#344: How the Hidden Job Market took this Grad to the Cricket Australia Commercial team in an Ashes summer with Tia Schwalger

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Meet Tia Schwalger, the Partnerships Coordinator at Cricket Australia.

In this episode, we follow Tia’s journey with SportsGrad and how she was able to secure a job at Cricket Australia through the hidden job market.

We breakdown her move from the Gold Coast to Melbourne, her recent summer of cricket, the importance of connections in achieving her goals as well as her time working at the Southport Sharks.

We also take a deep dive into her experiences abroad from studying in Spain and England, working at Spanish basketball side, UCAM Murcia CB, as a Sport Management intern and her involvement with Blue Star Camps and Camp America.

So if you’re looking for a job in sport, tune into this week’s episode to learn how you can break into the sports industry via the hidden job market.

We cover:

(03:13): Interview begins

(04:12): Quickfire questions

(09:22): Tia’s first exposure to SportsGrad

(10:46): How the hidden job market helped Tia secure a job at Cricket Australia?

(12:32): Tia’s role as Partnerships Coordinator at Cricket Australia

(15:03): How Tia’s experience at the Southport Sharks helped her at her current role at Cricket Australia

(19:47): Tia’s experience working with Camp America and Blue Star Camps

(23:15): Tia’s experience studying and working in Spain

(28:00): How Tia feels to be finally working full-time in the sports industry?

(29:33): The three key things when it comes to job hunting

(31:04): Why is the sports industry so hard to break into?

(32:28): Tia’s mentors in her journey

(33:53): What made Tia stand out from the rest to get her role at Cricket Australia?

(34:56): What Tia would tell her younger self about breaking into the sport industry?

(35:52): Tia’s pinch me moment in sport

(37:38): What would Tia do if she wasn’t working in sport?

(38:11): How to find experience in sport?

(39:49): Question from previous guest to Tia

(40:58): Tia’s question for future guest

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