We caught up with community member Daniel Burgess, to learn more about his early career journey and landing a role through Hatch.
During the early stages of our careers, we often go full steam ahead. We take on every opportunity we can to develop skills and experience. With this, we can forget that it’s okay to go off-route or take time to slow down.
Read on as we delve into the story of community member Daniel Burgess who shares his early career learnings with us.
Full steam ahead straight out of high school
During high school, Dan started to think about what he wanted to do after he graduated. Like many of us, he didn’t have a defined answer but knew he wanted to pursue something that gave him broad scope when it came to exploring his career options and interests. At the same time, Dan worked in a customer-facing newsagency role which he maintained for over six years. This experience not only helped Dan develop essential communication skills but also provided a solid foundation for his future professional roles. After graduating high school in 2015, he started a Bachelor of Business, thinking this would be broad enough for him not to feel too boxed in.
During Dan’s time at university, he took a leave of absence in his penultimate year to embark on a 12-month full-time cadetship with GSK. This decision to explore a cadetship was driven by a desire to gain industry experience and see if marketing, an area he was leaning towards during his studies, was the right fit for him. During this 12-month experience, he found himself in a B2B marketing role, promoting products like Sensodyne and Macleans to dentists and hygienists. The internship not only introduced him to the marketing world but also offered him a chance to assess whether it was a field he wanted to pursue after graduation.
