Success Stories

Read about some of the fantastic connections that some of our students and businesses have made.

Success Story: An Inspiration for Women in IT

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Dhanya Himaja first heard about Ribit when she was studying to complete her Masters in IT at Macquarie University. A talented international student, she joined Ribit’s community because despite her impressive credentials and experience, she was struggling to find part-time work in Australia that was relevant to her studies. In Ribit’s latest success story, Himaja …

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Success Story: International student rising star in cybersecurity

Breaking News Update: Amith Raj, Master of IT Graduate Majoring in Cybersecurity Awarded Global Talent Permanent Visa. The Department of Home Affairs pilot program “Global Talent Independent Program” is resourced with Global Talent Officers all around the world whose role it is to headhunt talent. Once such Officer reached out to Amith on LinkedIn to …

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10+1 things to know about Jemma Lang – Ribit Student Intern

We’ve been really lucky to have some terrific students work with us at ribit, who have gone on to roles with organisations like Atlassian, Google, EY, CBA, Amazon, Accelo and Airthings. Jemma Lang is a ribit intern with a big future. This WonderGal from UNSW has impressed everyone with her ability to problem-solve and handle …

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Brad’s top 5 tips for startups moving to work remotely during COVID-19

Brad Lorge, CEO Premonition.io

With so many big corporates moving staff to work from home, we wondered what are start-ups doing?  Given supply chains are so topical right now, we asked Brad Lorge, one of our good friends of Ribit, and CEO of fast-growing logistics company Premonition.io, how he has responded during this unforeseen pandemic. The 27 year-old is …

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Inspiring women to pursue a career in STEM

This year the theme for International Women’s Day is ‘Each for Equal’. On March 8 and all-year-round there is an increasing global focus on celebrating women’s achievements and increasing visibility while calling out inequality. At Ribit we are passionate about highlighting the benefits of inspiring women to explore education and careers in ESTEAM (Entrepreneurship, Science, …

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Case Study: Tessa Atkinson

Student triumph in the HealthTech startup space. Tessa Atkinson and Wanngi – UX/UI & Marketing  Just a year shy of graduating from a Bachelor of IT and Multimedia at Griffith University, self-confessed geek and social media enthusiast, Tessa Atkinson, attended Ribit’s Fishburners speed-networking event. Successfully, she secured herself a role with Brisbane-based medtech startup, Wanngi – …

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Mindhive Case Study

Mindhive is the world’s first crowdsourced consultancy platform. Founder Bruce Muirhead and his team used Ribit to find the right young talent to grow their business. Diversity of thought is vital for success in today’s disruptive landscape and integral to the Mindhive value proposition. So naturally, the choice to hire students through Ribit was an …

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Internships take this engineering student to a whole new frequency

Arslan Nizami, Masters Electronic & Energy Engineering, at Griffith University. Student internships at Radspec, and Talentvine. It has been one year since international student Arslan Nizami graduated from Griffith University with a Masters Degree in Electronic and Energy Engineering and already it has been quite a ride. He is currently employed at Radspec in Brisbane as …

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