Show notes
What if your first job is not what you expected? How do you find a role that's a good fit for you personally and professionally? In the penultimate episode of the season, Asaf Ben-Or (National Business Development Manager) spills the tea on all the thoughts you'll probably have on your first job. Am I really allowed to take leave? Is the 9-5 routine all there really is to life? Plus, we chat about how authenticity plays a part in sales and what it's like to work in a client-facing role. CHAPTERS: (Jump to (00:37) to skip the intro!) (01:34) Actuarial in the actual world - not what I expected? (03:18) Graduating without a full-time job lined up (06:40) Who knows what they want to do at 18!? (07:19) What do you do when the shoe doesn't fit? (10:01) Life is stranger than fiction - being offered a job on the spot (14:00) More than just a stat - why a flexible recruiting process is a good thing (15:45) Thriving both personally and professionally - why a job in sales was the right fit (17:21) Authenticity & Sales? - a day in the life of a Business Development Manager (22:30) When you thought you were an introvert, but Myers Briggs disagrees (Top 3 skills someone working in Business Development should have) (26:35) Apply now for Summer Internships! (Quick Picks) (27:05) Don't suffer in silence - how can you best transition from uni into full-time work (30:48) Sometimes it's lonely…but people are just a message away! (How to connect with your team when you work remotely) (33:33) Am I allowed…to take leave? Taking extended leave in your first year on the job and why you shouldn't feel guilty about it! (38:57) How to get over post-holiday blues (43:01) Bali, Europe, Middle East, Japan - careers journeys from all walks of life (45:38) A very indecisive game of This(ish) or That(ish) (50:21) Not a single source of truth - the importance of getting advice from a diverse range of sources (52:20) Get involved in student societies (before it's too late!) (54:36) A grad job = a coming of age film? (Plugs and other Concluding Thoughts)------APPLY NOW FOR INTERNSHIPS (Quick Picks 26:35):au.gradconnection.com/internships------MUSIC & SFX:Tape Star (Shane Ivers) - silvermansound.comLight and Minimal Background (Coma-Media) - pixabay.com/music------Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok @gradconnection!This podcast is produced by GradConnection - au.gradconnection.comLike what you hear? Don't forget to give us a follow and leave a review or rating - we really appreciate it!