Budding Talents Recruitment Pty Ltd is a unique job placement agency that has successfully tapped into the skills of students and graduates to meet the staffing needs of Australian employers seeking to recruit talented entry-level staff.
Any employer that hires entry-level staff stands to benefit from hosting university interns. By instilling their company with student enthusiasm and productivity, thereby improving their bottom line, employers will also experience the pleasure of assisting emerging graduates with career readiness skills. Successfully managed internship programs serve to entry-level recruitment expenses, improve retention, increase organisational efficiency and favourably market the employer on campus.
ProfessionalInternshipProgram
Budding Talents Recruitment has developed the “Professional Internship Program” to allow students to apply knowledge gained in the classroom to a real-world, professional work settings. The program enables students to take part in work experience in reputed Australian companies, so they can gain professional skills, experience, and possibly ongoing employment.
Our internship program leads to a win-win situation for both students and host companies. Students experience career opportunity on their path towards a successful profession, while host companies experience an opportunity to utilise the skills, talents, and insight of enthusiastic, motivated young professionals with fresh outlooks and creative, “out-of-the-box” ideas.
How Internships can benefit Companies?
Our interns are very enthusiastic, highly capable, and can be extremely valuable contributors to your productivity.
Interns often possess content knowledge and technical skills that full-time employees may not. The natural eagerness of truly serious students to get into the “real world” and practice some part of what they learned makes them a genuine asset almost immediately.
You will have an experienced, tested pool of students from which to recruit for your full-time work forces by seamlessly converting interns to permanent hires. The intern who moves on to become a permanent employee, will most likely have a minimal learning curve and an easier time acclimating to the company culture.
The interns who become full-time hires are more likely to stick with the organisation, thus giving you much loyal staff.
The intern may be your next star employee!
Our students are interested in gaining work experience in a growing list of occupations:
Accounting
Accountant, Assistant Accountant, Trainee Accountant, Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk, Payroll Officer, Bookkeeper, Tax Consultant, Audit Assistant, Financial Accountant and more
Information Technology
Helpdesk Analyst, PC Technician, Programmer, Technical Support Officer, Database Developer, Network Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Web Designer, Junior Administrator, Software Testing Technician and more
Engineering
Site Engineer, Design Engineer, Estimator, Quality Assurance Officer, Project Coordinator, Sales Engineer and more
Business Administration
Administration Assistant, Marketing Assistant, Sales Assistant, Human Resources Assistant, Public Relations Assistant, Legal Assistant, Graphic Designer and more
How Internships can benefit Students?
Students who are savvy enough to take advantage of internship opportunities often find themselves at a distinct advantage over their fellow non-internship peers at graduation time. They have, at least, solid resumes with significant work experience, contacts within the business world, and heightened levels of maturity and business acumen.
By combining professional work experience with their qualification, they will be better equipped for the competitive job market. Also, they can expect either a job offer or a reference letter at the end of internship.
Do the Host Company need to pay the salary?
Our Professional Internship Program is 3 months in duration and the intern will participate in the work experience without any expectation for salary benefits.
When you host interns from Budding Talents Recruitment, you can be completely assured that the internship is in compliance with the Fair Work Act 2009.
Fair Work Australia’s Guidelines for
Vocational Placements, Unpaid Work Experience & Internships
Unpaid work can include work trials, volunteer work, work experience and internships. It also includes a vocational placement as defined under the Fair Work Act 2009.
Unpaid work is lawful if it is a genuine work experience, vocational placement or volunteering arrangement.
If the work isn’t a genuine vocational placement, work experience or volunteer arrangement, the person may be an employee under the Fair Work Act.
Under the Fair Work Act, employees are entitled to minimum rates of pay and workplace conditions provided in the National Employment Standard and any applicable modern award or agreement.
Vocational Placements The Fair Work Act recognises formal work experience arrangements that are a mandatory part of an education or training course.
These arrangements are referred to as vocational placements, and are defined as being:
Undertaken as a requirement of an Australian based educational or training course, and
Authorised under a law or an administrative arrangement of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory, and
Undertaken with an employer for which a person is not entitled to be paid any remuneration.
If all of these criteria are met, the person will not be covered by the Fair Work Act and is therefore not entitled to the minimum wage and other entitlements provided in the National Employment Standards and modern awards.
Unpaid Work Experience & Internships Unpaid work experience placements and internships that don’t meet the definition of a vocational placement can be lawful in some instances. To be lawful, businesses need to ensure that the intern or work experience participant is not an employee.
One key issue in determining whether an employment contract has been formed is whether the parties intended to create a legally binding employment relationship.
When assessing whether the parties intended to form a legally binding employment relationship some key indicators would be:
Purpose of the arrangement. Was it to provide work experience to the person or was it to get the person to do work to assist with the business outputs and productivity?
Length of time. Generally, the longer the period of placement, the more likely the person is an employee
The person’s obligations in the workplace. Although the person may do some productive activities during a placement, they are less likely to be considered an employee if there is no expectation or requirement of productivity in the workplace
Who benefits from the arrangement? The main benefit of a genuine work placement or internship should flow to the person doing the placement. If a business is gaining a significant benefit as a result of engaging the person,
this may indicate an employment relationship has been formed. Unpaid work experience programs are less likely to involve employment if they are primarily observational
Was the placement entered into through a university or vocational training organisation program? If so, then it is unlikely that an employment relationship exists.
Volunteering A great deal of volunteer work is performed in the not-for-profit sector, which includes charity and community service organisations. People can offer their services voluntarily to assist in the not-for-profit organisation’s goals.
However, a business and person can’t simply characterise what is actually an employment relationship as volunteer work. All the relevant factors outlined above need to be considered.
Unpaid trials Trial work involves a person performing work (or ‘trialing’) at a place of business. If this is at the request of the employer or it is expected that the person will be performing productive activities, the person would normally be an employee in these circumstances and entitled to be paid as such.
If a work experience placement or internship is used to determine a prospective employee’s suitability for a job, the person would be considered an employee for the trial period and should be paid as such. Similarly, probationary employees are paid for all hours worked.
While this does not prevent a person taking up employment after a genuine unpaid work experience or internship, each situation should be carefully considered to determine if the facts have given rise to an employment relationship.
It is to be noted that internship is not free labour. In return, you need to provide the intern with on-the-job training, supervision and a supportive working environment.
What happens after three months?
If you are pleased with the intern’s performance and you feel that they can add value to your team, you can employ them as permanent employees else you can just provide them with a reference letter so that they can go ahead and find a different job.
What happens if the Host Company wants to hire the Intern?
As soon as you decide to employ the intern, the internship placement automatically ends. You can make a job offer as per your hiring policies and there will not be any placement fees charged from our side.
Where are the Interns from?
The participating interns:
Are undertaking or have graduated from courses that lead to recognised Australian qualifications or equivalent
Participate in comprehensive training provided by their education provider
Are mostly international students – they can speak excellent English and one or more other languages
Are legally entitled to work in Australia
Are the Interns insured?
Our interns are covered under our combined public liability and personal injury insurance and you as the Host Company have to bear no cost in this matter.
What kind of Companies can host an Intern?
We work with companies who are willing to provide valuable work experience, on-the-job training and supervision to our interns.
We do not work with companies that promote or condone any form of unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, marital status, sexual preference, disability, religious or political beliefs or affiliations.
What is the Internship Hosting Process?
Simply call us on 1300 79 80 69 to register your interest in hosting an intern.
At Budding Talents Recruitment, we pride ourselves in finding interns of the highest calibre and we make sure that the intern achieves the most out of the internship opportunity. One of our Placement Consultants will contact you to understand your business needs, after which you will be sent the profiles of the most suitable candidates for the role. We will organize the interviews with the selected candidate at a mutually convenient time
Upon successful interview, we will work with you and the intern to develop a training plan to make the Professional Internship Program beneficial to both the parties.
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Intern is interviewed by our Placement Consultant and their career aspirations and competencies discussed
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Intern’s Customised Profile supplied to Host Company
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Intern’s Interview Conducted by Host Company
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Upon successful interview, Time-table, Job Description and Training Plan for Intern are negotiated
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Facilitate Performance Appraisal of Intern by Host Company in Week 6 and feedback given to both
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Facilitate Final Performance Appraisal of Intern by Host Company in Week 12 and feedback given to Intern
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In absence of Ongoing Paid Job Offer, a Reference Letter for Intern is requested to Host Company
Host Company Feedback
1. Supervisor: Ms Antony Truong Intern: Ms Anju Maharjan Thapa Responsibilities: Accounts receivable, Overseas Invoices- accounts Payable and enter SAP Invoices. Comment: Anju has shown she is willing to take on new tasks and has done successfully. With full time employment imminent additional task will be introduced. Job Offer: YES offer accepted
2. Supervisor: Mr Santosh Philip Intern: Ms Shuting Lin (Sue) Responsibilities: Ledger analysis to facilitate statutory accounting and income tax returns. SAP expenses in the areas of fixed assets including capex processing, asset disposals and transfer. General understanding of Banking functions. Comment: Job Performance has been excellent. Job Offer: YES, offer accepted
3. Supervisor:Ms Dora Tam Intern: Xiya Zhang (Linda) Responsibilities: Entry posting (purchase journal) for all creditors, processing credit card/ EFT payments, filling and scanning all invoices and balance EFT documents pending payment advice. Comments: Linda has very good attitude towards work. During the 12 weeks internship, Linda had 100% attendance and never been late. She has developed a lot of friendship while working here. She may focus on her confidence and communication skills which will definitely be benefit for her future career. Job Offer: NO
4. Supervisor: Mr Raymond Luk Intern: Mr Kai Zheng Responsibilities: IT technical Support, POS installation and testing. Comment: Kai is a very reliable worker. He has proved himself to work well with our team. Job Offer: YES, accepted
5. Supervisor: Mr Tony Jiang Intern: Ms Xin Cai (Aero) Responsibilities: Aero was responsible for looking after IT enquires, assisting curriculum development, managing and maintaining our network infrastructure. Comment: Aero was well liked by staff and was an extremely diligent, efficient and reliable member of staff with an excellent work ethic. Job Offer: NO
6. Supervisor: Mr Peter Ristevski Intern: Mr Prajwol Swar Responsibilities: Involvement in preparation & lodgement of IT/BAS returns with ATO. Invoicing, general ledger, other administrative task as per required. Comment: Prajwol is extremely dependable with regard to his attendance and regularly exhibits punctuality. He always displays a positive attitude at work and among his colleague. Job Offer: NO
7. Supervisor: Mr Terry Komis Intern: Ms Yue Chang Responsibilities: Answering general IT support calls, taking messages and forwarding to IT support staff, documentation of IT supports procedures, assisting IT support staff as required, supporting clients, researching technical issues. Comment: More client interaction would benefit. Performance was satisfactory and at times went beyond the tasks assigned without much supervision. Would be beneficial at a later date to do short course in specific skill area e.g. MSCE, VMWARE, Cloud Computing. Job Offer: YES, accepted
8. Supervisor: Mr Khen Chong Intern: Kumrang Bae (Chloe) Responsibilities: Compiling final super fund financial report, Monthly bank reconciliation, Ledger entry and book-keeping using Handi ledger and MYOB, Record accounts payable and accounts receivable using MYOB, Payroll preparation using MYOB. Comment: Chloe’s performance is very good with attention to detail and maintaining concentration on various tasks. She is able to work with little supervision and learn new tasks quickly. Job Offer: YES, accepted
9. Supervisor: Mr Wayne Phillips Intern: Mr Muzzammil Ashan Bader Responsibilities: The main duties have been involved around the IT infrastructure of the company, including setting up an IT network for testing & demos. Comment: Muzzammil’s job performance has been excellent. I would say that if he wants to remain in ICT then an overview of voice along with perhaps courses such as SQI might be of benefit. Job Offer: NO
10. Supervisor: Mr Edgar Kautzner Intern: Mr Hao Bai (Leo) Responsibilities: General administration, technical support & classroom setup, Examination supervision, solving procedure documentation. Comment: Excellent attitude & shows great capability both at present & for future growth. Job Offer: YES, accepted
11. Supervisor: Ms Sue Ma Intern: Ms Vaidehi Mistry Responsibilities: Data entry/ filing, AR/AP functions, bank reconciliations, payroll functions and preparation Comment: Vaidehi works very hard & happy to perform all tasks given to the best of her knowledge. Job Offer: YES, accepted
12. Supervisor: Ms Vivianne Zreika Intern: Salem Basyouny Responsibilities: Recording data entries using MYOB system, accounts payables and receivables. Sort out employee time sheets & help with payroll entries. Comment: I have found Salem to be a reliable and honest worker who never falls to demonstrate any task given to him. With Salem’s character & skills lead him to take on a part time position with the company. Job Offer: Yes, accepted
13. Supervisor: Mr Edwin Chow Intern: Li Liu (Jerry) Responsibilities: Daily processing of invoices, general ledger, Accounts payable including filing and payment processing, Payroll, superannuation, and weekly report preparation. Comment: Excellent time management and problem solving skills, analytically minded. Job Offer: NO
14. Supervisor: Ms Elizabeth Mateo Intern: Ms Shiyun lan (Charlene) Responsibilities: All facets of accounting cycle (not accounts receivable or payable) from book keeping/ collecting of data, preparation of financial statements including balance sheets, preparation of tax returns for companies and individual’s personal tax returns, some involving businesses, rental properties and other investments, portfolios (shares). Bookkeeping, collection of data was done using excel software and Quicken. Comment: Charlene sometimes exceeded my expectations on some jobs assigned. She is methodical and compliant and reliable and easy to work with. Job Offer: NO
15. Supervisor: Mr Stephen McDonald Intern: Ms Jingjin Liu (Julie) Responsibilities: Preparation of daily banking, receipting of debtor payments, bank reconciliations, processing supplier invoices, reconciliation of supplier statements, cheque runs, invoicing debtors for services, liaising with suppliers to resolve disputes and queries and taking debtor queries. Comment: Julie is highly motivated & efficient. She is accurate with all her work. She is a quick learner and needed minimal supervision after being shown how to do certain tasks. She was a big help in reconciliation & resolving a number of large suppliers’ accounts during one of our busiest times. Job Offer: YES, accepted
16. Supervisor: Mr Stephen Brennan Intern: Mr Muhammad Ali Kazim Responsibilities: Bank Reconciliations, entering cheques, payments and invoices into Attaché Comment: Job performance was very good. Eager to learn, picks up concepts quickly. Job Offer: YES, accepted
17. Supervisor: Mr Swapnil Intern: Ms Smriti Kansakar Responsibilities: Reconciliations of debtors & creditors account, bank reconciliations, payroll preparation, book keeping, account payable & accounts receivable, using MYOB & Excel sheets. Comment: She is enthusiastic, work- oriented, meets and frequently exceeds expectations and resists change. Job Offer: YES, accepted
18. Supervisor: Mr David Hechter Intern: Mr Kushal Jingar Responsibilities: Enter new client’s details into our proprietary transaction management system. Prepare paperwork for new client establishment and transactions. Prepare miscellaneous reporting for the director. Comment: Strong performer for tasks assigned. Help & save us $ on key account by identifying missing invoice payments. Job Offer: NO
19. Supervisor: Mr Daniel Beydoun Intern: Ms Wenting Cheng (Tiffany) Responsibilities: worked as taxation accountant for BAS preparation (Quarterly, Annually), financial statements and tax return (Company, individual and others) Comment: Tiffany performed an excellent job. She is a hard working person with a valuable personality. Job Offer: No
20. Supervisor: Ms Mookda Sripan Intern: Mr Yong Jie Wang Responsibilities: Provide accounting services to company’s clients such as enter timesheet, process bank reconciliation, enter purchases sale, process payment, payroll and BAS lodgement. Comment: Overall his performance is really good that’s why we decided to offer him a job in the company. Job Offer: YES, accepted
21. Supervisor: Mr Guy Pounder Intern: Ms Yuan Wang (Nancy) Responsibilities: Yuan very competently worked on client files in relation to individual and property income tax returns. Her work involved setting up clients in a general ledger accounting program. Comment: Excellent job performance and have appointed Yuan as an independent accounting taxation contractor. At the appropriate time Yuan will be able to attend additional external training and assist her in more detailed aspects of accounting and taxation. Job Offer: YES, accepted
22. Supervisor: Mr Andrew Romeo Intern: Mr Ramesh Subramaniam Responsibilities: Ramesh was given the tasks of system testing, research and project planning. He also assisted in user manual & web development. Comment: Ramesh is a very good worker and great at completing set tasks as required. He has the ability to learn new tasks very quickly. One area that he could work on is improving his communication skills. Job Offer: NO
23. Supervisor: Ms Denise Hardwick Intern: Mr Zhidong Guan (Dennis) Responsibilities: Accounts payable functions- enter invoices, match to purchase orders where possible, receive daily bank cheque from customer. Comment: Dennis has been of great assistance within the team. His work has been of a good standard and he has shown he is keen to embrace all aspects of accounts. Job Offer: NO
24. Supervisor: Ms Anne O’ Neil Intern: Mr Saeed Navid Responsibilities: Saeed handled our accounts payable and payroll during the time he spent with us, as well as bank reconciliations, statutory payments of super, PAYE tax, child support etc. Comment: Saeed applied himself extremely well and was very diligent & thorough in every task he undertook. Job Offer: NO
25. Supervisor: Ms Neeta Gupta Intern: Mr Kalpeshbhai Patel Responsibilities: Inventory management, maintanance of daily cash and sales reports, banking and petty cash maintenance for shops, bank register maintenance in MYOB, enter supplier invoices in MYOB, ledger entry and book keeping and duties of accounts payable. Comment: Kalpeshbhai Patel proved himself to be very motivated intern who integrated himself quickly with team & work. We would like to thank him for his contribution to Company. Job Offer: YES, accepted
26. Supervisor: Ms Vivi Tan Intern: Mr Arpit Kumar Pancholi Responsibilities: Bank reconciliation, petty cash reconciliation, ledger entry and bookkeeping, basic duties of accounts payable & accounts receivable, work on MFGPRO accounting software. Comment: Arpit Kumar is reliable, enthusiastic and creative. He always proved himself to be a very motivated colleague, who integrated himself quickly with the team. His behaviour with colleagues and superior was impeccable. Job Offer: NO
