This episode features 24-year-old Physiotherapist -Ella Burnage, who is currently working within the private hospital system, providing patients with care as they recover from major heart and lung surgeries. Ella like many people found it very difficult in choosing only one specific career after finishing school, as she had a lot of different interests, but eventually found Physio as the right fit for her.

Top Questions for Physiotherapist:

• 1:09 – Did you ever imagine being where you are today as a Physiotherapist?

• 2:01 – What does a normal day look like in your role?

• 3:14 – What do your work hours look like?

• 3:47 – How did you decide which specialization in Physio you wanted to focus on?

• 5:24 – Did you struggle to find a job after completing your studies/degree?

• 7:24 – how long do you have to train before you become independent in the workplace?

• 8:49 – Is there anything that shocked you about the role?

• 9:42 – How hands-on/practical is the job?

• 10:39 – Does this role have steady pay?

• 14:20 – What do you find rewarding about the role?

• 15:15 – Would you consider any other career paths in the future?

This episode features 27-year-old Mechanical Engineer – Calum Macdonald, who is currently working as a Project Manager within the construction industry, where he looks at areas such as HVAC Design, Thermal Modelling and Energy Performance for large infrastructure buildings. Calum started his career as a mechanical engineer, but quickly realized it wasn’t for him, so he eventually transitioned to a Project Manager, where is relied on managing multiple people and projects.

Top questions for Mechanical Engineer:

• 1:17 – Why did you study engineering?

• 2:46 – How did you decide what field of engineering you wanted pursuit?

• 4:08 – What are the highlights of studying engineering in university? When did you realize this was right for you?

• 4:56 – Did you have a back-up plan?

• 5:42 – Is there any other areas worth studying to compliment engineering?

• 7:15 – What are the main challenges of studying an engineering course in University?

• 8:21 – How did you find a job once you graduated? (what was the process for you)

• 10:11 – How different is working in industry compared to studying?

• 13:02 – What is the salary when starting out and how far can you go?

• 14:54 – What keeps you motivated in this role?

• 15:39 – Do you see yourself in any other career path in the future?

• 17:24 – Do you have any advice for students wanting to pursuit this career pathway?

This episode features 27-year-old Process Engineer – Usaid Rana, who completed his masters of chemical engineering and currently works for one of Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company. From a very young age, Usaid knew he wanted to become an engineer, and had some strong influencers throughout his journey.

Top questions for chemical engineer:

• 1:21 – What does a chemical engineer do?

• 2:46 – Why did you consider Chemical Engineering and not other specializations?

• 6:34 – What is your favorite thing about your profession?

• 8:08 – Did you have a backup-plan if engineering did not work out?

• 11:31 – What’s the study/workload like in university?

• 14:54 – do you have opportunities to travel in your role?

• 16:09 – How many hours a week do you work?

• 18:14 – what is the salary range when starting out as a chemical engineer? And how far can you go?

• 21:15 – What keeps you motivated on the job?

• 22:46 – What is your long-term goal?

• 25:12 - Do you have any advice for students wanting to pursuit this career pathway?

This episode features 26-year-old in-house Lawyer – Ben Manifold, where he currently works for Tattarang, a dynamic family office committed to investments that drive job growth and support local communities, and the Minderoo Foundation, a modern philanthropic organisation that takes on tough, persistent issues with the potential to drive massive change.

Top questions for Lawyer:

• 1:32 – Have you always been passionate about law?

• 2:19 – At what point did you realize the law was the pathway for you?

• 2:57 – What are the essential pre-requites you need to become a lawyer?

• 6:14 – What options did you consider when selecting a University?

• 7:31 – How intense is the study during university?

• 10:33 – how much do you apply what you studied in university in the real world?

• 12:03 – Do you have work-life balance?

• 15:34 – How did you find a job (the process) that met your requirements?

• 19:39 – What is the starting salary range when you finish university and what’s the highest you can go?

• 22:27 – What do you value most in being a lawyer?

• 24:58 – Do you have any advice for students wanting to pursuit this career pathway?

This episode features 28 year-old Sound Specialist – Mishna Nagda, who specialises in post-production sound for film and TV, which means she’s responsible for creating the entire soundscape of a production. Before realizing sound production was her true calling, Mishna considered a number of different career options during her early years of school, even at one point even considering mechanical engineering.

Top Questions for Sound Specialist:

• 1:22 – What is a Sound Specialist?

• 3:01 – What does a normal day look like for you?

• 4:22 – after highschool, what pathways did you consider to become a certified sound specialist?

• 7:37 – What subjects do I need to focus in high school to become a sound specialist?

• 8:40 – Outside of school, how can you prepare to become a sound specialist?

• 10:28 – What are the most important skills for the role?

• 12:16 – How did you go about applying for jobs when completing your studies?

• 15:27 – How did you support yourself (financially) before you landed your first paying job as a sound specialist?

• 16:59 – Does your current job pay well?

• 19:12 – Did you have a back-up plan?

• 20:33 – How far can you progress in this role and what is your end goal/aspiration?

• 22:26 – Do you have any advice for students wanting to pursuit this career pathway?

This episode features 29-year-old Physiotherapist – Tom Payton, who has been practicing musculoskeletal physiotherapy for the last 5 years, and currently working as a rehab consultant. Tom at very young age was a competitive athlete, and played a lot of footy – where he unfortunately experienced a lot of injuries, but also fortunately, it ultimately led to his passion and interest to become a physiotherapist.

Top Questions for Physiotherapist:

• 2:18 – What does a physiotherapist do? And what are the misconceptions on Physiotherapy?

• 7:41 – what does a normal day look like for you?

• 13:26 – what is the most challenging aspect of your role?

• 16:48 – what do you find rewarding about your work?

• 17:58 – how much training is required before you become independent in the workplace?

• 21:10 – does your job/career pay well?

• 30:21 – how do you prepare for this career pathway?

• 34:52 – when did you know this career path was right for you?

• 40:24 – What would you do differently if you had a chance to go back to University or highschool?

• 44:36 – Do you have any advice for students wanting to pursuit this career pathway?

This episode features 26-year-old Provisional Psychologist – Stephanie Di Giovanni, who is currently working in a private practice with children, teenagers and their families. Steph’s focus is on childhood development and mental health disorders, and her role demands her completing a variety of tasks, such as conducting psychology assessments, diagnosing mental health conditions, counselling young people experiencing mental health issues (e.g. depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, anger) and running group therapy programs.

Top Questions for Psychologist:

• 1:18 – Did you always want to become a Psychologist?

• 2:46 – what options did you consider when it came to selecting a university to study Psychology?

• 4:21 – what is the best combination for a double major?

• 5:28 – How intense is the study during university?

• 7:33 – what should you know before pursuing this pathway?

• 8:36 – is studying general psychology subject in highschool sufficient for University?

• 9:44 – how many hours do you work in a week?

• 11:07 – What kind of pay can you expect in this career?

• 13:07 – what is difficult about the job?

• 14:57 – Do you have any advice for students wanting to pursuit this career pathway?

This episode features 26-year-old Secondary School Teacher – Edward Sawle, who specialises in teaching Geography and Environmental Science. He is currently teaching at the prestigious Iona Presentation College and in a very short span of time, has gained experience teaching for the Department of Education and managed a variety of boarding schools across Perth.

Top Questions for School Teacher:

• 1:25 – What are you like as a teacher in the classroom environment? And what makes you unique in the role?

• 2:57 – What does a normal day look like for you?

• 4:11 – do you find the work enjoyable?

• 6:13 – What pathway did you choose to become a teacher?

• 8:30 – What skills are important to become a teacher?

• 9:14 – How did you develop the important skills to become a teacher?

• 10:10 – If you were not a teacher, what career what you consider?

• 12:04 – Was the study difficult during your time in university?

• 14:25 – Does your job pay well?

• 15:53 – What is the graduate base pay and how does it progress over the years?

• 19:19 – Did you have a back-up plan?

• 20:49 – Do you find the job rewarding?

• 23:16 – Do you have any advice to students who want to pursuit a pathway of teaching?

This episode features 26-year-old Senior Consultant – Vanessa Liew, who is an Mechanical Engineer by background, but works as a consultant across Technology, Strategy & Transformation for global consulting firm – Delloite. Vanessa is a prime example of someone who has studied mechanical engineering, but not necessarily a typical role of a mechanical engineer, as she has achieved incredible success and growth as a consultant since graduating university.

Top Questions for Engineer/Consultant:

• 1:27 – Did you ever imagine the work you do today… from when you first started your career and journey as an engineer?

• 2:00 – How did you decide what field of engineering you wanted to pursuit?

• 3:26 – How did you know engineering was the right fit for you?

• 5:11 – Did you have a back-up plan? In case engineering did not work out.

• 6:37 – How can one prepare for university life studying engineering?

• 7:58 – Was there anything you would do differently to get the most out of the university experience studying engineering?

• 9:15 – How did you find a job once you graduated?

• 13:09 – How different is working in industry compared to your time studying engineering?

• 15:15 – What is the salary when starting out and how far can it go?

• 19:23 – What keeps you motivated on the job?

• 20:45 – Would consider pursuing a different career path in the future?

• 21:59 – Do you have any advice for students wanting to pursuit this career pathway?

This episode features by 27-year-old Accountant – Darren Sweeney, who has been working for an advisory firm called Resonate Business Consulting since 2016! Apart from traditional accounting work, he is involved a number of other areas which include advisory and setting up of small business or start-ups, creating corporate structures for tax purposes and preparing financial statements for companies.

Top Questions for Accountant:

• 1:13 – Why did you choose to become an accountant?

• 1:53 – Was there any hesitation in choosing this career path?

• 2:42 – What career options did you have after completing your accounting studies in university?

• 4:56 – Was it difficult to find a job after university?

• 6:40 – What is your favorite part of the job?

• 7:57 – What is the culture like in your company?

• 10:19 – Are you able to sustain a good work-life balance?

• 11:36 – Is the pay what you expected in this role?

• 12:39 – What is the expected starting salary?

• 13:02 – Is there significance salary increase over time or not?

• 13:45 – Does your current salary satisfy the lifestyle you have?

• 15:27 – Did you have any back-up options?

• 17:29 – If you had a chance go back in time during university, would you do anything differently?

• 20:45 – Any further advice to anyone who wants to pursuit a pathway of accounting?