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Get through grad recruiting with fewer surprises.
Straight answers to the questions Australian students actually search during application season. Written by the team behind Prepped, drawing on the firm research that powers the app.
Optiver internships in Australia: how they work and how to get in
What Optiver's Sydney internships actually involve, who can apply, how the famous 80 in 8 maths test works, and how to prepare for one of the hardest programs to crack in Australia.
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What actually happens at a graduate assessment centre
The exercises, what assessors are really scoring, how the group exercise is won and lost, and the one rule about lunch. A field guide to the strangest half-day in Australian grad recruiting.
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How to pass a one-way video interview for a grad program
Recorded video interviews feel unnatural because they are. How the format works, the setup that makes you look competent, and how to structure answers when a timer is counting down.
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How to write a cover letter for a graduate program in Australia
Whether anyone reads them, the four-paragraph structure that works, what to do when you have no experience, and the swap test that catches a generic letter before a recruiter does.
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Questions to ask at the end of a graduate interview
The do-you-have-any-questions moment is a scored part of the interview wearing a casual outfit. Six questions that work, the ones that quietly hurt you, and what to do with the answers.
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What interests you about this position? How to answer it in a graduate interview
Whether they phrase it as what interests you about this position, why this job interests you, or why this firm, the answer has the same three layers. Worked Australian examples and the swap test that catches a recycled answer.
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When do Australian grad programs open and close? The intake timeline explained
Most big Australian employers open applications in February and close by May, a full year before you start. Here is the month-by-month picture, the field-by-field differences, and what to do if you missed the window.
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STAR method examples that don't sound like a script
Everyone knows STAR. Most answers still ramble. A worked before-and-after example, the timing split that fixes it, and how to build a five-story bank for Australian grad interviews.
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