December 19, 2022

Ep 5 | Grad Recruitment Through The Years

44 minutes

Ever dreamed of starting your own company? Are you start-up curious? In our final podcast episode of the season, GradConnection's co-founder and General Manager, Dan Purchas shares the story of how GradConnection came to be. Tune in to hear how the rise of the internet changed the grad recruitment market, the importance of resilience when building your own company and having the confidence to reach out even when you have zero credibility.

CHAPTERS:

(Jump to (00:43) to skip the intro)

(02:41) Beginnings as a Westpac Grad - doing excel for old guys, managing IT projects and being seconded from NZ to Australia

(04:15) GradConnection - The Origin Story

(08:40) Have you heard of this thing called online job search?

(10:05) Weta Digital, Lord of the Rings and ways employers advertised grad programs

(11:00) Helpful naivety, zero credibility and the process of building a company from the ground up

(14:01) What type of mindset do you need to launch a successful start-up?

(14:43) Don't be scared to share - the importance of an iterative process

(16:17) NewsCorp, SEEK and interested investors - is it too much too soon?

(18:46) Is a grad job or internship on your Christmas wish list? (Quick Picks)

(20:08) Goodbye phonebooks - the rise of the internet in graduate recruitment

(23:54) Getting over the job search hurdle - changing student sentiments and how GradConnection has helped

(27:34) How our merge with SEEK helps you!

(32:48) Should you accept your first offer? A higher salary ≠ a better position

(34:38) We're all friends here - being a leader and the importance of fostering a great team culture

(37:22) Hard lessons are part of the journey

(39:27) Sneaker side hustles, 'bad' job advice and concluding plugs

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QUICK PICKS - Live on Air (18:46)

BCG - Graduate Consultant: au.gradconnection.com/employers/bcg

Cisco - Site Reliability Engineer Intern: au.gradconnection.com/employers/cisco

Ampol - Electrical Engineering Graduate Program 2023: au.gradconnection.com/employers/ampol

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MUSIC:

Tape Star (Shane Ivers) - silvermansound.com

Light and Minimal Background (Coma-Media) - pixabay.com/music

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