LinkedIn has teamed up with radio personality Mitch Churi on a new campaign, Gutsy Moves, aimed at encouraging Australian professionals to be brave and explore their job potential in 2025.
Churi hit the streets to talk to Sydneysiders about what’s stopping them from chasing their dream job, and challenged some of them to a game of Truth or Dare and taking the next Gutsy Move in their career journey.
New research from the platform revealed nearly 3 in 5 (59%) Australians say they will look for a new job in 2025 – meaning it’s likely that professionals are looking to make gutsy moves in their careers this year.
Churi hit the streets to talk to Sydneysiders about what’s stopping them from chasing their dream job.
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Churi said: “We Aussies are proud of our ‘can do’ spirit, but sometimes we get stuck when it comes to our career. Getting out on the streets and chatting to so many professionals in different stages of their career was really insightful.
“I think what resonated with me the most was learning to trust your gut. Gutsy moves can turn out to be extremely rewarding – the world is your oyster, people!”
Cayla Dengate, LinkedIn career expert, said: “LinkedIn’s data has shown that nearly 3 in 5 (59%) Australians will look for a new job in 2025. Furthermore, our Jobs on the Rise list highlights emerging opportunities that job seekers might not have considered before like travel specialist or sommelier.
“Through this campaign, we want to start an important conversation with Aussie professionals about their aspirations, and inspire them to boldly pursue the next step in their career.”
Churi: ‘I think what resonated with me the most was learning to trust your gut. Gutsy moves can turn out to be extremely rewarding – the world is your oyster, people!’
Churi on his career journey
Churi, recently spoke to Mediaweek and revealed he was originally “shocked” by the decision to making his role with ARN redundant, but has since made peace with it.
“The way I work is I move on quickly. I do it with breakups, and I do it with, evidently, redundancies,” he said. “I immediately start thinking, how do I make this work?”.
It didn’t take Churi long to ‘make it work’ to his advantage. Since leaving ARN, he’s already wrapped up a plum hosting gig on Nova, that saw him host a national breakfast show while its regular programs were on break. While it was only one show, Churi said that was all it took to remind him how much he loved and missed live radio.
Churi: ‘Getting out on the streets and chatting to so many professionals in different stages of their career was really insightful.’