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Taylor1, Fiona L. Bird2 and Christopher Bridge3  \nCorresponding author: Fiona L. Bird ([f.bird@latrobe.edu.au](f.bird@latrobe.edu.au))  \n1 Department of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia  \n2 Student Experience and Employability, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia  \n3 Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Learning and Teaching, Federation University, Ballarat, Australia  \nAbstract  \nProviding students the opportunity to explore their career options is fundamental to career planning particularly in generalist degrees with a variety of employment destinations. We utilised career information about university alumni to underpin a learning activity where undergraduate students worked in small teams to analyse career pathways of graduates from their own STEM or Health degrees and identify patterns and strategies utilised by others to achieve graduate employment. Students presented their observations and lessons learned in a group presentation and individual written reflection which were assessed as part of a broader subject. In this study we thematically analysed students’written reflections from two consecutive cohorts in 2022-2023 to investigate what students learned from analysing the pathways and how this may have impacted their perceptions of employability. Students reported multiple learnings from the activity including that relevant work experience can lead to graduate employment, transferrable skills can be developed in a variety of roles and experiences, and multiple pathways can lead to a particular type of role. The learning activity also positively influenced students’ perceived employability with individuals reporting reduced anxiety and increased confidence about achieving their career goals. This paper provides evidence of the value of embedding career development activities and self-reflection in curriculum to enhance employability skills. We recommend the use of alumni career stories for raising awareness of career possibilities and strategies utilised by more experienced peers to bridge the gap between study and professional employment.  \nKeywords  \ngraduate employability;  \ncareers; career exploration; alumni; skills  \nIntroduction  \nGraduate employability is core business for higher education. In a regulatory environment in which graduate employment rates are linked to institutional funding (Jackson, 2024), and the Australian government’s recently released Australian Universities Accord (Department of Education, 2024) calls for much greater access to higher education for equity groups, the need for universal employability education has never been clearer. Research has revealed links between participation in employability  \nTaylor [C.J. et](C.J. et) al. (2026) . Reflecting on graduate career pathways develops employability skills. Journal of Teaching and Learning for  \nGraduate Employability, 17(1), 44–58. 44  \ncurriculum such as work-integrated learning (WIL) and perceptions of employability (Jackson & Bridgstock, 2021; Jackson & Dean, 2023) and, participation in WIL and employment measures (Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN), 2023)), providing a compelling case for employability education to be both scalable and embedded in the curriculum to ensure equity of access across a diverse student population.  \nGraduate employability  \nOur understanding of graduate employability has expanded from a narrow focus on the achievement of graduate skills and attributes that maximizes the likelihood of a graduate gaining employment (Yorke & Knight, 2004), to include career-management skills for enabling lifelong career devel","cbCaivAuyxAblGi2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivAuyxAblGi2","pdf",403547,15,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Graduate employability","[{\"question\":\"What learning activity did the study implement to develop graduate employability?\",\"answer\":\"Students used alumni career information in small teams to analyze graduates’ career pathways from STEM or Health degrees. 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