Thursday May 11, 2023
Oliver Wong – How to develop confidence and build your professional ’character’. New Grad Series Part7
This week I spoke to new graduate physiotherapist Oliver Wong about his experiences transitioning from university to working life, how to develop confidence and develop your professional ‘character’ and why he thinks a career brainstorm is better than a career plan.
Thanks Oli for a great conversation. If you found this episode helpful, please follow Physio Foundations in your favourite podcast episode on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram @PerratonPhysio
In this episode
0:00 About this episode, welcome Oli
2:59 About Oli – background, interests and transition to working life
5:00 How are you finding working as a physiotherapist? Is it what you expected?
6:20 Changing perspectives – learning more about the profession, physiotherapy is more than elite sport
9:20 Parts of the job that a first-year physiotherapy student may not know about yet? The complexity and considering ‘what’s next?’ The importance of general knowledge, even when specialising
12:00 The importance of having a thirst for knowledge and creating options for yourself
15:50 Having a career brainstorm rather than a career plan – a useful approach for the new grad years. Adding variation to your career planning
18:25 Making yourself available for opportunities
20:50 Social media isn’t for professional development
22:30 Attending conferences
24:30 The most important foundational knowledge and skills for a physiotherapist
29:40 Tips for developing your patient communication skills while you’re still in university
33:35 Communicating with confidence – communicating with patients and other professionals, developing your professional persona
39:34 Stepping into your authentic professional character. Develop the clinician version of you.
43:06 Advice for students for your careers ahead – the importance of developing good habits
This is a discussion aimed at health professionals and health professional students. Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition.
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