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ATP Stories: Will Fan – Quarter Life Crisis
Category: Business
Duration: 00:53:22
Publish Date: 2018-03-09 06:02:38
Description:

Podcast highlights:

  • 07:15 How does a company in Shanghai recruit in Australia? How do global companies like Tesla break into China? Traditional career services at University vs the global needs of the workplace
  • 15:00 University degrees are becoming less useful over time. What does that mean for both graduates and recruiters?
  • 49:12 Asia has so many options is there ever a risk of being 'Asia-ed out'?

Podcast notes:

  • 00:05 Introduction to ATP Stories with Will Fan, CEO and Co-Founder of QLC
  • 01:30 The genesis of QLC: Quarter Life Crisis
  • 04:20 How QLC enables you to try out new careers and experiences without quitting your day job
  • 07:15 How does a company in Shanghai recruit in Australia? How do global companies like Tesla break into China? Traditional career services at University vs the global needs of the workplace
  • 09:15 Young professionals who want to mentor and pay it forward
  • 13:18 The QLC curriculum and how it is constantly evolving
  • 15:00 University degrees are becoming less useful over time. What does that mean for both graduates and recruiters?
  • 18:41 Will's experiences of remote working and the role of technology in it
  • 21:45 What does QLC teach people about remote working and time management?
  • 24:00 The move from Australia to Singapore and subsequently to China
  • 27:48 Fundraising for QLC in China versus in Singapore
  • 30:03 Macrotrend of people from multicultural backgrounds moving abroad
  • 35:55 The status of QLC as a company, fundraising and plans for 2018
  • 37:35 A breakdown of the QLC team; sales, products and operations
  • 41:38 Money is a commodity, but does it matter where it comes from?
  • 44:50 How long did it take to fundraise for QLC?
  • 47:20 Plans for 2018: Moving to UK or certain parts of Europe, further expansions in education and different archetypes
  • 49:12 Asia has so many options is there ever a risk of being 'Asia-ed out'?
  • 53:00 Catch up with Will again in a few months for an update on how 2018 is going
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