Students and Graduates Program
The Students and Graduates Program gives students and graduates the opportunity to gain valuable insights and skills in the tourism and marketing sector.
Students and Graduates Program
Jennifer Bismire
Jennifer Bismire, Indigenous Cadet, Tourism Australia
- Role: Indigenous Cadet
- Degree: Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing/Information Systems)
- University: University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- Business Unit(s): Marketing Strategy, Digital
The cadetship program at Tourism Australia (TA) was recommended to me by a friend. The overall process of obtaining this cadetship was really quite simple. I initially contacted the People & Culture team and after taking part in two interviews, I was successful in securing a cadet role here at TA.
I started my cadetship in the second year of my degree at UNSW and have been placed in the Research team. So far, I have been exposed to a couple of projects that have been launched within the Research team such as the High Value Traveller project and the Consumer Demand Project and I work with a lot of data, because what’s research without the data!
What I like so far at TA is that as a marketing student, I find the whole organisation very interesting and intriguing. I enjoy working at TA and look forward to not only progressing through to other teams but also developing my knowledge in the industry!
If I could give advice to students to obtaining a placement at TA, I would say that you should learn about the organisation before the interview process and know whether you really want to be a part of TA or not, by reading up on their values, goals, mission statement, etc.
