Gradlife Podcast

Great chat with my long time friend Alan Cremin who worked in EY for 5 years across Ireland and Sydney before recently moving into industry. Al gives us the ins and outs of the 'Big 4' accounting firms, how they work, and the good and bad parts about working there. Very useful for anyone not sure what they want to do after graduating.

Great chat with Ed Napper who graduated and entered Goldman Sach's M&A team in Sydney, where he spent two years, from which he shares his experiences here.

Pat is a USA International Rugby Player who played in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, a Stanford Business Graduate, and a Googler in Sydney. Here we talk about his fascinating journey so far, the courage it takes to go after something you love, making the most of responsibility-free years.,and how to deal with imposter syndrome!

This is a great episode, which I divide into 2. First, we hear about a very interesting career from a girl with a fantastic attitude to life, travel, and new challenges. Then, we get a great insight into what Google and the other top tech firms are looking for when they hire grads. The four pillars that they interview on, and the things you can do now to set yourself up for a job at these places!

Ever wonder what life is like for the people who work in the tourist spots you visit? Are you ever tempted to hit the road yourself and start working in the travel industry? Joel Walton has done this. He shunned a career in the corporate world and has been working in travel all over the globe for the past 10 years. Here, he shares the highs and lows from his experiences and shows us that the travel / work dilemma is not as black and white as you may think.

This is an insightful chat with Laura Jones. Laura, 25, has already ran two retail businesses (at the same time), worked in recruiting, and recently moved from the UK to Sydney to work with Google. Very accomplished girl who enjoys life to the full!

In this episode, we hear from Rob Lagudi, a great young guy doing very well in tech sales with Sugar CRM in Sydney. It's a great conversation that I thoroughly enjoyed and will definitely benefit anyone out there figuring out what to do, even if that has nothing to do with sales!

In this episode I talk to Tami Terzakyan who, 3 days after this interview, quit her job in Google Sydney to go travelling the world for 18 months! We talk about that decision as well as her fascinating career to date which has seen her work in Radio, Walt Disney Studios and Google, and jump between her homeland of Argentina and Australia. Enjoy!

This is episode 1 of the Gradlife Podcast! In this episode, I explore the world of Sydney Startups, Sales and Google with Tommy Buckingham of Google. You'll learn what it's like to work in a startup vs a big company straight out of uni, what it is like to work in sales, to work in Google, and what a salesperson can look forward to in the future. You will also certainly be able to relate to some of the challenges that Tommy has faced both in university and in his early career. Share with any friends in their twenties - this is an information sharing MOVEMENT!