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Calling All Dietetics Students:
Why You Need a
Career Strategy - Stat
by Kate Agnew,
Communications Assistant, Dietitian Connection
“Career strategy?
What career strategy?”
Don’t be left asking yourself
this very question when Uni
ends. Trust me.
In today’s competitive job market, you
(literally) can’t afford to defer planning
your career until you’re a graduate and an
established dietetics professional. In fact,
you’ll need to map one out for yourself early
on, while you’re still at University. Then, you’ll
want to continually refine it --
so that you can move up the career ladder.
Today, I’m living a dream: I’m the
Communications Assistant at Dietitian
Connection, working alongside Maree
Ferguson. But I didn’t get here by accident.
I created a strategy – and took action on it.
Stairway to success. Image courtesy of Freepik
That same strategy played a huge role
in helping me leverage my education,
experience and passion for dietetics into a
role that I love getting out of bed for every
weekday. Well, maybe not on Mondays, but
the other four days, for sure!
I was told that the reason I got offered a
full-time gig at DC was for a number of
qualities, which I believe we all have the
potential to embrace.
Kate is an Accredited Practising Dietitian, with a Bachelor degree in Exercise &
Nutrition Science and a Masters of Dietetics Studies. Before her current role with DC,
she worked as a research assistant, and in private practice.
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