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Kamogelo Thabana

Year of Graduation: 2024
Qualification(s): BA Media Communications and Culture

| What company/organization do you work for now? What is
your job title?
I work for the Engagement Office as a Media and Communications
assistant.
| How did you become interested in your field?
I have always been interested in anything that has to do with being creative and designing stuff, and the interest
grew even more through visual communications, which is a module I was doing in my undergraduate.
| What skills or knowledge did you learn throughout university that you found most useful in your career?
As a Media and Communications assistant in the Engagement Office, I am putting all the theory and knowledge
that I learned in my visual communications and design module into practice, which is very useful because now
I get to have a real-life experience and understanding of why it was important to learn what I learned in my
undergraduate degree.
| What extracurricular activities did you participate in?
I participated in the green society that was all about sustainability and taking care of our land and environment
and encouraging healthy and environmentally friendly practices.
| How did your involvement in these activities help you in your post-university paths?
This participation made me realize the importance of preserving our environment because Earth is the only
home we have, and making it sustainable for future generational use.
| How relevant is your degree to your current role?
My degree matches my current role completely because all that I have studied and majored in through my
degree is just the practical version of all the theory I have studied.
| What do you enjoy most about your current career position?
I enjoy getting to work with other colleagues and learning new things each day about the Engagement Office
and the relationships that it has with other departments in the University.
| What have been the biggest challenges in your career?
One of my biggest challenges has been adjusting to other roles and responsibilities beyond the position or
title of my work, meaning that there are new things to learn each day which may be things you have never done
before, and this can be challenging to do while meeting a tight deadline.
| Based on what you know now, would you pick the same career path?
Yes, I would still pick the same career. I love my job a lot and all the challenges that come with it because I
believe this is all a learning journey and making me a better and stronger person for this career path.
| What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishments (both personally and professionally)?
I would say my greatest accomplishment is being able to have this job opportunity just a few weeks after
graduating, while still pursuing my studies further. I feel that the independence this current role has given me is
such a great accomplishment for me.

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