Internships / Summer Vacation Programs - Brisbane

KPMG’s for Summer Vacation Program applications are now OPEN

Interested in spring boarding your career with one of the world’s leading professional services firms?
Are you looking for paid work experience over the 2008/09 summer break?

Then visit www.kpmg.com.au to apply for our Summer Vacation program.

On Thursday 21 August we are holding ‘KPMG lawn bowls’ at Toowong. This will give you the opportunity to chat to KPMG employees, play lawn bowls with us and find out more about our vacation program. Please contact FMAA for more details and to RSVP.

Who we are

KPMG is one of the world’s leading professional services firms whose aim is to turn knowledge into value for the benefit of our clients, our people and the capital markets. Our open and friendly culture encourages you to explore and share new ideas, and build a successful and individual career at your own pace.

The summer program
It’s a great way to earn money, gain practical experience and obtain an inside view of potential career options with one of the world’s leading professional services firms. Along the way you’ll work and learn with our team of outstanding professionals. Our program offers flexibility with placement duration (two, four and eight week programs) and an optional rotation through different divisions.

We have 60 placement opportunities available in our Brisbane Summer Vacation program in our Audit, Tax, Middle Market Advisory, Internal Audit Services, Information Technology Advisory, Government Advisory Services and Corporate Finance divisions.

Your career opportunities
Graduate employment opportunities for 2009 and 2010 commencement will be made available to those who successfully complete the program.

How to apply
Applications for KPMG’s vacation program are now open. Our recruitment process begins as soon as applications are submitted and will continue until we have recruited for all available positions. For this reason you should submit your application as early as possible to ensure your best chance of success in our program.
Apply online via the careers section of our website at kpmg.com.au. In your cover letter please nominate your preference for program duration (two, four or eight weeks) and the division/s you are interested in
.
For further information
- Contact Marcia Watters, HR Coordinator on (07) 3233 9329 or email mwatters1@kpmg.com.au

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Securing your future is now quicker and easier at PricewaterhouseCoopers! There are now no
official closing dates for our student programs, so it’s more important than ever to apply early.

What does this mean for you?

We will be inviting successful applicants to meet with us on a regular basis which means that you
can secure a position with PricewaterhouseCoopers before others have even thought to submit
their application!
The Summer Vacation Program
The PricewaterhouseCoopers Summer Vacation Program is now open and provides you with a
fantastic opportunity to kick start your career before you leave university. Summer vacation work
offers an exciting range of opportunities across our divisions: Assurance, Advisory, Tax & Legal.

And if you’re one of the many vacationers that receive an offer of graduate employment, you’ll be
well placed to make an informed decision about your graduate career. Then you can relax,
concentrate on your studies and know that you’re perfectly positioned for whatever tomorrow
holds.

As one of the world’s top professional services firms you’ll have exposure to challenging and
interesting work with great clients, growing companies and entrepreneurial individuals. Most
importantly, you can be who you want to be.

Want to find out more?

For application information visit www.pwc.com/au/careers or contact us on 1800 1 75599 or
ssc@au.pwc.com.


Deloitte 2008 – 2009 Summer Vacation Program

Design Your Career with Deloitte

Deloitte is the largest fully integrated business consulting & advisory service in Australia. As an employer of choice for innovative human resources programs, we are dedicated to helping our clients and our people excel.

We are looking for talented, motivated students in their penultimate (second last) year seeking to gain professional experience prior to completing their degree.

We have opportunities for IT, Accounting, Business, Commerce, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Maths/Statistics, Law, HR, Engineering penultimate students to spend your summer vacation with Deloitte.

The high performance and fun culture of the Brisbane office is attributed to Deloitte’s Seven Signals representing ‘the way we do things’.

As a Deloitte vacationer you will:
Be paid to learn and be provided a platform to entry to our graduate program
Receive exceptional business and technical training and support
Have a support system including dedicated buddy, manager and Partner
Be provided with opportunities to work with people from our 650 offices in 150 countries
Work with award winning leadership and exciting clients
Have fun and get involved in social, sporting and charity events

You will have the opportunity to commence our summer vacation program in either November/December 2008 or January/February 2009. Program lengths vary between 4-8 weeks, depending on service line.

Apply online for a Summer Vacation position with Deloitte at www.graduates.deloitte.com.au. Please complete the application form and include a copy of your cover letter, resume, IELTS test scores if applicable, and academic results (non official accepted however, please note that a copy of your official academic results will be required during the interview process).

You will need to choose a service line preference. The service lines and the ideal degree types are below.

Assurance & Advisory (Audit)
Ideal degree: Commerce, Business or Accounting
Consulting (Strategy/Human Capital)
Ideal degree: Commerce, Business, Engineering, Economics, IT, Maths, Law or Human Resources
Consulting (Technology Integration)
Ideal degree: IT, Engineering, Economics, Maths, Law or Commerce/IT
Corporate Finance
Ideal degree: Commerce, Business or Mathematics
Corporate Reorganisation Group (Insolvency)
Ideal degree: Commerce, Business or Accounting
Growth Solutions (Middle Market)
Ideal degree: Commerce, Business or Accounting
Risk Services
Ideal degree: Commerce, Business, Accounting or IT
Tax Services
Ideal degree: Commerce, Business, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Science or Law

Applications close at midnight Monday 1 September 2008.

BDO Kendalls

Want to know what it’s like to be part of the BDO Kendalls team in Brisbane?

Well basically, that’s it… you are part of a team where the culture of our firm is focused on working together to achieve success for our people, the firm and our clients.

And it’s working! The Brisbane office has over 300 staff, recruiting 31 graduates in the 07/08 intake – up from 25 the year before. Our vacationer numbers also grew from 16 to 26 over the same time…the opportunities for you to be part of our team are increasing all the time.

BDO Kendalls (Brisbane) offers a full range of services including Audit and Assurance, Tax Consulting, Private & Entrepreneurial Client Services, Corporate Finance and Financial Planning amongst others.

One of the firms overarching programs that keeps our team together and going is the B-Well program. B-Well provides a balance for our people. Whether it’s providing you with the option to join a sporting team, participate in yoga or have a healthy breakfast when you get to work.

BDO KendaVacation opportunities for 2008/09lls (Brisbane) will be offering University students who are about to commence their penultimate year of study, the opportunity to join the firm in one of our vacationer intakes over the 2008/2009 summer vacation. As a vacationer you will have the opportunity to experience employment within a couple of our divisions. Further, there will be opportunities for you to attend numerous staff functions and get involved in the BDO culture!

We value our people
As a vacationer, benefits you will enjoy include:
• Induction and buddy system for all vacationers;
• Attendance at staff functions;
• Exposure to interesting and challenging work; and
• Participation in our BWell Program – health and wellness, including breakfast, fresh fruit, in-house health & fitness activities and more.

How to apply
BDO Kendalls (Brisbane) will be offering around 30 vacationer positions to start in one of our 2008/2009 summer vacation intakes.

Intake 1: November 24 to December 19 2008
Intake 2: January 19 to January 30 2009

Who
Undergraduates who are commencing their penultimate year of study in a Bachelor of Commerce, Business or Commerce/Law, with an Accounting major. Those selected will have strong interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, involvement in extra curricular activities and a motivation for continuous learning and development.

Where and when
Check out BDOnewfaces.com.au for details

What happens once you apply?
You will receive an email confirming receipt of your application.

Each application we receive is reviewed by Human Resources.
We identify a short-list of applicants we would like to interview and make contact with them.
The recruitment process will then involve interviewing and selection testing.

 Gain the exposure you want at McGrathNicol.

The McGrathNicol Summer Vacation Program will provide you with a diverse range of work experience from actively managing distressed businesses, to providing advice to the public and private sector, to investigating fraudulent behaviour.  Our independence and dynamic nature enable us to attract high profile jobs including: HIH, Lift Capital, Evans and Tate, Pan Pharmaceuticals, ION Limited, and Estate Property Group.
McGrathNicol is not like traditional accounting firms – you won’t find a Tax or Audit division here.  We are Australia’s pre-eminent independent advisory firm and offer our people the opportunity to further their careers in Corporate Advisory, Forensic, Transaction Services and Corporate Recovery.
Our independence and dynamic nature enable us to attract a range of high profile, complex projects, providing our people with exciting travel opportunities, and the means to develop strategic, financial and commercial skills across various industries, working alongside a vast number of local and international banks and top tier law firms.
Our Summer Vacation Program aims to attract high calibre, ambitious and motivated students in our Brisbane office that have:

  •   a demonstrated knowledge and interest in the work we do
  • strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • sound academic performance

To be eligible for our Summer Vacation Program you must:

  • be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at time of application
  • be in your penultimate year of study
  • have commenced a commerce or related degree
  • be available to work for a minimum four week period between November 2008 and February 2009.

Interested?  To learn more about our Summer Vacation Program, or to apply online, please visit mcgrathnicol.com.  For enquiries please email the National HR team, at careers@mcgrathnicol.com or phone +61 2 9338 2600.  Applications close on Wednesday, 10 September 2008.

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