We are very excited to be bringing you the news FIRST of our NEW Australian Hospitality programme.

The Whitsundays are a group of tropical islands in The Great Barrier Reef in beautiful North Queensland.

We have positions starting September to December 2010. Great pay and benefits for six months work in the sun.

You can check out the Whitsundays hospitality programme details and apply on the website:

Whitsundays Hospitality Programme

Located on the Great Barrier Reef, the average temperature is 27 degrees.

Intern Options have been asked to fill the following positions for a start between September and December this year (yes for the Australian Summer!)

• 10 Food and Beverage attendants
• 10 Housekeeping attendants
• 7 Chef positions (Commis Chef, Demi Chef)

For more Information and to Apply for your tropical island work experience -

Click through to our website

Any questions on the Whitsundays Hospitality Programme don’t hesitate to contact the Intern Options team: info@internoptions.com

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Graduate Professional Internships
Plan ahead and get the best graduate positions

How do you plan to start your career this year?

Each year, Intern Options have a rush of graduate applications after graduation has finished and the parties have died down…

But the best internships have already gone to the 20 or so graduates who planned ahead and applied early.

Check out the Sydney & Melbourne Internships page to see the great graduate internships available.

We can accept your application now to start anytime this year or early 2011. If you want to start in January/ February 2011 we can have you placed and everything sorted by December this year.
Click here to find your Graduate Internship in Australia

For more information on these placements, you will need to be quick, so contact the Intern Options team: info@internoptions.com

Current Internship Vacancies

The Sydney and Melbourne programme is currently our most popular – offering students the chance to gain valuable international experience that will make their CVs shine to employers. All positions are available for between 10 and 26 weeks and are unpaid.

Below is a small selection of the company and position descriptions available in every professional area.  For more information on this programme or to see more company and position descriptions in career/ subject areas, please see the Sydney and Melbourne Internship page.

NEW International IT company – Marketing Internship
If you’re looking for an internship to make the tea or do the photocopying…turn back now!

Our company entered the Australian and New Zealand market in 2006 and continues to expand.  We are an experienced, professional, young and enthusiastic winning team. We are located in the CBD of Sydney.

NEW Graphic Design Consultancy
A boutique agency, whose main purpose is to service larger advertising and marketing agencies.

This internship will provide a supporting role to our Creative Director & Senior Web Strategist. The role is a highly creative one that requires a sound knowledge of Photoshop & Illustrator.

This Sydney-based fashion company wholesales and retails high-end fashion garments and bridal gowns. They are focused on building their fashion brand.

In Sydney the company has access to a wealth of resources- particularly fabrics and the highest quality hand beading contractor whom holds a contract with Chanel and other international brands.

We are one of Sydney’s top Golf Clubs, rated #37 of Australia’s Best 60 Public Access Golf Courses and is regarded by many as Sydney’s most spectacular coastal golf course, with ocean vistas from every hole.

Interns will be involved in marketing to the corporate golf market and involved in the smooth running of events.

NEW Marketing Internship (Large Sydney Retailer)
This Australian-based company established itself as Japan’s first manufacturer of optical glass in 1941. Since then they have diversified into several business areas including Electronics, Optics, Photonics, Crystal and Vision Care. They now have establishments all over Europe, America, Asia and Australia. The Australian Head Office is based in Sydney and has laboratories both in Sydney and Perth.

NEW Financial Investment & Banking Internship
The scope of this business ranges from financial advice and estate planning, insurance, mortgage broking and accounting through to stockbroking and advice about alternative investments. For this reason, there are too many possibilities to list intern duties, but the opportunities are endless.

There are currently two Intern Options interns with this company who are both loving the work environment and the wide range of learning outcomes available to them.

Human Resources Internship
This company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia, which has been operating since 1947. The company services all types of industries and businesses, from technical operations through to manufacturing, professional services, government business, and retail – large, medium and small.

With 85 permanent staff and managing approximately 65 contractors, the HR team is always busy. As an intern with us you will get experience in a busy HR team implementing and managing new employees induction as well as maintaining current employee details and contracts.

For more information on this programme or to see more company and position descriptions in career/ subject areas, please see the Sydney and Melbourne Internship page.

Applying for your Internship

We get asked a lot of questions before students or graduates apply for their internship through Intern Options. Below is some information that will cover the majority of the questions we get asked on a regular basis.

1. Am I eligible – For information on eligibility for our programmes please see the Am I Eligible page for full details.

2. What kind of Internship – We get asked a lot what kind of internship can you find for me? Firstly, check out the subject specific pages which have company and position descriptions for you to browse on the Sydney and Melbourne Professional Internships page.

If you would like some specific feedback on what we can place you into, you can send your CV and cover letter to: info@internoptions.com and we will come back with some feedback and options for you. You will find the CV and cover letter templates on the How to Apply page.

If you have any questions, simply send us an email: info@internoptions.com

Cheers,

Jon Carroll
Intern Options
www.InternOptions.com