Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Jobs & Internships; While Studying and After Graduation

Jobs & Internships

To get you started in the job and career seeking mood have a read of these articles:
Tips for Graduates
Strobe Talbott - Journalism to State Department Diplomat
Melissa's Career 

 Also give the FB page Youth Opportunities for Leadership Involvement and Develop Aus a like to keep updated

And don't forget to visit the Careers centre at USYD for internship applications and other advice

While studying

Internships: 

Enactus USYD
A USYD based group offering students from any degree and any year an opportunity to work on social justice programs during the summer holiday period
Apply October
http://www.sydneyenactus.org/recruitment/internship

 Deloitte
An international advisory firm, offers short term programs and an internship to penultimate year students
http://www2.deloitte.com/au/en/careers/life-at-deloitte.html
http://www2.deloitte.com/au/en/pages/careers/articles/summer-vacation-program-careers.html


 Westpac
Offering internships to penultimate year students from any degree with an interest in finance or working in the banking sector 
http://graduates.westpacgroup.com.au/internships/

 Commonwealth Bank
Offering internships to penultimate year students from any degree with an interest in finance or working in the banking sector 
https://www.commbank.com.au/about-us/careers/graduate-recruitment-program.html

 Young Australians in International Affairs
Brief - These guys will keep you updated on graduate and undergraduate opportunities applicable to our expertise, as well as occasionally offering positions to work with them - definitely worth following
https://www.facebook.com/youngaustraliansininternationalaffairs

 ABC  
The News Cadetship program offers a number of positions, where the successful applicants are offered a one-year training contract and will be trained as journalists for radio, television and online news
http://www.abc.net.au/careers/cadetshipsandworkexperience/

The Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) 
http://volunteering.scopeglobal.com/apply-now/early-career-opportunities?lockEco=true

A very handy website: 
http://studentinternships.com.au/deadlines

 *In the next few years INGS should be offering degree specific and organised internships to students

Jobs:

- O-Week Jobs;
Access Card Services, Promotions roles
Keep an eye out around early November-January

- Ethicaljobs
Website that posts 'ethical job' advertisements - a good place to look
ethicaljobs.com.au

Graduate

It's best to start looking the year before you graduate for positions to apply for

Common areas pursued by INGS graduates: 
  • Government Departments (e.g DFAT)
  • Public sector 
  • Politics 
  • Journalism 
  • NGO's and IO's (e.g UN) 
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