GO For It! Feb 08
Welcome to the February edition of the Graduate Opportunities job seeker update, GO For it!
Features include:
- Gap years: everything you need to know
- Virtual Career Fair 2008 details
- Upcoming application deadlines
- Details of graduate opportunities with a range of organisations, including AMP, Transfield Services, The Treasury and more
Not to be missed reading!
Best wishes
The GO Team
Virtual Careers Fair: 3 – 20 March

Register today for the 2008 Virtual Careers Fair! Australasia’s online meeting place for employers and students, the VCF gives you access to all the benefits of a career fair without having to leave home!
Opportunities with AMP

AMP is one of Australia’s oldest and proudest wealth management companies, with a rich heritage and an exciting future. We aim to help people manage their financial well-being to enjoy the future they want. We do this by providing a wide range of financial products and services and are Australia’s largest retail and corporate superannuation provider and one of the region’s most significant investment managers. We have a forward-thinking, open culture and operate in a fast-growing industry.
GO 2008 hot off the press!

Graduate Opportunities 2008 is hot off the press! You can pick up your free copy of GO 2008 from your university careers services or at your university career fair from March onward.
Toyota

Picture this: The magazine you’re scanning has a feature on the all new Australian made large six-cylinder car, the Toyota Aurion; and you helped design it…
Do you want to make a difference?

The Treasury's 12-month Graduate Development Program will provide you with a solid base for your first years in the Department, combining both on-the job training with formal in-house and external courses. The program will enable you to continue to develop your skills, demonstrate your abilities and become a valuable asset for Treasury. And the learning opportunities will continue throughout your career in Treasury.
Upcoming deadlines

Many graduate recruiters have applications deadlines for the 2009 graduate programs coming up soon, including the following. For a complete list do a GO job search.
ANAO graduate program

Headed by the Auditor General, the ANAO is an independent, objective auditor to the Commonwealth public sector and we are proud to be a centre of excellence and integrity in the auditing arena. Our activities provide parliament with an independent assurance of public sector performance and accountability structures. They also open up opportunities to improve both accounting and financial management practices and administration and business management practices for our public sector clients.
A career with DAFF

Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is responsible for Australia’s agricultural, fisheries, forestry and food industries. Our role is to increase the competitiveness, profitability and sustainability of these industries through:
- Improved market access and performance
- Sustainable use and management of natural resources
- Protecting the health and safety of our plant and animal industries
- Responsive and efficient industry
- New technology and practices
- Skilled, financially self-reliant producers
Gap years

After several years of study, many graduates feel like a well-earned break. The lure of adventures in distant lands is powerful for Australian and New Zealand students, which is why thousands strap on their backpacks each year and head OS.
Fast-tracked career with Transfield Services

At Transfield Services we acknowledge and rely upon our 26,000 plus employees for continual growth and success. We offer our graduates real jobs with real accountabilities that promote and allow for fast tracked careers. Complement your undergraduate degree with a real job with real career opportunitiesL apply for the Transfield Services Graduate Development Program.
Read more about Fast-tracked career with Transfield Services
Honorary Treasurer: Friends of Parks Inc. (SA)
A vacancy is about to occur for an Honorary Treasurer for Friends of Parks Inc. which is based in Adelaide
Read more about Honorary Treasurer: Friends of Parks Inc. (SA)
