Talent student opportunities

In our Talent team, you’ll help organisations shape their workforce to achieve business goals.
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What is Talent?

The Talent team helps organisations shape their workforce to achieve business goals. We work with clients to design how their teams are structured, plan for future workforce needs, and build strategies that support leadership, learning, and inclusion. 

 Our work covers: 

  • Organisation design – helping clients set up teams and roles in the most effective way
  • Workforce strategy and planning – making sure they have the right people, with the right skills, at the right time 
  • Leadership and learning – supporting leaders and helping employees grow
  • Diversity and inclusion – creating workplaces where everyone feels valued and can thrive

 We often work side-by-side with clients on large transformation projects, making sure people are at the heart of every change. 

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What could you be doing?

  • Creating presentations or reports for clients 
  • Helping plan and prepare for client workshops 
  • Analysing workforce data to uncover insights 
  • Researching industry best practices 
  • Taking notes and documenting key points from client discussions 

What will you bring to the team?

  • An interest in how organisations and people work and a desire to understand what drives behaviour
  • Ability to clearly share ideas, both in writing and when speaking
  • Keen to explore data and research to uncover useful insights
  • A positive, solution-focused approach to challenges
  • A collaborative mindset and a willingness to contribute to a supportive team culture
  • Strong time management and the ability to juggle tasks effectively
  • Flexibility to adjust when things change or new information comes in

Your career journey in Talent

As a graduate, you’ll be part of our 12-month graduate development program that has been developed for graduates in all service lines, and is focused on connection, learning and celebration.

The program will provide you with the opportunity to network with your peers from other service lines and geographies. Running in parallel to your technical learning, you will develop leadership skills to become a successful graduate, and as you grow as a transformative leader.

As a Talent graduate, you’ll take part in:-

  • Tailored onboarding and training sessions to help you build core consulting skills and understand our services 
  • Access to a dedicated counsellor who’ll guide and support your career development 
  • Involved in projects that interest you and contribute to meaningful outcomes 
  • Ongoing coaching through project delivery work  

As a vacationer, after our company induction, you’ll start developing an understanding of how our Talent teams work and will be ready to work alongside teams on real client projects. You’ll meet other new vacationers from your office.

Your buddy and your counsellor will help you learn your way around the organisation, set your goals and plan your development while you’re here. You'll be well looked after with ongoing learning throughout the Vacationer Program with sessions facilitated by our Learning and Development team, Campus Recruitment team and service line specific training. 

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We work on interesting and challenging projects. Rarely is one week the same as the next. We work with a vast array of clients across all industries.

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