Kelly got her first job in her skill background, which was accounting, but without even an interview! How could she get it? Here is Kelly’s story. 

“My story was not a typical one. Because my employer is my best friend’s ex-boyfriend. Well, I knew him for a long time when he was still with my friend. After they broke up, we still kept in touch.  

2 years ago, he planned to open his own company in Hobart and he was looking for an accountant. He searched all his friends who studied accounting and thought of me. I received his phone call asking: ‘would you want a job?’  

I said ‘yes, why not?’  

Then I was offered a job without preparing my CV or attending an interview. It happened just like a dream. At that time, I was still in my last year of Bachelor of accounting in UTAS.” 

“It is a startup company and my job is a part-time accountant with 10-15 hours per week. Actually, I am also work as a reception, administration and communicator. The job is quite challenging because I have no experience and have to learn everything by myself. I have learned lots of experience from it but am still worried for every task.” 

Kelly has been attending Career Coaching in MRC since July. After 2 years of working, now it comes to her first time of preparing a CV and cover letter. She is looking for a full-time job as accountant and with a bigger company.  

“MRC helped me a lot with my CV. Before I attend the Career Coaching session, I prepared a CV with 5-6 pages. But volunteer David helped me shorten it into 2 pages with more specific details in my area. I also learned some interview skills from this program. Now I am quite positive with my job hunting.” 

Kelly’s advice for those who are still looking for a job: 

“Networking is quite important. You never know whether your next employer could be your friend’s EX!”