This episode features 28-year-old Supply Chain Planner and Analyst – Jessica Chia. Jess has a variety of experiences working in the retail and food industry. Her job involves managing people, solving problems and thinking critically every single day, and she has a lot to share about her experience coming from the world of finance.

Top questions asked by students for a career in Finance:

00:00 – Intro

01:39 – What opportunities has studying finance provided for you?

02:30 – Why did you choose to study finance?

04:08 – What career options did you have after completing your finance studies in university?

06:07 – How did you find work in your preferred industry?

08:30 – Was it difficult to find a job after university?

11:32 – What is your favourite part of the job?

13:06 – What is the culture like in your company?

14:35 – Are you able to sustain a good work-life balance?

17:06 – Is the pay what you expected in your role?

19:32 – Did you have any back-up options?

20:50 – If you had a change to go back to University or school, would you do anything differently?

22:28 – What is your advice to students who may be interested to pursue this career?

This episode features 25-year-old Graduate Architect – Sam Devine, who has always had a passion for this field right form young age. Sam has a passion for designing interior-exterior adaptable buildings to produce sustainable architectural outcomes and has won multiple awards for his work during university.

Top questions asked by students for Architect:

00:00 – Intro

01:45 – Why did you pursuit the career of an architect?

03:21 – How did you know this is the right career for you?

05:02 – What was your selection process for choosing a University to study?

06:42 – What is the study load like in University?

09:02 – Did you struggle to land a job after completing your degree?

10:41 – What kind of projects can you work on as an architect?

12:14 – Do you get to travel?

13:31 – What is the most challenging aspect of the role?

15:41 – What is the pay structure like as an architect?

18:00 – What are employers looking for from young graduates?

19:25 – What is your advice to students who may be interested to pursue this career?

This episode features 27-year-old Production Geologist – Lara Urosevic, who has been living the fly-in fly-out lifestyle for a large mining company in Western Australia. Lara has always enjoyed being outdoors and seeing nature, as her career in the mining industry has given her amazing opportunities.

Top questions asked by students for Geologist:

00:00 – Intro

01:29 – What does a typical day look like for you (as FIFO)?

03:31 – Have you always been passionate about Geology?

05:43 – What options for study did you consider?

09:16 – Was it hard to find a job?

12:31 – Do you have any tips/advice for the application process?

16:13 – Do you have a good work-life balance?

18:29 – Does your job pay well?

20:22 – Do you get to travel much?

22:14 – What are the most important skills for the job?

26:08 – What is your advice to students who may be interested to pursue this career?

This episode features 28-year-old Registered Nurse – Sam Fatovich, who surprisingly never thought he would become a Nurse, as his first pursuit was a career in the arts! Sam now has a variety of experiences in multiple hospitals and is passionate to mentor students from all walks of life interested in the career as nurse.

Top questions asked by students for Nurse:

00:00 – Intro

01:36 – How did you decide what you wanted to do after high school?

05:17 – What was the critical factor for you to pursuit nursing?

06:22 – Does nursing provide a structured work-life balance or is it chaotic?

08:41 – Apart from helping people, what are the benefits of the role?

11:27 – What shocked you when you first started working as a Nurse?

14:47 – Do you have to go to university to become a Nurse?

16:49 – What are the important skills needed for the role?

19:27 – What are the most challenging aspects of the role?

22:43 – How to deal with stress on the job?

This episodes features 28-year-old Embryologist – Tammy Lee, who was inspired by this career path, as she was an IVF baby herself! Tammy is part of a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, doctors, nurses and admin staff that all work together to help create families.

Top questions asked by students for Embryologist:

00:00 – Intro

01:43 – How did you know you want to become an Embryologist?

03:47 – What does a normal day look like for yourself?

08:15 – what subjects do you need to take in high school to pursuit this career path

09:19 – do you require high grades to pursuit this career pathway?

12:30 – Are there many opportunities for jobs in this field?

14:58 – What is the hardest aspect of the job?

17:29 – What kind of Salary can you expect in this field?

19:02 – Can you pursuit any other jobs based on your knowledge as an Embryologist

20:17 – Did you have a back-up plan?

22:06 – What is the best thing about your job?

This episode features 30-year-old Talent Acquisition Speaclist – Helene Lessafre, who has been working in recruitment and human resources for the last 6 years. In a very short span of time, she has managed to get experience working in various mining companies in Australia, a recruitment agency in the UK, as well as an intergovernmental agency in Belgium.

Top questions for Human Resources:

• 1:29 - What is Human Resources?

• 3:58 – What is the most appealing working in Human Resources?

• 5:43 – Do you have to go to university?

• 7:00 – What subjects are useful to learn at high school for this career?

• 8:57 – How did you apply for jobs? And what was the process for you?

• 11:01 – Is the job hands-on or are you sitting behind a desk?

• 12:37 – Do you get to travel?

• 14:00 – Is there anything that surprised you once you started working in Industry?

• 16:38 – Does your role pay well?

• 19:31 – What are the most important skills needed for working in Human Resources?

• 21:24 – What is your advice to students to prepare for a career in Human Resources?

This episode features 27-year-old Exploration Geologist – Andrea Mclure, who recently found her true passion within the vast world of geology. When Andrea graduated from university, instead of looking for jobs close-by in her area, she decided to do the exact opposite, and go abroad all the way to New York where she got a variety of work experiences, and learnt a lot about her career and herself as a person.

Top questions for Geologist:

• 1:36 – What is a Geologist and how would define this role?

• 2:38 – Did you ever imagine being where you are today?

• 4:19 – Did you consider any other career paths apart from geology?

• 6:50 – Was it difficult for you to find a job?

• 9:43 – What are employers looking for in graduates?

• 10:46 – What surprised you working in Industry?

• 12:14 – Do you have good work-life balance?

• 13:42 – Does your job pay well?

• 14:56 – Do you get to travel much?

• 15:44 – What are the most important skills needed for the job? And how can you start developing them?

• 17:22 – Is there anything you would differently if you had a chance to go back to High School or University?

This episode features 27-year-old Social Worker – Jordan Randazzo, who initially pursued a pathway in finance, but always knew and eventually chose his passion in becoming a social worker. Jordan has worked in some of the most extreme circumstances for child protection and family support, and shares some very honest perspectives of his journey so far.

Top questions for Social Worker:

• 1:52 – What is a social worker? And what can you do in the role?

• 3:47 – At what point did you realize you wanted to become a social worker?

• 7:18 – What is the process to become a social worker?

• 8:23 – What does a normal day look like in work?

• 12:49 – Is there anything that shocked you when started working in this role?

• 16:01 – How do you mentally cope with some of the traumatic situations faced in the role?

• 17:42 – What is the most challenging part of the job?

• 19:40 – How much can you earn as a social worker?

• 22:48 – What are the important skills needed for the job?

• 26:56 – Is this a career you can do for a long time?

• 29:10 - Do you have any advice for students wanting to pursuit this career pathway?

This episode features 29-year-old Marketing Specialist – Peter Wu, who initially started his career journey studying surveying at university, but eventually realized it was not pathway he wanted. Peter has seen a lot in short experience, right from doing marketing events for nightclubs, all the way to supporting large programs for global companies where he has travelled the world.

Top questions for Marketing:

• 1:39 – How did you get into marketing?

• 3:01 – What are the typical tasks you do on the job?

• 6:37 – Do you require a university degree?

• 9:07 – Was it difficult to find a job?

• 14:16 – Did anything surprise you when started working in industry?

• 17:53 – At what point did you realize marketing was the right fit for you?

• 20:43 – Does your role provide good work-life balance?

• 22:11 – Is the pay rewarding?

• 24:16 – What do you find most difficult about the job?

• 27:07 - Do you have any advice for students wanting to pursuit this career pathway?

This episode features 27-year old high school teacher - Merryl Sequeira, who teaches Mathematics, Digital Technologies and Religion. She has taught in both the Catholic and Public System over the past five years.

Top questions for School Teacher:

• 1:28 – Why did you pursuit the pathway of teaching?

• 2:53 – What is the best thing about being teacher?

• 3:50 – How did you know what kind of teacher you wanted to be?

• 7:00 – What are the most challenging parts of studying teaching?

• 10:24 – Do you take work with you on weekend?

• 12:15 – Was it difficult to find a job after finishing studies in University?

• 15:37 – Is the pay what expected?

• 18:24 – Did you have a back-up plan?

• 19:40 – if you had a chance to go back to highschool, what would you do differently?