GO For It! Summer 2010

Welcome to the Summer 2010 edition of GO For It!, the Graduate Opportunities e-zine. In this issue: information on several exciting graduate programs, upcoming application deadlines, and much more!
Happy reading!
The GO Team

SA Water: a diverse range of opportunities

SA Water’s graduate program offers a diverse range of opportunities for students studying engineering, science and environmental degrees as well as those pursuing careers in finance, IT and economics.
SA Water is an internationally recognised water utility wholly owned by the Government of South Australia. We provide water and wastewater services to more than 1.5 million customers across the State.
Jody Herley is flying high with BHP Billiton

Jody Herley, Bachelor of Mining Engineering graduate, is working at BHP Billiton’s Cannington underground silver, lead and zinc mine located in northwest Queensland. She is currently working in a Scheduling role, planning underground operations.
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Westpac Graduate Program

It’s an exciting time to join Westpac. We’re looking for quick thinkers who want to hit the ground running, delight our customers and provide them with a fantastic customer service experience. We need graduates who want to make a difference to the way we do things from day one. People who’d jump at the chance to be treated like a professional, with their own clients, responsibilities and challenges.
AURECON: Live Your Ideas

“It’s about being in a good place, with good people who are supportive of ideas. Don’t chase money, chase opportunity, chase ideas. Find great people and work with them.”
- Sean Gledhill, Aurecon Project Leader
The Treasury's Fiona - Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Economics (Hons), La Trobe University

As a graduate in Treasury’s Macroeconomic Group, you get the opportunity to work on a wide range of economic issues, both domestic and international. I am currently working in the International Economy Division where we monitor, research and forecast the global economy, brief the Treasurer and other Ministers on international economic conditions, as well as participate in international engagement such as APEC.
Reflections of an ANZ 2009 Graduate

If somebody asked me, “What has your first year at ANZ been like?”, my answer would be “it has been like being on a roller coaster ride, full of exhilarating highs, occasional lows, and a number of twists and turns thrown in for good measure”. That is the way it should be.
Laing O’Rourke – Ascenders Program

Laing O’Rourke is a global development, construction and specialist business, which supports a workforce of approximately 30,000 employees.
We’ve experienced explosive growth in the last ten years, and today we collaborate on some of the world’s most exciting and challenging construction projects...
AECOM: your next step forward

Our people are united by a common purpose: to enhance and sustain the world’s built, natural and social environments. In practice, that means planning, designing and managing projects including the parks, communities and places that connect us, the industries that support us and the major infrastructure that moves us. In fact, all the facilities that countries need to sustain economic and social growth.
St.George: In great company

At St.George we believe our people are our difference. That’s why everyone who joins us, in any function, will take the first step of what we hope to be a long-term career with St.George.
In the St.George Graduate Program you will have a role which will contribute to the Bank’s overall objectives and have the opportunity to realise your full potential. That’s how our people grow and how our ideas grow.
Applications for the Mars Graduate Program are now open

How would you like to join a company that gives you the opportunity to work with some of the largest brands in the FMCG market?
Working with brands such as MARS®, M&M'S®, SNICKERS®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, DOLMIO® and MASTERFOODS® our graduates have the opportunity to explore many areas of our business – some of which you may have never considered!!!
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