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Kevin Duong - Connect on LinkedIn
Graduate Program Manager, Department of the Treasury
As Graduate Program Manager at Treasury, Kevin is responsible for all matters related to graduates and other entry level positions. Having started at Treasury in 2014, Kevin utilised his skills and expertise in organisational psychology to make the transition from Graduate to Graduate Coordinator. With the Graduate Program being such an essential avenue for sourcing new talent, Kevin is passionate about finding the right graduates and maximising their potential to shape Australia’s policy environment and become Treasury’s future leaders. Kevin is a registered psychologist and prior to joining Treasury, worked in psychological consulting assisting top-tier organisations with their culture change initiatives.
Tarsh Gardiner- Connect on LinkedIn
Manager Bankwest Graduate Program, Bankwest
Tarsh leads the attraction, engagement, and development strategy for Bankwest's four diverse graduate programs, as well as directly managing the Aspiring Leaders graduate program. She has had eight different areas of responsibility over 10 years in the bank, with her favourites being those with a genuine people connection. Tarsh has a passion for developing the capabilities of people, and takes great satisfaction from seeing the growth that occurs from graduates starting new in their roles, to completing their programs and going on to great things.
Simon Gibson - Connect on LinkedIn
National Campus Operations Manager, EY
As the Oceania Campus Operations Manager for EY, Simon helps the EY Campus Recruitment team attract and recruit the organisation’s future Graduates and Vacationers across Australia and New Zealand. By providing leadership through strategic planning, critical problem solving, technical system management and guidance on best practice within campus recruitment, Simon helps ensure a smooth and professional recruitment process for all parties involved. In 2014 Simon was honoured to win the award as 'Australia's Most Popular Graduate Recruiter'. Prior to joining EY, Simon spent a number of years within human resource and recruitment roles throughout the engineering, construction and legal industries.
Dara McCallion - Connect on LinkedIn
Graduate Manager, Talent Acquisition, Westpac Group
As Graduate Manager at Westpac Group, Dara is responsible for the attraction, recruitment and development of the graduate cohort and internship intake across the financial services and technology business areas. Through strategic marketing, student attraction and engagement, Dara strives to recruit and develop the best graduate talent that supports the Westpac Group values. With a background in HR, supported by an honors degree in HRM, Dara stepped into the graduate recruitment industry 3 years ago. Prior to joining Westpac in November 2013, Dara supported graduate recruitment and training within law firm Allen & Overy. She is passionate about launching graduate’s careers and introducing potential future leaders to Westpac Group.
Steven Miridakis - Connect on LinkedIn
Assistant Director, Talent Acquisition, ATO People, Australian Taxation Office
Steven is currently acting Director in Talent Acquisition at the Australian Taxation Office where his responsibilities include managing large scale recruitment processes and leading the recruitment operations functions of the ATO. Prior to this, Steven was working in ATO Entry Level Programs which included managing the ATO Graduate and Indigenous Programs. In this role, he worked across a number of facets of the programs including participant management, recruitment and learning and development. Steven is committed to achieving positive outcomes for the business and candidates.
Martha Murray LLB - Connect on LinkedIn
Human Resource Manager, Mobile Rehab
As Human Resource Manager Martha leads Mobile Rehab's graduate program including attraction, recruitment, program design and graduate development. Martha is passionate about utilising the HR function to advance business goals and she manages both operational and strategic aspects of Human Resource Management for Mobile Rehab, a provider of reablement and restorative health programs including physiotherapy, podiatry, and occupational therapy.
Thomasin Schmidt - Connect on LinkedIn
Talent Consultant, AMP
As a Talent Consultant at AMP, Thomasin is responsible for the central development program for the enterprise AMP graduate program. The central development program focuses on building the professional and personal skills to ensure a successful transition from university to corporate life, providing the graduates with the technical and self-leadership skills to provide a solid foundation as they start their career. Thomasin has been in the graduate and Learning & Development industry for 15. She is passionate about development and being part of the journey as graduates launch their career within AMP.
Garry Stock - Connect on LinkedIn
Team Leader, Programs & Projects, People and Culture Division, Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning
Garry is the Team Leader of Programs & Projects in the HR Services area of the Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning in Victoria. In this role he leads the Graduate Programs and is responsible for the marketing, recruitment, on-boarding and graduate development. He has worked in the graduate space for over 10 years and within HR since the 1990s. Garry has a keen interest in learning & development and in the past led the departments L&D for a number of years. He also has shown his commitment to his local community through his involvement in Local Government, having had a term as Mayor and 11 years as an elected Councillor in the City of Melton. It is now that the graduate space provides enthusiasm for his working commitment.