#39 Alex Ribeiro - HR Delivery Partner / Curiosity is key / Cristiano Ronaldo (Pecking Order) / Wise perspective on life

I'm your host Gary Nowak and today I had so much fun with my wise beyond his years guest Alex RibeiroCareer OverviewKFC for over 6 years and started at the age of 14Commonwealth Bank for a yearGrad program @ Telstra for over 4 years with positions in: Human Resources delivery partner role Transformation and people business consultant Senior change & Implementation consultantBachelor degree in Business / commerce from University of Technology Sydney HighlightsKFC job taught him early about Customer service Parents:Parents were major influencer Brought a strong Work ethicImmigrated from PortugalGrad program Great australian Telco companyAssessment process Nothing to lose Take a lot away Learning opportunity Try to be yourself Treat this like meeting a new house mate Show up with your best foot forward Other applicants had a lot of pressure on them HR being a deliberate career choiceApplying for 3 grad programs vs others applying for 50Loves building relationships, working in a team, impacting those around himOver indexing onCollaborationListeningLearning from your peers Building relationshipsHelp me understand your part of the businessFinite timeline where you can use the "newbie" cardGiving people the benefit of the doubtMost people are happy to connectBeing comfortable with NOT knowing something, which gives him the opportunity to learnCuriosity is keyThe pecking order in the Ribeiro Household with kids third and jesus secondLoves getting feedback and coaching, it's getting information to make future decsionsAdviceAlways work hardDo what you enjoy, not what others want you to do Bigger Influencer in his career Mom or Rinaldo (tough call)Nearly losing $50,000 failing big and failing early (great for his career)Dealing with people losing their jobs at this stage of his careerSuccess isn't a set career plan or destination at this point in timeFinally what he would do with $100 and $1000, the guy is a giver  When the stars aligned within the HR groupWant to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!