Hearing from other interns has made me realise the breadth of opportunities available, as my experiences have been completely different to that of my peers — giving me an indication of the experiences available within this graduate program.
The professional development opportunities Habit provides to upskill their clinicians are amazing! I have thoroughly enjoyed being able to further develop my clinical knowledge through these opportunities.
Write down your professional development goals, find role models who aren’t necessarily like you, and draw on a wide variety of conversations and experiences.
Everyone in our office is competing for “The Johnstaff Cup”, where we participate in activities like quiz nights, escape rooms and bowling, in an effort to win the coveted “Johnstaff Cup” at the end of year Christmas party.
One of the things that I believed helped shape my pathway was my journey with sports. Having grown up fully immersed in sports, particularly rugby, I was able to translate a lot of the lessons learnt from the field to the classroom and eventually the workplace.
One of the best aspects of my job is that, due to the small size of the LocalMaps team, I've been involved in various stages of development and discussions from the beginning.
I was excited when I got offered the job at NZX as I could see the value of their grad programme and the opportunity to learn in a different high-pressure environment of running the NZ stock market.