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Publications: Newsletter 31/07/10

ECFS Newsletters are reguarly published to keep you up to date with career and social events and programs. To find out more, browse through all our E-Newsletters, or contact the team.

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ECFS 2nd SEMESTER CAREER EVENT

After the huge success from our 1st semester career event, ECFS brings you yet another career event you don’t want to miss. And this semester, it’s all about Summer Vacation Internships with our sponsors, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Chartered Accountants Australia! Summer Vacation Internships are a great way to gain great work experience, make new friends and learn a lot about employers. On the 10th of August ECFS brings its members a unique opportunity to hear from our sponsors. Not only what summer internships in their firms are like ,but also the first hand experiences from the professionals that work within each of the varied service lines. On the 10th of August ECFS is bring-ing its members a unique opportunity to hear from our sponsors. Not only on what Summer internships in their firms are like, but also the first hand experiences from the professionals that work within each of the varied service lines On the 10th of August ECFS is bringing its members a unique opportunity to hear from our sponsors. Not only on what Summer internships in their firms are like, but also the first hand experiences from the professionals that work within each of the varied service lines.

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BUSINESS STRATEGY COMPETITION

The ECFS Business Strategy Competition is a fantastic opportunity for stu-dents to work in teams to solve a real life business problem that a particular company is facing. Students have the opportunity to develop their communi-cation skills, improve their public speaking skills and also allow students to take a more creative approach to business strategy. Students who make it to the final round, will have the opportunity to present their business strategy to a panel of judges at the Deloitte head office, not to mention a shot at winning a huge $400 prize! Participating in this competition is a fantastic way to vamp up your CV and make YOU stand out from the crowd! So put your creative minds to the test and get involved!

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DELOITTE 2010-11 SUMMER VACATION PROGRAM

The Summer Vacation program is your opportunity to gain practical and paid work experience at Deloitte before embarking on your final year of study.Spend four to eight weeks from November – February gaining exposure to client work, Deloitte’s award-winning learning and development programs, and social events, with the prospect of securing a Graduate position with the firm. If you’re in your penultimate year at university you are eligible to apply. So don’t waste time apply NOW!

THE ERNST & YOUNG GRADUATE PROGRAM

The EY Vacationer Program is a great way to dip your toe into the working world during your summer or winter university holidays. From day one you’ll work in a job with real clients, handling work similar to that of one of our first year graduates. Many vacationers are offered full- time positions with us when they’ve finished their studies. The EY Career Compass Program offers you a unique learning experience that will help you make smart decisions about your professional career.So take the first step in your professional career, click here for details on how to apply and important dates.

ICCA BUSINESS CHALLENGE

Now in its third year, the Chartered Accountants Student Challenge invites second, third, fourth and final year undergraduate accounting students to solve a real-life business problem facing a not-for-profit organisation. We would like you to examine a real-life business challenge facing The Smith Family. Entries will be judged on how effectively students solve the Challenge on three main criteria - technical knowledge, innovation and presentation. You can tackle the task solo or form a team. Either way simply participating in these Challenges adds practical experience to your CV - and it's all up from there.

THE NEW ECFS EXECUTIVE INTERNS

This year too we have a fresh group of very promising interns who were selected last semester interviewed by the ECFS executives themselves. We decided to use this newsletter to introduce these new faces to our members. You can also meet them at our Diversity week stall.

Check out our new executive interns in the newsletter.

ECFS Connect

It is now even easier to connect to ECFS and find out more about us and our events. Sign up to our facebook page for regular updates, and stay up to date with our free twitter service!

Note: Our old group page will no longer be updated as we are making a transition to the fan page.

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