Get Hungry podcast
Success can start anywhere. The key is staying hungry. Hear the warts-and-all career success stories of those brave enough to share them on our very own Swinburne podcast.
What’s the secret sauce to career success?
We put this question to celebrated industry professionals over lunch and, in this podcast, hear how they got to where they are today. We’ll learn about the spicy moments along the way, discover that failures can sometimes lead to the greatest successes, and find in their stories the inspiration to march towards our own goals.
We’ll speak to people from diverse industries – like design, cyber security, business analytics, law and psychology – and ask them the curly questions: Describe a day in your role? Tell me your proudest achievement... and your greatest misstep? What advice would you give to younger you?
We’ll learn that career paths are often meandering. We’ll explore how you can set yourself apart from the crowd. And we’ll do all this over a kebab or sushi or cronut… One bite at a time.
It’s time to get hungry.
- Episode 1: How goal-setting can steer the course of your business career
- Episode 2: How making connections can supercharge your design career
- Episode 3: How to find your niche with a career in cyber security
- Episode 4: How to shift gears with your career in law
- Episode 5: How one elective could set you on a career path in psychology
Episode 1: How goal-setting can steer the course of your business career
When David Banger dropped out of school, he didn’t imagine years later he’d be leading a team of over 200 at Microsoft. Hear about his sprawling career in business – from early days in London to being Senior Managing Director at Info-Tech Research Group in Melbourne – on this episode of Get Hungry.
If you’re keen on a career like David’s, consider studying a Bachelor of Business Analytics and Analysis at Swinburne.
Listen now on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts
Episode 2: How making connections can supercharge your design career
When Rachel Terkelsen was fresh from her design degree, desperate to land her first gig, she tried a kooky approach to a job application – that worked! Fast-forward a few years and she’s now Creative Director at Principals, an award-winning branding agency. Hear her story on this episode of Get Hungry.
If you’re keen on a career like Rachel’s, consider a Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours) at Swinburne.
Listen now on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts
Episode 3: How to find your niche with a career in cyber security
Adrienne Maxted grew up on a farm where computers were the furthest thing from her day-to-day life. But at uni, she was one of only a few women who took IT classes and she never looked back. Today, Adrienne is a Risk Advisory Partner for Deloitte and is passionate about helping women find fulfilling careers in cyber security. Hear about her journey on this episode of Get Hungry.
If you’re keen on a career like Adrienne’s, consider studying a Bachelor of Cyber Security at Swinburne or a Diploma of Information Technology (Advanced Networking Cyber Security) through Swinburne and Deloitte’s Cyber Academy.
Listen now on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts
Episode 4: How to shift gears with your career in law
A law degree is the foundation for just about any career you can dream of. For Alex Giannopoulos, Head of Industry, Engagement & Partnerships at the Leo Cussen Centre for Law, it was his foundation in law that allowed him to pivot into his dream job. Hear about his journey on this episode of Get Hungry.
If you’re keen on a career like Alex’s, consider studying a Bachelor of Laws at Swinburne. You can also study Laws in a double degree with Arts, Business, Business Analytics and Analysis, Computer Science, Criminal Justice and Criminology, Engineering, Media and Communication, or Science.
Listen now on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts
Episode 5: How one elective could set you on a career path in psychology
Professor James Ogloff has sat across from some of Melbourne’s most notorious criminals. As a Forensic Psychologist, he assesses the minds of criminals during trials and also advises on public policy for the prevention of crime and reformation of criminals. Hear about his incredible career in psychology on this episode of Get Hungry.
If you’re keen on a career like Jim’s, consider studying a double degree in Psychological Sciences and Criminal Justice and Criminology at Swinburne.
Listen now on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts
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