James Cook University Careers Directory Profiles

I never thought I'd work at a household name like Unilever – from growing up with brands like Paddle Pop and Dove to now contributing to their success, it truly feels that life has come full circle.

Don’t feel like you’re locked into your choices early on in your career – take it from someone who had a career change 10 years into his first career.

What I tell all my juniors in college is to build a good LinkedIn profile. We may have heard that LinkedIn profiles are underrated, but having a good LinkedIn profile is highly beneficial for one who is in college.

The graduate cohort is a wonderful source of social support, and my mentor, buddy, and supervisors have been great sources of insight, guidance, and perspective throughout the year.

The coolest part of my job is the level of responsibility and autonomy I have in completing my work. A lot of the work I have undertaken has a direct effect on taxpayers, and my decisions are trusted and enforced.

Anything from international negotiations, running seminars, inputting into policy, writing briefings, creating databases and analytical tools, being part of committees and consultation meetings – it’s all so diverse and this is the part of my job I love the most.

“Penting banget mengetahui kapabilitas diri sendiri sebagai job seeker supaya kita bisa set preparation kedepannya dan bisa tahu ekspektasi kita dengan perusahaan itu adanya dimana”

The coolest thing about this job is the real-life experience. For me is it not a specific task that I have enjoyed the most, it is the new sense of professionalism I have gained.