USQ Podcasts

USQ: Unleash Your Career #6 – How to ace online interviews

From cringe worthy interview stories to the absolute DO NOTs, Kelly Pfeffer, Chair of the Australian Association of Graduate Employers, gives us the low down on how to nail an online interview. Tune to Episode 6 of USQ: Unleash your Career to hear how Kelly uses online interviews to find the best graduate talent.

USQ: Unleash Your Career #5 – Unleash your options: make a successful career change

What do you do when your original career plan comes to naught? In Episode 5 of USQ: Unleash your Career, Lou Bromley discusses how to make a career change and why a portfolio career can future-proof your work options.

USQ: Unleash Your Career #4 – More than LinkedIn: how to use social media to build your career profile

Are you on social media? It’s rare to meet anyone who isn’t these days! But do you use it to show your skills, knowledge, and build your career profile? In episode 4 of USQ: Unleash your Career, Jenny Ostini, of USQ, talks about how to profile your research on social media channels and find your audience and engage with them. Susan Prior, Founder of Secret Brisbane and Write-Now, and USQ journalism alum, talks about how uses social media to showcase her writing skills and her client portfolio.

USQ: Unleash Your Career #3 – Send me an Angel: making a pitch for start-up funding

Leigh Staines from Queensland’s Angel 100 and Writally founder, Cas McCullough share their insights about how to make a pitch to angel investors to fund the next stage with your startup.

USQ: Unleash Your Career #2 – Startup stories: inside Fire Station 101, Ipswich

Salary or contract: which do you prefer? How about neither? In Episode 2 of USQ: Unleash your Career we met Lex Van Cooten and Anne-Marie Walton, founder of Wantu, both based at Fire Station 101 in Ipswich and learnt about their startups and why they opted for a start-up career instead.

USQ: Unleash Your Career #1 – Life as an entrepreneur

Have you ever wondered what it takes to create your own startup? In episode 1 of USQ: Unleash your Career, we chatted with Jock Fairweather, founder of co-working and startup hub, Little Tokyo Two, about his working life as an entrepreneur.