Australian Government Graduate Program Directory Profiles

The ability to communicate technical concepts and details with people who may not have the same background or knowledge of the things that I consider important is by far the most important skill I have in my current role.

If you are still deciding where to begin your career I would advise you to apply for any roles you think you may be interested in. I found that with each job application I completed I developed a clearer idea of what I wanted to do.

It feels even better when stakeholders recognise how clear my explanation is!

Part of being on the team is having “crazy” ideas about how software could be applied to an area and being given the time to test it out.

I have had the opportunity to be involved in all stages of analysis from sample preparation, sample analysis, data processing and interpretation, and reporting as well as additional skills in instrument troubleshooting and maintenance.

Providing secretariat support for this division was a really exciting piece of work to be involved in and a fantastic introduction to policy work.