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THE SECOND CLASS COLLECTIVE
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Your One Stop Solution for Professional & Personal Development
Know you are meant for something more (but don't know where to start?)
The Second-Class Collective brings together the best of targeted mentoring, workshops and networking opportunities tailored to the unique experiences of the growing migrant community in Australia.
We do this by focusing on the three following pillars: Career Development, Personal Development, and Giving Back.
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From China to Sydney - Building a successful career despite language and cultural differences
The Second Class Collective recently caught up with Kevin Wang, a former client who dreamt of pursuing a data driven career in Sydney,...
Justin Tan
Jan 123 min read
Beyond STAR. How using the framework of the Three C's - Company, Client and Colleagues helps with answering (almost) all interview questions
The job interview process is often a labyrinthine journey, fraught with the challenge of effectively conveying your suitability for a...
Justin Tan
Jan 122 min read
How to differentiate yourself as a sustainability professional: Balancing between technical and soft skills
In our previous articles we wrote about the growing number of corporate roles both in volume and the types of roles within...
Justin Tan
Jan 123 min read
The Diversity in Pathways Towards a Sustainability Career in Australia
In our previous article we talked about the evolution of sustainability roles within a corporation. More employers are realising that...
Justin Tan
Jan 63 min read
Careers in sustainability - What they are and why there is an increase in demand
Australia, along with many other nations around the world, has committed to a suite of climate-change commitments to meet its Net Zero...
Justin Tan
Jan 64 min read
Graduate assessment centres - What are they and how to ace them?
What are graduate assessment centres? An assessment centre for graduates, also known as an assessment day, involves a variety of tasks...
Justin Tan
Nov 16, 20244 min read
The Pause - Is Silence Golden or Uncomfortable for You?
Are you comfortable with silence, or a pregnant pause, between sentences, when conversing with a friend, a colleague, or in an interview?...
Justin Tan
Jul 19, 20222 min read
Monday Blues: Australia's Misleading Love of Avocado
For weeks, I thought my colleagues were obsessed with the avocado's creamy texture and mythical good fat. Almost every third email or...
Justin Tan
Jun 27, 20222 min read
Monday Blues: Bullet Riddled Planes, The Sun, and Why You May Not Be As Right As You Think You Are
Recently, I was hanging out with some friends, when one of them complained about the hide and seek that the Sun was playing with us. She...
Justin Tan
Jun 20, 20222 min read
How Being Bold (And Sometimes Creative) Got a Young Engineer into Amazon
What would you do if you have already submitted your resume to 150 different companies, without even getting a hint someone on the other...
Justin Tan
Jun 14, 20223 min read
Cultural Pitfalls During Interviews
You may have been through dozens of interviews back in your home country, but you get a sense in your gut that interviews in your newly...
Justin Tan
Jun 7, 20227 min read
Monday Blues: Coffee and The Flow
Bored out of your mind? Need a pick me up after a heavy lunch? Why not read about "Flow" and how you might use it to supercharge your day...
Justin Tan
Jun 6, 20225 min read
Elon's Ultimatum on Working from Home, and Why He is Wrong
Unless a compelling reason for working in the office can be communicated, all attempts at threatening or cajoling will fail miserably....
Justin Tan
Jun 3, 20226 min read
Monday Blues: Ways To Say No (Without Saying No) to Your Boss
This is a short Monday post to help anyone who is already feeling overwhelmed on their first day back after the weekend. Sometimes, there...
Justin Tan
May 30, 20223 min read
I'm New To Australia. National Reconciliation Week is Not Relevant To Me.
Discrimination and inequity can't be squashed factionally, It has to be rooted out wherever and whenever it is found. The Short Of It...
Justin Tan
May 26, 20223 min read
Hello Darkness My Old Friend - Interview "Anxiety" and How To Deal With It
...do not fear nervousness. Nervousness isn't something you need to fight or pummel into submission. It is there because you care about...
Justin Tan
May 25, 20228 min read
The Demolition Man: From Finance to Construction to Finance Again
Today, we speak to Vinicius Peta, a native of São Paolo who moved to Sydney back in 2019 and now runs his own financial consultancy...
Justin Tan
May 24, 20228 min read
The Australia Federal Election 2022 and What It Means For Migrants
The Results Are In! Australia just had its federal election and the Liberal-National Coalition party (the Coalition) who has been in...
Justin Tan
May 22, 20223 min read
Welcome to The Second Class Collective
And so, it begins. The...Second Class...Collective? But why? The term 'Second Class' is often used as a derogatory description of a group...
Justin Tan
May 19, 20225 min read
How To Prepare For An Interview Like A Pro
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Second Class Collective is holding an online interview preparation workshop on 20 July 2022. RSVP to join the workshop...
Justin Tan
May 16, 20227 min read
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