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How to legally hire interns and provide real work integrated learning (WIL).

How to legally hire interns and provide real work integrated learning (WIL).

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A good internship program is great both for the host company and the student. It helps businesses gain fresh perspective and students with real-world exposure. However, before setting up an internship program and hiring your first intern you need to make sure you are on the right side of the employment law, especially if you are considering an unpaid internship program.

Unpaid Internship Landscape in Australia

While in America and many European countries internship programs (paid and unpaid) are a dominant feature of the employment industry, in Australia, it is still not as developed. Hence, there is a lot of apprehension and confusion around legalities and structure of a successful internship program. In 2010 only about 19% students enrolled in Australian Universities had completed some form of an internship program. (Ref. Clara Jordan-Baird, ‘Experience Essential, Remuneration: None,’, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, The University of Melbourne, June 2013.) This number in 2015 had sharply risen to 58% according to a controlled study done by Internship Australia. Even though the sample size of the 2015 study was not large it gave a clear indication that Australian businesses and students were warming up to the benefits of internships.

At ECA Internships, we currently work with over 500 small and medium enterprises across various sectors and have helped them recruit 7500+ interns over the last couple of years. Internally, we have seen a spike in interest in small and medium businesses for setting up an internship program to recruit students from top Australian Universities.

Aika Kawasaki, Hotel Accountant at world renowned Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa, talks about her experience of working with ECA Internships

Why the steady rise in Internship seekers?

As internships are becoming a common feature of the Australian employment landscape, it has resulted in a widespread view that they provide an opportunity for a job seeker to connect with a potential employer, demonstrate value and leverage the internship to secure an offer of paid employment. With Australia’s jobless rate reaching 7.5% in July 2020 and Economist Sarah Hunter pointing out that the national effective unemployment rate is 9.3% an internship is being seen as a better alternative path to a job by many students. For host companies too it is an effective way of hiring fresh graduates as it gives them a chance to evaluate their, engagement levels, performance and several competencies while the student gains valuable job work experience. Hence, we believe internship programs will continue seeing growth in the years to come and companies will continue benefiting from an effective internship program.

Is Unpaid Internship legal in Australia?

  1. Unpaid Internship is allowed in Australia if it is a vocational practice or an employment relation doesn’t exist between the intern and the host company. Several criteria need to be considered to determine that an employment relation is not created (details in the section below)
  2. Internships should be of short periods of a definite length of time. Most ECA Internship managed host companies go with a 3-week or a 12 week program.
  3. A longer duration unpaid internship is possible if it a vocational placement. For the program to be considered as a vocational placement, it must be a requirement of an educational or training course. Such placements will also need to be approved. (where approval is under a law or an administrative arrangement of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, which will include courses offered at universities, TAFE, schools or other bodies authorised to offer registered training courses

What is an employment relationship?

It is important to note that there is no definitive test to what constitutes as an employment relationship and it will vary on a case to case basis. However, below are some key considerations that point to an employment relationship:

  1. A person to be considered an employee must be engaged under a valid contract.
  2. The purpose of the internship, what benefits does the host company obtain (in terms of productive work versus training and skill development) and what benefits does the intern obtain. The more productive the work the more likely an employment relationship has been established.
  3. The intern is directly involved in work that benefits the business, especially if the business is charging for or making a profit from the work done by the intern.
  4. The length of the relationship plays a key role, the longer the term the more likely that an employment relationship has been formed.
  5. Whether the intern is receiving meaningful learning experience, training or skill development from the program. If not, then an employment relationship has been formed.
  6. The business offering internship has several interns performing the same task. In such cases even if single internship does not constitute of forming an employment relationship, the business could be seen as an employer due to the number of interns. To avoid the situation your internship program will require to have clearly defined activities for each of your interns.

Interns who are not remunerated should be limited to tasks that further their learning, such as observation, training/learning and tasks that further their practical project experience. An unpaid intern is permitted to perform productive activities as long as such tasks are part of their learning experience. If you require further assistance setting up your internship program and hire quality interns fill out the enquiry for an ECA Internships expert will reach out to you for a free one-on-one consultation session.

For further details on employment relationship law click here.

Checklist for Hiring Unpaid Interns

  1. Ensure intern understands it is voluntary experience, i.e. freedom of choice to take up internship (and no guarantee of any outcome, including employment, if do/do not take up internship)
  2. Ensure intern understands is unpaid (confirm in writing, and make sure that any promotional/advertising makes it clear up front the position is not paid). ECA Internships has clear and transparent process in place for both host companies and students to ensure both hosts and students understand the training plan and agreement.
  3. Work performed by intern not work usually performed by a paid employee/member of staff
  4. Ensure that the program provides a genuine training opportunity
  5. Ensure that the program includes close supervision and observation, particularly in a structured manner for supervision
  6. Ensure that supervision is by a person appropriately qualified/suitable professional

 

Information provided in this article is general only, ECA Internships provides no assurance as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. It is advisable to get in touch with our team for advise on structuring your internship program that is both beneficial and within the law.

Top Internships & Graduate Programs in NSW Australia

Top Internships & Graduate Programs in NSW Australia

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If you are looking for an internship in (NSW) New South Wales, Australia, this comprehensive list of 336 small and medium businesses will help you choose the graduate program or internship that you are looking for. The list has been curated by ECA Internship’s team who work directly with companies to help them develop in-depth internship programs to help students get the most out of the experience.

Internship in Automotive Sector 

S.NO. Company Name Postcode
1 Euro Car Parts Pty Limited 2163
2 National Wind Screens 3205

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the automotive sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

 

Internship in Building, Construction & Engineering Sector 

3 AlphaQ 3051
4 CRRC Changchun Australia Rail Pty Limited (Melbourne) 3000
5 CRRC Changchun Australia Rail Pty Limited (Newport) 3015
6 Digital Door Locks Pty Ltd 3004
7 FR Alarms 4000
8 Go Imports & Exports Pty Ltd 4119
9 Imperium homes 4127
10 Olsson – AG Pty Ltd / Clipex 4076
11 Southern Sustainable Electric Pty. Ltd 3123
12 VIPAC Engineers & Scientists 3207
13 Vivin Imports Pty Ltd 2164
14 C & L Tool Centre 4014
15 Gentec Australia Pty Ltd 2020

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the construction & engineering sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in Consulting Sector  

16 4 Impact Consulting Pty Ltd 4000
17 Bullseye Consultants 4006
18 Create Consultants 2007
19 Dynamic Business Consulting 4118
20 Elite Business Consultants 2000
21 Get Stuff Done Coaching 3148
22 Stellaris Consulting 3008
23 Upentum Consulting 3000
24 Zenith Consulting Services 3000

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the consulting sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in Education & Training Sector 

25 ABC Global Education Consultancy 4000
26 Advance College of Health 2134
27 Arena institute of information technology 2065
28 Australia Academy International PTY LTD(NIET) 4113
29 Australian Harbour International College 2000
30 Australian Institute of Language 3000
31 BSI Group 2113
32 Cambridge Academy of English Pty Ltd 4000
33 Education Centre of Australia (NSW_Sussex) 2000
34 Education Embassy Pty Ltd 4122
35 EGI 2000
36 E-Help Consultancy and Migration Service 4122
37 IELTS & PTE Tutorial Brisbane 4000
38 IELTS & PTE Tutorial Logan Road Campus 4122
39 Kangaroo Education Global Pty Ltd 2134
40 Melbourne Metropolitan College 3000
41 Mercury Institute 3000
42 New York College 4105
43 Nurse Training Australia 2134
44 Queensford College 4000
45 Reeves College 2134
46 Royal Gurkhas Institute of Technology (RGIT) Australia 3000
47 Skyline International College 2134
48 Smart Study Australia 2000
49 Studynet Education & Migration 4000
50 Sydney City College Of Management 2150
51 Sydney Language Solutions 2000
52 Vibe College 4000
53 ACCIT 2000
54 ACET Global Pty Ltd 3000
55 Advanced Training 3000
56 ALFA Pty Ltd 3000
57 ANC Group 3056
58 ASMI – Australian Skills Management Institute Sydney Campus 2134
59 Brighton College 4006
60 Catapult Property Group Pty Ltd 4006
61 Dale Carnegie 2065
62 Dental ED 3057
63 Easy-Aussie 4000
64 Education Centre of Australia (NSW Regent) 2008
65 Fruition Tuition FT Tutoring Unit Trust 4068
66 Global Continents Pty Ltd 3000
67 Inkerz Pty Ltd 2065
68 JR Academy Pty Ltd 4000
69 Kokos Brisbane 4000
70 Mates International Education 4000
71 Migration Star 4109
72 ReadyTeacher 3008
73 RTO Establishment Group Pty Ltd 4122
74 Sol Education Pty Ltd 4000
75 Uniglobe Business Group 4000
76 Uniqturn 2000
77 United Colleges of Australia 2000
78 Victorian Institute of Technology 3000
79 Visanet Global Pty Ltd 2010
80 Newpoint Brisbane Pty Ltd 4000

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the education & training sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in Financial Services Sector 

81 111 AC & Taxation Consultants 2148
82 4orward Organisation Pty Ltd 3006
83 A Deep & Associate 2213
84 A One Accountants 3000
85 Accountancy Matters 3181
86 Ace Body Corporate (Fairfield / Canley Heights) 2165
87 Active Tax Services (Rockdale) 2216
88 Advanced Accounting Solutions 4119
89 AF Taxation Services 4066
90 Affordable Accounting Solution 3150
91 AJML Business services Pty Ltd 2000
92 AMPLE Accounting 2195
93 Angel S L Wong & Co t/a Angel Accounting 2153
94 APlus Tax Solutions 2077
95 Aussie Forex & Finance Pty Ltd (Sydney) 2000
96 Austax 2000
97 Bassa Pty Ltd – Level Up Ca 4009
98 Boston Commercial Services Pty Ltd 2061
99 CB TAX (Parramatta) 2150
100 Cia Tax 3204
101 Cindy Tang & Associates 3000
102 Citigold Corporation Limited 4006
103 Cly Tax Accountant & Bookkeepers Croydon 3136
104 Counting Edge Accountants Pty Ltd 2148
105 D & J Accountants 4000
106 Detapost Pty Ltd T/A Austwise Tax & Investment 2114
107 DHIR Associates (Nerang) 4211
108 DM Accountants pty Ltd 4068
109 Easy Tax & Accounting Solutions 2099
110 Easylink Finance Australia Pty Ltd 2153
111 ELTAX Accountants 2134
112 Euro Divisas Global Exchange Australia Pty Ltd 2020
113 Expert Business and Tax advisory (Brisbane) 4000
114 Expert Business and Tax Advisory (Gold Coast) 4217
115 Expert Business and Tax Advisory (Sydney) 2000
116 Finance Ship Pty Ltd 3030
117 Finman Accounting & Advisory 3186
118 FinTax Solutions Pty Ltd 3131
119 G & K Accountants Pty Ltd 2150
120 H&H Investment Management Pty Ltd 4109
121 Hansol Accounting Partners Pty Ltd 4113
122 Hexagon Tax Professionals 2022
123 Inspire C.A. 4006
124 IO Ventures Pty Ltd 3004
125 John K Robinson Accounting Pty Ltd 2234
126 K&P Finance Group Pty Ltd 4109
127 Kanti Patel Chartered Accountant 2046
128 Kuber Tax Solutions Pty Ltd 4109
129 Lee & Associates Accountants 4006
130 LIBERATE ACCOUNTING 4152
131 LNP Audit & Assurance 4169
132 Mary Cui & Associates 3149
133 Maxiron Capital Pty Ltd 2134
134 McCann Financial Group 3051
135 McMillan Woods Jenny Foo 3171
136 Momentum Certified Accountants 4109
137 Naz AC and financial group (Southport) 4215
138 Neighbourhood Tax Agents & Accountants Pty Ltd 4102
139 NH Business and Taxation Pty Ltd 2067
140 Numberz Insight 3000
141 One26 Financial Service Pty Ltd 4011
142 Panda Coming Pty Ltd 3051
143 Planetech International Pty Ltd T/A My Tax Refund Today 2150
144 Post Settlement Servicing Pty Ltd t/a Lending Association 2015
145 Precent Services Pty. Ltd. (Ashfield) 2131
146 Proacc Australia 2046
147 Prudential Investment Company of Australia Pty Ltd (PICA) 2000
148 QSM Services Pty Ltd 4009
149 RJ Group Holdings Pty Ltd 3000
150 RM&C Associates Pty Ltd 3148
151 Robert Kim & Co 2122
152 S & S AC (Brisbane) 4000
153 Shine Advisory Pty Ltd (Campsie Branch) 2194
154 Shine Business Group (Rockdale Branch) 2216
155 SM Rosen & Co Pty Ltd 2015
156 Solution Accountants Pty Ltd 4053
157 Soni Group of Companies Pty Ltd t/a Income Tax Professionals 2148
158 SSK Accountants 3175
159 Success Accounting Group 3172
160 Success Accounting Group – Mentone Office 3194
161 Success Tax Professionals (Elanora) 4221
162 Success Tax Professionals (Nundah) 4012
163 Superannuation Warehouse Australia Pty Ltd 3194
164 TaxNet Australia 2135
165 Taxwave Pty Ltd 2000
166 TaxWise Accounting 4132
167 Link 4006
168 Think Big Accountants 3166
169 TWS Accountants Pty Ltd 4116
170 V&B Holdings Pty Ltd 4304
171 We count Pro 2136
172 We Fix Credit (Auspac) Pty Ltd 2040
173 Winn Stone Services 4007
174 WZ & Co Pty Ltd 2134
175 Xact Taxation Pty Ltd T/A Tax Refund on Spot 2148
176 Yashoda Pty Ltd 3030
177 Yes Corporate Group Pty Ltd 2000
178 Yonsei Group Pty Ltd 2141
179 Finance and Morgage Solution 2153
180 K&P Business Advisers 4109

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the  financial services sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in Environment Protection Companies

181 Brimbank City Council 3020

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in  sustainability, ecology or environment protection sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in Hospitality & Tourism Companies 

182 ACON Health Ltd 2010
183 Cossie Pty Ltd T/A NewEra4Disability 2046
184 International SOS 2113
185 North Shore Private Hospital 2065
186 Only Care Partner Pty Ltd 2022
187 OSAN Ability Assist 2153
188 Whale Labs 4017
189 Apollo Motorhome holidays 4013
190 Australian Wattle Development Pty Ltd Trading as – Sheraton Grand Mirage Gold Coast 4217
191 Bayleaf Sydney Group 2010
192 Dixon Travel & Tour PTY LTD 2020
193 Extragreen Holidays 3000
194 Frasers Hospitality Australia Management Pty Ltd 2000
195 Gastronomy Australia Pty Ltd 2015
196 Hark Hark Pty Ltd 4107
197 Hyatt Place Melbourne 3041
198 Hyundai Travel 4000
199 J&R Tripodi Fruit and Veg Trust 3047
200 Jetsports 3001
201 Marriott Resort & Spa – Surfers Paradise 4217
202 Mawland Quarantine Station 2095
203 Me and Friend Pty Ltd 4119
204 Nexus Holidays 2000
205 Nicholas Seafood 2009
206 Reward Hospitality 4207
207 Sodexo Australia 3000
208 Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort 4567
209 The Aeonic Group Pty Ltd 3000
210 The Food Revolution Group 3082
211 TMG Argyle Pty Ltd Amco Argyle Pty Ltd T/A Harbour Rocks Hotel 2000
212 W Brisbane 4000
213 You Live to Travel 3000

 

Rasna Shrestha talks about her internship at Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa. Place via ECA Internship

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the  sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in Human Resources Companies 

214 Labour Revolution 2022
215 People2people (Parramatta) 2150
216 Psych Press 3000

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in Human Resources in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in ICT Companies 

217 23 Digital Pty Ltd 3182
218 365 Solutions Group 4000
219 909 IT Solutions 2010
220 Actionhrm 2015
221 Active Tech Pty Ltd 2150
222 AlphaClick IT Solutions 3049
223 APNIC 4101
224 AR Digital Solutions/Beenleigh 4207
225 Artificial Intelligence Australia Pty Ltd 4006
226 ArvAndTech 2116
227 AusNep IT Solution 2000
228 Bapple Creative 2008
229 Better 3D Lab 4006
230 Browse 360 PTY LTD 4035
231 Budget PC Pty Ltd 3149
232 CMSN Group PTY LTD 2200
233 CMSN Group Pty Ltd (Lakemba) 2195
234 Codejoy 3150
235 CONDAT Solutions T/A PostNet (Sydney) 2000
236 Connect Furniture 3141
237 DachsGroup (stores are still operated as PostNet) 3122
238 Dao Vinci 3000
239 DataDevice Pty. Ltd. 2142
240 DHCC Australia Pty Ltd 3000
241 DigiGround 2000
242 DOT Technology Pty Ltd (BCU World) 2060
243 ECOT 3169
244 Endata Pty Ltd 4128
245 FooForce Pty Ltd (Melbourne) 3000
246 Genius IT Solutions 2193
247 GN Tech iAbraham 3128
248 Happy Hackers Pty Ltd 3004
249 Hikvision Australia (Pty) Ltd 2113
250 HiMark Computers 2224
251 Intrec Management 2064
252 IntroCept 2000
253 IT Connexion 3123
254 IT NEtfix 2000
255 IT Netfix- Melbourne 3000
256 King Computer Solutions Pty. Ltd. 2069
257 Laneways.Agency 3207
258 LifeByte Systems Pty Ltd 2000
259 MeldCX 3121
260 Ozziemarket Pty Ltd 2206
261 Pitney Bowes Australia 2113
262 Pranstek Pty Ltd – Hallam 3803
263 Pranstek Pty Ltd – Oakleigh 3166
264 Red Oxygen Pty Ltd 4000
265 Reliable Computers (Sutherland) 2232
266 Reliable Computers Pty Ltd (Oatley) 2223
267 Semantia Pty Ltd 3000
268 Sharp Circles Pty Ltd 3000
269 Shopping Links 3121
270 Sonder Design 2015
271 Sprint Digital (Two Mates Media) 4006
272 Swift IT Professionals 3179
273 Switch Connect Pty Ltd 4113
274 TechnoCare IT Services 2193
275 Thinxtra Ltd 2015
276 Total It Consult 4000
277 Trekkr 4169
278 Trilliantz Pty Ltd 3000
279 Trinogy Systems 2000
280 Urban Doctor Technologies 4305
281 Vaishnavi IT Solutions 4000
282 Victorion Pty Ltd 4066
283 Virtunet Pty Ltd 2015
284 Visual Link IT Software & Web 2209
285 WeBOOST Digital Marketing & IT Solutions 3150
286 What The Kids Say 4157
287 Wicked Sites 30000
288 Workgroup Computer Solutions 3000
289 RIR Group Pty. Ltd. 2559
290 ShopitEzy 2134
291 ATech Services Pty Ltd 4034
292 Design Point 3122
293 Jellotech 4178
294 Knowledge Partner Professionals Pty Ltd 4075

Ryan Delon, founder, Dossy talks about how ECA Internship works with partner companies to build the internship program. 

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the ICT sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internships in Law Firms 

295 Eva Law and Associates 2000

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in Legal Services in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page.

Internship in Manufacturing Firms 

296 JBS Australia PTY LTD 4076
297 Prime Quality Meats Pty Ltd 2028

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the  manufacturing sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internships in Media and Entertainment 

298 Adzguru Pty Ltd 4077
299 Eightball Media Pty Ltd 4102
300 Elegant Media 3168
301 Klyp Australia 4006
302 Tabcorp Assets Pty Ltd 4000
303 Wembley Digital Solutions 3066

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the media & entertainment sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in Mining and Engineering 

304 Accord Oil Net Pty. Ltd. 2222
305 reVolt 3000

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the mining & engineering sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internships in Real Estate Companies 

306 Ace Body Corporate Management (Balmain) 2041
307 Austrump Glen Pty Ltd 3151
308 Cozy Property Management Pty Ltd 3122
309 Forge Group Australia Pty Ltd 3000
310 New Pathway Group 3000
311 Slife Pty Ltd 4101
312 Zain Real Estate 3047

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the  real estate sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in Recruitment Firms 

313 Easy Placements Pty Ltd 2000
314 Labour Search Pty Ltd 4000
315 People2People 2067
316 Quay Appointments Pty Ltd 2000

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in  recruitment services in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in the Retail Sector

317 Charming Woods pty Ltd 3803

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the retail sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in Services Sector

318 BLACK AND WHITE WAITERS PTY LTD 2010
319 BrilliantWorx Professional Cleaning Service 4122
320 Dashing Group 2060
321 Every Solar 2.0 Pty Ltd 4110
322 Hello Hello Plants 3061
323 HRC Group of Companies 2000
324 Locatrix 4129
325 Looksmart Alteration 2116
326 Mackillop Foundation 3205
327 Prime Protection Services NSW 2150
328 Pure Marketing Solutions 2040
329 The Co-Group Limited 2148
330 The Network Group 3051
331 The Trustee for AMET Melbourne Unit Trust 3004
332 Tie Up Farming 3121
333 VFS Services Australia Pty Ltd 2000
334 White Knight Dry Cleaners 4034

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the services sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

Internship in the Transportation Sector 

335 JV Transport 4500
336 Virk Bros Trucking Pty Ltd 4106

Does your company offer graduate or internship program in the  transportation sector in New South Wales? Register on ECA Internships to get an audit of your program and get listed on the page. 

ECA Internships have placed over 3000 students in the above companies over the years.

How to Create a Successful Internship Program?

How to Create a Successful Internship Program?

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There is a reason why all big companies have a well thought of internship program integrated in their system. An internship program attracts qualified entry-level candidates, saves the company money and helps the student understand the company culture and get trained for their position. Small and Medium Businesses can too benefit immensely from hiring interns. If hiring and managing interns is new to you & your business, there are several lessons you can learn from the experiences of others. As you consider starting an internship program for your small business, keep these tips in mind:

Compensation

Should you pay your interns? This is an important question, possibly affecting the direction of your whole program.

Many experts urge small businesses to pay their interns. Doing so will bring in more qualified and diverse candidates who become happy, engaged interns–all of which leads to better overall results. Your company may not be big enough yet to attract college students and young professionals who are willing to work for free in order to have a well-known name on their resume. Alternatively, you can collaborate with a Job Board to structure the program for you which can help you get unpaid and paid interns.

Recruitment

Where do you find the best internship candidates? You should be looking for ambitious and driven college students and new graduates. Often the best way to do this is to attend a related college class as a guest speaker. This gives you face time with the students as well as academic advisors and professors who can share internship information with other students.

Make sure you list your programs on all job boards and you participate in offline college events, career fairs and use LinkedIn to spread the word about the internship. The smaller your business is the tougher it is to attract the right candidate. So, do consider teaming up with one of the job boards to help you promote your internship and do all the leg work.

The internship description, learning outcome for students and expectation from the role must be mentioned clearly. As you accurately and positively share these details, you’ll hopefully attract a large pool of applicants and consistent pipeline of potential hires.

Have a Program Coordinator

Having a person in charge of your interns is crucial to building a program that pushes candidates and ensures they’re getting the most out of their experience. The best part is, for small businesses, this position doesn’t need to be a separate full-time position. Also, this person can help your HR during the recruiting process as they will be able to sell the program more passionately to young minds.

Internship coordinators can build a program that ensures your interns are have a collective learning experience. From teaching business topics to giving career advice and training the interns to be successful at their job, a good intern coordinator will help interns to get the most out of the program. This in turn will get them talking to their peers about the program and create a buzz around your internship.

Create an Intern Toolkit

A toolkit can provide an intern with answers to all the frequently asked questions. It provides interns with an overview of the company and its programs, and details about its values. It also gives them information on what to expect and what is expected of them in terms of mentoring, taking charge of their career, building a personal brand, managing their future, socializing, networking, intern events such as the project fair, and benefits. Finally, it lists key resources and contacts that are available to them during their time at the company.

An effective toolkit is based on the questions interns ask their managers —Answer these questions for them. Also, empower them with resources and contacts so they can find information on their own.

Make sure the toolkit reflects your organization—Ensure that the toolkit represents your organization’s culture, mission, and values.

Keep it fresh—Update your toolkit at least once a year so it will have the most current information and can include answers to new questions or requests that your interns and managers have.

Mentor

Providing a mentor means giving interns an avenue for personalized feedback on matters that extend beyond their work. You want to provide a dynamic feedback experience for the intern, as they will get feedback from their program coordinator and their boss you would ideally want to assign a junior level employee as a ‘mate’ to create a relaxed informal relationship that promotes professional growth and development. If your team is not that big then the program coordinator can play this role too. However, one must remember interns require a bit of nurturing.

Goals

Setting goals for your interns and revisiting their progress throughout their tenure is another important step in development. Interns will work on two or three major projects, depending on the length of their internship. The key is tracking their progress and making sure there’s a defined beginning, middle, and end to their work.

Feedback

Feedback from students about the program after they complete their time at the business will help you further build on your program. The insight can yield information about how the interns perceive your company and how their experience was. The better their time was at your company the more likely they are to recommend it to their friends.

Starting an internship program for your business requires time and meticulous planning. An internship program that is not well thought of can do more harm than good. If your company does not have the time to plan out the program you can always reach out to us. ECA Internships is a one stop internship management solution, whether you need extra help on projects or looking for fresh talent. Our services come at no additional cost to your company and all our interns are covered by workers insurance. We have over the years worked with over 500 companies and helped them hire more than 7500 students. Talk to our internship management expert to learn more.

 

Personal Branding for Students

Personal Branding for Students

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I am assuming you are the ambitious type. Students who think they will think about a career after they graduate wouldn’t be interested in building a personal brand. Well, so let’s dig right into it. Personal branding is a daunting task even for the best of us and figuring out where to start is the toughest part. So here is some tips that you can implement from day 1 and see your personal brand grow and help you achieve your goals. Whether the goal is to be selected for your dream internship or get noticed by the company you would like to work for in the future.

  1. GET A PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT

The first thing you would want to do is ask your mate or mother or anyone for that matter to click a decent headshot for you. Squinch, smile and dress sharp to look good in the shot. Think of who you want to be in next 5 to 10 years and dress like that person. If you are a business major looking to work for an accounting firm or human resources put on a suit. If you a communication major looking to work in PR or advertisement you can be a bit more casual. Just don’t look sloppy or use a picture from your birthday or a party!

The backdrop of the picture should be simple, flat color or blurred out work the best. Don’t get to much into the details, I don’t want you to procrastinate!

  1. BE DISCOVERABLE ONLINE

Bring social media to play and be discoverable. Think of the social media platform that is relevant to you and make sure you keep it professional. If you are a fine-arts major, you would want to have a presence on Instagram and pinterest. You would thus want to keep these accounts free of your drunk party pictures or any other picture you wouldn’t want to share with you parents! Curate your Instagram page with your work or work of other people (don’t forget to give credit) that you like. This will give people looking at your page an insight into your mind. If you are a business or an engineering student having a presence on Linkedin is a must. You may or may not want to maintain a professional Instagram page. If you have a personal Instagram page make it private. Think of social media as your CV, only put up things that will help people understand you. Remember, there is no point having an account on all social media platforms out there if you are not engaging on it.

Confused about mastering LinkedIn to build your personal brand, click here.

  1. HAVE A PROFESSIONAL PURPOSE

A mission and a vision statement are not just for companies. Define your own purpose, mission and vision statement. Write it on a piece of paper and stick it on your desk. This will not only help you stay on track but also work as a litmus test when you are confused. Think of what gets you out of the bed in the morning, what are you passionate about. A professional purpose will get you excited about your future. Pay check shouldn’t be the only reason to get a job!

Here is a great guide on writing a professional mission statement

  1. LEARN TO LISTEN & PRACTICE EMPATHY

To have a well-rounded personal brand, you need to strike a balance between what you know and what you have yet to learn. Don’t be afraid to reach out and connect with people you want to learn from. Ask for their time, if they live in your city try and meet them for a cup of coffee. You will be surprised by just how many people might actually say yes. Constantly, grow your network, meet or connect digitally with people who you want to be like. This will deepen your understanding about your field and open up a world of opportunities.

  1. PRACTICE WRITING

“Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out” Okay, now that’s a tad overboard but think before you jot down and share online. Even though you can delete and edit most of the time, you still wouldn’t want to come across as brash. Some age-old sayings still hold true today, it is just that most don’t realise it. “Never talk about religion, politics or money at family gatherings because it will end it a fight.” This is as true for family gathering as it is for the internet. As far as possible stray away from these topics unless you are majoring to be an expert in the subject. When posting publicly one needs to always think about how your post can affect someone, globally.

  1. ANALYSE YOUR COMPETITION

You might be the best in your college or your school. But in this connected world that we live in today, your competition might not even be in the same city or continent as you. So, always keep your eyes open. What are other students with your background from around the world doing. Courses they are taking, companies they are interning for, initiatives they are a part of. This will help you realign your priorities. Many a times we don’t look beyond our circle of comfort and pretend we are doing fairly well. Look beyond to get inspired.

  1. CREATE VALUABLE CONTENT

Students can benefit from sharing their thoughts via podcasts, Medium articles, or curated Instagram feeds. Focus in on your long-term goals and then reverse-engineer a plan for the kind of content you want to create. For example, I am building a career in digital marketing, so my plan is to write about the latest social media trends.

Young people often feel like they don’t have enough life experience to build an audience, but that’s a misconception. Youth are excellent communicators – just think of all the teenage YouTubers and Instagrammers who are followed by millions. Whether you want to write on Medium or podcast via Spotify, there are already students leveraging that platform. With enough planning, you can use your youth to your advantage and develop your own niche perspective. Youth are creating valuable content every single day, and you too can build an audience online.

  1. BUILD YOUR NETWORK

Another important aspect of personal branding is building key relationships. When you take on a new internship, it’s your responsibility to shake hands (or touch elbows, thanks to 2020) and talk to co-workers around the water cooler. University isn’t just for learning about calculus; it’s also about making contacts that will one day land you a job.

Many students are complacent about their network. They think that they don’t know anyone and therefore they don’t feel comfortable attending networking events. Whether you enjoy it or not you need to start. It will only get easier.

  1. STAY ON TOP OF INDUSTRY NEWS

Set up alerts for trends and news of your industry. Constantly read. This will help you form opinion and subject matter expertise. At the end of the day you need to know about the sector you wish to work in. It will help you hold meaningful conversations with your network.

  1. START NOW

There is no right time to start. The sooner you do the better it is. Building a personal brand takes time and patience. There are no immediate benefits. Your consistent daily actions will take months or even years before you can start seeing results. So, start now – start early.

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Start your internship search with ECA Internships. We will match you to a host company for a 12-week internship where you can apply your skills within a collaborative and diverse workplace setting. An internship will help you get a foot in the door in a highly competitive workplace, build a professional network in Australia and develop essential workplace soft skills. This way, you are a step ahead of your peers and job ready in a highly competitive market. We have built an extensive network of 500+ host companies across Australia and cover a wide range of fields including but not limited to IT, Accounting, Marketing, HR, Project Management, Engineering, Software Development and many more.

Best Graduate Programs & Internships in Australia

Best Graduate Programs & Internships in Australia

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If presently, you are hunting for the top-notch companies across the globe offering lucrative graduate programs and internships, then here we have jotted down a comprehensive list for you. These internships last from anywhere between a month to a year. Many of the graduate programs listed below are available for both Australian and international students.

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McGrath Nicol

A specialist Advisory & Restructuring firm that has built a reputation over the years. McGrathNicol works with some of the top companies –  from Virgin Australia to McWilliam’s Wines Group – their portfolio is diverse.

Available Positions

Accounting Intern (Advisory and Restructuring)

Analyst Intern (Technology)

Preferred Background

Business or Commerce degree majoring in accounting, economics or finanace, STEM, IT or related degree in technology.

Internship Programs

Two programs are available for students to choose from

Summer Vacation Program which is open to students in their penultimate year. The four week internship will provide you with real commercial experience across a variety of different projects and industries.

Graduate Program is open to final year students and to those who have graduated less than 18 months of the program start date.

Deloitte

Deloitte has built a reputation for impactful delivery across audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax and technology services. With a 175 years history it requires little introduction.

Available Positions for Interns

Consulting, Audit & Assurance, Tax & Legal and Risk Advisory

Preferred Background

Students who have completed 2 years of college.

Applications for the Summer Internship programs close around August and the program begins around November.

Download Deloitte’s student opportunity guide for further details

Clemenger Group

Clemenger Group Limited is the holding company of a group of companies involved in advertising and marketing communications throughout Australia and New Zealand. With over 1700 employees today working for it interning here can open up a world of possibilities.

About the Internship Program

During the 45-week program, graduates rotate between Porter Novelli (public relations), GRACosway (public affairs and corporate and financial communications) and Hall & Partners (market research) in Sydney and Quantum (market research) in Melbourne.

The program is based on the long-running and highly successful Clemenger Graduate Program, and provides an exceptional professional development opportunity, with a potential pathway to long-term employment and career progression with participating companies.

Preferred Background

None

Learn more about the program

ECA Internships

ECA internships has partnered with over 500+ small and medium business across Australia. The group has recruited over 7500 students for these programs. ECA Internships can be extremely helpful for International Students as they also assist students to assist to the Australian work culture and help with the paperwork.

Available Positions

Marketing, Finance, Data Analytics & other internship positions are regularly available on their website.

Programs

3-week Virtual Internship Program: A fast paced program designed to build competencies relevant to today’s work place is offered in association with Dale Carnegie.

12-week Internship Program: Their flagship program connects students to the right host company and monitors the student’s learning experience. A great choice for students looking to intern in Australia.

Xero

A technology company that provides a cloud based accounting system. Founded in 2006 in New Zealand, Xero is one of the fastest growing software as a service companies globally. They lead the New Zealand, Australian, and United Kingdom cloud accounting markets, employing a world-class team of more than 3,000+ people. Forbes identified Xero as the World’s Most Innovative Growth Company in 2014 and 2015.

Program Details

With the Xero intern program, you’ll spend the summer learning new skills and experiencing what life is like in a bustling tech company. You’ll start with a close-knit group of interns giving you instant connections around the business.

They will help you develop your technical skills and your people skills, so when it comes to the end of the internship, you’ll have an idea of where you want your career to go.

Location

Internships available in Melbourne and Canberra

Internships Available & Preferred Background

Developer Internship – background in AWS, C#, React, Swift and SQL | Quality Engineer Intern | Partner Consultant Intern – students with a background in accounting, finance or business management.

To apply for their 2021 batch click here

TAL

Australia’s leading life insurance company.

Internship Program Details

TAL’s Summer Intern Program has been designed to provide students with 10 weeks of experience working within a business unit relevant to their degree and career aspirations. The program’s emphasis is on on-the-job training with interns supporting projects within their business unit. The role is suitable for students in their penultimate year of study. At the end of the Internship you will have the opportunity to apply and have your application fast tracked for their Graduate program commencing the following year.

Available Positions

Actuarial, Business and Technology

Preferred Background

Actuarial studies, Business, Marketing, Information and Data Science, Technology and Innovation.

Learn more about TAL’s Graduate Program

Ashurst

Ashurst is a 200-year-old progressive law firm with practices across the globe.

Clerkship Details

A clerkship gives you a good understanding of what it’s like to work here, experience our culture and the type of work we do.

In one or two departments – depending on the office you’re in, you work on real cases and transactions. A partner supports and mentors you, and you work closely with a qualified lawyer and a buddy. There are structured training programmes to develop your legal and business skills, and you have the opportunity to take part in the team’s social events.

In addition to gaining valuable experience, a clerkship also presents an opportunity to join our graduate programme. We offer most of the graduate roles to people who have completed a clerkship in one of our offices.

Preferred Background

Law Students

For further details on their graduate and clerkship program click here

Westpac Group

Westpac is Australia’s first bank and oldest company, one of four major banking organisations in Australia and one of the largest banks in New Zealand.

Finance Internship Program Details

The ten-week paid program is a great way to explore a career with Westpac Group and gives you a taste of what it is like to work in the banking sector.

The internship is designed to ensure that you get an insight into the diverse opportunities at Westpac Group – allowing you to make an informed career decision. Whichever business area you choose, you will find a worthwhile investment of your time this summer.

Positions Available

Corporate and Institutional Banking | Financial Markets and Treasury | Global Transaction Services | Group Operations | Risk | Group Technology

Preferred Background

The summer internship is open to students in their penultimate year of an undergraduate or post graduate degree.

To learn more about the internship and the graduate program at Westpac Group click here.

 

The University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is home to some of the best thinkers in the world, adding to the stock of human knowledge and addressing the major social, economic and environmental challenges of our time.

The internship at the university run for 3,6 or 9 months with interns working approximately 15-20 hours per week.

Location

Melbourne

Available Positions

Marketing | Data Analysis & Reporting | Finanace | HR | IT & Web Support | Multimedia | Policy Support | Research Management Support

Preferred Background

Open to all students of The University of Melbourne

Google

The search giants have multiple offices in Australia and offer internship to both engineering and business students.

Program Details

The internship usually runs for 12 – 14 weeks and the start date varies depending on the role. For further detail on each program and application process check out Google’s career page.

Location

Sydney | You have the option to mention your preference, however, all internships may not be available at the location of your choice.

Available Positions

Business Internship | Sales & marketing Internship | Legal Internship | gCareer internship | UX Internship | Software Engineer Internship | Associate Product Manager Internship | STEP | Mechanical Engineer Internship | Hardware Engineer Internship

 

We constantly update this page to upload new programs and internship opportunities as and when released by companies. If you think your company’s internship program offers great value to students or if you would like to start an internship program for your company, connect with us. 

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