With the fast-evolving market today, digital tech disrupting industries and the growing demand for employee’s with up to date digital skill sets, landing the dream job has become more challenging than ever before. The hard truth is, even after years of university education, skills gaps can still be prevalent amongst graduates, with degree programs unable to keep pace in adequately preparing students for certain career paths.

Here's how Chloe Carlisle Stranger filled those gaps with RMIT Online's courses and helped her get ahead.

“As I was coming to the end of my double bachelor’s degree in business, I felt there was a really significant gap in my knowledge going into the professional workforce: understanding data. So, it only felt natural to explore my options for upskilling, and that’s when I came across RMIT Online's courses.”

Chloe Stranger

Upskilling is something that people of all ages and stages in their professional career take up as a way to develop their capabilities and future-proof their trajectories within the changing job landscape. However, it’s a particularly smart move for near-graduates to think outside of the box and further strengthen their skillset with additional, practical units.

“It was really helpful in getting a good understanding of how they worked, and I enjoyed completing it at my own pace. It was quite refreshing.”

Chloe’s RMIT Online Experience

With online courses fast becoming the ‘new norm’ in education across the world, more employers and employees are taking the opportunity to upskill ‘on the move’, finding new ways to improve their knowledge and keep up with the evolving changes in their industries.

“Going into the interview, I could confidently explain a piece of data I had worked with, and due to the RMIT Online course, it gave me the assurance that I actually knew what I was talking about.”

For Chloe, taking a leap forward to bridge her skills and knowledge gaps was one of the best decisions she’s made.

“If you are someone who recognises a gap in your skills, and are looking for a job in financial services, then I highly recommend taking RMIT Online courses. Or even if you're just looking to upskill, RMIT Online has a wide range of courses to cater to your education needs.”

“I think I’m all studied-out for now!” Chloe said. “But definitely in the future, I know where I can access great online courses and further my education yet again.”

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