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title: Meet Weployee of the Week, Kat Kohler
description: Learn more about Canadian creative Kat - just one example of the kind of global talent you can access via the Weploy talent pool.
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# [Meet Weployee of the Week, Kat Kohler](https://www.weployapp.com/weployee/blog/weployee-of-the-week-kat-kohler)

 Written by [Sara](https://www.weployapp.com/weployee/blog/author/sara) | Feb 21, 2019 3:21:21 AM

**What was your first job:**

My first job was working for a summer english second language teacher at a camp at high school. I got to paid to hang out with other kids and have great conversations so that was awesome.

**What was your best job:**

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago when I worked on the David Bowie exhibition.

**Who or What was the biggest influence in your career:**

Probably the field Museum in Chicago. When I was a kid we would go every month to see the replica of the Egyptian tombs. I think being around people at that age in such an experiential environment was just amazing and really transformative.

**What would your ideal job be?**

To be honest I’m not sure at this stage. I would choose something that requires regular travel, involves art and aligns closely with community organisations.

**If you could have one super-human power what would it be?**

Teleportation would be pretty cool.

**What’s your guilty pleasure?**

Trashy television. I’m going to be honest here I was fascinated by Sophie Monk season of The Bachelorette. She was the peak for me! 

**Do you have any other skills or talents others don’t really know about?**

I did a production in high school of High School Musical. I thought at one point that I wanted to be an actress.... but I ruined all chances of that.

**Name a few of your daily habits?**

Coffee is number 1! Catching up on news in Chicago, watching ABC in the morning, and walking.

**What publications do you regularly read?** I love [Artshub](https://www.artshub.com.au/) and [Vault](http://vaultart.com.au/).

**Can you tell me a little bit about the challenges you’ve faced trying to find employment?**

It's a challenging market here in Australia. People are always looking for five years experience as a basic requirement, and treat entry-level positions as if they are highly specialised positions. There just seems to be so much competition. One of the toughest experiences I had was that I applied to a job within state government in multicultural affairs - I completely wasn’t prepared for a group interview.  I remember applying for a Japanese retail position. I thought I had been really successful - we had a great conversation, I spoke a bit of Japanese. But it took them months to get back to me that my application was unsuccessful. Some of these experiences are only natural - but it can be a bit of a disheartening experience when you don’t get any specific feedback.

**Did Weploy change your situation significantly? If so can you tell me two ways it has helped further your career path?**

My first placement at the [Startup Grind](https://www.startupgrind.com/apac) conference allowed me to utilise my skills in event production, social media and community management. It was really a great way to strengthen my problem solving and people management skills as well. I started the position as a Social Media Assistant, but eventually took on the role as a volunteer Manager, so I was managing a team of over 10 people who were volunteering the event, covering the front of house work, managing ticketing systems and all the event platforms.

**Do you feel that opportunities through Weploy changed your perspective?**

It has changed my perspective because of the level of flexibility I get. It also gives you the experience of security as an individual and it’s less stressful than continuously having to search for new opportunities.

**What made you try Weploy?**

I loved the idea of being able work across disciplines and utilise different skills. Whereas in a typical recruitment agency, they won’t ever consider you for different experiences. Down the traditional path of recruitment, you can really be taken advantage of, I remember there in the past I’ve heard about them messing with the payscale and things like that. Weploy is really different because it’s super transparent.

**What was the biggest surprise using Weploy?**

How much work is out there, and how much opportunity there really is!

**What's the best thing about Weploy?**

It’s given me more time to spend with family and friends. For instance, I was able to go on leave and travel around seeing some of Australia for a few weeks which was an amazing experience.

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