Australian Government Graduate Program Directory Profiles

The graduate cohort is a wonderful source of social support, and my mentor, buddy, and supervisors have been great sources of insight, guidance, and perspective throughout the year.

The coolest part of my job is the level of responsibility and autonomy I have in completing my work. A lot of the work I have undertaken has a direct effect on taxpayers, and my decisions are trusted and enforced.

Anything from international negotiations, running seminars, inputting into policy, writing briefings, creating databases and analytical tools, being part of committees and consultation meetings – it’s all so diverse and this is the part of my job I love the most.

Have an open mind and say yes to every opportunity as you never know where that may lead you, even if it isn’t the path you anticipated.

It’s really rewarding knowing the things you are working on will be used to shape the future education systems of Australia.

I work in a team that monitors and analyses regional and overall labour market trends and their implications for different job seeker cohorts.

Don’t pigeon hole yourself into a particular practice area of law. There are so many options as a lawyer, so keep an open-mind and challenge yourself.

There is a tension between conceptual purity and pragmatic implementation of statistics that must be negotiated and interpreted by the analyst, which I find both challenging and interesting.