Anirudh Goel 

International travel consultant, Student Flights, Melbourne

Certificate III in Tourism (International Retail Travel Sales)

Anirudh Goel describes his first job after graduating from William Angliss Institute as "exactly what I wanted" and says that he couldn't have asked for a better company to start off with. Anirudh works as an international travel consultant at a busy Student Flight Centre office in Swanston Street Melbourne. His role involves selling everything from flights to tours, visas and accommodation. "Anywhere in the world people want to go, we do it for them," he says.   "It's a very busy job and every day I'm learning new things, not just from my own experience, but from customers I talk to."

Landing the job at Student Flight Centre meant excelling in a gruelling interview which lasted more than two hours. Coaching from the Angliss Travel staff at William Angliss Institute staff gave him confidence and good preparation. Anirudh says the support and industry knowledge of his teachers at William Angliss Institute really helped him secure and cope in his current role.

Practical skills such as understanding all three booking systems used in the industry and understanding the realities of working in the highly competitive world of travel also gave him an edge.

"The teachers didn't just teach us the course content," he says. "They were also telling us how the industry operates, how we should react when we go for job interviews, how we should sell things, and how we should approach customers."

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