New platform adds on-demand interview practice and career skills support
Monash University has launched CareerEdge, an on-demand career support platform for students that offers guided practice in core career skills, including job interview simulations.
The university built the platform with its in-house ATLAS technology, or Authentic Teaching and Learning through Adaptive Simulations. Students and educators helped co-design it.
CareerEdge forms part of Monash’s Career Impact offering. Monash says that broader program connects students with more than 2,500 industry partners and provides guaranteed real-world learning opportunities.
According to Monash, Career Impact aims to support long-term careers rather than only a graduate’s first job. The university describes it as a wider system of career-focused programs for students.
Career Impact links students with 2,500 partners
Professor Sarah McDonald, Monash’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience) and Senior Vice-President, said the launch reflects the university’s focus on preparing students for lifelong and meaningful careers.
“With the launch of Monash CareerEdge and its simulated, real-time scenarios, we are giving our students a cutting-edge, accessible and personalised career development tool that has the power to amplify their success in entering the workforce,” Professor McDonald said.
Digital Transformation Senior Lecturer Dr Joel Moore purpose-built CareerEdge at Monash. The university says the platform has already supported more than 9,000 students across test platforms.
Those students have completed more than 12,000 simulated conversations, according to Monash. The university did not say when the testing period began or when the platform first became available to trial users.
Dr Moore said Monash developed CareerEdge with students to match their goals while they were still studying. He said it gives students a safe and flexible place to practise key skills and build confidence before real-world situations.
Monash also says the platform helps students shape their professional identity. In addition, it is meant to make career support easier to access for students who may not know where to start.
CareerEdge complements Monash’s in-person programs rather than replacing them, the university says. Monash did not disclose how many staff worked on the platform or the cost of developing it.
