<p><em>Meet Dante McDonald, the Customer Experience Operations Coordinator at Cricket Australia.</em></p><br><p><em>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.</em></p><br><p><em>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.</em></p><br><p><em>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.</em></p><br><p><em>If you want to chat with Dante, connect with him on LinkedIn: </em><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dante-mcdonald/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://www.linkedin.com/in/dante-mcdonald/</em></a></p><br><p><em>We cover:</em></p><br><p><em>(05:16) - Interview begins</em></p><br><p><em>(06:47) - Quickfire Questions</em></p><br><p><em>(07:55) - Interview Process with Cricket Australia</em></p><br><p><em>(14:01) - How Dante joined SportsGrad</em></p><br><p><em>(22:33) - Lessons from the SportsGrad Method Program that helped Dante</em></p><br><p><em>(24:36) - LinkedIn advice</em></p><br><p><em>(27:56) - How Dante joined Cricket Australia/How Reuben shortlists SportsGrad Members</em></p><br><p><em>(32:49) - Dante’s thought process moving from Adelaide to Melbourne</em></p><br><p><em>(40:43) - Dante’s time as Partnerships Coordinator at Cricket Australia</em></p><br><p><em>(46:13) - Dante’s career switch at Cricket Australia</em></p><br><p><em>(53:35) - Dante’s role as Customer Experience Operations Coordinator at Cricket Australia</em></p><br><p><em>If you like this ep, give these a go next: </em></p><br><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jjq9DMUfSlRh5Damy3Ssk?si=f3e0090e3ab64bb4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#333: Managing Partnerships for the Nike Melbourne Marathon at IMG with Clayton Henderson</a></p><br><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2TQpYDzZYuGwNR0xRetPiq?si=74199c238f6f484f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#265: From Westpac to the Adelaide Crows FC in 29 days with Community Engagement Manager, Parth Suri</a></p><br><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nbbURrbaOfipD4bMvk32L?si=7d7f03e987bb4ba6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#309: How I landed my dream job at Cricket Australia | Reuben Williams, Founder of SportsGrad</a></p><br><p><em>Want a job in sport? </em><a href="http://www.sportsgrad.com.au/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Click here.</em></a></p><br><p><em>Follow SportsGrad on socials: </em><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/sportsgrad/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>LinkedIn</em></a><em> | </em><a href="http://www.instagram.com/sportsgrad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Instagram</em></a><em> | </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sportsgrad_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>TikTok</em></a></p><p><em>Follow Reuben on socials: </em><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reubenjw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>LinkedIn</em></a><em> | </em><a href="http://www.instagram.com/reubenjwilliams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Instagram</em></a><em> | </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@reubenjwilliams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>TikTok</em></a></p><br><p><em>Big thanks to Deakin University for making this episode possible. Check out their Master of Sport Management, ranked #1 in Australia.</em></p><br><p><em>Thanks for listening, much love!</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>