The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) has been ranked in Australia’s top 100 employers of university graduates for the fifth year in a row.
Based on the results of a survey conducted annually by GradAustralia, the rankings attract thousands of votes cast by university students.
The survey explores career motivations and expectations, and asks students to nominate graduate employers that most appeal to them.
PM&C said the welcome announcement came as it prepared to open applications for its 2020 Graduate Program on 25 March.
“The role of the Department is to provide quality advice to the Prime Minister and support the work of Cabinet, which means that PM&C graduates are able to make a real and lasting impact in the realms of policy development and implementation,” the Department said.
It said that for the first time, PM&C graduates would have the flexibility to match their skills and interests with key areas across the Department by nominating to work in new key streams.
These would include a Generalist Stream where graduates complete rotations across all areas of the Department before determining which area they would prefer to work in after the Graduate Program and an Indigenous Affairs or Corporate and Governance stream where they would complete rotations in their chosen stream, as well as ‘minor’ rotations in other parts of the Department to complement their skills.
“After completing the Graduate Program, they will work within their stream,” it said.
“PM&C’s Graduate Program is based in our National Offices in Canberra, with rotations offered across a range of business areas, including our Regional Network,” the Department said.
More information about the Department’s 2020 program is available from the Department’s Graduate Recruitment website at this PS News link.
