Student profile
What have you learnt and gained from
What advice would you give to current
those experiences?
students who are looking for vacation
These experiences have given me insight into
employment?
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the management consulting, financial services
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consulting and investment banking industries.
Apply for everything! Even if you don’t think a
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This is especially useful in deciding which
particular division or industry is what you are
graduate opportunities to pursue.
suited towards, give it a try anyway! I found
that, through my internship experiences,
As an intern/vacation student, you may not be
the consulting industries did not interest me
given the most exciting tasks, but an internship
– I could have only found this out through
really gives you hands-on experience and a
vacation employment. Upon starting within the
preview of what you would be doing in a day-to-
investment banking industry, I really enjoyed it,
day role. Apart from this, I have gained a lot of
and have chosen to take my career down this
technical skills through these experiences.
path.
How many graduate positions did
Think of vacation employment as a tool for you
you apply for? Did your vacation and
to learn about an industry, and also use it to help
internship experiences help you in securing
sell yourself to graduate employers.
a graduate position? In what ways were
One final tip: be proactive in looking for vacation
they useful? employment. Don’t restrict yourself to those
I applied for a number of graduate positions
that have structured (and advertised) vacation
with all the top-tier management consulting
programs. Look beyond them, there are plenty
firms and investment banks. The vacation and
of firms that are willing to take on students, you
internship experiences definitely help. Not
just have to find them!
only does it look great on your CV, graduate Article provided by UNSW Careers and Employment.
employers are impressed to see a wide range of
relevant experience. It definitely shows that you
are a good candidate and, if anything, it helps
you get a graduate position!
These experiences also make for great
interview material, as it definitely impresses the
interviewer if you can talk about the industry
that you want to work in.
Think of vacation employment as
a tool for you to learn about an
industry, and also use it to help sell
yourself to graduate employers.
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