The job market was quite tough as I neared the end of my studies, and I started to stress about finding work. I thought I might be interested in event management, so I decided to cold call a number of companies, volunteering to support at events for free, just for the exposure. After volunteering at one company, I was offered a full-time job which I did while finishing my degree. I quickly discovered event management wasn’t for me, but I still didn’t know what was!

I knew there were lots of different pathways in the Queensland Government, so I applied for a LOT of entry level roles to get my foot in the door. I was eventually hired as a Customer Service Advisor, and my career in the public service began. I quickly progressed on to other roles in the ICT (Information and communications technology) space, including project support, governance and reporting, executive advisory and now, change management.

I didn’t know any of these roles even existed when I was at uni! I maintained an open mind, volunteered to take on new tasks and kept learning and up-skilling along the way. I love my job now, though I had no idea this is what I’d end up doing.

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Our department offers some really innovative services for government, in areas of connectivity, security and computer processing just to name a few.

Being part of an industry that plays such a huge part in our everyday life lets me feel like I am part of the IT revolution going on all over the world. The skills I am gaining here are also very transferable, giving me endless growth opportunities if I feel like I want a change.  

I hope I can give you an insight into this industry, which is not always purely technical.

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Born and raised in Cairns QLD, I was an avid dancer and with that, a huge competitor. I would compete with myself every-day, to be better than I was the day before. Ultimately, this motivation led me to finish school with grades that let me into almost any university course. But with choices, comes uncertainty.

After chopping and changing majors several times throughout my degree, the many happy accidents I had along the way landed me in a data analysis role in the Queensland Government Digital & ICT Graduate Program. This is my third year working in the team and in that time, I have successfully landed higher, permanent positions.

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I grew up in Guildford, England enjoying puzzles but trying to convince myself that I didn’t like maths because it wasn’t “cool”. I finally abandoned that view at age 16 when I chose maths as one of my A Levels and then ultimately to study maths at university. 

Since uni, I have been lucky to work in all sorts of industries including healthcare, transport, and even biosecurity. At age 23 I decided to go back to uni to study Data Science which opened doors to more technical roles, including being sponsored to move to Australia!

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