Season 2, Episode 2: Nick La, Co-Founder of Weploy Group

You could have a lot of talent and experience but still be ignored — because your experience might not be seen as relevant, or just because your name or your cultural background might not be something that a recruiter is familiar with.  Nick La, for example, couldn't get a job when he returned to Melbourne from Hong Kong. Too qualified, they said. Not enough local experience. So to help others, he built Weploy — a recruitment platform that strips out names, ages, and genders so employers actually hire for talent. One of their first candidates was a woman who had been running a billion-dollar portfolio. She applied directly to a Melbourne company. They passed. She then went through Weploy and was placed immediately at the same company. The line manager at that company called Nick La within thirty minutes: "Where did you find her?" he asked, not realising he already had her from a previous application.  In this episode, Nick talks about building from nothing, pitching across a stranger on a nine-hour flight, and what he's learned now as he backs other founders. Making It in Melbourne is produced by the City of Melbourne with technical and research assistance from RMIT School of Media and Communication.