This task is about careers of La Trobe graduates in economics.

Search on LinkedIn for people who have studied economics at La Trobe university and identify the jobs that they are doing. You are encouraged to identify at least one person working with an employer or in a role that is of interest to you.

You should find 2 people who graduated since 2010 and 2 people who graduated before 2010.

1. For each of the four people you have identified, provide the following:
2. Their name and title, current role and employer, when they graduated from La Trobe, the degree they completed and a link to their profile. Do you notice any differences in the degrees completed between the earlier and more recent graduates? (3 marks)
3. What was their first role after graduating from La Trobe that is visible on LinkedIn. (1 mark)
4. Have they completed any other studies since they graduated from La Trobe, and if so, at what institution and in what field? (1 mark)

1. Of the people you have listed above, focus on the person with an employer or in a role of greatest interest to you and your career aspirations in economics.
   1. Looking at their career progression since graduation, provide a brief discussion of how their roles have evolved. Some things you could discuss include:

• Was their first role in the public or private sector?
• Do you have any sense of how their earlier roles might have influenced their later roles?
• Do their various job titles include the words economics or economist?
• To what extent do you think any subsequent education has influenced their current role?
• What skills do they list in their profile?
  1. If you were to pursue a career in economics, what type of role or employer would interest you? Explain what it is that interests you about this career path and what you hope to achieve in the role. What do you think are the important skills required for the position and what subjects might be useful in securing such a position? (3 marks)

(2 marks)