LETSON, Rebecca (nee Warnecke)

Degree

Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement) / Bachelor of Management

Graduation year

2000

Current position

Project Officer

Employer

Neurosurgical Society of Australasia

What are some of your career highlights?

Executive Officer - Australia and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons

Membership Administration Officer - Geelong Football Club

Marketing Communications Officer - Baseball Victoria

Describe the most enjoyable and challenging aspects of your job

• Assisting surgeons and trainees make a difference in people's lives
• Organising conferences and events
• Travel and experiencing new places
• Juggling work and family life
  

What are your strongest memories while you were studying at the University of Ballarat?

• The Fieldwork Program - it's the best way to ensure a job after graduation
• The lecturers were all approachable
• The strong sense of community both on campus and in town
• Being known as "Trackies", the PE Society and the PE balls

Do you have any advice about life after study to pass on to current students?

• Always give 100%. If you're not giving 100%, you're in the wrong job and maybe even the wrong industry
• The learning never stops, however the number of group assignments reduces.
• It's not the piece of paper you get, it's how you use your experiences and how you development networks that gets you where you want to be
• Always remember to give something back in the form of volunteering, be it within sport or some other area of interest to you.