Industry Talks (Turning Passion into Careers, plus Asking the Right Questions With Mainfreight )

Join us for Industry Talks, where Mainfreight's guest speakers will offer invaluable insights and practical advice on career development.

Discuss the art of mastering the often-overlooked final segment of interviews—"do you have any questions for us?"— Join Mainfreight in exploring best practices for standout inquiries and genuinely engaging with employers within your interviews. Continuing to provide strategies on how to uncover and understand an organisation's philosophy.

Mainfreight will also be sharing their best advice on how to transform your studies into a passion-driven career, that aligns with your values, interests and strengths.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your professional journey. Register now and learn the secrets to help towards your professional goals.

Guest speakers:

Alex Luke

Alex Luke is the Sales Manager of Mainfreight Transport, Brisbane. An Alumni of University of Queensland, he joined Mainfreight’s Graduate Program in 2020 following his studies in International Business & Hospitality Management.

Beginning in our operations, he learned the business from the ground up before joining our Commercial & Sales team in Chemcouriers, a Dangerous Goods movement subsidiary. In his career pathway he has developed a strong expertise in the soft skills of business such as relationship building and negotiation.

Throughout the previous 3 years with Mainfreight he has seen an upward trajectory as part of our ‘promote-from-within’ philosophy, now taking on the management of a larger sales team across Brisbane.

Liam Fraser 

Liam Fraser is the Sales Manager of Mainfreight Airfreight, Brisbane. An Alumni of University of Queensland who studied Chemical Engineering & Science (Chemistry), Liam began work casually with Mainfreight during high-school in our Warehousing team. He transitioned into Airfreight forwarding as COVID-19 began. This was the start of his passion of problem solving: project work of importing vaccines and test-kits from China, re-exporting movements to New Zealand and controlling temperature-sensitive freight throughout the pandemic. Following this experience, he now seems himself as a ‘Supply Chain Consultant’ within our business rather than a ‘Sales Rep’, working to solve the problems of a number of international customers and support their supply chain efforts.

What can I expect during this session?

• Receive insights from industry and develop new strategies
• Grow your connections by networking with industry and peers
• Have the opportunity to ask questions that will benefit your career development

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