ALUMNI NEWS

Tanja Dunat Timms

Ourschool Alumni Program Manager

Ourschool Industry Insights Session #2 with guest speakers from KPMG

 

Last Friday, Ourschool hosted our second Industry Insights Session featuring alumni and friends of Ourschool who work at KPMG, Australia.

 

Public Secondary School students, including students from NGSC, with an interest in business, management and accounting pathways, were able to hear about jobs in business and the professional services industry, helping broaden their thinking about different post-school pathways. Each speaker talked a bit about their school days, and then spent time describing their pathways into the workforce, noting the job they do now. Some of the speakers pursued business and commerce degrees, whilst others completed a science and aerospace engineering degree. The speakers each came from very different backgrounds, culturally and geographically – two from regional Victoria, one from Adelaide and another from Thailand! 

 

The speakers are working in very different areas of KPMG which collectively represent auditing, risk, tax, enterprise, management, finance, engineering and asset management. Some speakers completed an internship which helped with their job prospects, and interestingly, all but one speaker completed exchange overseas during their University years. Suffice to say, there were many discussion points, which, no doubt, informed and inspired students! Given some students and classes missed out on viewing the livestream, Ourschool has made a recording of the session available to NGSC until the end of Term 4. Staff are welcome to show the session to their classes, whilst students interested in the aforementioned topics and pathways, are encouraged to contact me (the Alumni Program Manager) via email for the link and password to the recorded session: alumni@ngsc.com.au

 

I look forward to hearing from you!

 

UPCOMING Ourschool Industry Insights Session #3 with guest speakers from Multiplex

 

Our third and final Industry Insights session will be held on Friday, 30 October, 10:00 am to 11:30 am and will involve public Secondary School alumni and speakers from the global construction company, Multiplex. 

 

If you are interested in hearing about a career in the building and construction industry, here is a little snapshot of speaker backgrounds and topics to be explored during the live session: 

  • Studying sport, recreation, marketing, comms, events, business and sustainability
  • Working in an administrative role before starting work in the industry
  • Studying Bachelor of Environments (Architecture)
  • Completing a Carpentry Apprenticeship and working as a carpenter straight out of school
  • How to get a cadetship with Multiplex
  • Completing a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at TAFE
  • Working for Multiplex in Sydney, not just Melbourne – opportunities beyond Melbourne
  • Different types of projects and sites of Multiplex
  • The realities and ‘unknowns’ of working in the building and construction industry
  • Why and how more females are pursuing work in this industry
  • The role of a Human Relations Advisor and what the Recruitment and HR department is looking for in prospective employees

More details to come via compass.