Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) Graduate Stories

Everyone in the department brings their own skill sets and knowledge to the different teams.

My team helps the department facilitate the collection of Australian schools data to better empower decision making from both a policy and funding perspective.

Be perseverant. Don’t get demoralised by all the rejections.

It’s really rewarding knowing the things you are working on will be used to shape the future education systems of Australia.

My team are responsible for driving youth unemployment policy to assist young jobseekers between 17 to 24 years old.

I love knowing that I am contributing to Australian public policy in a meaningful way.

Jack studied Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Development Studies at the University of Adelaide and is now a Government Lawyer at the department.

The highlight of the year for Kat was the opportunity to project manage the department’s annual trivia night.

Providing secretariat support for this division was a really exciting piece of work to be involved in and a fantastic introduction to policy work.

The department is so diverse and everyone is so welcoming and willing to take the time to help you find your feet.

As a specialist legal graduate, Eleanor worked in the department’s legal branches providing a broad range of legal advice to business areas within the department.

Steph enjoyed being exposed to a variety of work that allowed her to travel and broaden her skills. Steph’s highlight was working on the University Open Day project.