This week I catch up with Anna Champion from her current base in Vietnam. Anna is Head of Early Careers Learning at Jardine Matheson, a family owned conglomerate who she describes as the “best unknown company in the world” with around 450,000 employees worldwide, primarily in Asia.

Anna is from Durham University’s “Class of 2000” and she tells me about the initial difficulties she had in securing that elusive first graduate role, before going on to set up graduate schemes and hiring graduates herself for companies including Barclays and Jardines around the world. The irony isn’t lost on Anna and we touch on the value of failure and mistakes, and the contribution these can make to your own success in the recruitment process and beyond.

We also get a sneak peek into the Jardines’ recruitment process and Anna gives her advice to current students soon to embark on their own recruitment journey after University.

Enjoy the conversation.