Don't rely on AI for job applications

📈 AUSCORP CAREER ADVICE

It’s totally understandable to use AI to survive the exhausting graduate job hunt, but relying on it to write your interview answers will more than likely cost you job offers. While tools like ChatGPT can instantly spit out the "perfect" response to a tricky behavioural question, those answers almost always come across as generic and robotic. Considering how prevalent AI usage is these days, hiring managers can easily spot when you’ve just memorised an AI written script. If you somehow manage to make it through one answer, you’ll likely freeze when they ask follow up questions and your answers lack any real substance.

To actually stand out, you need to treat AI as a brainstorming partner rather than a ghostwriter. Let the chatbot help you structure your thoughts or outline a framework, but always scrap the buzzwords and explain things like you would to a respected friend. The secret is to substantiate your specific challenges, past mistakes, and personal takeaways that no algorithm could possibly know. At the end of the day, companies want to hire a real person who can think on their feet, not someone who sounds like a programmed bot.

💼 FROM THE BUSINESS SHOW AUSTRALIA

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This November at ICC Sydney, The Business Show Australia changes that. Two days, 8,000 business owners, entrepreneurs, and founders, and everything you need to scale your business under one roof.

With 25 years of experience and over 1.5 million entrepreneurs through its doors worldwide, this event has earned its reputation. Expect keynote speakers from the world’s most well-known brands including LinkedIn, TikTok, Qantas, Pinterest, Stripe, Yahoo, and so much more.

It only comes around once a year in Sydney. 🇦🇺 Now's the time.

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🗞️ PICK & SCROLL BY THE AUSSIE CORPORATE

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💼 FROM I-LEAD JAPAN

🚀 Step into the future with I-LEAD during summer (First Years welcomed!) with…

🇯🇵 I-LEAD JAPAN 2027 (27 Jan - 5 Feb)!

I-LEAD is a dynamic, contemporary and highly immersive opportunity for you to represent your university on a global stage as part of a career‑shaping leadership journey designed to build confidence, global networks, and real‑world experience.

📣 Apply below and join the inter-university and cross-disciplinary 🇯🇵 I-LEAD JAPAN 2027 Global Innovation, Leadership & Entrepreneurship Immersion Program to supercharge your personal, career and leadership toolkit.

🧑🏻‍🎓 BSOC INTERNAL SPOTLIGHT

Hi! I’m Annabelle, AKA the Marketing Director at UNSW Business Society. I’m currently a 2nd-year studying Commerce & Information Systems, majoring in Marketing. 👩‍💼

A Little About Me!

• Something you can’t live without: Family and friends 🥺

• What does your perfect day look like? Sunny day, yummy picnic, digi-cam and long walk for digestion 😆

• Celebrity for a day?: Wonyoung

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🔎 THE ECONOMIC SCOOP

Nearly half of the Australians who went bankrupt or entered a debt agreement last financial year had at least one BNPL debt, according to AFSA. A third of people who use it say they couldn’t manage their money without it. 40-44% of Australian adults use buy now pay later regularly, with the average outstanding balance sitting at $1,110 per user.

UBS expects usage to grow from here, since households under pressure are more likely to turn to anything that delays a payment back a few weeks. The cash rate is at 4.60%, Roy Morgan counts around 1.08 million mortgage holders in severe stress, and last week we reported that consumer sentiment has fallen to 80.4. Anything under 100 means pessimists outnumber optimists, and readings around 80 usually show up during recessions.

Macquarie’s spending data shows electronics, furniture and bar tabs all falling sharply, while spending at the chemist is growing in the mid-teens. Chemist Warehouse customers spent 23% more per visit in the September quarter last year than a year earlier, and the average basket has gone from $39 to $49 in 4 years.

Spending on furniture and nights out is the first to go, while medicine and groceries keep getting paid for at higher prices, and all the leftovers are getting split into four payments. If you’ve got a few of those plans running at once, just don’t let those late fees add up.

🗓️ UPCOMING BSOC EVENTS

AFTERLIFE

🕯️ The lights are fading. The dead are waking. And this Halloween, there’s only one place you’ll want to be…

🎃 WELCOME TO THE AFTERLIFE.

UNSW BSOC, UTS BSOC & SUBS are hosting our annual inter-university Halloween party! 👻

Gather your friends from across Sydney, dress as if you’ve just escaped the grave, and prepare for a night of killer music, dark energy and party through the AFTERLIFE.

⚰️ WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- Exclusive DJs
- Roaming photographer
- One unforgettable night

🧟 EVENT DETAILS 🧟
📍 Location: Home The Venue
📅 Date: Thursday, 29th October 2026
🕖 Time: 8 PM – Late
🧛‍♀️ Dress Code: Your best Halloween costume!

For questions and feedback, contact us at enquiries@unswbsoc.com