recruitment simulation.
Nov 27, 2019 12:00 AM — Feb 16, 2020 7:50 PM Curtin University, Perth, WA

The changing nature of career support in Higher Education

A panel discussion on the changes in HE careers services, delivered for the Careers Industry Council of Australia.
Oct 16, 2019 12:00 AM Webinar

Managing our many selves: How to use the Dialogical Self-Theory to help your clients explore their professional identities

A webinar delivered in the early morning to a global audience, promoting the book Career Theories and Models at Work.
Jun 30, 2019 12:00 AM
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The changing role of career development practitioners

A webinar delivered for the CDAA, presenting our article on the changing roles of careers practitioners in Australian HE.
Jun 9, 2019 12:00 AM Webinar
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Experience

I have been working in higher education careers and employability since 2012. Prior to that, I was an English language and academic skills teacher for about six years. I’ve always enjoyed helping people express themselves through language.

As much as I enjoy my work now, my favourite job will always be looking after Browsers Quality Secondhand Books on the weekends and evenings during my undergraduate years.

 
 
 
 
 

Employability Coordinator

University of Southern Queensland

Mar 2018 – Present Toowoomba, QLD

Leading a team of employer engagement specialists to deliver a range of services and programs designed to enhance the employability, graduate outcomes, and entrepreneurial mindset of USQ students.

Collaborating with academics to incorporate careers and employability learning into the curricula of degree programs

 
 
 
 
 

Careers and Employability Educator

La Trobe University

Mar 2015 – Mar 2018 Melbourne, VIC

Developed a comprehensive career education curriculum in support of Career Ready Advantage, a major institution-wide employability initiative.

Collaborated with academics to incorporate careers and employability learning into the curricula of degree programs.

 
 
 
 
 

Career Development Consultant

RMIT University Vietnam

Jun 2012 – Mar 2015 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Wrote and led the publication of Explore, Experience, Engage, a workbook to support students’ careers and employability learning.

Led the development and delivery of Career Passport, a blended careers and employability learning program delivered to more than 200 students per trimester.

 
 
 
 
 

Academic English Educator

RMIT University Vietnam, Waikato University

Nov 2006 – Jun 2012 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Hamilton New Zealand
Teaching English language, writing, and research skills in English for Academic Purposes programs.

Recent blog posts

A reflection on the Asia-Pacific Career Development Association conference 2019, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

In 2019 the CDAA supported me to attend the APCDA conference in Viet Nam.
Last updated on Feb 18, 2020

Me, Myself, and I

How reflecting on the ways we narrate our daily life may help doctoral students maintain balance.
Last updated on Feb 13, 2020

We need to talk: Using Dialogical Self-Theory to manage the voices in our heads

People hold internal dialogues with many different voices. Dialogical-Self Theory can help us make sense of them.
Last updated on Feb 13, 2020

Dialogical careers and employability learning

Dialogical careers and employability learning helps students reflect, learn from others, and connect with professional communities.
Last updated on Feb 13, 2020

My curricular vision of careers and employability learning

What does employability mean, why is it a challenge for students, and what might a university do to help them?
Last updated on Feb 13, 2020
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