2009 Careers Fair
Wednesday 1 April 09
Casuarina Campus, Charles Darwin University
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Student Information
Charles Darwin University’s Careers Fair gives students an opportunity to meet, speak and promote themselves direct to employers about career and employment opportunities within their organisation or industry.
This year is the fifth for this event and has grown from 14 exhibitors and 170 students at its inaugural year in 2005 to 40 exhibitors and over 400 students attending the event in 2008.
Photos from the 2008 Fair
The 2008 Fair saw 40 employers and over 400 students attend which has made it the most successful event of its kind at CDU to date.
2008 Exhibitors
Find out more about the companies who attended the 2008 Fair:
123 Careers
123 Careers specialises in early childhood personnel recruitment and is the key recruiter for ABC Learning Centres – a recognised leader in early learning and care services. Permanent employees at ABC Learning Centres enjoy many excellent benefits including above award wages, career advancement opportunities and free study for approved staff. Full-time and casual positions are available.
Visit the website: www.123careers.com.au
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is an independent Commonwealth statutory authority. It was formed in 1995 to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974 and other acts.
The ACCC promotes competition and fair trade in the market place to benefit consumers, business and the community. It also regulates national infrastructure services. Its primary responsibility is to ensure that individuals and businesses comply with the Commonwealth competition, fair trading and consumer protection laws.
As a graduate your work in the ACCC could involve analysing key market sectors; assisting in assessing applications for collective bargaining, authorisations and notifications; the economic regulation of network infrastructure; or investigating complaints from business or consumers about possible breaches of the Trade Practices ACT 1974. You may be involved in consumer liaison activities, product safety surveys or compliance research.
Our program is structured so that graduates work in a range of areas and take part in diverse activities.
Visit the website: www.accc.gov.au
Anglicare NT
Anglicare NT is a not-for-profit organisation, which provides a range of community services across the Northern Territory from the key centres of Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs, Katherine and Nhulunbuy. Its range of programs works with many diverse groups within the community.
Visit the website: www.anglicare.asn.au
Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA)
The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia is a union for professional employers and works towards the improvement of salaries, working conditions and employment opportunities for our members. APESMA offers free membership to undergraduate students undertaking tertiary courses in engineering, science, information technology, surveying, pharmacy, veterinary science, architecture and business.
Visit the website: www.apesma.asn.au
Cardno
Cardno’s professional services include civil, structural, geotechnical, traffic and environmental engineering; environmental science; landscape; architecture; surveying/planning; project management; asset management; and international development assistance. As a diverse multidisciplinary business you can be assured to find an area of interest. Depending on your discipline speciality, you could start your career working on structural projects, supervising environmental rehabilitations, modelling tidal currents or advising clients on water reduction strategies. The opportunities and variety are endless.
Visit the website: www.cardno.com.au
Centrelink
Centrelink has a national graduate program to attract people with specific tertiary qualifications to join our team. We're looking for standout performers to lead us into the future. Who knows? It might be you. The program runs for 12 months during which you will be exposed to an extensive learning and development program, on-the-job training and access to mentoring and coaching to support your career goals.
Visit the website: www.centrelink.gov.au
Chandler MacLeod
Founded in 1959, Chandler Macleod is one of Australasia’s largest and most diverse HR outsourcing and recruitment companies focusing on the provision of outstanding assessment, selection, recruitment and retention solutions across the blue-collar, office support, health, graduate, technical, IT, professional and executive sectors. We also offer comprehensive consulting services encompassing:
- HR Consulting including succession planning, leadership development, competency profiling, performance management and coaching
- Learning and Development including online learning solutions
- Psychometric Assessment
- Graduate and Project Recruitment and Assessment
- Recruitment Process Outsourcing
- Career Management, Outplacement and Internal Mobility
- Remuneration Consulting
- Organisational Diagnostics
Chandler Macleod operates a network of 70 offices across Australia and New Zealand and employs 800 branch and head office staff, 2,000 permanent field staff and 13,000 on hired employees.
The extensive geographic network of offices, the depth of service offering and the unstinting commitment to superior levels of customer service means that Chandler Macleod consistently delivers on its promise to be accessible to everybody, everywhere, everyday.
Visit the website: www.chandlermacleod.com
Charles Darwin University
Charles Darwin University has Employment Opportunities in the following fields:
- Administration
- Academic
- Research
Visit the website: www.cdu.edu.au
Coca-Cola Amatil
Coca-Cola Amatil is the leading supplier of beverages in Australia, New Zealand, PNG, Fiji, South Korea and Indonesia.
Headquartered in Sydney, CCA is a major public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. CCA employs over 16,000 people across six countries with about 3000 in Australian business. We have recently expanded our product portfolio to include Crusta Fresh Juice, Grinders Coffee, Goulburn Valley Fruit and alcoholic beverages.
If you are a recent graduate with some customer or retail experience and you are looking for a way to take the first step into a leading Australian-owned FMCG company, then our graduate development program is an ideal first step. Over a structured 12 month program, you will be exposed to all facets of our Northern Territory business, including sales, marketing, warehousing and distribution to help you gain an excellent grounding for your future career with CCA.
Visit the website: www.ccamatil.com
Connell Wagner
World class engineering and management, Connell Wagner is one of Asia Pacific's largest and most experienced multi-disciplinary consulting practices. We provide planning, surveying, engineering, environmental, scientific, business advisory and project management services in the following markets: buildings, urban development, transportation, energy, defence, industrial, water, environment and telecommunications.
Visit the website: www.conwag.com
ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company and global leader in LNG innovations, operating in 40 countries with over 32,000 employees. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, worldwide, of non-government-controlled companies, ConocoPhillips is the sixth-largest holder of proved reserves and is the fifth largest refiner.
ConocoPhillips Australasia is an oil and gas exploration and production company with assets and exploration activities in the Timor Sea, Northern Territory and Western Australia. Our major producing assets are the Bayu-Undan gas condensate field in the Timor Sea, Darwin Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Plant in the Northern Territory and 500 km sub-sea pipeline linking the two facilities.
Visit the website: www.conocophillips.com
CSG Limited
CSG Limited is an information, communications and technology (ICT) company with expertise in the design, implementation and delivery of integrated technology solutions to our clients. CSG NT is committed to employing ICT graduates and offers approximately eight new positions each year.
Visit the website: www.csg.com.au
Darwin Convention Centre
In mid 2008 Darwin, the Northern Territory’s capital city, will proudly open the doors to its first world class, purpose built and architecturally spectacular convention centre. With confirmed bookings to 2011, the Centre is already making its mark in the international and national convention scene.
From its waterfront location on the edge of Australia’s largest harbour, the Darwin Convention Centre is the jewel in the crown of the Northern Territory’s AUD1 billion waterfront development that will see 25 hectares of land transformed into restaurants, hotels, apartments, a wave lagoon, marina, gardens and public art.
With a 1500 seat plenary capacity, to a total of 12 meeting rooms and 4000 square metres of exhibition space the multipurpose convention centre will feature flexible spaces to cater for banquets, conventions and exhibitions as well as concerts and indoor sporting events.
Visit the website: www.darwinconvention.com.au
Darwin Private Hospital
Darwin Private Hospital provides acute medical/surgical and rehabilitation services, with a 120-bed capacity. Providing graduate and post-graduate nursing opportunities.
Defence Force Recruiting
Defence has over 280 careers available with graduate positions and undergraduate sponsorship positions available in engineering, nursing, law and education.
Visit the website: www.defencejobs.gov.au
Defence Signals Directorate (DSD)
Defence Signals Directorate is part of the Department of Defence and the Australian Intelligence Community. Our mission is to 'Reveal Their Secrets – Protect Our Own'.
DSD is the national agency responsible for the collection, analysis and distribution of foreign signals intelligence and the national authority on communications and computer network security. DSD incorporates some of the most powerful leading edge technologies in a dynamic environment to support its objectives. We employ from a wide range of disciplines, but are particularly seeking software engineers as well as graduates from other disciplines, including languages, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, arts and business.
Visit the website: www.dsd.gov.au
Deloitte
At Deloitte, we’re excited to offer you a brighter future with a career designed by you. If you can see global opportunities, working with top clients, learning from award-winning leadership, innovative thinking and giving back to the community in your future, then Deloitte is the place for you.
We recruit more than 500 new graduates every year, with 450 additional opportunities for students through our vacation work and Deloitte development programs, designed to provide an insight into working at Deloitte and the opportunity to develop business skills and knowledge.
For more information contact our Graduate Recruitment Team at undergraduates@deloitte.com.au.
Visit the website: www.deloitte.com.au
Department of Corporate and Information Services
The Department of Corporate and Information Services coordinates the graduate development program on behalf of the NT Public Service. The program is aimed at developing the skills, experience, knowledge and abilities of graduates to the level of competence required for management positions.
Visit the website: www.nt.gov.au/dcis
Department of Employment, Education and Training
The Department of Employment, Education and Training promotes lifelong learning, employment and training pathways, and safe workplaces.
It consists of employment and training, education and NT WorkSafe business areas. The education business area provides quality education for all students, with a focus on meeting Indigenous students' needs, leading to employment, training or further education.
The department employs 3331 full-time equivalent principals, teachers and support staff in 151 schools across the Territory, representing the majority of the department’s total of 3849 full-time equivalent staff across all divisions.
Visit the website: www.deet.nt.gov.au
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Compass Graduate Program offers you a ticket to a career with real excitement, challenges and rewards.
FaHCSIA is all about people – our work touches the lives of every Australian family and community in some way. FaHCSIA is committed to your learning and professional development as a Compass participant through work placements, training, excellent employment conditions and an outstanding support and mentor network. If you want to make a difference, the FaHCSIA Compass Program is your ticket to a brighter future.
Visit the website: www.facs.gov.au
Department of Health and Community Services
The Department of Health and Community Services is looking to employ students studying education, nursing, allied health professions (psychology, social work, occupational therapy, pharmacy), and human resources. With more than 4000 staff and hundreds of programs, we are the largest - and arguably the most diverse - agency within the Northern Territory Government who exist to provide services that work together for the health and well-being of our communities: maximising physical health but also the mental, social and environmental well-being of all Territorians. We not only provide care in - hospitals and health and community care centres but also through partnerships with hundreds of non-government organisations.
Visit the website: www.health.nt.gov.au
Department of Planning and Infrastructure
The Department of Planning and Infrastructure provides WILS (Work Integrated Learning Scholarships), NICP (National Indigenous Cadetships), technical traineeships, technical cadetships, graduate placements and apprenticeships. We are targeting students in the following disciplines: engineering, design and drafting, and construction.
Visit the website: www.nt.gov.au/dpi
Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA)
Energy Resources of Australia Ltd is a publicly listed company that mines and produces uranium oxide from Ranger mine in the Northern Territory.
Ranger, the world’s second largest uranium mine, has been operating since 1980. The company is currently evaluating opportunities to further increase production through both mine and processing plant expansions. It operates on Aboriginal land surrounded by, but separate from, the spectacular Kakadu National Park.
ERA is committed to excellence in environment, health and safety performance, as well as strong and constructive relations with local communities.
Visit the website: www.energyres.com.au
GBS Gold Australia Pty Ltd
GBS Gold is an international company currently mining throughout the Northern Territory. GBS Gold offers two scholarships every year for students studying university degrees relevant to the mining industry. Recipients of the scholarship will also have the opportunity to take up employment with GBS Gold in a vocational field during university semester breaks.
GHD
GHD is an international professional services company. Our people deliver innovative solutions by combining technical skill and experience with an understanding of our clients’ objectives and aspirations. We will be recruiting graduates to join our graduate development program in the following disciplines: Civil, Electrical and Structural Engineering, Environmental Science and Project Management.
Visit the website: www.ghd.com.au
Graduate Careers Australia
Graduate Careers Australia provides graduate opportunities and is Australia’s leading graduate recruitment directory with details of over 200 graduate employers. Don’t forget to visit our stand and the CDU Graduate Recruitment Fair and pick up your free copy.
Visit the website: www.graduatecareers.com.au
Hayes Knight NT
Innovative, energetic and street smart – this is what sets Hayes Knight apart from other accountancy and business advisory services.
Combined with strong technical knowledge and experience, we deliver a higher quality of business advice relevant to today's competitive environment. We offer a completely new dimension in business advice; a variety of integrated business services headed by specialists in their fields working to build brilliant businesses for our clients. Each partner, each advisor, each member of Hayes Knight has been carefully selected for the range of services and commitment they offer above and beyond the traditional fare.
Visit the website: www.hayesknight.com.au
Institute of Chartered Accountants
The Institute of Chartered Accountants is Australia’s leading accounting body with more than 45 000 members and is Australia’s only member of the Global Accounting Alliance, which represents the world’s premier professional accountants.
A career in business as a chartered accountant qualifies you to work anywhere in the world, in any type of business and offers great pay, conditions and job security.
Visit the website: www.charteredaccountants.com.au
KPMG
KPMG is an international firm with over 100 000 employees worldwide. KPMG member firms provide audit, tax and advisory services in around 140 countries through industry focused, talented professionals who deliver value to their clients and local communities.
Our Darwin practice is controlled and managed by Territorians. This translates to local knowledge and a commitment to the Territory and its people. We provide professional services to a large number of businesses and public sector entities. Our office supports graduates through individually developed programs and career planning and we support the CA program.
Visit the website: www.kpmg.com.au
Macmahon Holdings Ltd
Macmahon Holdings Ltd is an Australian owned company operating in the mining and construction sectors.
The construction business undertakes a wide range of major infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, rail road, ports and dams. The mining business has two divisions, underground and open cut which manage mines and major companies throughout Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. Macmahon has offices in Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, New South Wales, South Australia and Malaysia employing over 3,000 people. Macmahon continues to develop its people, core skills capacity and sustainability.
Visit the website: www.macmahon.com.au
McArthur River Mine
McArthur River Mine is a zinc-lead silver mine extracting 2.1 million tonnes per year. MRM is owned by X-strata and is located in the Gulf of Carpentaria, operating on fly-in fly-out rosters from Darwin.
Visit the website: www.mcarthurriver.com.au
Northern Territory Police
Policing in the Northern Territory offers a huge range of duties, which officers may undertake during their career. These duties fall into the major groups of community safety and protection, investigations, road safety, and human resources and both town and remote regions.
Policing can be challenging and there are aspects of the work which require patience and excellent interpersonal skills. Dealing with complex issues in a sometimes harsh environment combined with shift work and transfers to remote areas are an integral part of an officer’s life. However, policing is also about building relationships in the community and making a difference in the lives of people through crime prevention and law enforcement.
Working as a Territory police officer demands many skills, both physical and mental. It’s much more than a job – it’s a rewarding career and lifestyle choice.
Visit the website: www.pfes.nt.gov.au
Northern Territory Treasury
NT Treasury is a key government agency that provides specialist financial, economic and commercial policy advice and services to the Northern Territory government. Treasury has a number of cadetships available to school leavers and Indigenous people as well as a graduate program.
Visit the website: www.nt.gov.au/ntt
Opus International Consultants
Opus International Consultants design, manage and maintain the infrastructure that our society depends upon daily. Career paths are offered in a large number of areas. Our graduates work alongside highly experienced and leading engineers, drafters, project managers and scientists.
Start your career in an international consultancy which can provide you with the right training, projects and opportunities to grow. In particular we are looking for civil and structural engineers, architects and environmental scientists.
Visit the website: www.opus.com.au
Power and Water Corporation
Power and Water is an employer of first choice through our recruitment, training, development, and employment practices. We encourage graduates and undergraduates through our graduate development and sponsorship programs and participate in the whole of Government Indigenous Career and Employment Strategy.
Visit the website: www.nt.gov.au/powerwater
Qantas
Qantas Airways Ltd is an Australian icon and operates in one of the world's most exciting and demanding industries.
Qantas has had an Indigenous employment program in place since 1988 and following the launch of our Reconciliation Action Plan in November 2007 is now increasing recruitment of Indigenous Australians into all areas of the business. Qantas' Graduate Recruitment Program welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. We also have a range of positions available in cabin crew, customer service and corporate.
Visit the website: www.qantas.com.au
Ross Julia Ross
Ross Julia Ross is a total recruitment, human resource consulting and information technology solutions company. We have been servicing the Northern Territory since 1985, providing a range of temporary and permanent staffing solutions across a range of clerical, administrative, professional and executive disciplines.
Visit the website: www.juliaross.com.au
Sinclair Knight Merz
Sinclair Knight Merz Group is a leading global project delivery organisation working with public and private sector clients across several chosen market areas: environmental, infrastructure and buildings, mining and industrial, power, energy and spatial. These markets cover many engineering disciplines including water and wastewater, storm water drainage, structural and building, roads and transport, mechanical, electrical, environmental, coastal and maritime, airports, mining, industrial and chemical.
SKM is committed to developing a business which encompasses professional excellence, the highest standards of business ethics and an unsurpassed quality of service to our clients. SKM's more flexible graduate program develops skills, understanding and professionalism in an environment that allows the graduate to become as good as he/she wants to be. A range of graduate events including our annual graduate development conference brings together graduates from across our global operations for unprecedented networking opportunities.
Visit the website: www.skmconsulting.com
SKYCITY Darwin
As a leading provider of entertainment and hospitality, SKYCITY Darwin has career opportunities in hospitality, information services, graphic design, finance and administration.
Visit the website: www.skycitydarwin.com.au
Territory Insurance Office
TIO is the leading insurance and banking services enterprise in the Territory. With assets over $1 billion and employing over 260 people, TIO plays a major role in the commercial life of the Territory.
TIO's continued success relies on its commitment to employing high achievers. TIO offers cadetships and graduate programs that provide the opportunity to gain experience and work with a qualified industry expert in each of its five business areas. The structured cadetship and graduate programs combined with ongoing training and professional development will ultimately assist you in making the crucial decision in relation to your chosen career path and future career development.
Visit the website: www.tiofi.com.au
