Commonwealth Games role helped Amy Cundy decide on her career path
A role at the Commonwealth Games gave this worker the ‘kick up the bum professionally’ she needed to help decide what she wanted to with her life.
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AMY Cundy says getting a Commonwealth Games gig and helping run the Gold Coast’s biggest event opened her eyes to what she wanted to do in life.
Ms Cundy, 22, one of 1500 staff employed by the Games organising committee (GOLDOC), had a paid role as the Games mountain bike and track cycling administration assistant.
“I had a lot of admin experience and am a cyclist myself but wasn’t racing at the time,” she said.
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“I thought I can use my sport knowledge for a job, this is awesome and I was looking for a new challenge professionally.”
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Ms Cundy was working with the Games sport competition manager in everything from athlete services to volunteer management and the sports operations.
She helped run the mountain bike and track cycling event with a team of five.
“It turned out to be the best experience ever,” she said.
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“It got me out of my shell as a person and I learnt so much about people management, networking, I gave my first big presentation and managed my first team of people there.
“It was a bit of a kick up the bum professionally.”
Since the Games, she has started a business degree at Griffith University and will major in sports or event management.
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“Part of working at the Commonwealth Games showed me what I wanted my career path to be,” she said.
Ms Cundy has also travelled to Glasgow and held a similar role for the cycling event at the European Championships last August.
As an avid cyclist Ms Cundy said she’s glad to see the legacy the Games has left with the mountain bike trails at Nerang and the velodrome in Brisbane.
“We’ll be reaping the rewards for years,” she said.
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