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Get an Un-Real Job

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Hello and welcome to Get an Unreal Job! I’m Erica Drewsen, a teacher at Carroll College in beautiful Broulee on the south coast of New South Wales. The idea for this podcast came from my 25 years in schools, where I’ve learned that life beyond the four walls of the classroom can be thrilling — and sometimes a little daunting. When we’re young, we dream big. But by the time we’re teenagers, those dreams can start to fade. So I asked my students to name two things: a “real” job — something familiar and achievable — and an “unreal” job, their ultimate dream role. What I discovered is that our tee...

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Episode 2 - Performer 11.11.2025 50:33

Welcome back to Get an Unreal Job. You’re listening to Get an Un‑Real Job — I’m Erica — and today’s episode kicks off with a brilliant young guest: Isla. She’s in Year Eight, a huge fan of music and English, and right now she’s devouring the Divergent series because she’s been into dystopian reads like The Hunger Games. Isla isn’t just a music lover — she’s a performer. She’s been in school shows...

Episode 6 - Station Manager 11.11.2025 40:25

Welcome to Get an Un-real Job — I’m Erica. Today’s guest is Jimmy. He’s 13, in Year 7, and lives in Moruya on the South Coast. He told me his favourite subject this year is humanities (HUMS) because he’s got a great teacher — Mrs Drewsen — and he’s a bit of a country kid at heart. When I asked Jimmy what he wants to be, he picked “butcher” — mostly because he saw it on my survey as an example and...

Episode 5 - Sportsperson 11.11.2025 41:18

Welcome back to Get an Un‑Real Job — I’m Erica. This podcast is all about dreaming big and finding the pathways to the jobs you love. Today we meet Maddie, a Year 7 student from Carrol College who lives in a very busy house with three dogs and two cats. Her backyard might be tiny, but she’s full of big ideas: her “real” dream job is to be an architect — she loves drawing and designing — and her ul...

Episode 4 - Songwriter 11.11.2025 36:16

Welcome to Get An Un-Real Job — I’m Erica. This is the show where we sit down with students chasing their dream, the jobs they’d do if nothing held them back. Today I’m with Jude. Hey Jude — thanks for being here. Jude’s 18, originally from Wagga, moved up here in 2023 and is now in Batemans Bay. By day he works at Sombreros, and in every spare minute he’s making music — writing, rapping and perfo...

Episode 3 - Restaurateur 11.11.2025 51:54

Welcome to Get an Un‑Real Job — I’m Erica. Today we’re talking to Beau, a Year 12 student at Carroll College who’s already turning his VET training into real momentum. Beau’s finishing his Cert II in Hospitality and has just been named the NSW Training Awards VET Student of the Year for the Illawarra and South Coast. He even made it to the state interviews in Sydney — not a finalist this year, but...

Episode 1 - Influencer 11.11.2025 36:35

Episode 1 – Introduction In this first episode of Get an Unreal Job, I sit down with Elsie, a Year 9 student at Carroll College. Elsie recently performed in the school’s production of We Will Rock You and is already thinking about her future career. For her “real job,” she sees herself as a primary school teacher because of her love of working with young children and her experience in youth minist...