#337: How Dante beat 99% of Grads to land his dream job at Cricket Australia

Meet Dante McDonald, the Customer Experience Operations Coordinator at Cricket Australia.

In this episode, we follow Dante’s journey with SportsGrad and how he was able to get a job at Cricket Australia in only 16 days and another one only a couple months later.

We breakdown how he joined SportsGrad and the connections he made with some of SportsGrad’s South Australian members to get work at the Adelaide Lightning and the Adelaide Crows. We also discuss his current role at Cricket Australia and what he’s been up to at the Ashes in Perth.

So if you're looking for a job at Cricket Australia, Dante shares what interview questions to expect and gives advice about posting on LinkedIn.

If you want to chat with Dante, connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dante-mcdonald/

We cover:

(05:16) - Interview begins

(06:47) - Quickfire Questions

(07:55) - Interview Process with Cricket Australia

(14:01) - How Dante joined SportsGrad

(22:33) - Lessons from the SportsGrad Method Program that helped Dante

(24:36) - LinkedIn advice

(27:56) - How Dante joined Cricket Australia/How Reuben shortlists SportsGrad Members

(32:49) - Dante’s thought process moving from Adelaide to Melbourne

(40:43) - Dante’s time as Partnerships Coordinator at Cricket Australia

(46:13) - Dante’s career switch at Cricket Australia

(53:35) - Dante’s role as Customer Experience Operations Coordinator at Cricket Australia

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Big thanks to Deakin University for making this episode possible. Check out their Master of Sport Management, ranked #1 in Australia.

Thanks for listening, much love!

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