180 Degrees Consulting - The University of Melbourne

Step into the vibrant world of Consulting with a cause as we kickstart 2023 with an exciting episode! Embarking on this series, we'll be your guides in unraveling the secrets of breaking into the consultancy domain. Join our host Hebe as she takes you on a ride delving deep into the firsthand experiences and expert advice of our credited guests. Settle in for a captivating conversation as Hebe sits down with David, a former president of 180DC UniMelb who has seamlessly transitioned into a dynamic Kearney Business Analyst role. Sharing the spotlight is Kailin, the current president of UniMelb's 180DC branch. Kailin and David take us on a journey discussing tips, insights and experiences into breaking into the world of consulting. If you have any questions, suggestions, or want to keep updated, check out our socials here or send an email to hebenguyen@180dc.org

With final assessments and exams looming around the corner, our anxiety levels can definitely increase at this point in the semester - causing us to feel fatigued, exhausted and stressed out. Join Pip and David as they speak with Prof Nicki Reavley about the mental health of domestic and international university students, gender disparities in mental health stigmas and how our mental health is 'always a work in progress'. Professor Nicola Reavley is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne and also the Research Director at SANE, Australia's Anne Deveson Research Collaborative. Prof Nicola's research pertains to improving population mental health with the aim of reducing stigma and discrimination. Interested in reading more about Orygen's article, Under the Radar: The Mental Health of Australian University Students? Take a look at it here. If you have any questions, suggestions, or want to keep updated? Check out our socials here or send an email to: efilippis@180dc.org

**180DC UniMelb is currently giving away a $100 prize! To enter, head to the 180DC Facebook page and sign up for free for a chance to win!** If you're interested in UniMelb's third year capstone subject, Global Management Consulting (GMC), then look no further than this week's episode! Join David and Ned as they chat with Dr Franz Wohlgezogen, the Academic Subject Coordinator of the GMC subject. Learn more about consulting at an academic level, cultivating your interdisciplinary knowledge and how to make the most out the GMC from start to finish. Dr Franz Wohlgezogen is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Management and Marketing at the University of Melbourne. Dr Franz's research in leadership and strategy incorporates a range of multidisciplinary research spanning from medicine, to architecture, and to the political sciences - providing deeper perspectives on issues like Climate Change, sustainability and mental health. If you have any questions, suggestions, or want to keep updated? Check out our socials here or send an email to: efilippis@180dc.org

When stuck in the bubble of our university studies, it may be difficult to grasp how theoretically taught concepts transition into their 'real world' application. Our guest this week, Jason Tabarias, provides us with a thorough breakdown of how economics, data and strategy inform public policy. By unravelling the complexity surrounding big data and its uses in public and private sectors, Jason alongside Pip and David explore how data implementations in consulting tackle greater socio-political issues. Jason is presently in the Director of the Economic Insights Team at Accenture Strategy. Having previously worked at the Department of Premier and Cabinet of Western Australia and Victoria, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of New Zealand, PwC and Deloitte, Jason is an expert in all things pertaining to economics and public policy. As an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Jason has additionally curated and taught professional programmes in public sector economics. If you have any questions, suggestions, or want to keep updated? Check out our socials here or send an email to: efilippis@180dc.org

For those of us wanting to learn more about how to incorporate social impact into our future careers, perhaps Social Impact Consulting is something that may interest you! Through her passion for evaluation in the area of public health, our guest Janani discusses how her work as a Program Evaluation and Social Impact Analyst is able to provide practical solutions to the social determinants of health. Janani is currently a Program Evaluation and Social Impact Analyst in the Health Economics and Social Policy Team at Deloitte Access Economics. With her wealth of interdisciplinary knowledge, having come from a background in pharmacy, Janani positions herself at the cross-section between the health and consulting - enabling her to champion solutions to structural and systemic health inequities. Interested in reaching out to Janani? Click here! If you have any questions, suggestions, or just want to keep updated? Check out our socials here or send an email to: efilippis@180dc.org

In our quest to discover more about creating tangible impact, Pip and David interview Inaam. Co-founder, Arjun Agarwal. Through Inaam., Arj and his Co-founder Ally Atmadja aim to reinvent investing via custom impact portfolios, tracking impact dollar for dollar. Learn about Arj's impact journey and how it led him to curating ethically and environmentally focussed investing to be the impact engine of the future! Arjun Agarwal is the Co-founder of Inaam. and also hosts his own podcast, The Arj Speaks Podcast. Arj's podcast explores the ins and outs of entrepreneurship and innovation - giving insight into the jargonised financial landscape. Be sure to check out Arjun's listen to his podcast here. If you have any questions, suggestions, or just want to keep updated? Check out our socials here or send an email to: efilippis@180dc.org

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 1 of Consulting with a Cause! With the start of Semester 2 approaching, it brings an exciting opportunity to join new clubs and associations. Sit down with Pip and David as they interview former 180DC UniMelb Vice President Amin Abbas to explore how 180DC can enhance your university experience and gain insight into 180DC's recruitment process to find out how you can become a Team Leader or Consultant. Amin is currently a MBA candidate at the Melbourne Business School and works part time at AECOM. Learn about Amin's 180DC journey and how you can become your very own Ps and VPs. If you have any questions, suggestions, or just want to keep updated? Check out our socials here or send an email to efilippis@180dc.org See you in the next episode!

Welcome to Season 2 of the 180DC Podcast, now called Consulting With A Cause! Meet our hosts Pip and Dave and take a look at what this season has in stall. We can't wait for you to join us on our journey to discover more about social impact, consulting and how to create meaningful change. If you have any questions, suggestions, or just want to keep updated? Check out our socials here or send an email to efilippis@180dc.org See you in the next episode!

Welcome to Episode 10 of the 180DC Podcast! This episode marks the final episode for Season 1 of the podcast and what better way to finish it off than to have a former 180DC president and internship fanatic on. We brought back Callen Baxter who is due to start his consulting career in 2022 and completed multiple internships during his studies from law, to banking, strategy consulting and professional services. In this episode, we spoke to Callen about his motive behind why so many internships on his CV, his tips and tricks behind the application process as well as how you can apply his personal learnings to your future applications. From starting off as a project consultant for 180DC in his early days of his JurisDoctor, to going on to be a representative member of the 180DC Global Leadership team and building out an extensive resume over the years, Callen brings insightful knowledge into what it means to go through internship hunting and the application process. Don't miss on this season finale because it's jam packed with some of the best content from this season yet! To conclude, we had to finish with our final 'final reeling question' for this season where we asked Callen about his biggest interview fumble ever. Reflective of his humble personality, Callen shared his moments of failure but also combined this with his outgoing remarks on how to recover from scenarios that may cause you to freeze during your interview process. Love the episode? Make sure to support us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. Guest Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/callenbaxter/ 180DC Socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

Welcome to Episode 9 of the 180DC Podcast! We thought we would take a step away from consulting and job themed episodes to bring you some healthy discussions around mental health, reflection and just an overall chill vibes episode. This week, we had on the one and only Esther Wang, catered to our audience members who reside in the states. Esther is currently a Brand Program Manager at Zoom and alumni member of 180DC branch from UC Irvine during her time in college. She is also an avid hobbyist with a diverse range of interests and fascinating stories to share. In this episode, we spoke to Esther about her life during college and how 180DC defined an aspect of her college and professional journey. Areas of topic we conversed about ranged from the job grind culture in the bay area, combatting burnout, tips to stay on track with your mental health, and also how to keep a positive mentality when times are tough. Esther is a ball of energy to listen to so if you're feeling down or in need of a voice that can cheer you up, don't miss out on this episode! This week's episode comes with a twist with two reeling questions at the end rather than the usual one so tune in to find out what we ended up asking Esther. Love the episode? Make sure to support us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. 0:00-0:45 Introduction to the episode 0:46-3:10 Guest Introduction and Background 3:11-6:11- Life after graduating from UC Irvine 6:12-9:11 What was the job hunt grind like for Esther in the bay area 9:12-10:28 Esther's own personal self-care routine 10:29-14:47 The importance of hobbies outside the workplace 14:48-16:44 Final Reeling question 1: What is a story Esther doesn't get to tell enough about herself? 16:45-20:08 Final Reeling question 2: If Esther had 30 minutes to give a presentation about anything, what is her topic of preference? 20:09-20:39 Outro Guest Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-wang1/ https://www.instagram.com/esthieesthie/?hl=en 180DC Socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

Welcome to Episode 8 of the 180DC Podcast! In honour of LGBT History month in Australia, we decided to dedicate the month of October to putting together this episode. This week, we spoke with Alex Cheng , a current Associate at L.E.K Consulting and co-founder of internal initiatives Pride@L.E.K and Mosaic@L.E.K. In this episode, Alex touches on his journey into consulting, his passion for diversity, equity and inclusion and how his passions have led to him championing different workplace initiatives as well as start his own with friends outside of work. In theme with the month and episode discussion, we placed emphasis on chatting about what it means to be an ally and how one may be an effective ally. Be sure to tune in as Alex has some stellar advice on these topics and we also include how you may potentially get involved with the LGBTQ+ space in the future. This week is special in that we don't have the usual final reeling question. Instead, Alex shares Careers in Colour with us; an initiative he has been working on with colleagues behind the scenes to promote a community of people of colour to thrive within their careers. Love the episode? Make sure to support us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. Timestamps: 0:00-0:53 Introduction to the episode 0:54-3:52 Guest introduction, background and some definitions 3:53-6:19 How Alex first touched base with consulting 6:20-8:59 Why Alex chose L.E.K over other consulting industry opportunities 9:00-14:19 Why Alex co-founded Pride@L.E.K and other opportunities L.E.K provides in the DEI space 14:20-18:07 How to be a good and effective ally in the LGBTQ+ space 18:08-21:31 Spotlight of Careers in Color 21:32-22:12 Outro LGBTQ+ Resources: https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ComingOut-Ally-Resource-2020.pdf?mtime=20201009121122&focal=none Guest Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandercheng1/ 180DC Socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

Welcome to Episode 7 of the 180DC Podcast! In part 3 of our Women in Leadership Series, we spoke with Amanda Snape who is currently a Country Operations Manager at Google. Amanda started out her career in management consulting at Deloitte before making the transition to tech. In this episode, we spoke with Amanda about her work at Google, her previous role in consulting and also what the future looks like for the tech industry. We deep dive into important topics such as promotions to managerial level roles, exit opportunities after consulting and also the experiences one may accumulate during their years as a strategy consultant. Additionally, we unveiled the concept of secondments: what they are, how to obtain them but also when to know it's the right time to pursue one. Don't miss out on this week's reeling question at the end where we ask Amanda about her childhood dream job and whether she would still pursue this dream job if economic factors didn't exist. Love the episode? Make sure to support us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. Timestamps 0:00-0:45 Introduction to the episode 0:46-4:29 Guest Introduction and background 4:30-6:56 Stepping away from work to have a child 6:57-10:30 What does a Country Operations Manager for Google do? 10:31-13:58 Crafting the steps to become a manager from a senior consultant 13:59-18:26 Moving from Australia to the UK and how secondments work 18:27-24:34 Why tech after consulting and advice for individuals considering this move/exit opportunities 24:35-27:02 Why Amanda would still start out in consulting again if she got the chance to 27:03-31:55 Final Reeling question: If all restraints that stopped people from doing their childhood dream job disappeared, would Amanda go pursue her childhood dream job? 31:56-32:30 Outro Guest Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandabott/ 180DC Socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

Welcome to Episode 6 of the 180DC Podcast! In part 2 of our short series where we cover the topic of Women in Leadership, we chat with Jenny Thompson, Senior Product Manager at start-up unicorn Canva. Jenny also happens to be a 180 Degrees Consulting Alumni from way back when she was still studying at the University of Sydney. In this episode, we chat to Jenny about her insights into product marketing, building a career in tech from a commercial and business background, and also what may be the barriers to entering into the STEM workforce as a woman. Learn about what to do if you are an aspiring individual looking to break into product or UX/UI design and tips on how to develop a backbone of knowledge to prepare you for when it's time to apply for these roles. Don't miss out on this week's reeling question at the end where we ask Jenny about her favourite personal quote that she would get as a tattoo, which comes from a peculiar individual that you wouldn't expect! Love the episode? Make sure to support us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. Timestamps: 0:00-0:46 Introduction to the episode 0:47-3:26 Guest Introduction and background 3:27-5:30 What marketing means to Jenny and how it relates to her role as a senior product marketing manager 5:31-9:35 How Canva achieves efficient product marketing 9:36-13:57 Advice for aspiring PMs, PMMs and UX/UI designers 13:58-17:24 Progression for Women in STEM and Leadership 17:25-20:14 Final Reeling Question: What's an interesting quote Jenny would get as at tattoo to keep her inspired 20:15-20:56 Outro Guest Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennythompson8/ 180DC Socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

Continuing our one-off recruitment specials, this week we tackle recruitment for our 2022 Executive Team! We had the chance to sit down with Jessica Chen and Jeffrey Xia, our 2020 Marketing Director and President as they reflected on their 180DC journey with our current President and co-host of the episode, Francesca Qu. Jess and Jeff share vital touchpoints across their time in the Melbourne branch, and what a week in the life of executive teamwork could look like. From the immense autonomy to drive your own portfolio initiatives, to regional meetings and fun bonding with other 180DC branches, 365 days as an 180DC Exec was a cornerstone year in Jess and Jeff's university experience. Make sure to hone in on what traits 180DC look out for when onboarding prospective directors, as our guests and co-host speak about their application and interviewing experiences! As per usual, we added a bonus reeling question at the end to mix things up. Curious to know what that was? Go on and give the episode a listen! Love the episode? Make sure to support us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify depending on where you're coming to us from. Guest Socials: Jeff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyjxia/ Jess: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesschenx/ Fran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescaqu/ 180DC Socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

Welcome to Episode 5 of the 180DC Podcast! This week, we're commencing a new short series to celebrate women in leadership roles. We had the pleasure of speaking to Nayomi Alexander, a Lead Customer Success Manager at LinkedIn and Commerce alumni from the University of Melbourne. In this episode, we chatted with Nayomi about her role at LinkedIn, her experiences as a graduate recruiter, fascination with collaborative work, and how wearing different hats across her roles has allowed Nayomi to forge her own definition of consulting. In tune with the series' theme, we also asked Nayomi about some of the challenges she's faced as a woman in the workforce and her tips and advice on combatting these. Don't miss out on this week's reeling question at the end, where we ask Nayomi about LinkedIn's vision of removing Resumes & CVs and why this may provide for better hiring practices. Love the episode? Make sure to support us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. Timestamps: 0:00-0:49 Introduction to the episode 0:50-3:08 Guest Introduction and background 3:09-5:41 Working in a people facing role 5:42-8:45 What the people advisory consulting experience was like for Nayomi 8:46-12:19 Advice for students applying for graduate/intern positions 12:20-14:40 Nayomi's personal definition of consulting after her time in consulting 14:41-17:21 A personal barrier Nayomi faced as a woman in the industry and how to combat this 17:22-21:45 Final Reeling question: How LinkedIn has a vision to abolish the Resume and CV in the future 21:46-22:35 Outro Guest Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nayomialexander/ 180DC Socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

Welcome to Episode 4 of the 180DC Podcast! The pleasure this week extends to Dhanish Semar, a current Strategy Manager at SEEK and part-time MBA student at Melbourne Business School. From India, to New Zealand, to Melbourne. From engineering, to tech consulting, to strategy. From writing articles in a blog column, to collaborating with some of the biggest names in the Esports world. We chat with Dhanish about how one goes from working in the gaming industry during their university life to how one may pave the way for a career in consulting and strategy. The origin stories that went from playing League of Legends to meeting Faker (as Dhanish quotes: ‘Is the Michael Jordan of the gaming world'), we'll cover it all as we think of those who resonate with Dhanish's journey. Tune in this week for our final reeling question, where we ask Dhanish about the hardest interview question he's ever been asked during a job interview. His answer will surprise many of you so make sure not to miss this episode! Love the episode? Make sure to support us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. Timestamps: 0:00-0:41 Introduction to the episode 0:42-3:21 Guest Introduction and background 3:22-8:36 How it is navigating a work-life balance with multiple commitments (MBA, Working at SEEK, President of EEV) 8:37-13:02 Dhanish's origins within the gaming world and esports 13:03-20:07 Why Dhanish joined SEEK and what his role entails of 20:08-28:00 Final Reeling Question: The hardest interview question Dhanish has ever been asked during a job interview 28:01-28:35 Outro Guest Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhanishsemar/ 180DC Socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

Welcome to Episode Three of the 180DC Podcast! This week, we touched base with Michelle Lim, a current Senior Consultant at PwC Australia, who was finishing up her time at Accenture when we shot the episode. Michelle's background exemplifies diversity and transformation; she talks about her time as a dancer, how she transitioned into neuroscience and psychology at the University of Sydney, and how she crafted her career in the Risk Strategy and Technology team as a KPMG graduate. Our discussion delves into the importance of diversifying one's experiences during university, how to acclimate into new and challenging roles and why it's important to explore passion projects outside the workplace. Michelle notes that meeting new people and forging strong relationships should continue long after we graduate, so we explore Michelle's time at both KPMG and Accenture in relation to this in more depth. As always, we conclude with a wildcard question where we ask Michelle how it felt to meet ex-Prime Minister Julia Gillard as an Accenture employee. Love the episode? Make sure to support us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. Timestamps: 0:00-0:53 Introduction to the episode + Acknowledgement of the country 0:54-2:55 Guest introduction and background 2:56-5:54 Michelle's life before consulting and uni as a professional dancer 5:55-10:59 Importance of building out your experiences during university 11:00-15:00 Michelle's move from KPMG to Accenture and what changed 15:01-21:31 Expanding one's reach through organisation and company extracurriculars 21:32-23:00 Final Reeling question: How Michelle's experience was meeting Julia Gillard 23:01-24:44 Outgoing advice from Michelle 24:45-25:37 Outro Guest Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-lim1/ 180DC Socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

Welcome to Episode Two of the 180DC Podcast! In this week's episode, we sit down with Chai Ng who is currently a Senior Strategy Manager at the start-up unicorn, Airwallex. Chai undertook a role at Strategic Project Partners (SPP) while studying at the University of Melbourne and a graduate position at Bain & Company after completing her Bachelor of Commerce. Chai shares her definition of what strategy is and how she found the potential career path of consulting. We chat about her favourite quote from her early days, how to combat imposter syndrome and also how to bounce back from rejections from your dream companies. Like many of us today, Chai was just a student finding her ‘why' and ‘where'; this episode is for anyone who wants to explore alternative methods to break into strategy and consulting. Tune in to this week's final reeling question to also hear about Chai's first day at Bain, and how she got the nickname ‘The Silent Assassin' from her colleagues! Love the episode? Make sure to support us by following our Spotify or subscribing on Apple Podcasts! Timestamps 0:00-0:36 Introduction to the episode 0:37-1:17 Guest introduction and background 1:18-5:40 What is strategy and who is Airwallex? 5:41-11:10 How consulting became a part of Chai's life during Uni 11:11-14:51 Giving back and paying it forward to the next generation 14:52-21:57 Snowballing success from failures 21:58-27:00 Final Reeling question: Chai's first day at Bain 27:01-27:39 Outro Guest Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaisheanng/ 180DC Socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

On this one-off episode of the 180DC Podcast, we sit down to chat with our people and culture director Hasini Ilangaratne, and our events director Joanna Mao. Jo and Has walk us through the experiences with 180DC and what it's like to have been consultants and now sit on the other side of the screening and recruitment process where they get to formulate input into the next generation of 180DCers. On the fence about applying or scared of our new video interview process? Now you don't have to be because we skim down the entire process and how to stand out if you do decide to pull that trigger and come join one of the biggest student run consultancy organisations on campus. As per usual, we added a nice reeling question at the end as an additional bonus to mix up the vibes of the episode itself. Love the episode? Make sure to support us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify depending on where you're coming to us from. Episode Timestamps: 0:00-0:46 Introduction to the episode 0:47-4:04 Guest introductions and backgrounds 4:05-8:01 Joanna and Hasini's pathway from consultants to executives 8:02-12:47 The Whys and Whats behind integrating video interviews into the 180DC application process 12:48-15:20 Outgoing tips and tricks when applying for consultant and TL roles 15:21-18:57 Final Reeling Question: If Has and Jo could give only one piece of advice to a first year student on how to navigate their student life, what would they say and why? 18:58-19:58 Outro 180DC's socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

Welcome to Episode One of the 180DC Podcast! In our inaugural episode, we thought we'd include a guest from our sponsor BCG and bring on Dhanush Girish who is currently an associate in the realm of management consulting. Dhanush gives insights on his journey through his Bachelor of Commerce days at UniMelb where he got to engage in a plethora of experiences. In no particular order, Dhanush covers International Case Competitions, student societies, internships and also going through the application process itself which Dhanush does cover in this episode. Worried about prepping your CV and cover letter for consulting interviews to pass that first round? Don't worry, we've got you covered as we go in-depth into what to include and how to show your passion on those documents that do end up in front of the recruiter's eyes. And for an added bonus, we added a spicy question at the end (which will be an ongoing tradition for this podcast) that you'd want to know the answer to so make sure to keep a lookout for that! Love the episode? Make sure to support us by subscribing on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify depending on where you're coming to us from. Episode Timestamps: 0:00-0:50 Introduction to the episode 0:51-2:28 Guest introduction and background 2:29-4:28 Dhanush's final year experiences in Commerce and through COVID-19 4:29-8:43 MBB interview process outline 8:44-12:27 Dhanush's perception difficulty level and preparation for the process 12:28-16:32 Tips and tricks to craft your CV/Resume for MBB 16:33-20:18 Melbourne University's International Case Competition (ICC) 20:19-25:50 Integrating NFPs and Social Impact into your university journey and also your working life 25:51-29:07 Final Reeling question: How Dhanush managed to get onto the Dean's List and maintain a work-life balance at the same time 29:08-30:20 What's next for Dhanush? 30:21-30:45 Outro Guest's socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhanush-g-b41a87a2/ 180DC's socials: Website: https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/180-degrees-consulting-umelb/ https://www.facebook.com/180DegreesMelbourneUniversity

Welcome to the 180DC Podcast Prologue! This is just a short segment where we introduce our podcast initiative spoken by our 2021 podcast host Kevin Dang. It's our way of saying hello and teasing what's upcoming in this semester of the podcast and also foreshadowing our episodes to come (especially our first one). As mentioned, if you have any questions or any suggestions, reach out to any of our executives on our website or put the suggestion into the 'Get in touch' section of website. Enjoy! https://www.180dcunimelb.org/ Email Us: melbourne@180dc.org

In this episode we invite consultants, team leaders and executive members at 180 Degrees Consulting Melbourne to talk about their experiences, ups and downs at 180 to give you a taste of what it is like being in the world’s largest university-based consultancy.

In this podcast we will talk about what 180 Degrees Consulting at the University of Melbourne does, exciting past projects from our 180 experiences and much more. For more information, please visit https://180DC.org/branch/melbourne/