WIT 2021 Careers Guide by Women In Technology (WIT)

Contents Introduction ....................................... 3 Editor's Note ...........................................................................

School of Information Systems and Technology ................

School of Computer Science and Engineering ....................

Tech Ecosystem ................................. 10 Intro to IS, CS and SWE ......................................................... 11 Career Pathways .................................................................... 12 Career Opportunity Spotlights ............................................. 13 Industry Breakdown .............................................................. 24

Job Searching ..................................... 36 How to Build Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn ................ 37 Job Scouting ........................................................................... 39 Resumes .................................................................................. 41 Aptitude Test .......................................................................... 43 Behavioural and Situational Interviews ..............................

Phone and Video Interviews ................................................. 48 Technical Interview ............................................................... 51 Market-Sizing ........................................................................ 54 Assessment Centre ................................................................

Sponsor Opportunities ..................... 59 Opportunities for Pre-Penultimate Students ..................... 102 Opportunities for International Students ........................... 105

Exclusive Interviews ......................... 108 Haesun Shim .......................................................................... 109 Hailey Jung ............................................................................. 111 Tasnia Ahmed ........................................................................ 113 Dr Yenni Tim .......................................................................... 115

Acknowledgements ........................... 117

Introduction Editor's Note School of Information Systems and Technology School of Computer Science and Engineering

Editor's Note At WIT, we aim to provide diverse opportunities to help develop our student community’s professional and technical skills. Whether it’s personal, professional, academic or social, we encourage our members to become the best version of themselves.

We have a diverse range of disciplines at WIT, and tech is becoming a more diverse industry that is impacting our world for the better. Along with the excitement of the diverse and rapidly changing technology industry, knowing exactly what career within tech that you want to pursue can be difficult, and thus we present our 2021 WIT Careers Guide.

Our inaugural 2020 WIT Careers Guide set up our means of success, winning the 2020 People’s Choice Arc Club Design of the Year award, and receiving fantastic feedback from our student community on what they learnt, discovered, and were able to achieve.

In this year’s WIT Careers Guide we wanted to tackle common issues student’s face in developing their careers, and so we:

Break down a variety of industries and roles in tech, their jargon, growth projections, and opportunities, Show you how to ace a variety of interview processes including what to wear, sample questions, and succeeding in your interview, Present how to develop your personal brand, And showcase a variety of opportunities from our sponsors, whether you are a prepenultimate student, graduate, or international student.

Our Education team have put this Guide’s content together aiming to provide some of our best resources to help set you up for success throughout your career journey. I would like to thank our 2021 sponsors who have broken down their application processes, roles available, and skills they look for, as well as the School of Information Systems and Technology Management and the School of Computer Science and Engineering for their support in making the WIT Careers Guide as successful as possible. On behalf of the WIT Education Team, I hope this guide inspires the next steps in your professional development and career, giving you the confidence as well as resources to achieve your best.

Georgie Mansfield WIT Education Executive

School of Information Systems and Technology The School of Information Systems and Technology Management (ISTM), based within the UNSW Business School, is one of the oldest and largest information systems schools in Australia. In recent rankings from the Association for Information Systems (AIS), ISTM has ranked first in Australia, third in Asia-Pacific region, and fourth worldwide, partially because our degree programs have the highest entry standards nationally. Our high-quality academics deliver a range of Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degrees that incorporate current theory with practical experience from industry partners such as IBM, Deloitte, EY, IAG and PwC. Our programs equip students to respond to the evolving needs of industry in diverse areas, including business analytics, cyber security and agile software development. I am proud to highlight our School’s three accreditations from the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Australian Computer Society (ACS). EQUIS accreditation benchmarks business and management schools against international standards in terms of governance, programs, students, faculty, research, internationalisation, ethics, responsibility and sustainability, and corporate engagement. There are only 173 accredited institutions worldwide, including London Business School, INSEAD, and Peking University. AACSB is a member organisation that provides quality assurance, business education intelligence and professional services. Its accredited members are committed to making a difference, using diverse perspectives and a global mindset to inspire innovation and improve the quality of business education worldwide. The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has awarded professional level accreditation to ISTM’s Bachelor degrees (Commerce: Information Systems, and Information Systems including Co-Op, honours, and dual degrees), ensuring students are workplace-ready upon graduation.

Our School is committed to providing innovative instruction and conducting seminal research in partnership with industry. In 2016, we established the Digital Enablement Research Network (DERN). DERN connects an elite group of academics with industry partners in the Asia-Pacific region and globally to develop innovative solutions for practice-inspired research projects. DERN developed and utilises a “sandbox” approach to collaboration. The Sandbox Education Program is a platform to connect industry, educators and students, empowering them to co-create a career-focused learning experience through solving real-life challenges. This multi-award-winning program simulates a professional working environment by bringing in real-world scenarios into the classroom, creating a safe space for students to explore, collaborate and innovate.

In 2019, DERN won the AACSB-International Innovation That Inspire Award for a submission titled “UNSW Sandbox Method for Transformative Research” The Innovations That Inspire challenge invited members of AACSB’s Business Education Alliance to identify ways they are inspiring new approaches to thought leadership and increasing its impact through the co-creation of knowledge.

Our School is a collaborative and innovative environment for students, academics and industry partners to learn, disseminate knowledge and make a positive impact on society. We would love to welcome you to our team!

Professor Lemuria Carter, Head of School (2018-2021) School of Information Systems & Technology Management UNSW Business School, UNSW Sydney

School of Computer Science and Engineering Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) in the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW is one of the largest Schools of its kind in Australia with the greatest impact on society through our academic excellence in teaching, research, commercial and social engagement. Computer Science and Engineering is one of eight schools in the Faculty of Engineering in UNSW.

Our faculty ranks 1st for Engineering Faculty in Australia and 37th for Engineering Faculty in the World in 2020 QS World University Rankings. Under QS Rankings, Times Higher Education World University Rankings and Academic Ranking of World Universities, the disciplines within the Faculty of Engineering are consistently ranked in top place in subject rankings in Australia.

Our academic staff have research focus in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Image Computing, Data Knowledge, Embedded Systems, Networked Systems and Security, Human Centred Computing, Programming Languages and Compilers, Service Oriented Computing, Theoretical Computer Science and Trustworthy Systems.

CSE offers undergraduate programs in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Bioinformatics, as well as a number of combined degrees with other disciplines. CSE attracts excellent students who have an outstanding record in international competitions.

People join CSE for the opportunity to work with top-tier students and to join a community of scholars who support them to achieve their full potential. CSE attracts the brightest students as we offer the most technically challenging computing degrees in Australia. The challenges we present, ensure you our students reach their greatest potential and are ready to have a lasting impact on society.

CSE students take an active role in the creation of a vibrant student experience, with many student societies and are actively involved in teaching and learning opportunities within the school. We welcome you and look forward to seeing you around campus.

Prof. Aaron Quigley Head of School, Computer Science & Engineering

Tech Ecosystem Intro to IS, CS, and SE Career Pathways Career Opportunity Spotlights Industry Breakdown

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Introduction to

IS, CS & SWE Information Systems (IS) Information Systems functions as the bridge between the business and technical oriented teams in an organisation. A role in IS consists of learning how to design, develop, incorporate, and use technology in business operations. Hence, impacting a business’ information and communication technology (ICT), support operations, and decision-making. As a result, IS students will be required to understand on a high level, both the technical and business side of operations. The topics range and extend from business system analysis and design through to program development enterprise systems, cyber security, big data management and business intelligence.

Computer Science (CS)

Computer Science focuses on general programming techniques, algorithms and data transformation. CS has a theoretical and mathematical approach based in logic and can lead to specialisations in artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning or security. As there are so many electives/majors available, CS students can tailor their learning, based on skills with high demand and interest.

Software Engineering (SWE) Software Engineering has a greater emphasis on the entire development process, with strategies and practices, to help translate business requirements to a final consumer product. SWE courses highlight software testing, maintenance, project management, requirements and specifications. Despite their differences, both SWE and CS develop programming skills and often lead to the same opportunities.

CAREER

PATHWAYS Information Systems Studying Information Systems can lead to a multitude of career opportunities. Students graduate with both technical and advisory capabilities and can choose a career path that favours their interests and skill set. These include careers such as:

Technical Roles:

Consultant/Advisory Roles:

Data Analyst Information Systems Security Developer Information System/Information Technology Architect Product Manager

Business Analyst Business Process Manager Business Systems Analyst and Designer Management Consultant

Computer Science & Software Engineering Roles in both technical and consulting roles also open up in this area of study. A few of them include: Data Scientist Network Architect Systems Analyst UX/UI Designer

Software Engineer Front-end Back-end Full-stack

CAREER OPPORTUNITY SPOTLIGHTS Over the years, the revolution of emerging technologies and Big Data has enabled the technological landscape to significantly evolve across multiple industries. This has subsequently created many new job opportunities, for anyone who has a keen interest in pursuing a career within technology. Nowadays, the barriers to enter the tech job market are low and there are plenty of multidisciplinary roles available for everyone to apply, regardless of your prior education backgrounds.

The diverse career opportunities offered below extends beyond the prerequisites of acquiring a STEM degree from the Schools of IS, CS, and SE disciplines. There are also several vital careers such as Business Analysts, Consultants, and Designers which bridge the commercial and technical operations within a business. As such, these roles require a different scope of knowledge, including business acumen, designing skills, and managerial skills. To all students: there is no need to feel pressure or be intimidated about wanting to work in a technology enterprise, as the tech industry is open and inclusive to people from all academic backgrounds.

Project Managers Project Managers have a strategic managerial outlook on key client projects. They oversee assigned projects from start to finish and ensure the coordination and completion of projects are aligned with the allocated timeframe and budget scope. Project Managers will be the first direct point of contact to engage in frequent discussions with clients to structure the project deliverables, framework, and establish client expectations. By ensuring the compatibility of projects, Project Managers have to consolidate internal resources and third-party vendors for flawless execution of projects, essentially being the managerial lead to guide the project team members. To become a Project Manager, one must demonstrate a diversified portfolio of soft skills such as leadership, client-facing, and internal communication skills, multi-tasking, agile and flexible working style as well as an eye for detail.

Project Managers can work at companies such as:

CBA, VMware

Business Analyst Business Analysts review companys’ operations and structure, finding ways to streamline processes, increase revenue, and provide strategic advice. They liaise with the business and technical teams to ensure team accountability on tasks, troubleshoot communication problems, and improve the understanding of shared goals. Business Analysts summarise their technical understanding and communicate specialised information back to stakeholders concisely and in a way that can be easily understood. For example, a company has access to a new technology device but needs a Business Analyst’s help to incorporate it into their brand to reach users. To provide cost-effective solutions, the Business Analyst would research the device and analyse the market.

Business Analysts can work at companies such as:

Accenture, Amstelveen, CBA, Cochlear, Ernst & Young, FDM Group, Nine, PwC, VMware

Technical Consultant Consultants use their industry understanding and experience to offer their clients valuable advice. They work with the clients to understand the business context and their goals before devising a tailored strategy to help their clients attain their goals. In particular, Technical Consultants work with clients to maximise their use of technical opportunities by presenting digital strategies. These strategies look towards transforming the way they use technology which can improve business processes and reduce operational costs. Technical Consultants would assess the current situation, find and compare several strategies to match the client’s interest, and weigh the risks and values gained, before presenting their advice to their client. Technical Consultants can work at companies such as:

Accenture, Amstelveen, Appian, CBA, Cochlear, Ernst & Young, FDM Group, PwC, Telstra, VMware

Risk Consultant Risk Consultants are responsible for the oversight and management of corporate policies to ensure aligned adherence to government regulations. Risk Consultants will perform authority checks to ensure internal enterprise controls are functional, adequate, and in compliance with top management instructions, industry practices, and regulations. Risk Consultants will work with accounting, regulatory affairs, and audit departments to identify, monitor, and perform all-rounded risk assessments on the firm’s operational functions.

Financial Risk Analyst Financial Risk Analysts specialise in the niche of assessing financial risks such as credit risks, liquidity risks, market risks, operational risks, and legal risks which concern themselves with investments and operational expenditure. Financial Risk Analysts can look into working for accredited financial institutions like banks, private equity, and investment firms or take up consulting roles to rotate from business to business while evaluating potential risk factors. Financial Risk Analysts, by their job nature, are versatile and play a vital role in supporting the ground-up operational framework of many companies ranging from small to medium-large enterprises.

Risk Consultants and Financial Risk Analysts can work at companies such as:

Amstelveen (Consultant Only), Optiver (Analyst Only)

Data Analyst Data Analysts validate large quantities of data so that organisations can use their findings to make informed and strategic decisions regarding their business challenges. Their role involves developing and maintaining databases, data cleaning, analysis, and presenting results to stakeholders using data visualization tools. They should have a knowledge of coding, database design, data visualisation tools, and be able to use statistics to analyse datasets. As a Data Analyst, you can work in various industries such as insurance and mortgage companies which commonly rely on Data Analysts to evaluate risk through mathematical calculations. For example, a Data Analyst gathers incidence reports on a thousand drivers and transforms the data using equations to produce a pie chart categorizing the number of accidents by age.

Data Scientist Similarly, Data Scientists have all the skills of a Data Analyst, but unlike a Data Analyst, a Data Scientist has a strong focus on the computational element, so they would commonly use predictive modeling tools such as Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to draw insights from data. Data Scientists are data-driven individuals with high technical skills who are proficient in programming, SQL, machine learning techniques, statistical analysis, data mining, data wrangling, and cleaning. Data Scientists are able to ask the right questions to solve business problems and find solutions within the data. They often have understanding and proficiency in the following: Programming: Python, SQL, Scala, Java, R, MATLAB Data Visualisation: Tableau, SAS, D3.js, Python, Java, R Big Data Platforms: MongoDB, Oracle, Microsoft Azure, Cloudera Data Analysts and Scientists can work at companies such as:

Accenture, Airwallex (Analyst only), Canva, CBA, Cochlear, Ernst & Young (Analyst only), Eucalyptus (Analyst only), FDM Group, Nine, PwC (Analyst only), Quantium, Telstra, VMware A Data Analyst or Scientist role is more than just running computer statistics programs. It requires insight and understanding of what the numbers represent to produce trends and patterns.

Data Engineer Data Engineers are an integral component of Data Science, encompassing the massive fields of data alongside Data Scientists and Data Analysts to perform comprehensive analysis and produce actionable insights with the derived information. A Data Engineer is typically on the backend side, managing the technological infrastructure for front-end Data Scientists and Data Analysts to utilise exploratory data platforms. Data Engineers are concerned with ensuring the functionality of machine learning algorithms within data analytics tools and creating data pipelines in complex, resource-intensive data systems. Data Engineers can be found working in small teams comprised of other data professionals and are responsible for configuring data sources to the integration of analytical tools by constructing various data system architectures.

On top of possessing software architecture expertise and coding language skills such as Python, Java, R, Scala, C/C#, Data Engineers also need to develop a strong understanding of data science concepts and data analytical tools available, as well as hands-on experience with Extract Transform Load (ETL) tools for automated data consolidation, Business Intelligence tools for collection and processing of unstructured data, Hadoop, Kafka, and Machine Learning libraries. Data Engineers will also need to look into data and cloud warehouse management skills such as SQL/NoSQL, Oracle for constructing data storage. Data Engineers can work at companies such as:

Canva, Eucalyptus, CBA

User Interface (UI) Designer The user interface is the graphical layout of the display, consisting of buttons, text, images, sliders, and all items for interaction by users. A UI Designer cares about the user’s visual experience and is responsible for deciding what the application will look like and all points of interaction with the user. The role includes creating the colour scheme, designing button shapes, determining the screen layout, creating transitions, and monitoring every point of interaction between the user and the device. A UI designer firstly creates a wireframe of the product, which is where basic page layouts and interactions are developed before other elements of visual design are added. UI designers commonly utilise programs such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD and InVision studio to draw up high fidelity prototypes, which are interactive prototypes that simulate the intended system design and functionality (appearance and interactions).

User Experience (UX) Designer User Experience (UX) Designers can do everything a UI Designer does as well as conducting customer research, creating a persona, and design brief. They also ensure products are designed to make the user interaction experience intuitive and pleasing through testing and customer research. UX Designers research consumer behaviour, analyse customers’ thinking and actions, to learn what they need and want on a device or website. These insights are then used to create a user profile representing their target audience, to help them work collaboratively with designers and developers in making informed decisions on an intuitive layout, architecture, and user-friendly design. To create cutting-edge products consumers love, UX designers must be analytical and creative and stay updated on competitor products and industry trends. UI and UX designers can work at companies such as:

Accenture, Airwallex (UX only), Canva, CBA, Cochlear, Eucalyptus, FDM Group, PwC, VMware

Product Manager Product Managers guide the success of a product throughout its lifecycle, from the conceptual design to the finished product. They set the product strategy, lead a cross-functional team made up of product designers, engineers, and marketers, and also conduct frequent consumer research to find areas of improvement. Their responsibilities cover many business functions as they oversee product design, production, distribution, sales, and marketing. This role is great for someone who sees and understands the bigger picture with products, understands the technological makeup of products, and wants to be more involved with stakeholders, business strategy, and creative decision-making. Product Managers ensure product success at companies such as Atlassian that have Associate Product Manager Summer internship positions and graduate roles.

Product Designer Product Designers are the bridging connection between creating a product that meets the expectations of both business goals and enduser needs. Product Designers will adopt a wellversed approach to be an umbrella for both UI, UX Designers and maintain essential collaboration with them throughout the product development lifecycle.

Product Designers have to think strategically and overlook the design teams to ensure that the product usability extends towards addressing business objectives of conversion, retention, and growth, in turn positively impacting sales, marketing, and business development.

While Product Designers are required to possess the same level of deep understanding of end-users expectations as UX Designers, what differentiates is that Product Designers will go the extra mile to understand business goals, competitive landscape, and overall product vision. Product Managers and Designers can work at companies such as:

Accenture, Airwallex, CBA, Cochlear, Eucalyptus, FDM Group, Nine, PwC, VMware, Eucalyptus (Design Only), Telstra (Product and Service Design)

Software Engineer: Front-End Front-End Software Engineers are the intermediaries between the backend and the user, creating user-facing elements of websites that customers directly see and interact with. They commonly use languages such as HTML, CSS, and Javascript to implement layouts UI/UX designers envision as well as writing integration tests to ensure that user interactions are displayed and functioned correctly.

Software Engineer: Back-End On the contrary, back-end software engineers code, design, and create systems that run on the webserver and handle behind-the-scenes algorithms and logic. Their responsibilities include powering and providing data to the components front-end developers make, making sure there are no errors or bugs with programs, manipulating data, and ensuring cross-compatibility.

Software Engineer: Full-Stack A full-stack developer works on both sides, meaning they tackle projects involving databases, interfaces, and even working with clients during conceptual phases. Being full-stack doesn’t necessarily mean you must be a jack of all trades as many often focus on one side, but instead, that you are versatile and flexible in your skills.

In addition to being proficient in coding languages, all Software Engineers should be familiar with developer tools and version control (e.g. Git Version Control) as developers need to code collaboratively. Software Engineers (Front-End, Back-End, and Full-Stack) can work at companies such as:

Accenture, Airwallex, Canva, CBA, Cochlear, Eucalyptus, FDM Group, Google, Nine, Quantium, Telstra, VMware

DevOps Engineer A DevOps Engineer possesses a wealth of knowledge in automation tools to facilitate the integration of the technical project functions and resources across the product lifecycle, ranging from planning, building, testing, and deployment to support. Being a DevOps Engineer also commands a versatile portfolio of communication and coordination skills to ensure all project functions and responsibilities are integrated and successfully delivered to the client’s satisfaction. Several key responsibilities include understanding customer requirements and project KPIs, deploying IT infrastructures and process automation tools such as CI/CD Pipeline, incidence management, and root cause analysis, etc. The prerequisite skills to become a DevOps Engineer typically cover prior experiences or skills working with Linux infrastructures, Python, Java, and Rube coding languages, database management applications like MySQL, Mongo, troubleshooting, open-source and cloud technologies capabilities. DevOps Engineers also need to comply with established DevOps and Agile principles during the product development processes. DevOps Engineers can work at companies such as:

Canva, Eucalyptus, CBA

SysOps Engineer A SysOps Engineer administrates the cloud services and tasks pertaining to the software development processes. SysOps delivery model is based on ITIL (information technology infrastructure library). A SysOps Engineer is in charge of continuous system administration to manage all key responsibilities of IT operations such as Patch Management, Monitoring, Stress Management, Software Lifecycle Management, and Full Stack Management in a multiuser environment. Overall, SysOps Engineers work in teams in ensuring that backend system processes can function smoothly within an organization Currently, there is also a SysOps bundle of Amazon AWS professional certifications available for anyone who has a keen interest in gaining a broader understanding of system operations: AWS SysOps Administrator - Associate

SysOps Engineers can work at companies such as:

Canva, CBA

Security Engineer A Security Engineer focuses on the quality control of an IT infrastructure, ranging from designing, building, and defending scalable, secure, and robust systems to working on operational data centers and networks. Security Engineers are in charge of helping organizations to understand advanced cyber threats and deploying security protection strategies to protect sensitive data from intrusive networks. Key responsibilities include developing information security plans, detective opensource/third-party tools, firewalls installations, conducting periodic network scans and penetration testings, monitoring and investigations for security breaches, lead incident response. To become a Security Engineer, the technical skill set required has to come from specialised knowledge of anti-virus software protection tools, risk assessment tools, disaster recovery solutions, endpoint security solutions, and security compliance standards. There are also plenty of professional certifications to explore in becoming a certified security engineer such as: 1. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 2. CISA – Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) 3. CEH – Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) 4. CISM – Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) 5. ISSAP – Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP) 6. ISSEP – Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP) Security Engineers can work at companies such as:

Eucalyptus, CBA

Additional Job Scopes: Aside from the core job components, there are also a plethora of other specialised roles to explore in working at our sponsors’ companies like CBA, Optiver, VMWare, Appian, and Telstra. They are listed down below:

Machine Learning Engineer, Associate Architect, Cyber Security Advisor, Penetration Tester, Group Cyber Compliance Consultant, Cyber Intel Associate, Digital Forensic eDiscovery Analyst, Emerging Technology Analyst, Agile Analyst, Strategy Analyst, Change Analyst, Strategic Projects, Manager Operations, Change Management, Process Reengineering

Quantitative Trading, Performance Research, Quantitative Research

Inside Account Manager, Technical Account Manager, Client Solutions Graduate

Technical Support Engineer

Information & Cybersecurity, Network Engineering

Career Progression Across graduate roles at large technology companies, employers look for passionate and driven individuals as well as relevant experience. To build your industry experience, you could look at internships, joining a startup, or a university society to give you the opportunities to learn new programs and skills! Graduate positions give you the experience to work across multiple job roles before you decide which career path you wish to pursue.

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: TELECOMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications involves the usage of technology such as phones and computers in order to communicate and provide a service digitally. This industry is important to globalisation and branching an idea/product to a larger audience at a fast rate due to the fast nature of the technology in telecommunications. Most common devices associated with this industry are radio, telegraph, telephone, satellites and the internet.

Purpose: Telecommunications is used for a variety of purposes including telephone networks and radio broadcasting. Due to COVID19, there has been a rise of importance for telecommunications in order to bridge the gap in industries. This can be seen with healthcare, Eucalyptus has used the internet as a platform to market their products. People who work in the industry add value to the product they are selling, as well as, are innovative with how they communicate a service to be more convenient and accessible.

Growth projections: Mobile service revenue in Australia is projected to register a 3.7% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) increase by 2024.

Companies include:

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: TAX, ACCOUNTING & ASSURANCE This industry reviews financial documents or transactions. The industry also demands highly skilled professionals to provide auditing and assurance services. People in the profession report on the cash flows of businesses, as well as provide information about financial performance. It is also important to know some essential definitions regarding this industry. Tax is a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions. Accounting is the process of recording finances. Assurance refers to financial coverage that provides remuneration for an event that is certain to happen.

Purpose: Industry reviews services such as loans, contracts and financial websites. All the components of the industry aim to check the accuracy of financial statements and stop exploitations. This is essential so the business can run smoothly in compliance with the government as well as protect the business reflect on finances in order to assess the best approach to their methodologies. Examples of exploitations include fraud, misuse of funds and fraudulent activities done by businesses.

Growth projections: The market is expected to reach $735.94 billion in 2025 at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 6%.

Companies include:

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: RISK & STRATEGY Risk strategies is an essential industry that is concerned with dealing with unexpected risks that a business might face and tackling it with complex solutions. In order to deal with risks, there is an orderly process. Strategic risks are the risks of failing to achieve these business objectives. The first step is to make a plan, then decide how to handle each risk. Once that is done, the industry has to continue to monitor those risks and also be aware of new ones that may arise.

Purpose: Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing and controlling threats to an organization's capital and earnings. The industry is necessary in order to keep the business running due to several people/organisations that threaten other companies. People are not the only threat but also within the system and other competitors. Risk management is essential in order to prevent these risks happening in the first place to avoid damage to their company. These risks may include shifts in consumer demand and preferences. The industry also requires legal and regulatory change.

Growth projections: The global risk management market size was valued at $7.39 billion in 2019, and is projected to reach $28.87 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 18.7% from 2020 to 2027.

Companies include:

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: CONSUMER SERVICES Consumer services comprises several companies from food to retail. Their services are targeted at the consumer and reflect the demand of the market. Services can range from physical products and goods to more virtual experiences or services. Physical products can be seen with Eucalyptus, whereas services can be seen with EY. They both serve to better the consumer and provide something that was not available beforehand.

Purpose: In this forever changing environment, this industry is constantly shifting, yet, important as there is always consumers. People are the core of this industry as consumer services revolve around them. To be a consumer means to be a person who purchases services and goods for personal use. It is essential that the industry meets the requirements of their consumer in order to satisfy them with their service. Examples can include design softwares and maintenance technologies.

Growth projections: Each consumer service has a different growth projection reflecting the demand of the market. The global customer experience management is expected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 17.5% from 2021 to 2028.

Companies include:

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: CYBERSECURITY The cybersecurity industry is concerned with protecting the digital state of information either from a system or network. There are several branches of cybersecurity from those who try to attack their own company in order to find potential exploits to those who try to prevent attacks happening in the first place. The three major types of cybersecurity are Cloud, Network and Application. Cloud refers to data-storage, whereas, network refers to an interconnected system. Finally, application involves the data you use to run your business.

Purpose: Privacy and data can arguably be looked at as a commodity for which people can exploit. Hence, the purpose of this industry is to detect security threats before they occur, as well as, resolve issues as efficiently as possible when they bypass security. Types of threats include malware, phishing and trojans. Impacts of cybercrime includes being the second largest threat to Australia’s GDP, may experience multiple instances of cybercrime.

Growth projections: Forecasted to triple its revenue over the coming decade due to increased demand, as cybersecurity will continue to be an important component to any workplace. Rate of growth for jobs in information security is projected at 37% from 2012-2022.

Companies include:

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE The artificial intelligence industry involves the development of computer systems that can perform tasks deemed to require human intelligence such as translation between languages. Artificial refers to something that isn’t naturally occurring but rather produced by a human and intelligence refers to the ability to acquire knowledge and skills- something commonly associated with humans- juxtaposed with artificial technology.

Purpose: The world is constantly changing as the population continues to grow with demands for goods and services rising. It is human’s innate curiosity to explore beyond the known in order to fulfil a function most efficiently. Thus, the purpose of this industry is to make tasks that are usually done by humans in a more efficient manner. This can be seen with the invention of weather apps and digital assistants. Despite some skepticism around the ethics behind the technology, it is undeniable that artificial intelligence achieves incredible accuracy and analyses data to get the most out of it.

Growth projections: It is estimated that the global artificial intelligence market size is expected to reach USD 266.92 billion by 2027.

Companies include:

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Software development involves the development or refinement of software programs to meet a variety of objectives. This can include System Software - providing operational essentials such as disk management and operating systems Programming software - that gives programmers tools and software to write code. Application software - i.e apps that allow an individual to perform tasks. Embedded software - software that is used to control non-computer machines such as telecommunication networks, IoT and cars. Software development is the purest form of utilising programming languages such as JavaScript, SQL, and C++. Purpose: Software development allows both business and individuals to meet goals and processes. Through software, raw computational power can be harnessed and directed to anything from the creation of immersive games to the improvement of accounting tools. For businesses, software development can allow them to improve client experiences, gain competitive advantages, digitise their information. For individuals, software development has increased convenience and ease of access whether it’s streaming a movie or getting food delivered to your door.

Growth projections: Going online since the pandemic has been a huge boost for the entirety of IT, with software engineering set to expand exponentially. The employment of software developers and testers is projected to grow 22% from 2019 to 2029. Companies include:

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: CLOUD COMPUTING Cloud computing boosts the storage, performance, and data security of a business through secure, digital backups of sensitive information; relief of local resources; enhanced worker collaboration, and more. Three types of cloud computing exist: SaaS: Software as a Service. SaaS allows people and businesses to access software over the internet instead of downloading and storing software on a computer harddrive and usually allows people to remove the complexities of storage. PaaS: Platform as a Service. PaaS includes some hardware download in addition to downloading over, allowing people and businesses to develop, run, and manage applications. IaaS: Infrastructure as a Service. IaaS allows businesses to access storage, servers, and other infrastructure over the internet without needing to buy, set up, and purchase equipment to host the infrastructure on premises.

Purpose: Users are able to run any service on their cloud, with the ability to combine it with any existing infrastructure, applications, or data centres. The cloud market in IT, telecom, financial services, and media and entertainment has impacted positively in recent COVID times; many people are using cloud collaboration platforms for communicating and consuming streaming services.

Growth projections: The cloud computing industry is forecast to grow from $371.4 billion in 2020 to $832.1 billion by 2025, at a compound annual growth rate of 17.5%.

Companies include:

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: BIOTECHNOLOGY Biotechnology is the use of a biological system or organism component to manufacture a product or process for a specific use. Biotechnology can be classed into three types: Medical: Involves finding diagnostics, therapies, vaccines, treatments, and prevention for disease that can better or maintain human and animal health. This industry often involves understanding the biology of cells. Agricultural: Involves genetic modification/engineering and is mainly focused on increasing crop yields, introducing desirable characteristics in difficult climates or environments and selective breeding. Industrial: Involves using biological components to develop industrial products such as chemicals, fuels and other materials or developing new industrial processes with lesser environmental impacts. Purpose: Biotechnology takes cell biology and chemistry to create a range of solutions to problems in medicine, agriculture, energy, and the environment; for example, the development of new drugs to treat disease. Biotech companies embark on extensive research and development phases, including clinical trials, and also require a successful commercialisation strategy to add their product to the market.

Growth projections: The global biotechnology market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 15.83% from 2021 to 2028 to reach USD 2,438.90 billion by 2028. Companies include:

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: FINANCIAL SERVICES The banking and financial services sector includes retail banks, investment banks, and other financial service providers such as investment funds and insurance companies. Prominent technologies utilised in this sector include cloud computing in the form of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Artificial Intelligence: tools to automate specific processes such as documentation, data sharing, data analysis, customer communication; used to address key pressure points, and reduce costs. Machines use simple algorithms to complete everything from data entry to risk evaluation to loan form processing. AI is also playing an increasingly large role in cyber security and risk mitigation. Robotics: Robotic process automation (RPA) is the most common tool for simply automating fixed and repetitive processes. Blockchain: the technology behind Bitcoin. Not yet readily available but likely to become a mainstream solution for payments, fraud reduction, loan processing, smart contracts. Recent advances in technology have also allowed businesses access to exponentially more data, providing insight into what users do and what they want, with real-time data integration (real-time digitisation, personalisation, and advanced analytics).

Purpose: Most careers in the financial services sector are concerned with various transaction types, with a focus on managing financial assets for clients. Investment banks specialise in complex transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, and help their clients raise capital.

Growth projections: By necessity, financial services are well established in every functioning economy. The market is expected to reach $28,529.29 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate of 6%. Companies include:

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: CONSULTING Consultants solve all sorts of problems in relation to marketing, technology, engineering, IT, and design. Some types of consulting include: Strategy Consultant: As the name suggests, this type of consulting focuses on strategy whether in businesses, organisations, or governments. This industry often relies on quantitative and analytical skills to provide advice rather than ensuring implementation. Management Consultant: Focus on identifying and solving organisational and operational business processes as well as improving current processes. IT Consultant: Also known as technology consultants or digital consultants. IT consultants focus on helping clients develop and implement IT within their organisation. Unlike strategy consulting, IT consulting has a large focus on implementation.

Purpose: Technology consulting involves finding out how technology can improve a business, helping clients utilise tech to achieve their business goals. IT consultants build and elevate systems and provide guidance for sourcing, using and managing IT resources.

Growth projections: The market for technology and IT consulting services is estimated to be worth $48 billion, representing roughly 20% of the global consulting market. In the future the IT consulting market is forecasted to face significantly higher demand, its growth accelerating on the back of large tech trends. Companies include:

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INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment today takes many forms, from theater, film, fine art, dance and music, to literature, television, and radio. Innovative technologies like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and big data are transforming the entertainment industry, with streaming platforms now the norm. The quick adoption of mobile applications to access social media and other entertainment platforms will add further fuel to the rise of online streaming services. Technology in the entertainment industry includes: Cloud security management: continuously works to fight cyber attacks and prevent illegal attempts to download/stream content. Factors such as cloud workload and data encryption will come to the forefront as more and more entertainment bodies migrate to the cloud in the public domain. Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR): boost customer experience and immersively transform user interaction with the combination of real-world elements. Voice search technology: with the combination of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, voice recognition tech is working for content optimisations and giving a more transparent and personalised user experience e.g. Siri. Facial recognition: e.g. biometric authentication; works with high accuracy to analyse behaviour, and enables businesses to get real-time data based on users behaviour. Purpose: By collecting data on user behaviour, and using AI software to analyse that data, entertainment streaming services are able to create TV shows and films that viewers are more likely to be interested in. Cloud gaming services like PlayStation Now provide gamers access to hundreds of games, with improved graphics and storytelling, innovative consoles and gadgets, and a global fan base.

Growth projections: The Australian entertainment industry is set to maintain an average growth rate of 2.1%, causing it to be worth $43.7 billion by 2025. Companies include:

Job Searching How to Build Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn Job Scouting Resumes Aptitude Test Behavioural and Situational Interviews Phone and Video Interviews Technical Interviews Market-Sizing Assessment Centre

Creating Your

Personal Brand on LinkedIn What is a Personal Brand By definition, a personal brand is a perception of an individual as a result of their experiences, achievements, skills and passions, highlighting what makes you unique and valuable in a group, community, or industry. Everyone has a personal brand throughout the course of their career, though not everyone chooses to utilise and develop it to their advantage. A successfully developed personal brand is highly useful in building up a network of people who can endorse your skills, and can give your employer confidence that you can bring a unique skillset to their team. So, how do you take advantage of your personal brand?

How can LinkedIn help me develop a personal brand? Whenever personal branding is mentioned, LinkedIn is a go to. Though there are many other ways to build a personal brand, with the rise of the digital age, your online presence is more important than ever. It gives recruiters and future employers a first glance at who you are and your professional interests and achievements. LinkedIn is a beneficial platform that allows you to create and build an online personal brand, and it is through LinkedIn where you’ll be able to build professional relationships and communicate with recruiters easily. Essentially, it is an online resume where you are able to upsell yourself and showcase your achievements and experiences. Given that the personal brand is fundamental to LinkedIn, the structure of profiles gives users flexibility in choosing how they want to show themselves. In particular, the Skills and Accomplishments sections, give the opportunity to show-off fundamental skills that you want recruiters to see, and delve into niche achievements such as publications, awards, and test scores. Beyond this, LinkedIn also serves as a powerful networking tool, where you can create and build professional relationships with your network, while also having your personal brand on display. It will be your personal brand that allows you to effectively make the most use of LinkedIn as an online networking platform.

Tips for Building Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn 1

Advertise your strengths.

Make your profile memorable.

Add a formal profile picture and a background. Use your headline not just as a job title, but a chance to express how you see your career. Write a summary that tells your professional story, from your perspective.

Your LinkedIn profile is the place to put relevant experiences where you can showcase your skills. Remember, you can edit the order of your past work to make the most impressive ones appear first.

Express your interests.

Showcase your skills.

Describe your aspirations and inspirations in your summary. Follow companies and causes that you’re passionate about on LinkedIn.

Create a relevant, concise list of skills that supports your headline and summary. Endorse members of your network that you feel genuinely deserve an endorsement - with luck, they may endorse you back.

Grow your professional network.

Be active.

At networking events, don’t be shy to ask industry representatives to connect via LinkedIn. Consider also synching your account with your email address book - this will let LinkedIn suggest relevant connections.

From congratulating your connections on landing their first job, to writing your own posts, there are a multitude of ways you can show potential employers that you’re engaged in the professional community.

Job Scouting Review Job searching can be a long, grueling, and intimidating process for many of us. Especially when coming out as fresh graduates in the current COVID-19 pandemic period, we are faced with the fears of unemployability and uncertainty in navigating through the new normal. Not knowing where to start, it is also incredibly easy to wander off the path during our journey. A typical job-search timeline may include, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Job Scouting, Resumes and LinkedIn 2. Psychometric and Aptitude Tests 3. Assessment Centre 4. Types of Job Interviews (Behavioural, Situational and Technical) To help ease your confusion and anxiety, here is a comprehensive breakdown of the process, coupled with several tips and tricks to help guide you along the way.

Job Scouting The first step in any journey is often the hardest, so the job-scouting process is not to be underestimated! However, not to fret! Below, we have provided top 5 tips to help push you through this preliminary stage.

Be Known: growing your online networks Advertise yourself! Be sure to exhibit your experiences and proficiencies as well as showcasing professional achievements online. Many recruiters frequently use online networking platforms such as LinkedIn to find potential employees, so it is crucial that you build, maintain, and update your online profile whenever. Additionally, it will also be great to virtually connect with like-minded people and industry veterans within your field of interest to gradually strike holistic interactions.

Be Social: develop your relationships in real life Advertise yourself! Be sure to exhibit your experiences and proficiencies as well as showcasing professional achievements online. Many recruiters frequently use online networking platforms such as LinkedIn to find potential employees, so it is crucial that you build, maintain, and update your online profile whenever. Additionally, it will also be great to virtually connect with like-minded people and industry veterans within your field of interest to gradually strike holistic interactions.

Be Active: research companies related to your interests Researching companies have many benefits. Firstly, it helps you understand what kind of work is frequently sought-out, and presents opportunities you may not have realised were available. Additionally, if you are interested in applying to work with a company, doing extensive research will ensure you have a good understanding of the company mission, values and culture. Not only will this help you anticipate what kind of experience is up for grabs, it may also help anticipate what questions you may be asked in an interview.

Be Present: Stand out from the rest If there is a company you are interested in and you have a connection with someone in that company, you could use online platforms such as LinkedIn to inquire about any opportunities, successfully accessing the ‘hidden’ job market. Don’t be afraid to ask for a referral! Get creative! Consider reaching out to company recruiters. Or, asking people within your network who have worked at the company - if they could share the name of the hiring manager or recruiters they worked with. Once you apply for a position, following up with the hiring manager is crucial to communicate enthusiasm for the job, as long as you do so in a professional manner.

Be Patient: Practice Self-Care Job searching is more often a long and arduous task. Don’t be disheartened if you find the journey is taking longer than anticipated. As things become stressful, ensure you take breaks, sleep well, eat well and exercise. But whatever you do, don’t give up! Utilise support networks within your social circle, university resources to help you through this process.

Resumes 1

Cover Letter

Make a killer first line! Remember, your first line demonstrates your excitement to join the company and understanding of the company in terms of their values and culture, so leverage this to make a good first impression. Do your research and be specific Address your cover letter to the name of the hiring manager. Include the job title and company name. Target keywords and ideas used by the company. This will subtly tell the reader that you are eager and compatible with the company culture. Showcase the standout features of your resume Write a compelling case as to why you’re suitable for the role. Conversely, don’t highlight your lack of experience or negative traits. Be professional, but don’t be too formal Write concisely, engagingly, and in first person. Your cover letter is a conversation opener, and demonstrates your written communication skills. Target the key words and ideas used by the company. This will tell the reader that you are compatible with the company culture, and show that you have done your research about the company and the role that you are applying for.

Content

Before you do anything, read the job description very carefully. Be sure to tailor the content and language of your resume in order to hit the key points of the role that you are applying for. Include a profile summary or objective. Write two or three sentences about who you are, where you are going, and the most valuable assets that you can bring to the company. Highlight relevant professional experiences. This could be professional work, internships, or even extra-curricular university projects. Emphasise your most recent experiences, and succinctly describe key responsibilities or metrics in bullet points. Include relevant URLs and blogs such as the URLs of your personal website, GitHub, LinkedIn etc. to help showcase your skills and enable them to understand who you are as a person. Consider including your hobbies and interests. This can help add some personality to your resume. Be sure to only include hobbies that showcase both hard and soft skills. Scan your resume to see your match rate. Did you know that 98.8% of Fortune 500 companies use applicant tracking systems (ATS) to vet candidates? Websites like Jobscan.co allow you to upload your resume with a job description, view your compatibility score and receive specific feedback on how you can improve the content of your resume.

Readability Keep your resume simple, classy, and clutter free. Left-align your text. Use simple subheadings. Use bold, caps, and italics sparingly. Balance your text with white space. This will help keep your resume organised and readable, making it easier for your recruiter to pick out target information. Pay particular attention to the top third of your resume. This is where your recruiter will focus the majority of their attention. Using reverse-chronological order can help highlight your most recent and relevant experiences. Be mindful of jargon. While jargon can effectively convey the technical complexities of your project, avoid excessive use of jargon, as you need to accomodate for nontechnical hiring managers or anyone else reviewing your profile. Use strong verbs. Using more powerful verbs is a subtle way to communicate strength, passion and commitment throughout your resume.

When you're finished Proofread your resume. Use software to check for those pesky spelling and grammar mistakes. Send your resume to your friends and others to ensure that your content conveys your professional journey and experience. Write a thank-you email. If you receive an email from someone confirming that your resume has been received, follow up with a thank you email to display your enthusiasm and appreciation. Track your resume. Use software such as Mailtrack (Gmail Chrome extension), MixMax, etc. to know when your email has been opened and who by.

Aptitude and Psychometric Tests APTITUDE TESTS Aptitude tests are designed to assess a candidate’s ability to perform their potential role by testing how well a candidate can respond to tasks and scenarios relevant to the target position.

Why are they used? As these tests require no assumed knowledge, aptitude tests are an efficient method of evaluation, indicating how well a candidate responds to highly relevant challenges. Additionally, by comparing test results, recruiters are able to filter out unsuitable applicants prior to the interview phase.

Examples: Aptitude tests include, but are not limited to: Numerical and diagrammatic tests Verbal tests Situational judgment, abstract reasoning and

Inductive reasoning tests In-tray exercises Cognitive ability tests Error checking tests

PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS While aptitude tests evaluate a candidate’s ability to fulfil a role, psychometric tests analyse a person’s suitability for a role. In particular, these tests target the behaviour, personality and cognitive capabilities of a candidate. Similar to aptitude tests, psychometric tests are standardised, allowing the examiner to objectively compare other potential employees.

Why are they used? Some qualities of a person are very difficult, or impossible, to detect in an interview. Hence, psychometric tests are designed to access the applicant’s critical thinking skills, culture fit, etc as specified by the target job or role. This adds transparency to the selection process, revealing those who may not be suitable for the role.

TIPS FOR APTITUDE AND PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS

Research Once you receive the link to your test, go to the website of the company that designed the test to find more information. You may be able to deduce the length, time limit, what questions will be asked and marking style of the test.

Practice: There are plenty of practice tests online. Do as many as you can!

Stay calm: It is very easy to panic during these tests. However, you’ll do much better if you stay calm, think clearly and read the question properly.

No cheating! Some companies will require you to be re-tested under supervised conditions in order to confirm your score.

Behavioural and Situational Interviews Interviews are perhaps the most daunting part of the job-searching process, requiring you to put your social skills, professionalism and analytical skills on display. Since they are such a pivotal stage of finding a job, it is natural for interviews to make you feel anxious and overwhelmed. The following tips will help you feel interview-ready, minimising those feelings of stress and anxiety.

Content

Prepare! Prepare! Prepare! Compile a list of common interview questions from which you can prepare responses. You won’t have notes in your interview, so be sure to practise your responses with a friend or mentor, mock-interview style.

Showcase your skills and experience. Prepare examples and stories that validate your soft and hard skills, your learning and professional experience, and your passion for your target career. Highlight any skills or experiences you have that are not required but would allow you to add value to the role. Prepare some metrics to show your impact and success!

Focus on selling points. Before your interview, be sure to review your job description. Make a list of the key skills and attitudes beneficial to the company, and narrow down on these points when planning your responses.

Be ready for the “Tell me about yourself” question. You know it’s coming; don’t waste it! Your answer should only include information that is highly relevant to your position, succinctly summarising your background, key skills, passion and experiences.

Take cues from your interviewer’s body language. Look out for those subtle changes in your interviewer’s facial expression and mannerisms. These can indicate whether or not you are hitting the right key points

Address any red flags proactively. Put yourself in the interviewer’s shoes and identify any potential areas of concern. For example, if you are applying for a role that doesn’t align with your education or experience, be prepared to talk about why you want to make a change.

Character

First impressions are everything! When meeting a new person, you are guaranteed to be subjected to immediate judgments which are powerful enough to make or break your interview. Be sure to flaunt your energy, enthusiasm to join the company, and unique skills that will add value to the company.

Be positive! Interviewers will often throw you pessimistic questions, asking for your dislikes or worst experiences. Be sure to reword these questions into something positive.

Remember to listen. Your interview is a conversation, not a presentation. Be mindful of striking the balance between talking, listening and asking questions. This will demonstrate your communication skills and EQ.

Be mindful of your body language. Habits like shaking your legs and twisting your hands clearly indicate your anxieties. Conversely, simple behaviours such as smiling and using correct posture communicates amiability and professionalism.

Line up questions. At the end of an interview, your interviewer will always ask if you have any questions. Be sure to prepare questions which indicate the curiosity, passion and attitude your interviewer wants to see.

3 Post-Interview Write thank you notes. A brief thank you email after your interview not only demonstrates your appreciation of your interviewer’s time, but it also showcases a socially conscientious nature.

Following up with hiring managers. When done in a professional manner, a brief follow-up email or call to a hiring manager demonstrates persistence and passion. Following up also helps you remain at the front of your hiring manager’s mind.

4 Interview Attire What does “wear something you’re comfortable in” mean? When getting accepted for interviews with tech companies, they will often ask you to “wear something you’re comfortable in”. But what does this actually mean? It can be confusing as it is likely that “something you’re comfortable in” wouldn’t be acceptable to wear to an interview.

To be safe, a good rule of thumb would be to be slightly more overdressed than the employees at the company. Do some research into the company’s dress code, and look into photos online if any are available. Being slightly overdressed at an interview would be better than being completely underdressed!

That being said, this can range from company to company - different companies will have different expectations for interview attire. If you still have any doubts, you can directly contact the recruiter, an HR rep, or someone who works in the company to get clarification.

General Tips 1

Start ups usually want something more casual

For established tech companies you will have to step it up a notch with business casual

Do not wear a suit or anything formal

Phone and Video Interviews Due to COVID-19, there is a growing shift towards digital platforms for the workplace and hence, to also hold interviews online. For some people, it feels easier behind the “safety” of a screen, but for others it can seem daunting and disconnecting. No matter how you feel, it is important to prepare yourself to ensure that you set yourself up to do your best. These tips will make this process a little easier so you can blitz the phone and video interview process!

In a phone interview: 1. Internet/mobile connection 2. Audio quality Make sure you know where your phone is picking up your voice. The microphone on your device will be located in different places and if you cannot figure where it is, looking up your device online will tell you. You can check your microphone quality, by making a test recording your voice and hearing it back. You can also check by calling a family member or friend to ask if they can hear your voice clearly.

Due to COVID-19, there is a growing shift towards digital platforms for the workplace and hence, to also hold interviews online. For some people, it feels easier behind the “safety” of a screen, but for others it can seem daunting and disconnecting. No matter how you feel, it is important to prepare yourself to ensure that you set yourself up to do your best. These tips will make this process a little easier so you can blitz the phone and video interview process!

3. Voice The tone of your voice is important for setting a good impression in an interview. A phone interview is very reliant on your voice and it helps to prepare as if your interviewer can see you. Your voice should be elevated and confident throughout. Articulating your words is also essential, do not rush your answers. Take a deep breath and take your time to talk through your responses. There can also be a delay between the interviewer and yourself, so make sure you leave time between talking.

For a video interview: 1. Camera quality Make sure you have good camera quality from either your phone or computer. It is worth noting that most recruiters prefer to establish a professional tone for video interviews by using a computer, rather than a phone. As stated before with audio quality, ensure that you know where the camera is recording. The camera should also be set-up parallel to your face as if the interviewer was sitting directly opposite to you, to encourage a more natural conversation.

2. Location When considering where to set-up, make sure that you are in a quiet space with a neutral background. Lighting is also important so consider your light sources whether that be natural or artificial. Lighting might change due to the sun setting so ensure that you consider how it will change over the course of your interview.

3. Testing platform Whether your interview is on Zoom or through a Google Meet link, it is essential to familiarise yourself with the program. Make sure you download the latest version of the platform, and run through it well before your interview

4. Posture First impressions can set the tone for the rest of the interview! In video interviews, it is the way you present yourself. Make sure you have a straight back and a positive attitude reflected in your posture and expressions, such as smiling. Maintain eye contact with the camera as if it was the interviewer, making sure to avoid staring into open space. Even though it is through a screen, make sure you maintain the same etiquette as you would with an in-person interview.

These tips can help your interview go much smoother as you have done your best for setting-up your area and can focus solely on creating a good impression for your interviewer. However, if you have any technical issues, try to solve them yourself which could be reinstalling an application or restarting your device. Worse case scenario, contact your interviewer via email, apologising and explaining your situation. Make sure you also propose a solution, which could be hosting the interview on a different platform or if necessary, postponing (proposing the nearest date/time that works best for the interviewer).

Technical Interviews What is it? Interviewers commonly ask a number of technical questions in relation to your role, and the questions will differ depending on the role. For example, Developers would be asked coding questions, and for other technical roles such as for Data Scientists, you might be asked a series of database and statistics questions instead.

Why are they used? They are commonly used in technical and specialised roles to ensure that successful applicants have adequate technical knowledge and understanding of the industry to be able to complete their assigned projects.

Most Common Types of Questions In this guide, we will cover the most common formats of technical/coding interviews for Software Developer roles. For all coding interviews, you are guaranteed to be asked about data structures, algorithms, and time and space complexity, amongst other potential concepts such as recursion and bit manipulation. University subjects such as COMP2521 (Data Structures & Algorithms) as well as COMP3121 (Algorithms & Programming Techniques) may help familiarise you with these topics.

Data Structures

Algorithms

Concepts

Linked lists Binary Trees Tries Stacks Queues Vectors/ArrayLists Hash tables

Breadth first search Depth first search Binary search Merge sort Quick sort Tree insert/find/etc.

What do you expect in a technical interview? The interview is usually 45 minutes, the first 5 minutes are usually allocated for general greetings and the last 5 minutes are for any questions you have for your interviewer about the company or position you’ll be applying for. Generally, for a developer role, you will be asked 1-2 coding questions that you will be expected to solve during the interview without in-depth research.

Tips to ace your technical interview Study and prepare months in advance. For most people, this is not usually something you pick up and learn overnight. Over time, you will recognise patterns and similarities across questions, which will help you solve them faster.

Go online and do your research! Search up what kind of questions are commonly asked in the role you will be applying for. For example, for certain interviews, you might be expected to have an understanding of networks, statistics or system design instead or in addition to coding. Research to understand what you need to revise or learn for your interview.

Find interview examples! There are heaps of resources on the internet such as YouTube and Medium for you to find an example of your specific technical interview structure and potential questions they might ask you.

Revise & Learn! Go over your university content as well as any additional concepts you need to learn using the internet. You can use books such as "Cracking the Coding Interview" to help consolidate your understanding of technical interviews and improve your coding skills.

Practice & Practice! For coding interviews, you can use websites such as HackerRank and LeetCode to familiarise yourselves with coding questions. Practise in the appropriate format too. For example, for whiteboard interviews, practise answering and writing up code on a whiteboard. Consider getting a friend to mock interview you. They will be there to ensure that you are explaining your thought processes clearly, asking enough clarifying questions etc.

Sample Question & Answer Question: Given an array of n consecutive increasing distinct integers with one missing element, efficiently find the value of the missing element x. Input: A = [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11]

Output: x = 9

Brute force approach: Read every element in the array, until we find a gap between two adjacent elements that is greater than one. This has a time complexity of O(N), as in the worst case, we may read every element before finding the answer. Efficient Approach: Implement an adapted Binary Search algorithm, which is a simple Divide & Conquer algorithm. In a zero-indexed array, we would expect the ith element to have the value Ai_exp = A[0] + i. We let i represent the smallest array index, and j represent the greatest array index. Check the middle element, A[m]. If the middle element is greater than we expected, or A[m] > M_exp, we know that x must be to the left of the middle. Thus, we recursively search left of the centre. Alternatively, if it is equal to the expected value, we know that x is right of the centre, and search the right partition. When we reach an array of size 1 (i == j), we calculate the missing element’s value and return it.

def findMissingElement(A, i, j): if (i == j) return A[0] + i: # this simplified such that it is wrong in some edge cases m = (i + j) / 2 M_exp = A[0] + m if A[m] > M_expected: findMissingElement(A, i, m) else: findMissingElement(A, m, j)

This solution has a time complexity of O(log(N)), as by dividing our sample space we reduce the number of elements we must check.

Market-Sizing What is it? Market-sizing questions, often found in case interviews for consulting positions, require you to lean upon your deductive skills, general knowledge and mathematical skills in order to estimate the total number or cost of a product within a given scope. your interviewer will not be particularly interested in your answer but instead, how you obtained and structured your answer.

Why are they used? These tests effectively determine how you respond to ambiguous quantitative problems, which require a high level of reasoning. in doing so, examiners can verify your ability to make effective assumptions and perform numerical analysis.

Examples: A few examples of market-sizing questions include the following: How many people fly in and out of Sydney airport every day? How big is the mattress market in Australia? How many ads are shown on TV in Australia every day? How many takeaway coffees are sold in NSW every year? How many kilometres of train tracks are there in Australia?

How to solve a sample market-sizing question How many dogs are there in Australia?

Number of people

Population of Australia

25 million

Average number of people per household

Average number of adults per household

1.75

Average number of dogs per household

Proportion of households with a dog

Average number of children

Birthrate

1/3

Average number of dogs in a dog household

1.5

Calculate from the bottom up

Plan from the top down

Number of households

1.8

Tips: Use defensible assumptions. After all, the assumptions you make are one of the key things your interviewer is looking for! Don't neglect your mathematics. You must work quickly and accurately. If you need to round your results, do so strategically. Use tree-diagrams. tree diagrams are the most comprehensive way to format your thinking process. if one piece of data requires additional working, you may use a new tree-diagram Don't be afraid to ask questions! There is nothing wrong with asking for clarifications. In fact, it may demonstrate your attention to detail. Sanity check! Sanity checking requires you to review the reasonability of your final estimate. For instance, when determining the size of a market, you may be able to compare your result with a competitive market. You may also check your answer against your original data, spotlighting any potential mathematical errors.

Assessment Centre What is it? Assessment Centres are a type of examination which bring together large amounts of candidates to simulate workplace scenarios. In doing so, candidates must showcase their highly applicable sets of skills and competencies.

Why are they used? Assessment Centres are used to test the behaviour of candidates within workplace environments. They assess how candidates perform under time constraints and how they work as a team with individuals across different disciplines. Assessment centres have judges comprised of current employees from different divisions/positions, allowing them to be involved in the process. This provides a broader perspective when selecting successful candidates. Commonly, you will be given a case study where you are required to examine and assess a given work-place scenario. You must then present your solution with your team members to the judges under time constraints. This will be followed by a 10-15 minutes Q&A session where candidates have to answer questions raised by the judges based on the solution their team proposed.

To complete a case study, you must:

1. Identify the key details You need to identify points which help you understand the context of the case. This enables you to gain a holistic understanding of the issue and what information you can work with (e.g. what sort of platform the business runs on, how many employees are you dealing with).

2. Identify the core issue Using your key details, identify the core issue(s) and how they impact the company. You must also explain the root causes of the issue. Is it a management, technological or organisational problem? Is it a combination of problems? Once you have identified the relevant categories, write down the specific factors that contributed to the problem.

3. Specify alternative courses of action Considering the context of the case, outline the methods the company can use in order to resolve the identified core issue(s). Be specific about the processes, technology and/or policies you wish to incorporate or alter. Identify any constraints that may impact the achievability of your solutions.

4. Evaluate each course of action List the costs, risks and benefits of each solution, as well as the likely outcomes. You should also state the operational and economic feasibility of each solution.

5. Make your recommendation Revisit and summarise the identified core issue(s), using the identified key details, state what you believe is the best course of action and justify your choices in detail. Be sure to mention any assumptions you made to draw your conclusion.

Tips Review the role. Make a detailed list of the key attributes and skills required for the job. Remember them so you can focus on portraying these competencies during the Assessment Centre.

Prepare responses to typical questions. That way, when a recruiter asks about things like your background, experience, aspirations and skills, you will already have seamless and professional responses to spark your recruiter’s interest.

Be supportive! Even though you are competing against them for a limited amount of job positions, be supportive and considerate of the other candidates. Focus on being friendly and inclusive. Your recruiters are looking for people who can manage themselves in a group environment, including those who display empathy and teamwork.

Review your application. If your assessment centre includes an interview, your recruiters will often lean upon your resume to spark points of discussion. Be familiar with your resume so you won't be caught off-guard.

Participate actively in informal events. These include coffee breaks, lunch breaks, and arrival and departure. Be social and approachable, and initiate enthusiastic and interesting conversations. You are being examined for the entire day, so be sure to constantly demonstrate your social skills and professionalism.

Sponsor Opportunities Eucalyptus

Google

Airwallex

Jane Street

Accenture

McGrathNicol

Amstelveen

Nine

Appian

Optiver

Atlassian

PwC

Canva

Quantium

CBA

ResMed

Cochlear

Telstra

VMware

FDM Group

About Us Eucalyptus is a brand hub dedicated to building the future of accessible, patient-centric healthcare right here in Australia! We are pioneering telehealth through our expanding house of online healthcare brands that, collectively, have over 100k users. These brands include: Kin - over 30k subscribers and a huge instagram presence; Kin is a subscription service delivering oral contraception to your door and, more recently, providing services to hand hold our patients through their fertility journey. Our newest brand, our first DTC brand; Normal is normalising sexuality (hence the name) and changing the conversation around sexual health and wellness.

HUGE facebook community; Software offers personalised prescription skincare that works.

Our first brand, our biggest brand; Pilot is a medical health navigator for men.

Culture

merch!

New EUC Lads, Ladies and Legends receive a warm welcome with a starter pack filled to the brim with merch and nifty equipment. The first 4 weeks of their role sees them through a series of onboarding sessions to get them across the vision of the business/brands, and their different functions. All new starters also get assigned a buddy to give them a friendly face and someone to hang out with as they transition into the company. We recently implemented a Social Clubs Policy and have just about every social club you can imagine! These social clubs have access to a yearly budget to spend on fun, social activities and we highly recommend participation in these clubs as they are a great way to form solid work relationships with different individuals across the company. Once new starters have settled in, they then start working on a series of tasks and get regular feedback from their manager and team. In order to uphold one of our core values; transparency, we also have a weekly All Hands meeting held by our founders and other members of the business to keep us updated on all things Euc. And last, but not least, we have salmon bagels on a Tuesday.

Most Valued Skills A willingness to take creative bets Integrity Critical thinking and problem solving skills Customer focused Teamwork and collaboration Thrives in fast paced environments

Expected Backgrounds for Technical Roles At this stage, we are looking for candidates with a few years experience in a similar role they are applying for.

Opportunities We currently do not have an internship or graduate program, but are working on having one in the near future! Keep an eye out for career opportunities at Eucalyptus at http://eucalyptus.vc/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/eucalyptusvc

Projects graduates in technical roles get to work on All technical roles get to work on a variety of projects on our technology platform across all the brands. Some examples include – adding new features for our customers, working on our internal admin and doctor tools, or even helping launch a new brand! Support you receive as a new team members at Eucalyptus At Euc, we do everything we can to set our employees up for success by creating and maintaining an environment that fosters a sense of pride and purpose in the organization and towards society in general. We work hard to try and make every employee know that they are valued members of the team by ensuring that: each employee has role clarity and knows what is expected of them while understanding what they expect of the organization communication channels across the organization are always open and active - there are regular 1:1s with managers so that concerns are addressed and progress towards goals is easier there is transparency in on-goings and plans through regular stand-ups and company-wide updates each individual gets regular feedback from managers, direct reports (where applicable) and peers through periodic 360 degree reviews with responsibilities, employees also have significant authority to allow for decision making we provide loads of opportunities to learn and grow, cross functionally as well and that role enrichment is always accessible through internal promotions and role enhancements

Day in the Life of a Growth Engineer with Nivaaz Sehmbhi Typically I arrive in the morning just before 9am. I’m really big on hydration because I know it keeps me feeling 100% so I fill up my water bottle and open Metabase! Metabase is where we track all our website analytics, I usually spend a bit of time looking at experiment results and making sure we don’t see revenue dropping. Next is opening up Notion, a tool I love to keep track of the work I do, ideas I have and anything else I do day to day. I usually look at if I had any work left over from the day before and check if there is anything else I need to add to it, and sometimes I have little goals for myself like: Go for a coffee with someone new this week (social)

Go to the gym! (health/fitness)

Think about dependency injection in the code you touch today (technical)

After that we usually have to stand up within the growth engineering team. We have 3 developers, a product manager and team manager. During standup we usually just go around the circle and everyone updates us within a minute on what they did on the previous day and what they plan to do today.

After this, my team will go for a coffee (my favourite is Haven Speciality Coffee, but it’s a bit of a walk). Today during coffee we decided on what each team member’s spirit animal would be (apparently I’m a squirrel).

After that it’s time to get in a couple hours of work. This is usually picking up a ticket (piece of work) from our sprint (2 week work interval) and I start planning or chatting to stakeholders to clarify questions or get additional information on the feature I’ll be working on.

Then it’ll be time for lunch at 12! Our slack channel will look a little something like this: For lunch, usually all of engineering makes their way to Spice Alley or Darling Square (the go to is a banh mi or fishbowl). Then it’s back to the office for a little more work. Today I interviewed an engineer for the foundations team. After the interview, we spend a little time chatting about how it went and if we think we should hire the candidate. Then it’s back to doing a little more work solo, and maybe some back and forth with the design team to get images to add to the design or get final changes to text. Then around 2pm we have a purple rice club! Everyone in the club walks down to the purple rice place that is around the corner from the building. This is a great opportunity to make friends and meet people from outside the team!

I usually spend the last 15 minutes of the day writing down what I did today and planning what I need to do tomorrow and prepare for meetings for the following day if I need to. This helps me get everything off my mind so I can relax at the end of the day!

Then it's more regular work making jokes with the team, sending memes and cool findings on slack until 5pm. Then sometimes people go to the gym together or we have some more club events like climbing club, art club or comedy club. Then that’s the end of the day and it’s time to relax until tomorrow!

About Us At Accenture, we’re driven by one purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. We do this by embracing change and creating 360° value for our people, clients and communities. If you’re looking for a career where you can be your best true self and make a real impact, join us. Together, we’ll build a sustainable, inclusive and equal future that benefits everyone. Globally, we work as one team of more than 505,000 employees, driving business transformation in more than 40 industries across 51 countries. Locally, we co-innovate with many of Australia’s most iconic brands to reinvent their organisations. Here are some examples: We helped develop Telstra’s data-driven marketing approach so it can unlock deeper business insights and improve customer experiences. When COVID-19 struck, we worked with Beyond Blue to provide Australians with 24/7 access to mental wellbeing support service. We helped the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) launch its digital services, making it faster and easier for taxpayers to manage their tax obligations. We worked with BP in Australia to realize its vision of the future refinery workforce, creating solutions that enhance the safety and efficiency of field workers.

Most Valued Skills Strong communication skills Teamwork and collaboration skills Interpersonal skills Learning/adaptability skills High motivation and a willingness to learn

Opportunities At Accenture, we provide local and global clients with end-to-end solutions through our services: Strategy, Consulting, Technology, Interactive and Operations. We have graduate opportunities for each of these service groups and internship opportunities for Strategy, Consulting and Technology service groups.

Application windows for Grad Program: Wave 1

March 2021

Wave 2

Early July 2021

Wave 3

Late August/Early September 2021

Roles commence from Sept 2021 into Early 2022. We work to the business demand and grads availability.

How to Prepare for the Application Process

Internships In most locations we offer: Winter 4-weeks & 6-month (July – Dec) Applications opened and closed in April 2021. Summer (Nov - Feb) Applications due to open in September 2021. We have an array of roles available for technical graduates, however, if you are successful you will join the Tech Academy which is a general pool of Tech graduates and from there, we will rotate you in different client projects, allowing you to gain exposure to different clients, industries, responsibilities and roles!

Our colleague Nicky has a great blog on some tips on standing out in a virtual assessment process: https://www.accenture.com/auen/blogs/get-to-know-us/gradsvirtual-recruitment-process

The Application Process Step 1: Application We look at your academic and leadership achievements, teamwork skills and interest in our work. We want to know why you want to join us and what you’re into. We’ll ask you to send your CV.

Step 2: Eligibility and HR review Once we’ve received your application, we’ll review your CV for eligibility and suitability for our graduate roles, then we’ll be in touch for the next steps.

Step 5: Final virtual interviews This step of the process involves a one-on-one interview with an Accenture leader to ensure that we are mutually a good fit for each other.

Step 6: Job Offer If all goes well, we will make you an offer and work with you to agree on a start date. Congratulations and welcome to the Accenture family!

Step 3: HR touchpoint If something about you catches our eye, we’ll reach out for a chat and let you know if we’re planning on any further discussions or skill testing.

Step 4: Virtual assessment centre Successful candidates will be invited to an interactive virtual assessment day, which includes a team activity and case study.

About Us Established in Melbourne in 2015, Airwallex is a global payments fintech company transforming the way businesses move and manage money domestically and internationally. Our purpose is to empower businesses of all sizes to grow in their own markets and around the world. With technology at our core, we built a global financial infrastructure platform to help businesses transact, collect and pay across 130+ countries and 50+ currencies, without the constraints of the traditional global financial system. Airwallex is Australia’s fastest-growing fintech unicorn. Our culture can be described as: As a startup you can expect to be surrounded by people who are so smart, enthusiastic, and curious by nature. Your ability to grow with the Airwallex is tremendous as we all wear multiple hats and are super busy but always open to helping others. We are inclusive and collaborative but overall Airwallex is a fun place to work!

Most Valued Skills Obsessive curiosity Curious mindset to solve the challenging problems we face day to day

Intellectual honesty and transparency We all make mistakes but we are in a transparent culture where if we fail then we make sure we always learn from them

Craftmanship To be a creative and passionate problem-solver, to embrace challenges and love what you do

Flexibility Working at a startup can come with lots of opportunities so you can be working on one thing and then something completely different on the next day

Expected Background for Technical Roles We are looking for candidates who have studied any technical degree that is relevant to the role they are applying for, allowing you to understand and pass the technical specific competencies we are looking for.

Opportunities Airwallex offers both intern and graduate opportunities for technical roles and graduate opportunities for our sales/revenue business (this may include marketing, customer or commercial strategy, or operations). Both of our applications for December 2021 and Feb 2022 open in July but going forward they will be opening in February of each year and will be on a rolling basis.

Internship Program

Graduate Program

Our internship program is our 10-12 week program that runs from December to February. The program provides an opportunity to work on real problems and make an impact at Airwallex within those 3 months. You will be given a buddy and a manager that will help you along your project with training and deliverables.

Our graduate program is full of accelerated learning opportunities, informal secondment and a chance for each graduate to drive their own career. You will be supported through the program by a large network of leaders, peers and experts to help you along your journey. The start date is generally February each year but there might be a mid year intake.

Both interns and graduates will be given world class training by our team, opportunities to meet the wider team and our co-founders in an intimate setting , lots of off-site fun activities to increase the bond of our cohorts and personal development workshops to continue your learning. Plus the opportunity to grow with one of the fastest growing unicorns in the world means your learnings will be accelerated beyond imagination.

Application Process 1

Online application: please submit your CV and academic transcript with a clear indication of when you finish your studies

Phone interview with the recruitment team: We will be discussing your application, your background and reasons for applying to Airwallex

Coding challenge (technical) or a case study challenge (for all non technical roles)

Interview with hiring managers - during this interview we want to see how you solve the problems we give you so focus on explaining your thought process rather than stressing about getting the right answer. We want to hear more about yourself and how you have learnt from experiences. Also be prepared with some questions for us and bring your genuine self.

How to Prepare for the Application Process Research the company and understand what we do and the values we have We love to see what really motivates you outside of studying so bring your personality and interests and don't be afraid to discuss them For our graduate and intern technical roles we are code agnostic so just focus on the language you are most comfortable in Be genuine and honest with your answers

ROLES AVAILABLE

Software development engineers for interns and graduates, and graduate roles in operations, strategy, and marketing

Amstelveen Amstelveen is a specialist provider of risk, assurance, performance, and technology expertise, operating across a range of business sectors. At our core, we work with our clients to help them make risk-informed strategic choices and raise the bar in risk and compliance; whether it is building a new risk strategy, performing technology reviews on projects, providing internal audit support, or helping an organisation drive digital transformation and change. At Amstelveen, we are guided by our four key values, which are deeply embedded in how we operate as an organisation and what we give back to our team. Our values help to build and nurture a high performing and diverse team of professionals who enjoy coming to work, help shape our professional conduct with clients, and build our workplace culture. We are extremely proud of the relationships we have built with our clients, shown in their continued trust in the delivery of our work. Our team has grown quickly on the strength of this as well as the quality of our services, reflected by Amstelveen making AFR’s Fast Starters lists for FY18 and FY19. Risk Management is more than just evaluating uncertain situations – it is about aligning information technology with organisational strategy by engaging with stakeholders across the business to deliver solutions. It is about empowering organisations to use a range of tools and techniques and make powerful, risk-informed decisions.

Lead the way

Grow together

Make work fun

Be honest, even if it's hard

"Challenging society to do the right thing"

"Our success is measured through the growth of others"

"Excellence can only be achieved by doing what we love"

"We stand up for what we believe in, no matter what"

Most Valued Skills • Ability to apply critical and strategic thinking, as well as complex problem solving • Demonstrate excellent communication and engagement skills • Demonstrate excellent report writing and presentation skills • Demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop, and bring a positive attitude to work • Ability to juggle competing priorities and deliver to deadlines with a high level of quality and attention to detail

Opportunities Amstelveen is constantly on the lookout for the next generation of risk professionals who want to grow and challenge themselves in an ever-evolving industry. Applications for graduate roles at Amstelveen will open later this year, and you can stay in the loop by connecting with us on LinkedIn or emailing us directly at info@amstelveen.com. Students from all technology and business backgrounds are welcome to apply! As a graduate, you will be working with clients to help them make better risk-informed decisions. You will play a key role in supporting and advising teams across numerous domains such as technology, cyber, supplier management, program delivery, governance, and compliance to manage risks in their organisation. Your growth and learning will be supported through working with a high performing team as you represent Amstelveen to our clients both on site and remotely.

Learning & Development

We offer plenty of opportunities to grow, with training tailored to your career goals. You also have the opportunity to contribute to internal initiatives that support the growth of our business. Building Your Network

We work with a variety of major clients across the public and private sectors, allowing you to gain experience and exposure to build your professional profile. Mentoring & Coaching

We know how daunting it can be to start your professional career. Amstelveen has dedicated mentoring and coaching initiatives to set you up for success. Having Fun

We believe that work is more than just your deliverables. Amstelveen’s culture is one based on respect and fun, which is encouraged with our regular social events and open dialogue with the team.

Roles Available: Risk Consultant, Technology Risk Consultant

Application Process Step 1: CV & Cover Letter Submission

The first step of the application process is to get in touch with us! You will need to provide a CV and a Cover Letter that tells us a bit more about yourself and why you are interested in joining the Amstelveen team. Your CV should include any relevant experiences or extracurricular involvement you have previously had which would demonstrate the top skills we are looking for in future Amstelveen employees. Your cover letter should then expand on this and tell the story of why you are a good fit for us and why you want to join our team (hint: take a look at our four key values).

Step 2: Interviews & Assessment

Applicants will then undergo up to three interviews with different members of the team – including management. These interviews will focus on your skills, attitude, and goals, and how these align to our values and the work we do. Make sure to come prepared to talk about the contents of your CV and cover letter, and bring along any questions you have for us. The interviews are as much of an opportunity for you to learn about us as it is for us to learn about you! Graduate applicants may also be asked to take part in formal assessments, which will assess their problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Preparing for the Application Process Some key tips for applying to join the Amstelveen team: • We are a values driven team – be sure to check out our values! • Skills in communication and analytical thinking are important, don’t undersell them. • Be authentic – diversity in our team is integral to our team culture.

About Us Appian helps organisations build apps and workflows rapidly, with a low-code automation platform. Combining people, technologies, and data in a single workflow, Appian can help companies maximise their resources and improve business results. Many of the world’s largest organisations use Appian applications to improve customer experience, achieve operational excellence, and simplify global risk management and compliance. Our employees create opportunities to drive hands-on impact both with our customers and throughout the organisation, which creates an environment where meaningful work is met with career growth and opportunity. Simply put, we are changing the way businesses operate and our employees are to thank for Appian’s success.

Most Valued Skills

Analytical thinking skills

Strong communication skills

Aptitude to learn

Expected Backgrounds for Technical Roles For either of our graduate roles, we require an educational background of any of the following: Engineering (all disciplines), Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Business Information Technology, or similar

Opportunities 1. Associate Consultant

(rolling application deadline)

2. Associate Solution Engineer (rolling application deadline)

Applications are currently open and advertised on the UNSW career services website and our personal careers site. In order to be considered, applications must be submitted on our careers site.

Application Process For our 2022 graduate intake, candidates must submit an application to the respective roles on our website.

First round interview

Second round interview

resume-based interview with HR

Google Meet/video interview with Hiring Manager

Final round “Super Day”/onsite interview approximately (4) 30minute face-to-face interviews with members of the respective team

There are no group or case interviews as part of our process.

How to Prepare for the Application Process Carefully read job descriptions to ensure you are applying for the correct role Keep resume/CV to one page Highlight stand-out accomplishments/achievements (for example: 1st Place Winner in XYZ Competition) Review available online content (we have a ton of it!) and come prepared to our interviews knowing why you want to work for Appian, and why you want to work in the role for which you’ve applied specifically

Roles Available Technical Consultant, Technical Support Engineer

Who we are G’day, we’re Atlassian. We believe that behind every great human achievement, there is a team. From medicine and space travel to disaster response and pizza deliveries, our products help teams all over the planet advance humanity through the power of software. Our mission is to help unleash the potential of every team. We make tools like Jira and Trello that are used by thousands of teams worldwide. And we’re serious about creating amazing products, practices, and open work for all teams.

Our work culture Atlassian has a strong values-based culture. We have 5 values that guide our business, our product development, and our brand. As our company continues to evolve and grow, these five values remain constant:

Open company, no bullsh!t

Build with heart and balance

Don’t #@!% the customer

Play, as a team

Be the change you seek

Discover more about our company values here.

Want to learn more about life at Atlassian? Check out these videos and resources! Life @ Atlassian Why we (heart) ShipIt Meet the interns

What we look for The five skills every Atlassian employee should have: 1 Team player

4 Passion for technology and making a difference

2 Growth mindset

5 A genuine interest in wanting to work at Atlassian

3 Values aligned

Opportunities Software Development Site Reliability Engineer Security Product Management Designers Data Analytics

Our applications do not have a close date so encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. We close the roles when we fill them.

Recruitment process Application process in 5-steps A lot can change based on the role you’re interested in, but for the most part, here are the steps you can expect as part of your application and interview process. 1

Submit resume

Complete online assessment

Phone screens with recruiter and teams

Final round craft-assessments and interviews

Boom, hired!

How to get hired Research research research! Interviews can be an inherently stressful experience, but you can change that by making sure you are as prepared as possible to make sure you are ready to answer any questions the interviewer will ask you. Use the STAR interview method to prepare for situational questions, using real-life examples from university, personal projects, extra-curricular activities, and work experience. 3 things you need to have an in-depth understanding of:

The Company

The Role

The Why?

history, culture, products, news

job description, company website

refer to your resume and overall personal goals

Check out our website for more at

atlassian.com/students

About Us We're Australia’s leading provider of integrated financial services, including retail, premium, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment and share-broking products and services. Our team consists of 45,000 people from diverse backgrounds, with different goals, experiences, and perspectives. At CommBank we’ll encourage and support you to be yourself. This is a place where you can feel confident expressing who you really are; where you belong because of your uniqueness. Diversity, flexibility and innovation are just some of the reasons why our people come to work every day.

Most Valued Skills We take a holistic approach to recruiting and nurturing our graduates. We are prepared to teach technical skills from the ground up, so we look for well rounded individuals who can successfully demonstrate their alignment to our vision and ability to uphold our values of Care, Courage and Commitment.

Some of the skills we look for include: Commercial acumen Ability to apply critical thinking Strong customer service focus Teamwork skills Maturity and judgement

Opportunities The Graduate Program starts in midFebruary. The length of each Program varies depending on which business area you are interested in, but the majority of our Programs run for 18 months. As a graduate, you'll join the Program as a permanent employee.

Our next recruitment campaign for both the 2021/22 Summer Internship and selected 2022 Graduate Program opportunities will run from 5-25 July in 2021.

The Summer Intern Program runs for 10 weeks from late November to early February. This includes a break period over the Christmas and New Year's period.

Application Process

Roles Available Business Analyst, Technical Consultant, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, User Interface (UI) Designer, User Experience (UX) Designer, Product Manager, Software Engineer: Front-End, Software Engineer: Back-End, Software Engineer: Full-Stack, DevOps Engineer, Systems Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Data Engineer, Associate Architect, Cyber Security Advisor, Penetration Tester, Group Cyber Compliance Consultant, Business Analyst, Security Engineer, Cyber Intel Associate, Digital Forensic eDiscovery Analyst, Emerging Technology Analyst, Agile Analyst, Strategy Analyst, Project Management, Change Analyst, Strategic Projects, Manager Operations, Change Management, Process Reengineering

How to Prepare for the Application Process Be prepared. Make sure you’ve done your research and can tell us why you’re interested in a career at CommBank. Show us your passion. At each stage of the process, be prepared to talk about your skills and experience – whether from university, work, or in the community! Be you. We want to know all about your motivation so we can identify the best role for you.

About Us At EY, our purpose is building a better working world. The insights and quality services we provide help build trust and confidence in both the capital markets and in economies all over the world. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders. Joining EY will give you the opportunity to be part of a global network of more than 300,000 people, which has an award-winning culture by providing the Exceptional EY Experience for all people through: Being part of high-performing teams A diverse environment with inclusive leaders A wealth of opportunities for our people to learn, grow and advance

Expected Background for Technical Roles We encourage students from all degree backgrounds and interests to apply for our EY student programs. EY will provide the necessary training and upskilling opportunities to be client-ready and trained on the platforms and vendors we use.

Most Valued Skills Problem-solving and curious mindset Ability to network and connect with team members and clients Curiousity to analyse and question how the world works, and how it impacts our clients Holistic understanding of domestic and international current affairs, and relate its impacts to our firm and clients Ability to work efficiently and effectively within a team

Application Process

Opportunities

1. Learn

Vacation Program

Get to know us better by talking to us at campus events. Find out more about our business, what we do and where you would fit, our culture and meet our people.

This program is open to those who are due to graduate in 2022. You want an internship that’s more than a line on a resume. You want an experience, a challenge and a launchpad for lifelong relationships and career growth. You can find that here.

2. Apply Submit your application form, CV, university transcript and photo ID. You will be required to select your preferred business areas which you want to join, as well as answer a set of extended motivation response questions. This is your opportunity to articulate why you want to work at EY, your chosen business area, as well as share what skills/attributes that you can bring to the team. Ensure that your responses are tailored directly to the team that you are applying to.

3. Complete You’ll receive an email inviting you to complete our online assessment process, the Portal Assessment. If you are successful, you will then be invited to the Job Simulation. You will need to complete the assessments within 48 hours.

4. Invite Once we’ve reviewed your application and assessment results, you may be invited to attend a Recruitment Day.

5. Attend Demonstrate why you are a great fit for us, meet, tour people and ask your questions to find out what you need to know about starting a career with EY. You will participate in a group-based assessment and interview with senior members of your chosen business area.

6. Receive

Throughout the program, you’ll hit the ground running with dedicated on-the-job training, coaching and technology onboarding. You’ll work alongside EY professionals on real clients – right now. You’ll also get the opportunity to be immersed in EY culture, network with EY people, and experience the transformative work done for EY clients. Plus, the best bit is, if you impress us we’ll offer you a permanent position after you graduate.

Graduate Program This program is open to those who are due to graduate in 2021 or have graduated within the last 18 months. Join us full-time as a graduate and we’ll help you achieve your career goals with continuous support, learning and experiences. We’ll propel you forward so you can start to build the future you want immediately. You’ll enjoy early responsibility, expand your network and build your skills. Just imagine the confidence you’ll gain through new experiences with leading clients in different industries. You’ll get to work with experienced professionals who’ll guide you to be your best. After all, we want to help you be the best you can be, because when you shine, we do too.

How to Prepare for the Application Process Ensure to be well researched on EY and the business area that you have specifically applied for, and articulate your genuine passion and motivation for the team. It is important that when asked to share examples of situations you have been in, both personally and professionally, utilise the STAR technique in your answer. This allows us to holistically understand the context, your individual contribution, and the overall result of the situation.

If you are successful after our Recruitment Day, you will receive an offer to join us.

Roles Available: Business Analyst, Technical Consultant, Data Analyst

About Us FDM Group launches careers in tech! We recruit tech potential from all disciplines, train our grads with the skills and knowledge they need, and deploy them out to big name clients as FDM tech consultants to deliver on real world tech solutions. Fast track your tech specialisation with paid training, gain two years experience with a major brand company and then choose your own adventure - with huge demand for tech skills and experience, you choose where you go next!

Most Valued Skills Technical Aptitude Positive Attitude Passion for IT Excellent Communication Skills Team Player

Expected Backgrounds for Technical Roles At FDM, we are looking for graduates (bachelor’s degree or higher) with a passion for technology. We welcome candidates from all disciplines and universities.

Opportunities With new clients coming on board every month, we recruit all year round and have start dates every 6-8 weeks for our technical and business graduate streams.

Application Process Apply online via the FDM website The first stage of the FDM recruitment process is completing an online application. Graduates have the option of choosing their preferred training pathway, either the business or technical stream.

Phone Screening Interview After applying online, a member of the Recruitment Team will contact you for an informal chat to discuss the program and opportunities, and to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria. Essential criteria: Graduated with minimum of bachelor’s degree Geographically flexible throughout Sydney and Melbourne to support our clients Eligibility to work in Australia for a minimum of 2 and a half years

Online Aptitude Test If successful in the pre-screen, you will undertake an IT aptitude test to assess your skill sets, so we can make sure you are aligned to a role that matches your strengths.

Video Interview The next step in the recruitment process is a 15 to 20-minute one-on-one video interview consisting of a series of behavioural and experience-based questions. In the interview, your recruiter will assess your research into FDM, career aspirations, passion and knowledge of the IT industry and communication skills. Virtual Assessment Center This final stage involves an FDM introduction presentation followed by three strength-based interviews. The interviews will focus on your ability and potential rather than previous experience.

How to Prepare for the Application Process Demonstrate professionalism at all times Research FDM’s Graduate Program thoroughly Keep up to date with technology changes in the industry Be yourself and answer all questions honestly

About Us Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in September 1998 with a mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Since then, the company has grown to more than 130,000 employees worldwide, with a wide range of popular products and platforms like Search, Maps, Cloud, Ads, Gmail, Android, the Assistant, Made by Google devices and YouTube.

Most Valued Skills Communication

Critical Thinking

Teamwork and Collaboration Time Management

Expected Backgrounds for Technical Roles Studying a degree relevant to the position you are applying for definitely gives you an advantage since you could be familiar with some of the technical questions you might be asked in the interview (eg. studying Computer Science when applying for Software Engineering roles), however, this is not a necessity. Anyone from any background can definitely pass and sit interviews for the opportunity offered.

Opportunities Applications for Internships and Graduates open in February and close in April. Internships usually run from December to February. Graduates normally start in January or mid-year.

Student Training in Engineering Program (STEP) Internships Designed to provide exposure for second year students in the technology industry. Targeted at students who are historically underrepresented in the technology sector including (but not limited to) women, LGBTQI+, students with a disability and indigenous students. This internship provides students with personal and professional development, programming skills and mentoring.

Software Engineering Internship In this 12 week internship which runs over summer, you would work on our core products and services as well as those who support critical functions of our engineering operations.

Software Engineer, University Graduate We need our engineers to be versatile and passionate to tackle new problems as we continue to push technology forward. As a key member of a small and versatile team, you design, test, deploy and maintain software solutions.

How to Prepare for the Application Process

Intern and graduate projects In our Sydney office, our Software Engineer graduates get to work on products like Google Maps, used by a billion people around the world. In fact, a graduate worked on Google StreetView as a project, giving you the chance to explore vibrant panoramic views of places worldwide from the underwater imagery of the Great Barrier Reef to your own house. Now, this former new grad leads a large global team on Google Maps, a product that allows you to navigate your way around the globe by driving, public transit, walking, cycling, and even by Trolley Car in Nepal. Other Software Engineer graduates get to build crisis maps that are used in times of natural disaster, helping people find and use critical emergency information when they need it most. And they’re working on some of the world’s coolest technology challenges, like how to make cars smarter or build products for the next billion users to come online for the first time.

For technical roles, we would highly recommend taking a look through our Google Technical Development Guide for lots of useful resources to help you grow the kinds of skills we’re looking for in our tech roles. For business roles, we also have the Business Dev Guide, which has tons of great information to help you get prepared to apply for a business role. For general preparation, you can look through the resources available on our Life At Google and Google Students YouTube channels.

Application Process Apply online

Keep your resume to 1-2 pages. Include relevant experiences and/or extracurricular involvement. Include any relevant and interesting projects you have worked on.

ROLES AVAILABLE

Technical

Take Home 45-minute coding challenge Two-Five rounds of technical interviews Interview with Host (Hiring Manager)

Business Logic Quiz Phone Interview Manager Interview (Technical) Manager Interview (Behavioural)

Software Engineer: Front-End, Software Engineer: Back-End, Software Engineer: Full-Stack

About Us Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm with offices worldwide. We hire smart, humble people who love to solve problems, build systems, and test theories. Will our next great idea come from you?

What We Look For In software engineering opportunities Top-notch programming skills Deep experience with—and love for— technology Work effectively in small, close-knit teams

In trading opportunities Excellent quantitative skills, with a strong understanding of probability and statistics Effective communicators in a close knit team setting Motivated and eager to learn

In business development opportunities Thoughtful, proactive penultimate year graduates who take an analytical approach to multi-layered problems Self-motivated, organized, careful, and detail-oriented Exerciser of good judgment Advanced time-management, project-management, and interpersonal skills. You are numerate, computer-literate, and proficient with Excel and VBA (or willing to learn)

Opportunities Internship opportunities We offer Software Engineering, Quantitative Trading and Business Development Internships that start from early December 2021 in Hong Kong for 10-12 weeks. Please note, depending on the development of COVID-19, we're hoping to host our 2021 internships in the Hong Kong office if public health conditions allow but if you are unable to travel to Hong Kong, you can also do the internship remotely.

Software Engineering

Quantitative Trading

Interns work with experienced software engineers on projects that are wideranging and have real impact. Learn about trading through classes and build bots that compete on a simulated exchange. Past interns have built protocol compilers, hacked on the internals of our concurrency library, and built real-time visualization tools. Many intern projects are subsequently released as open-source.

Interns work with our experienced traders to learn about identifying, analyzing, and executing trading strategies, constructing quantitative models, conducting statistical analysis, building trading intuition, and more. Trading interns usually split their summer between two different trading desks.

Business Development

Graduate Opportunities

Interns work with our business development, compliance, and operations teams to understand the regulatory and operational frameworks of various financial markets, and how they impact the implementation of the firm’s systems, processes, and trading strategies. Business development interns rotate through projects and mentors over the summer.

We offer full time positions in Software Engineer, Quantitative Trading and the Rotational Development Program. If you feel ready to apply, then simply apply to janestreet.com/apply . We have a very straightforward application process – all we need is your resume. Undergraduates, recent graduates, masters and PhD students are welcomed to apply.

Application Process Tips As with any interview process, our goal is to get a better understanding of your current skill set, as well as your ability to think, learn, and communicate. We’ll try our best to ask interesting, challenging questions during the interview, and to focus on collaborative problem solving to get a sense of working with you. Please refer to https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/interviewing/ for what to expect before, during and after the interview process.

Experience Required

Get to Know Us

Previous experience or course work in finance, business, or economics is not required.

We’ve created a “Get to Know Us” video series so that you can hear from Jane Streeters who work in a variety of roles. https://www.janestreet.com/joinjane-street/get-to-know-us/

Who We Are Nine is Australia's largest locally owned media company and the home of Australia's most trusted and popular brands spanning news, business and finance, lifestyle, entertainment and sport. Nine News, Wide World of Sports, 9Now, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review are among many of our brands, reaching millions of users every day and providing significant opportunities for our staff to be involved in challenging and interesting problems.

Our Work Culture It's an exciting place to work. We use a lot of different and new technologies and our products have a large audience. Everybody is encouraged to learn new things and speak up about what is important to them. It feels rewarding to know that the changes we make to our tech, and the new features we add, are going into households all around Australia and enabling them to stay informed and entertained.

Opportunities Graduate Engineers

What We Look For The 5 skills every Nine employee should have:

Be passionate about your craft (love what you do) Be curious with a learning mindset

You should be a passionate Comp Sci or Software Engineering graduate (or in a related field). Our graduates get to experience various systems including ReactJS, API development in Node or Golang, and mobile app native development, and work with data analytics, big data and machine learning.

Be self driven Be analytical - ask the right questions Be adaptable

Internships Regularly during the year and over summer, we open a number of internship opportunities across our technical organisation. If you'd like to be considered for these, please indicate your interest by applying here.

The Recruitment Process Stage 1: Written Application Always include a cover letter. Make sure you talk about why you want to work for us. What about working at Nine really interests you? What skills and experience can you bring to our company? What makes you you?

Stage 2: Phone Interview This is a chance to see whether expectations about the role match. Know what you are looking for and how to communicate it, convey your passion in a way that can't be expressed through the written word. What excites you about potentially working for Nine?

Stage 3: Face-to-face Interview Talk about your past experience in detail, whether uni or other situations where you have demonstrated soft skills. For technical projects, know why you chose a particular solution. We want to understand how you approach a problem and how you learn from your experiences.

How to Prepare for the Application Process During the written application stage, attention to detail and ability to write succinctly and clearly is important. It is your chance to show the recruiter or hiring manager why you want the job, what you would bring to the company and also convey your written communication skills. The interview stage (face to face or virtual) provides the opportunity for you to meet your potential employer and understand their culture and ways of working. It gives you the chance to put your best foot forward - so remember the 3 P’s:

Purpose Preparation Presentation

Roles Available Business Analyst Data Analyst Data Scientist Product Manager Software Engineer: Front-End Software Engineer: Back-End Software Engineer: Full-Stack

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About Us Optiver is a proprietary trading firm with nine locations across Europe, AsiaPacific, and North America. Powered by technological might and guided by intellectual rigor, we trade our own money, at our own risk for our own reward. But not solely for our own benefit.

By offering competitive, two-sided prices to buyers and sellers, we provide liquidity and inject stability into the world’s financial markets. That’s good for all market participants, from financial pros to the pensioner next door. And as our 30+ year track record of profitability indicates, it’s also quite good for business.

At Optiver, we approach our work with intensity. But we do so in an atmosphere that’s informal and collaborative. And we are constantly inspired by one another, with a keen understanding that excellence is a team sport.

Most Valued Skills Good quantitative aptitude

Interest in solving complex problems Drive to succeed

Expected Backgrounds For our Trading, Risk, and Research roles, we will consider any degree.

For our Software positions, we look for Computer Science, Computer/ Software/ Electrical/ Mechatronic Engineering, or similar technical degrees.

Opportunties We are looking for interns and grads for the following positions: Quantitative Trading Risk Analyst Performance Research Quantitative Research Software Engineering The internship will run from November 2021 – February 2022. Our grads will start in February 2022. Our application deadline is May 17th.

Application Process Trading, Risk, Research, and Software all have different application processes designed to give you an insight into the types of problems you will be working on at Optiver as well as giving you an opportunity to get to know us. All roles require you to upload your CV to our website. There will be technical and behavioral assessments on an individual basis. There are no group interviews. Apply via our website https://www.optiver.com/working-atoptiver/career-opportunities/

How to Prepare for the Application Process Have a look at our website before you apply to get to know who we are and what we do. We will also send you some material to watch/read and we recommend you take the time to have a look at this before interviewing. We will also take the time to give you a call if you make it to our final round to let you know what to expect. Please also feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions before you apply.

Roles available: Software Engineer: Front-End, Software Engineer: BackEnd, Software Engineer: Full-Stack

About Us We tackle some of the most significant issues currently challenging Australia. Our work can be as diverse as digitising healthcare, tackling societal inequality, helping to grow sustainable infrastructure and building secure and safe digital societies. Our passionate people bring technology and clients together to live our shared purpose: to build trust in society and solve important problems. What can you expect? Here, you’ll join a collaborative, innovative and forever evolving community that delivers quality services in Assurance, Consulting, Financial Advisory (Deals, Infrastructure, Private Clients, Tax, Legal), Cyber and Technology. With a global network spanning 158 countries, you’ll be surrounded by tech, growth and creativity and belong to a community that thrives on turning ideas into reality. We know it’s never easy to decide on what to do with your career, which is why we’re here to help you every step of the way. We’ll provide you the support and mentorship you need to create a clear path and bring your unique purpose to life.

Finding your Fit We hire students and graduates from all backgrounds into different teams across our firm. We focus on your skills and potential and what diversity of thought you can contribute to help us achieve our purpose of solving important problems.

When you submit an application with us, you will be asked to apply to the skill area that best aligns to you! Once you have chose a skill area, you will be asked to select a team within that skill area.

There are 6 areas of skills to consider opportunities within:

Opportunities We offer a variety of programs for students and graduates to start creating their careers with PwC.

Graduate program Our Graduate Program is a full-time employment opportunity open to graduates and postgraduates. Our applications usually open around late February - early March for final year students, and the program starts in the following year in Jan-March. Make sure you are following us on LinkedIn and social media to get the latest updates.

Vacation program Our Vacation Program is open to students in their second last year of university. This four to six week internship is an opportunity to gain industry experience and a potential fast track into our Graduate Program. Please follow us on LinkedIn and other social media for when applications are open.

Trainee program Our Trainee Program is a unique three-year program that offers paid work experience while you complete your degree. It is open to university students in their first year of a three year single degree or students in their second year of a four year double degree.

We do not ask for CVs!

Applicants who require a reasonable adjustment (ie. candidates who have a disability) can let us know in the application process. One of our Campus Recruiters will contact you to discuss what type of support/adjustments you need as part of the recruitment process and work with you to come up with a plan.

1. Online Application

After you’ve applied, if you’re eligible, you’ll be invited to take an online assessment. After that, if you’re successful, a digital interview, and then a final assessment. You’ll be notified of each stage via email, so keep an eye out for these. Key dates and deadlines can be found on our website.

2. Online Assessment

We’ll be assessing applications immediately and progressing candidates who meet the program eligibility criteria to the online assessment and digital interview.

4. Virtual Assessment Centre

3. Digital Interview

How to Prepare for the Application Process You’ll be assessed against the PwC Professional Framework, which describes the attributes needed to deliver value to our clients and to society. It’s used to recruit, develop, and coach our people, and helps them bring their best self to work each day. Make sure you follow us on LinkedIn and social media as we post exclusive articles and videos to help you prepare. Here are some tips to help you get ready Youtube recruiter tips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXlzHUrEBxne_Bv8Z_xwBKMZXBiM0nSEf

Bonus tips and tricks 1. Use your personal email address rather than a uni one. We want emails to land in your inbox, not in your spam folder. 2. You don't need to complete the online assessment in one go, but make you finish within 72 hours of receiving the invite 3. Prepare for the assessments to be virtual, and most importantly be yourself. Let your individuality stand out. Ask questions back to the interviewer, try to get to know our firm and our culture.

About Us Quantium is Australia’s leading Data Science and AI company. We combine a diverse team of experts that spans actuaries, statisticians, data scientists, product leaders, strategy consultants, software engineers, delivery managers, industry experts, designers, and futurists – all dedicated to harnessing the power of data to drive transformational outcomes for our top tier clients both domestic and international! At Quantium, we believe in a work hard, play hard environment where we drive strong outcomes for clients whilst learning and having fun with our team. Quantium’s culture is often described as being inclusive, diverse, and enthusiastic about support for one another.

Most Valued Skills We develop skills, we hire for potential. Curiousity Love for problem solving Humility Teamwork Initiative

Expected Backgrounds for Technical Roles Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM related field (Science (Non-math), Engineering (all), Actuarial, Computer Science, Data Science and Decisions, Mathematics, Statistics). No prior experience required.

Opportunities Graduate opportunities (Analyst and Engineering roles)

Intern opportunities (Analyst roles)

Applications open annually in midFebruary for start dates in August the same year, or February the following.

Applications open annually in mid-June for a paid summer internship role. Internships usually start in mid to late December for a 9-week period.

Do you have tips or resources for students to use to best prepare at each stage of the application process?

Be yourself It’s okay to admit you don’t know Research what you can – the company, the role, the industry Relax – we are people too :)

Application Process Quantium Graduate and Intern Recruitment Process – Analyst role 1. Application Our application process involves the submission of our application form with the accompaniment of your latest academic transcript, cover letter and resume. Your cover letter should be personal and speak to your motivations and interest in the role and company. Your resume should be clear and articulate in demonstrating any work experience (in the industry or outside), extracurricular activities, sports, hobbies etc. The two will give us a good idea of who you are and what you want to do.

2. Online Case Study Completed within 48 hours of receiving it, the online case study is geared towards testing your ability to read and interpret data and answer a series of questions in relation to it. Estimated time to complete: 40 – 60 minutes

3. Phone Interview The phone interview stage is a behavioural interview with a member of the Quantium Recruitment Team. The interview will last for approximately 10 - 20 minutes and be testing your interest in the role as well as your approach to various situations. This is also a good opportunity to ask some questions to a recruiter.

4. Analytics Case Study This case study is your chance to meet one of our Analysts and showcase your potential as an Associate Analyst at Quantium. The case studies simulate real-life working scenarios that you come across in the role. They are situated around a client problem where you will use your research and provided data to address the problem and propose a recommendation/solution. Estimated time to complete: 1.5 hours

5. Grad Team Zoom Interview Our chance to meet each of our final round candidates 1:1, these interviews are short and sweet, focused on your motivation for the industry and an opportunity to ask any questions regarding the Quantium culture and Graduate Academy. Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes

Roles Available Data Analyst Software Engineer

Quantium Graduate Recruitment Process – Engineering role 1. Application Same as Analyst Role above.

2. Online Tech Quiz Completed within 48 hours of receiving it, the online tech quiz is geared towards testing your attention to detail, security mindset and general knowledge of software development. Estimated time to complete: 20-30mins

3. Phone Interview Same as Analyst Role above.

4. Technical Interview The technical interview will involve you discussing your solution and approach to a technical problem with 2 members of our Engineering team. The test does not involve coding, rather you will be asked to talk through your approach to a technical problem. Here, you will also have the opportunity to ask questions about our engineering function and the graduate role more specifically. Estimated time to complete: 1.5 hours

5. Grad Team Zoom Interview Same as Analyst Role above.

Who we are At Telstra, our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. The telecommunications industry is experiencing enourmous growth; network traffic is growing faster than any other period of time and digital technology is changing our world. Our people are at the heart of this change – and as Australia’s leading telecommunications and technology company, we’re helping to make it happen by connecting people together and to their devices

What we do Graduates who join our program will reimagine the future. You’ll help to shape tomorrow by supporting a leading telecommunications and technology company. Which is taking on some of the world’s most complex technical challenges in areas such as IoT, 5G, eSports and AI. This means no matter where you are in the business, your work will be meaningful and valued as you’ll help to empower our millions of global customers to thrive in a connected world. Through our accelerator programs, you’ll be provided with learning opportunities and immersive experiences that’ll teach you the skills we need for our future workforce. You’ll be supported throughout the program by a large network of leaders, peers and experts, and be given the flexibility for things such as study time, and be able to volunteer for causes that matter to them.

What we look for Telstra onboards graduates and vacation students into a variety of technical and business pathways so regardless of your degree or qualifications, there are great opportunities for you to join the team Besides having the right technical capability that our organisation needs and the right soft skills like being a good communicator, we’re looking for graduates who are curious about the future of technology and are passionate about helping our customers to thrive in a connected world. We understand the benefits that a diverse workforce brings – greater innovation, stronger problem solving capacity, solving capability, better customer connection and increased morale – so we are also looking for graduates who come from diverse backgrounds

Our programs We’re on the lookout for the next generation of passionate and enthusiastic graduates and summer vacationers who are willing to challenge their thinking, apply their skills and develop their careers in a fast paced technological environment. For more details on these programs, check out the Telstra Careers Website

Graduate Program A 13 month graduate program, full of rotational work experience, flexibility, and accelerated learning to help you choose your pathway and end up with a great starting salary

Summer Vacationer Program Voted as one of the Top Intern Programs 2020, the Summer Vacation Program is a 12-week program designed to give you hands-on experience, and immersive development and learning opportunities, working in teams such that focus on Internet of Things (IoT) 5G, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, and other emerging technologies. Applications open in July!

The Recruitment Process 1

Online Application

Video Interview + Online Assessments

Virtual Interview

Checks Before we can offer you a place in the Telstra Graduate Program, we’ll need to conduct a couple of checks such as a security check.

The first thing you’ll need to do is fill out a short online application form which will help us to determine if you’re eligible for the Program. You’ll also need to upload a copy of your resume and most recent academic transcript. During this stage, we want to get to know you a little bit better. To help us do this, you’ll need a video interview and online assessment.

You’ll be asked to present a pitch, discuss your motivations and respond to behavioural based questions. This will give you the chance to showcase your skills, personality, qualifications, work experience and mindset.

We’ve recently launched our Accessibility and Inclusion Plan, as we are extremely focused on creating a fully inclusive workplace. During our recruitment process, we can offer you a range of reasonable adjustment support services, whether that’s providing you with visual aids for those who identify with having a visual impairment or those needing alternative building access. Learn more about our hiring process here

Roles available in: Information & Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Network Engineering, Data Analytics / Data Science, Product & Service Design, Technology Consulting & Solutions

About Us Cochlear develops a range of products, including cochlear implants, bone conduction implants and active osseointegrated steady-state implants, which address different types of hearing loss. We've been here for 40 years, creating reliable products that continue to keep people connected to the world and to each other. We’re a global leader in implantable hearing. To date, we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of people, of all ages, all over the world change their lives through the emotions, experiences and opportunities that hearing brings.

What Cochlear Look For The most important attribute we look for in applicants for our Summer Student Program is a passion to learn. We don't expect you to have in-depth technical experience or knowledge. The most important attributes we look for in applicants is the passion to grow and learn alongside a supportive community of innovators.

Opportunities Summer Student Program As a Summer Student, you can expect to work on a variety of exciting, life changing projects that add real value to our R&D, Manufacturing and IT efforts. From designing and developing new products or components to evaluating and testing technologies critical to delivering a next generation sound processor and much more.

Application Process Becoming a Graduate Engineer at Cochlear starts with our Summer Student Program. We plan a 3-stage application process for Cochlear’s Summer Student Program.

First Stage

Second Stage

Final Stage

Involves an initial application to obtain your resume and understand your interests.

A virtual assessment centre, involving a Group Activity and Psychometric Assessment.

A 1:1 Interview with a technical manager at Cochlear.

Roles Can Include

Business Analyst, Technical Consultant, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, User Interface (UI) Designer, User Experience (UX) Designer, Product Manager, Software Engineer: Front-End, Software Engineer: Back-End, Software Engineer: Full-Stack

About Us Canva is an online design platform on a mission to empower the world to design. Our mission and vision are engraved into everything we do at Canva. Whether it's empowering our 101,000+ non-profit community, achieving our sustainability goals of being net positive by 2023, or celebrating a crazy big goal we achieved as a team by releasing doves off of our office rooftop. Canva is a place where we truly believe you will do the best work of your life.

Most Valued Skills Many of the skills we look for in candidates are tied back to our values:

Be a good human Empower others

Pursue Excellence Make complex things simple

Be a force for good Set crazy big goals

Opportunities Internship Program Our Internship Program takes place over the Summer from early December through the end of February. It’s a full-time paid position, where you have the opportunity to work on real projects with the potential to impact our 55 million monthly active users. The 12 weeks are filled with countless social events and learning and development opportunities.

We’re currently hiring, so keep an eye out on our careers page for internship roles opening.

Graduate Program Our graduate positions have start dates available every two weeks. Whilst we don’t have a structured graduate program, you still gain access to all of the learning and development opportunities broader Canva has to offer. There are also no ‘grad projects’, so you’re going to be able to work on some exciting projects right from your first day.

Application Process For both our internship and graduate opportunities the process follows three main themes:

01. We will get to know you during the call with one of our Canva recruiters. 02. Show us what you can do A sample work challenge or online pair coding session to show us how awesome you are.

03. Aligning our values during the final interview stage Our values are at the heart of everything we do here at Canva, so we’ve included some situational questions in all interviews. You’ll meet someone from the Canva business (not necessarily from your specialty) to chat about how you’ll be a value add to the team. To read a bit more about how we hire, and current open roles, please head to our careers page www.canva.com/careers/how-we-hire/

Roles Available Data Analyst, Data Scientist, User Interface (UI) Designer, User Experience (UX) Designer, Software Engineer: Front-End, Software Engineer: Back-End, Software Engineer: Full-Stack, DevOps, Data Engineering, SysOps

Opportunities for Pre-Penultimate Students As an eager pre-penultimate student, have you searched up internships and program opportunities, only to be disappointed by the ‘penultimate’ or ‘grad student’ criteria? It can be difficult for pre-penultimate students to find internship programs that cater towards their demographic and willingness to learn or get experience. However, WIT has got your back, with this comprehensive list full of opportunities for those of you who are pre-penultimate and keen to launch yourselves into the world of technology to take a deep dive into job opportunities out there.

Opportunities Available with WIT’s 2021 Sponsors Accenture Accenture offers the Accenture Discovery program, which is a free virtual internship program available to all students. https://www.theforage.com/virtualinternships/prototype/MD2p8dDih7zoQ9KRC/Consulting-Virtual-Internship#lp Google For students in their second year of study, Google runs the Student Training in Engineering Program (STEP) Internship, which is designed to provide exposure for those studying Computer Science, or related technical fields to the technology industry. It is particularly targeted at students who are a part of historically underrepresented groups within the technology sector, including, but not limited to; women, members of the LGBTQI+ community, students with a disability, and indigenous students. The 12 week program offers students the opportunity to work on a software project alongside a mentor, providing students with personal and professional development. Internship applications typically open in February and close in April, with the program commencing in December. Optiver Optiver considers pre-penultimate students for all of their roles. The positions which they are seeking include: Risk Analyst, Quantitative Trading, Performance Research, Quantitative Research, and Software Engineering. Their internship program will run from November 2021 - February 2022.

PwC Trainee Program Our Trainee Program is a unique three-year program that offers paid work experience while you complete your degree. It is open to university students in their first year of a three year single degree or students in their second year of a four year double degree. - Accounting, Commerce, Information Technology, Analytics, Project Management

Co-op Program Oppurtunity for students to undertake paid placements through a scholarship degree Students will have secured scholarships to complete their degree whichoncludes requirements to complete a series of placemenrts typically for 6 months in their 1st and 3rd years PWC pays universiy directly

IBL / WIL Program Oppurtunity for students to undertake paid Industry Based learning (IBL) or Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement PwC pay univsersity directly (if applicable) Placements are accredited to degree and typically for 3 months / a semester as dictated by degree curriculum Oppurtunity to secure graduate position upon completion of degree Quantium At Quantium, summer internships are offered to students from all years, with a handful of roles reserved for students still in their earlier years of university. Applications for their analyst and engineering roles open annually in mid-June for a paid summer internship role. Internships usually start in mid to late December for a 9week period. ResMed ResMed accepts students for engineering internships from their second year. Their Summer Internship Programs run from November until February, with applications or expressions of interest open from April, and the ensuing recruitment process spanning across May to July.

Other UNSW Opportunities to Look At Arc Internships Each year, Arc offers internship opportunities to UNSW students. This provides you with the opportunity to gain real experience in both an intern group project and new projects each term to make an impact on the UNSW student community, a mentor to support you along the way, listing on your AHEGS, and is paid! Unfortunately, the program is not running in 2021, but keep an eye out for the opportunity in future years! Career Development Programs UNSW Careers offers a variety of programs where you can gain career experience, and build your skillset before entering the workplace. Whether you’re looking into consulting, education and government, or keen to learn more about faculty programs, UNSW Careers offers a variety of opportunities for students. A full list of their programs is available here. Forage Forage offers short-term virtual internships that are company-backed by companies such as Boston Consulting Group, KPMG, General Electric and many more. They are completely free and a fantastic opportunity to gain career experience without a large time commitment. Resume Checker The first step of almost every application process is handing in your resume. Ensure that your resume is top notch with UNSW Careers Resume Checker, providing you with feedback tailored to you on layout, verbs and writing style. You can submit your resume up to 10 times each year and even book a one-on-one session with a Career Coach. UNSW Alumni Connect Networking can be daunting, and UNSW Alumni Connect is a great way to overcome the uncertainty with the opportunity to connect to UNSW alumni with one-on-one video mentoring. UNSW Advantage AHEGS-Accredited and a great place to build your skillset, UNSW Advantage offers volunteering and professional development opportunities for entrepreneurship and mentoring programs. The best part is, if you are not sure where to start, there is a quiz showing what opportunities might interest you. Co-Op Vacancies The value of Co-Op scholarships is pretty well-known by the student community. If you missed out when you applied, are looking for a one-off internship with the Co-Op program’s partners, or want to apply for late-entry for the Co-Op Scholarship, check out this link for vacancies!

Opportunities for International Students International Students, We Hear You! We understand that it can be daunting and frustrating when you have no prior knowledge of how to navigate through your overseas studies in an unfamiliar environment, but fret not! We have compiled a concise and comprehensive guide on how you can overcome these obstacles with ample welfare, support, and insights on job eligibility applications in Australia from resources offered by UNSW to WIT’s 2021 Sponsors.

Eligibility Requirements by WIT’s 2021 Sponsors Generally, all international students are welcome to apply for any internships and graduate programs offered by our primary sponsors below as long as they have applied for full working rights with Temporary Student or Graduate Visas and are comfortable without sponsorship funding. To apply for these visas, please feel free to check out International Migration & Education Services website which provides more information on the different application processes! In the midst of the current global pandemic, Accenture and CBA are also currently offering their Virtual Internships hosted on the Forage platform for all students to undertake freely at their own time, own pace! It is highly recommended and flexible for all students, especially those who are outside of Australia, to explore the work deliverables which could give an edge in applying for future opportunities within the companies that they have undertaken virtual internships with!

Our sponsors who offer opportunities to international students include: Accenture Accenture Discovery Internship Program is delivered virtually and available to all students for free (Found on Forage) Airwallex Only applicants with Temporary Graduate Visa 485 in Australia and do not require sponsorship are eligible Amstelveen Only applicants with full working rights in Australia and who do not require sponsorship are eligible Canva Only applicants currently in Australia and do not require sponsorship are eligible CBA Careers in Tech Internship Program is delivered virtually and available to all students for free (Found on Forage) Cochlear Only applicants with full working rights in Australia and who do not require sponsorship are eligible Ernst & Young Although opportunities within Australia are not available, international students are recommended to consider opportunities with branch offices around Asia-Pacific or globally FDM Group Only applicants with Temporary Graduate Visa 485 in Australia are eligible Google Only applicants with full working rights in Australia are eligible Optiver Applicants currently studying in an Australian university are eligible, sponsorship grants are provided too PWC Only applicants with Student Visa or Temporary Graduate Visa 485 in Australia are eligible! Academic documents request mandatory. Quantium Only applicants with Temporary Graduate Visa 485 in Australia are eligible

Be sure to check out UNSW’s International Students Resources UNSW provides a plethora of assistance and support tailored specifically for international students to navigate their way throughout their university years providing guidance in applying for eligible jobs in Australia! Below are 7 critical resources for every international student to check out on the UNSW Current Students website: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

UNSW Careers Professional Development Programs Career Seminars and Workshops International Students Careers & Resources Career Advice Appointments Completing Your Studies & Graduation Process UNSW International Student Support Advisors

All this information can be found on the Graduation, Careers and Employment webpage for international students to refer to addressing their concerns regarding academics and job prospects. International Student Support Advisors are also always available during office hours to accommodate international students’ queries and offer substantial advice in return! You can enquire for more details here: (International Student Careers) (Graduate, Careers & Employment) (International Student Support Advisors)

Exclusive Interviews Haesun Shim Hailey Jung Tasnia Ahmed Dr Yenni Tim

HAESUN SHIM UNSW Student and Intern at

Hi, my name is Haesun, and I'm studying Bachelor of Computer Science at UNSW. At uni, I’ve worked as a research scholarship student at the Computer Science and Engineering Faculty's ToR (Taste of Research) Scholarship program, and I have also been involved in UNSW Heroes, UNSW Founders New Wave and was a panellist at WIT x DigiSoc's "How to Hack-a-thon" event in 2020. I'm also a Co-Founder at my own start-up RareGenic with 3 alumni, and most recently I worked as a software engineering intern at Qwilr. Outside of work and university, I love to draw and remix music.

gain project experience within a team, both in short term and long term. This is a great chance to build both soft and hard skills. Meeting great mentors and friends is a plus!

Q: What was the most challenging thing you have faced as an international student throughout your career journey and how have you overcome it?

Majority of the internship and graduate roles require PR/citizenship to apply, so it was really challenging to find the right position which I am both interested in and also eligible to apply for. Also getting the "first job" was incomparably more difficult than getting the Q: What would you suggest international next job, since employers prefer candidates have relevant experience. To students do to differentiate themselves that breakthrough, I first researched what kinds of from other students in career opportunities? tech stacks are sought after in the industry and First of all, find your unique selling point, and began working on side projects using those prepare evidence to show your consistent tech stacks. By doing this I became familiar interest in your career pathway. Generally it is with the specific in-demand tech stacks, then I harder for internationals to find a job due to participated in hackathons to apply the visa reasons, but the fact that international technical skills and obtain good outcomes. In students are bilinguals and have experience in this way I was able to articulate in my resume both countries can sometimes be a plus and interview my relevant experience with the depending on the role. (I've seen some specific tech stacks and the programming positions that are looking for a specific language. This also helped me in gaining soft language's native speaker.) skills as well, since you get to largely Also, I recommend getting involved in many communicate with your team and pitch during different programs and competitions as much the competition. As a result, I received as you can. Grades are important too, but as graduate offers from large companies long as you meet the minimum criteria WAM including one of the Big 4 firms and start-ups. that is specified in the job description, extracurriculars are much more important Q: How can international students expand when looking for a job. There are so many their network? helpful programs and workshops inside and There are a lot of uni society events and outside uni to help students workshops that collaborate with employers (a lot of other universities' society events are open to everyone as well) and I think this is the easiest way to meet people in the industry and talk to the employees. It might feel daunting but don't be scared!

Often, they share their LinkedIn profile at the end of the event so students can reach out after the event as well. If you want to give a good impression, participate in competitions that are sponsored by employers you are interested in. In many cases, prizes can be a coffee chat with the hiring committees. Even if don't win the prize, you get a chance to meet them as your mentors or judges during the competition. This way it is easier to make them remember you. I also recommend using LinkedIn to reach out to people who are working at your dream company or going through a similar career journey of yours. I was surprised that there were so many nice people who were happy to answer my questions despite the fact that I was a stranger. The recruiters might reach out to you first if your profile seems to be relevant to what they are looking for in the open role. So remember to keep your Linkedin profile up-todate to show your skills and what industry you are interested in!

Q: What university opportunities have you undertaken to help develop your technical and non-technical skills as a student? For the long term extracurriculars, ToR (Taste of Research) scholarship program was helpful and fun. This is a research internship and the structure largely differs by the research lab you are applying for. It gave me a chance to work in a funded project with professors at UNSW and Macquarie University, where I was exposed to machine learning and cyber security research areas, and I had the opportunity to learn and use Katana, which is a HPC supercomputer. I was also involved in a subcommittee at my exuniversity (I transferred) which was in the Education portfolio, where I was in charge of organising workshops, helping me gain interpersonal skills and technical skills by teaching and explaining the topics to peer students. For the short-term ones, I participated in hackathons and case competitions hosted by WIT, CSESoc and EngSoc. These were helpful and engaging to gain soft and hard skills in a tight time frame and I learned a lot about the business concepts.

Q: What inspired you to begin your own start-up as a student and what challenges have you faced? I used to enjoy participating in case competitions/hackathons because I love to solve real-life problems using technology. Then I naturally became interested in founding my own start-up as I wanted to actually solve the existing problems. At first, I thought it would be hard to begin a start-up as a student, but soon I found programs such as UNSW Founders which support students and alumni founding and growing real companies. The program helped me find like-minded teammates and the support and coaching from the mentors helped us kick off the startup journey, and last year we founded RareGenic, a data analytics platform to aggregate and analyse data to aid assessment of novel genes and variants. The challenge I faced was product development. There were many things to plan and consider when building a prototype, both in business and technical aspects. RareGenic is a biotech start-up, and since I was new to the industry, I had a lot to study and research about the business concept.

Q: What advice would you give students interested in beginning their own start-up? I think taking the idea into action is the hardest part, because even though you have a good business idea, it sounds daunting to found a company as a student. But nothing happens until you make a move. There are many programs out there that help and support student start-up founders, from seed to growth. For example, at UNSW there are programs such as UNSW Founders, New Wave, 10x Accelerator and many more outside the uni too. I recommend participating in programs like these if you don't know where to begin, they are free in cost to participate, you can get help finding a team and coaching from mentors, and you might also get a chance to win funding from a VC.

HAILEY JUNG Associate Product Manager at

Q: What does your role at Canva involve? What drew you to the job, and how did you land it? My role at Canva involves a balance between Engineering, Business and User Experience. Product Managers are the middle men for those three areas and prioritise goals and tasks while seeing everything in the overview, and this is what drew me to this job. Through my startup, I realised I enjoyed guiding the implementation process, interacting with users, identifying their needs, and making strategic decisions to improve those pain points. When I applied, I reached out to Canva PMs on LinkedIn.

Q: What does a typical day look like as an Associate Product Manager? A typical day as an APM differs depending on the team you are at. I work on the Search and Recommendations team at Canva and my day usually involves a lot of meetings and planning with the engineers and our product designer. In the meetings I identify any blockers from the engineers that stops them from reaching our goals for each sprint, resolve them, and clarify any ambiguity in the product side.

Q: What is something you have found challenging about your role at Canva? Some challenges I faced at Canva would be some lack of data to support our decision makings. Since Canva is a fast growing startup, sometimes certain data for user behaviours are hard to obtain. Canva also has so much potential and room to improve it can be challenging to prioritise all those different features to implement.

Q: What drove you to begin your own start-up, and what is it all about? What drove me to begin my startup was actually through a program for UNSW Founders called New Wave. After my first hackathon, I enjoyed coming up with strategies for a problem and I signed up for the New Waves program. Here, me and my cofounder both shared the same struggle of paying excessive fare for overweight luggage and that’s how Overswap came out. The app connects people who need space and people who have space who are going on the same flight.

Q: Why do you think students should get involved in the startup space? And for those interested, do you have any tips or resources? I highly recommend getting involved whether it could be starting your own or joining an existing one. In the startup space, you get so much more control over the whole business and learn heaps of things through it. The sense of accomplishment you would get when reaching a certain goal is great as well since you were heavily involved in it. Tips would be reaching out to people and always expressing your interest to your connections in person and online like through Linkedin or email.

Q: How has your participation in internship projects been rewarding and exciting for you? I actually only have one internship experience but all those projects I participated in during my degree, competitions, or societies were super rewarding and exciting for me. I met so many different people through those it really boosted up my motivation and interest in the PM field since the whole process was fun and enjoyable. It's also great to still keep in touch with various people I met through the projects.

Q: What advice would you give a student looking to secure similar internships at tech companies? Although it is true that opportunities for an entry level PM in Australia are hard to find, there are ways to start getting involved. You can apply for PM internships, APM positions, start as a software engineer or a business analyst and move on to a PM role. If you are going for a PM internship or APM role, having your own experience in UX, business and preferably engineering is important, and maybe founding your own startup can help.

TASNIA AHMED Cyber Security Consultant at

I studied a dual degree of Bachelor of Commerce (Management) and Information Systems at UNSW. During my time at UNSW, I was involved in distinct societies; projects and sponsorship subcommittee member at UNSW Medical Students Aid Project, wellbeing head at UNSW Security Society, operations director for the Australian Economics and Business Studies Competition and to date, a national committee member for the Australian Women in Security Network. My hobbies include painting, baking and gaming and I have an interest in Japan, technology and am a bubble tea fanatic. For special achievements, I was nominated for ‘Best Student Security Leader’ in 2020 for the Australian Women in Security Awards, the first student to represent UNSW. Also, I was one of 30 students in the APAC region invited by Facebook to attend Bug Bounty Con and the first UNSW Security Society committee member not from the School of Computer Science and Engineering.

Q: What does a typical day as a Cyber Security Consultant look like for you? A typical day as a cyber security consultant depends on the type of engagement you are working on. Currently I am working on an Identity engagement which runs on the Agile Scrum methodology, however, my previous engagements followed a standard project management plan. My typical day includes grabbing coffee/breakfast, chatting and having catch ups with colleagues, reading and responding to emails, as well as, reading cyber news. Then, working on deliverables such as client document reviews, workpapers, reports or engagement management, training or business development work during free time, participating in client and internal meetings, having lunch and going on walks or bubble tea/coffee runs. However, since my current engagement follows Agile Scrum, my day differs by including a team standup in the morning, a change in the type and number of deliverables with a variation in tasks alongside an increase in meetings including Scrum ceremonies.

Q: What are some non-academic skills that you believe have helped you attain your position at KPMG? Internships, certifications, hobbies, extracurriculars, academics, technical skills and knowledge

played a big part in attaining my role at KPMG. However non-academic skills which were quite important that helped me attain my role included consultancy skills such as communication, problem solving and creativity, as it is important to be able to communicate with your team and with clients and as some engagements require thinking outside the box and being able to solve problems for clients. Leadership and teamwork skills are also very crucial alongside adaptability and flexibility, as sometimes you need to be able to quickly adapt to new approaches or sudden change. Project management and writing skills are also valuable to be able to manage engagements and to develop workpapers and reports. Finally, willingness to learn, self growth, proactiveness, a positive attitude and confidence are also essential as it showcases you are willing to take charge of your career.

Q: Throughout your journey have you been involved in impressive internship opportunities, what encouraged you to aim for them? There were many reasons which encouraged me to aim for the internships that I undertook. These include the fact that it helps with attaining a graduate position by increasing competitiveness and allows for better career progression, provides experience, allows for learning technical and soft skills, develops knowledge, provides opportunities to network and gain references. The experience also allows you to figure out your interests, gain confidence, transition to a full-time role with ease and learn from the best. Also, the companies which I undertook internships at were reputable and known for cyber, so it was natural for me to pursue them. My cyber internship at Deloitte helped me realize that I liked and was good at Identity, Threat Intelligence and Strategy and Governance. Also, any experience is good, hence why I also took on a different technology internship at IBM, allowing me to learn technical skills, more about the company and provided networking opportunities.

Q: How have you been able to give back to the community throughout your career? I have been able to give back to the community by participating in various company led events. So far, I have taken part in team volunteering events such

as packing Christmas hampers for disadvantaged families, mentoring students, social fundraisers, mentoring girls in workshops as part of the ‘Schools in Technology Program’ which aims to inspire girls to pursue technology careers, and organising events for females interested in cyber as part of my committee responsibilities for the Australian Women in Security Network. In the future, I will participate in more volunteering team events, community hackathons, pro bono services and ‘Cyber Awareness Day’, which involves teaching cyber safety in schools. It is very important to give back to the community as it teaches compassion, strengthens networks, allows you to learn and develop skills through transforming and widening your perspective and allows for making a positive impact which can transform the world.

Q: What was the most difficult part of transitioning from being a student to entering a full-time graduate role, and how did you overcome it? For me, transitioning into a full-time role was quite easy as I had done full-time internships and at some point took on a full-time internship whilst doing full-time university studies. These experiences allowed me to have a taste of what life was like working full-time. That being said, the most difficult part for me would have been time management; juggling work and life balance as there is a clear change in free time. It felt like work occupied most of my day and week, restricting me from doing other activities, leaving only a few hours for hobbies, exercise, studying for certifications, sleeping, seeing friends, social and recreational activities and other commitments. I found planning my day and week very important in managing my time and found that prioritising and cutting down on a number of activities helped alongside scheduling technology detoxes in response to staring at screens all day.

Q: What university experiences do you believe helped prepare you for industry? There were many university experiences which helped prepare me for industry including university society leadership roles and events, courses and assignments. Some of the courses I took in university helped me develop technical skills and knowledge which are relevant to my role alongside teamwork, problem solving and project management skills through assignments. Some of my courses were part of the ‘Sandbox Program’, which included following an Agile Scrum methodology or acting as a consultant and solving a case for a client provided by an industry partner, which is like working on engagements. Being in

multiple university societies in leadership roles such as UNSW Security Society improved my leadership skills and I learnt more about cyber whilst being around like minded people. University society events such as mentoring programs, career events and skills workshops were also helpful in developing skills and knowledge, establishing networks and learning more about my career aspirations.

Q: How did you upskill yourself technically during university, and do you still upskill yourself? During university I had to upskill myself as my degree was not as technical as needed for the role I wanted to pursue. I also found technical work more enjoyable. Hackathons, CTF competitions alongside security skills and consulting workshops held by university societies and external organisations were very beneficial. There were many security professional organisations and security tool vendors which held events and also provided access to online courses which allowed me to attain some certifications. Udemy and Linkedin Learning, were also a good way to learn about other technical content and learning Excel was very important. Entering a full-time job does not mean you stop learning, you are required to continually upskill, and I have been doing that by undertaking online courses and workshops relevant to my role through professional security organisations and vendors to pursue certifications, currently I am pursuing the CISSP and SailPoint IIQ Associate certifications.

Q: What has inspired your passion in the Cyber Security industry, and how would you encourage others t o find an industry that they are passionate about? My passion for cyber security came from multiple things such as television shows and movies which included hackers or computer professionals, reading cyber news, fascination with computers, taking cyber courses at university and talking to cyber security professionals. Cyber is a growth industry and is heavily male dominated, and cyber security is one of organisations’ greatest challenges; the threat landscape is always evolving in this world where we are heavily reliant on technology and so it has become very important to protect ourselves. To find an industry that you are passionate about, look at your interests, try out different areas and get experience to find out what you really enjoy and what you are suited for. Talking to people in the industry and doing research can also give you a better understanding of the industry and help you make an informed decision on whether it is right for you.

DR YENNI TIM Senior Lecturer in the School of Information Systems and Technology Management, UNSW Business School “I am currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Information Systems and Technology Management, UNSW Business School. I have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Information Systems. I spent most of my time in university coding! I also learned guitar for a while. In terms of special achievements, I am still very proud of the “household management system” I built for my honours thesis! It’s a web-based system that users can use to manage their kitchen (where items are stored, expiry dates etc.), and receive an auto-generated shopping list when it’s time to re-stock. My current hobby is creating miniatures – I make tiny Asian food with clay!”

Q: What encouraged you to pursue a career in academia? I am lucky to have met inspiring teachers. When I was still in university, I was inspired by a professor who taught me programming. He later also became my honours supervisor. I experienced first-hand the impact a good teacher can have on their students, so I decided to pursue a career in academia and have never looked back.

Q: How did you know what area of research you wanted to pursue and how has this changed throughout your career? When I first started doing research, I was still in Computer Science, researching about memory cache architecture. But as I learned more about the technologies we have and the possibilities, I became increasingly curious about the applicat-ion of these technologies. I want to know if the technology I design brings value to people, how

people use the technology, and what can be done better. That was when I decided to make a switch – I started working on Information Systems research, specifically in digital social innovation. I started working with end users to understand how to use digital technology more effectively to address societal challenges. A few years into this research, I came to appreciate the multi-faceted nature of technology advancements, and the range of wicked problems facing our society today – from cyber threats to environmental destruction. The importance of digital resilience, in particular, has become evident – I therefore decided to commit my research effort in supporting individuals and organisations in building digital resilience.

Q: Is academia still a relevant and important career? Absolutely! In fact I was really glad that WIT decided to include interviews with academics this year in your Careers Guide! I think academia is not only a relevant and important career, but also an exciting one. You get to work on important research, contributing not only to the advancement of knowledge but also to solving relevant problems in practice. And of course, the role of an educator is a highly rewarding one – you will constantly be amazed by young minds and challenged to constantly learn and innovate.

Q: What do you believe is the biggest misconception about careers in academia? I think the biggest misconception is that careers in academia are losing relevance. I think one of the reasons for this misconception is our one-dimensional

understanding of academic careers (e.g. cyber security), if we are unsure what a particular career entails, we may hold some misconceptions (e.g. cyber security is all about hackers in hoodies!) In fact, a career in academia can take many forms – you get to craft a distinctive career profile for yourself, creating research, education, and engagement programs that can make a real difference.

Q: What is the most challenging part of academia, and how have you strived to overcome it? Like any other career, building a rewarding career in academia requires strong commitment. It may take a few years of focused work to build a research program that creates real impact. In my specific field (digital resilience), you are also challenged to constantly innovate and keep up with the latest technological developments as well as emerging issues and opportunities in businesses and society. All of these require dedication and strong problem-solving skills. There are also a lot of setbacks – because you are constantly breaking new ground, your research projects, teaching innovation, engagement programs might not work out the first, second, or third times. Learning to work with setbacks is definitely part and parcel to this career. To me, I think one of the most important things I do to manage the challenges in this career is by constantly putting myself in a learning mode. You can learn so much from people around you and from each experience if you maintain the curiosity and openness to learn. I learn from my mentors, my collaborators, and my students every day, and I am deliberate in finding opportunities to apply these learnings.

Q: How has academia been rewarding and exciting for you? This career is rewarding and exciting in so many ways. First, the work you do can be really impactful. You get to be at the

forefront of your field, perform deep and innovative work that can influence not only current states (e.g. solving a difficult problem or fulfilling an unmet need), but also define the future agenda (e.g. influence strategies, policies, and future research). Second, you have the opportunity to work with different stakeholders and get exposed to many different industries and problems. For example, through my research, I work with not just business leaders, but also professionals in the government sector and non-profits, and communities around the world from environmental groups to cyber security communities. These experiences broaden your perspective and allow you to cultivate important “human skills” (e.g. collaboration, communication, etc.) that will serve you well throughout your career. Lastly, teaching, to me, is one of the most rewarding parts of this career. You get to work with students who are full of energy and creative ideas, and when you get to know that you have helped your students in some capacity (e.g. through the occasional thank you email or feedback) – that’s always the highlight of one’s teaching career.

Q: What advice would you give to students interested in pursuing a career in academia? I would suggest two things: first, talk to people who already have a career in academia. Understand what this career is about, what the opportunities and challenges are – so you can make a more informed decision. Second, proactively seek opportunities to perform research and/or teaching so you can get first-hand experience and really understand what is involved. There are plenty of research and teaching opportunities in university – talk to academics about their research projects, apply to be a PASS leader or tutor, or make good use of your coursework projects to learn to perform research. You would be surprised how many opportunities are available once you start to proactively look for them!

Acknowledgements

Content Created by the WIT 2021 Education Team:

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