When Taylor Toovey graduated from Griffith University this week with a Bachelor of Journalism, she received her testamur with the knowledge that she already had employment lined up.
Among a range of contributing factors that set the 20-year-old up in this position was an article published by the Griffith Review earlier this year.
In a special interactive piece, ‘From the ground up’ – a Griffith University collaboration between Griffith Review, the Policy Innovation Hub and LiveWorm South Bank – Taylor Toovey tells the story of Substation 33, a Kingston warehouse where unwanted electronics are repurposed by Work for the Dole program volunteers.
“I had attached the Substation 33 piece to my resume when I was job hunting,” Taylor (left) said.
“My goal was to gain employment before I graduated from university and two days before my graduation on Wednesday, I was offered a job at a marketing and communications business as their writer.
“I think that the