During season one of Starting Somewhere, we couldn't fit all the wisdom into ten episodes. So for your listening pleasure, we'll be publishing some of the full interviews.

In this episode Buffy talks with Amalia Illgner. Amalia is a freelance journalist who secured an internship at Monocle. She started her internship with enthusiasm and the willingness to 'pay her dues' but shortly realised that she was doing real work and receiving below minimum wage for it. She explains why she decided to sue Monocle and what the impact has been on her budding freelance career.

During season one of Starting Somewhere, we couldn't fit all the wisdom into ten episodes. So for your listening pleasure, we'll be publishing some of the full interviews.

In this episode Buffy talks with Amalia Illgner. Amalia is a freelance journalist who secured an internship at Monocle. She started her internship with enthusiasm and the willingness to 'pay her dues' but shortly realised that she was doing real work and receiving below minimum wage for it. She explains why she decided to sue Monocle and what the impact has been on her budding freelance career.

During season one of Starting Somewhere, we couldn't fit all the wisdom into ten episodes. So for your listening pleasure, we'll be publishing some of the full interviews.

In this episode Buffy chats with Jack Kenchington-Evans, a director of Interns Australia. Jack tells us what a fair internship looks like, how you can identify exploitation and where Interns Australia falls on the for-credit internship debate - it's a barbecue stopper of an episode.

During season one of Starting Somewhere, we couldn't fit all the wisdom into ten episodes. So for your listening pleasure, we'll be publishing some of the full interviews.

Hear from Neil Wilson, a psychologist from the University of Melbourne. Neil calmly explains how to overcome your first day

nerves. His slowing down to speed up tip is a game changer and taking a deep breath is always a good idea - even when hidden in the toilet.

During season one of Starting Somewhere, we couldn't fit all the wisdom into ten episodes. So for your listening pleasure, we'll be publishing some of the full interviews.

In this episode, Warren Frehse, dives deeper in to digital dirt and how to curate your personal brand. Plus, where to look for jobs, how to tackle that selection criteria and he ponders - how much do grades matter - a little or a lot?

During season one of Starting Somewhere, we couldn't fit all the wisdom into ten episodes. So for your listening pleasure, we'll be publishing some of the full interviews.

First up is Mary Trumble, Client Solutions Manager at LinkedIn Australia. If you have ever wondered how to maximise your LinkedIn profile, Mary can help. Plus, learn some tricks to approaching companies, how to identify the types of people you want in your network and the best way to sell yourself to an employer.

During season one of Starting Somewhere, we couldn't fit all the wisdom into ten episodes. So for your listening pleasure, we'll be publishing some of the full interviews.

First up is Mary Trumble, Client Solutions Manager at LinkedIn Australia. If you have ever wondered how to maximise your LinkedIn profile, Mary can help. Plus, learn some tricks to approaching companies, how to identify the types of people you want in your network and the best way to sell yourself to an employer.

Expert Hack​ is a new podcast from the University of Melbourne about the changing world of work, and how industry experts are finding clever solutions to tricky problems. Everyone starts somewhere, but in today’s world, starting out is harder than ever. So learn from the experts who are already preparing for the rapidly changing workplace.

Doing an internship and being amazing is one thing, but it’s only a means to an end. This episode shows you how other people have transitioned to the workplace, from biotech to banking. We give you the skinny on networking, mentors and making the jump.

We look at some research about how internships lead to jobs, how degrees help and why internships are not going away and what’s going on in Portugal! We ask some super accomplished mentors what they look for when they choose who to share their wisdom with, and what you can expect from the process.

We also get the low-down on LinkedIn, using it post-internship and the three kinds of contacts you need in your network. And the two different types of contacts in your IRL network. This episode is a jazzy kickstop to our series on internships and employability, we wish you the best of luck as you start somewhere!

If anything we have said has helped, or hindered, we would love to hear from you, get in touch at: [email protected]

Some of the companies and websites we mentioned in this episode:

Organisations mentioned in this episode:

LinkedIn Student guide

https://students.linkedin.com/

The Impact of Unpaid Internships on Career Development - NACE report

http://www.naceweb.org/job-market/internships/the-impact-of-unpaid-internships-on-career-development/

University of Melbourne Careers

https://careers.unimelb.edu.au/home

Burnet Institute

https://www.burnet.edu.au/

Masters of Entrepreneurship

http://study.mbs.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-entrepreneurship/overview

Professor John Krumboltz, Stanford University - happenstance theory

https://ed.stanford.edu/faculty/jdk

Contributors:

This episodes features contributions from the following people and organizations.

Hamish Taylor, Academic Tutor at Ormond College, The University of Melbourne

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrhamishtaylor/

Vivian Gleeson, Business Development Officer, Burnet Institute

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivian-gleeson-1a2390128/

Hayley Smeding of Tandem Partners HR

https://www.tandempartners.com.au/

Kate Mellot, Graduate trainee, ANZ Bank.

Dr Josh Healy, Lecturer - Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne

https://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/our-people/staff/management-and-marketing/josh-healy

Now you know everything about internships, what else is available? We present other ways to bridge the gap from the classroom to the workplace. From starting a business to getting the most out of clubs and societies, we have you covered.

An internship is not right for everyone and in this penultimate episode of Starting Somewhere we present the alternatives.

Staying within the structure of the university you can still get a load of great experience; industry projects, exchange study or placements abroad. We also talk to Global Consulting Group, a student led consultancy that is doing really interesting work with nonprofits and Australian Volunteers International and their US equivalent, the PeaceCorps speak volunteering abroad and getting out of your comfort zone. We explore how employers see these alternatives and how you can package it on your CV. Just another way to get started somewhere.

If you have had an alternative to an internship that has worked out well, or not! We would love to hear from you, get in touch at: [email protected]

Some of the companies and websites we mentioned in this episode:

Organisations mentioned in this episode:

PeaceCorps (USA)

https://www.peacecorps.gov/

University of Melbourne Biotechnology Industry Projects

https://science.unimelb.edu.au/engage/industry/internships-and-industry-projects

Australian Volunteers Program

https://www.australianvolunteers.com/

Returned Australian Volunteer Network

https://www.australianvolunteers.com/returned-australian-volunteer-network/

The Impact of Unpaid Internships on Career Development - NACE report

http://www.naceweb.org/job-market/internships/the-impact-of-unpaid-internships-on-career-development/

The Intern Queen - Virtual Internships

https://www.internqueen.com/why-virtual-internships-just-make-sense-gen-y

Dodgy Internships Australia

https://twitter.com/dodgyinternship?lang=en

Global Consulting Group - student led consultancy

https://www.gcg.org.au/

Masters of Entrepreneurship

http://study.mbs.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-entrepreneurship/overview

Contributors:

This episodes features contributions from the following people and organizations.

Chelsey Parish - Returned Australian Volunteers Network Program Manager

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseyparish/