my World - The Waters Group

One aspect of many of the shared storiesin this program is how much people havetravelled the world with their work.Over lunch staff and students talked a lotabout work, footy, and what the kids wantedto do at school - and how to get into theshare market!Credit SuisseTeagan Ackland, Jessica Cordi, Tayly Ostwald-Comber, Tima Elmaneh, Daniel Sotiropoulos,Nicholas Rizza, Jessica Alexander, RebekahNitney, Keren Matilainen, Vicky Ford, MatthewDent, Josh Chivers, Adam Shelley, TonySylvester, Katie Ridding, Josh Fridey.Victoria Foster, the organiser of “Welcometo my World”, introduced herself and gavestudents the opportunity to find out aboutCredit Suisse and the staff involved in theprogram. The students were then dividedinto smaller groups and went through anexercise involving starting, running andexpanding a business of their choice. Thiswas a practical demonstration of the natureof their business. A visit to the IT Departmentwas also a great hit.This was followed by personal storiesfrom a wide variety of staff, all of whom couldbring to life the vast variety of paths they tookto reach their present career. Some of thestaff came from suburbs the students couldidentify with. Stories were shared over lunchin the boardroom where they learnt that oneof the most important things is attitude.Three things that were good about the day:. seeing how successful everyone was. they have places to calm down and relaxif they get stressed (like the 101 Art Gallery). hearing other people’s storiesFreehillsAnthony Comodo, Valter Ng, Michael Coniglio,Trishala Naidu, Sarah Rabahi, MelikeKasil, Iman Hujale, Karen Plant, ChrisHalkidis, Abdi Hujale, Matt Beattie, BradHutchinson, Zac Beattie, Nathan Caldwell,Michael Parker.After dragging the students away from thefabulous views in the Freehills boardroom,the Freehills staff told the students abouttheir roles in the company and took themfor a tour of the office. Then it was back tothe boardroom for lunch – delicious chickensatays, pizzas, sandwiches. Everyone piledtheir plates high and sat down to listen toMike Ferraro, Managing Partner of Freehillswho spoke about his background and careerand how it developed to become managingpartner at Freehills.The students were able to relate to hisItalian migrant background in Broadmeadows.Although good at sport, his academicgrades were not good. When his father toldhim to improve, or he would not be able toaccompany the family on holiday to Italy, itwas the catalyst that made him focus academically.He explained that if you haveambition and drive you can get somewhere.He spoke about the life experiences whichhad shaped his desire to be a lawyer, the impactof part time work from an early age andwhat being a lawyer in a large firm meantto him personally and professionally. Therewas also discussion on the importance ofgetting along with people, building relationshipsand treating others with respect.Boston Consulting GroupPrashanth Bartlett, Nicole Martin,, NathanTaylor, Tyler McIntyre, Daniel Whelan, SamanthaMurabito, Scivane Issa, Kim Mustafa,Juliana Toma, Colin Mator, Matt Sinnett,Matt Shewan.Pauline Collyer from Boston Consultingorganized the visit to Boston ConsultingGroup. The students were introduced, intothe various roles in Boston Consulting, thehistory of the company and the future goalsby consultants Julia Haywood and MelissaRoberts. The BCG staff made this event amemorable and encouraging experienceand used the startup and development ofan airline as an example of the work theydo. They shared personal stories about theirbackgrounds and the various pathways thatsaw them working at BCG, and planted theseeds in the minds of many of the students,that maybe one day they could do that too.They really appreciated the views and intheir words, thought it was ‘sick, man’! Thatwas probably one of the highlights.Goldman Sachs JBWereJane Majo, Salvador Asfar, Elysha Larner,Rhys Rech, Kristie Gluyas, Tabitha Spiteri,Josh Brown, Maya Hadziefon, Emre Akbiyik,Harry Stamatiadis, Masi Taisi, Murat Kolay,Steven Bologna, Jessica Crossley , Jake Delgadillo,Jordan Bauchanan.Christpher Thorn, Executive Director, PhilanthropicServices, Goldman Sachs JBWere,explained Goldman Sachs business. Hewent back to basics explaining terms suchas shares and markets and shared his owncareer story with its beginning as the BasementJanitor. Students asked many greatquestions, including what qualifications theyneeded, what were his most important skills(getting along with people and networking),what time he had to get up in the morning(5:30!!) and what his salary was now! Therewas a tour of the trading room, where itwas found out that the research team andthe traders were divided by a glass wall andhad to receive permission before they spoketo each other.The Client Entertainment area was a treat- “everything is so clean”, and over lunch inthe boardroom they discovered details ofthe working careers of the consultants andsome of the special rewards of working fora global company.Macquarie BankHayley Arnold, Patrick Javier, Celeste Poutini-Warra,Stephanie Gallo, Alix Tate, MikeyMahmoud, Jack Devitt, Luke Mavity, NeilMendez-Lopez, Yalcin Akyildiz, Jessi Kazmir,Alan John, Ziad Amouche, Brad Bedford,Michael Taulaupe, Michael Spratley.The students were welcomed to the magnificentMacquarie Bank boardroom wherethey met Graham Maloney, Division Director,Financial Institutions Group. The teamexplained the world of banking, and thebusiness of Macquarie Bank, in the mostaccessible terms, with each speaker tellingstories of their own experiences in the worldof work, and the paths they had travelled toreach their current position. Students listenedto them speak and then engaged in warminformal conversation with the staff as theyabsorbed the incredible view and dined onhome-made hotdogs, sausage rolls, sandwichesand donuts - delivered by waiters!They were then given the opportunityto visit the trading room, where they weregreeted equally enthusiastically, chattingwith staff and learning how business wasdone.The 101 Quarterly5