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Graduate Pathway Story by Resident Member Neharika Bajracharya
Neharika’s first day in Melbourne in 2019, enjoying hot coffee in Melbourne’s crisp.
Neharika was a resident at Graduate House during the pandemic. She recently graduated with a Masters in Accounting and Finance from The University of Melbourne , and is now working as a graduate internal auditor at HLB Mann Judd, a chartered accounting firm based in Melbourne. Here we learn a little more about Neharika’s ‘graduate pathway’ story. What was your educational background? What did you study at university and why did you choose this course? I was born and brought up in Nepal, however, I completed my tertiary education overseas, graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Bangalore, India. For my Masters, I always saw myself moving to Australia, where choosing The University of Melbourne was very easy, given its reputation and ranking for accounting in the world (ranks 16th). The university experience I gained here has been a life
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changing one, and I will always look back on it fondly. I cultivated lifelong friendships during my time at university, and learned resilience during the pandemic in Melbourne. I’ve always had a keen interest in understanding various financial and accounting principles and exposure to auditing during my Masters made me realise my passion for the subject, therefore I started my career as an internal auditor. I look forward to seeing how my career journey unfolds! What did you learn during your tertiary education – not just academically, but what ideas did you form and what perceptions? Did any of your views change significantly when you went to university? My Masters degree has been one of the most important phases of my life, not only because of how crucial this degree is to my career, but mainly because
