About the Vacationer Program

Our Vacation program is open to tertiary students in their penultimate year with a major in either accounting or finance, who are excited by the challenge of a hands-on working experience.

Our six-week Vacation Program is a great way to for you to experience the working world during your summer university holidays.

National Induction Program

You will undergo a rigorous Induction Program as well as on the job training, both of which are designed to ensure your Vacation Program is a great success.

Open Door Policy

• Accessible and involved Principals
• Team, Divisional and Firm wide meetings where, in line with one of our trademarks "Open", we encourage all members, regardless of role, to contribute and share their experiences and knowledge

Mentoring and Guidance

• As a Vacationer you will be assigned a Buddy – your buddy will be a previous Graduate, and is there to make sure you have the support you need undertaking the program
• You will also be assigned your own Manager / Mentor who provide mentoring support not only on the technical areas of accounting but also on other crucial skills, such as managing workloads and soft skills

What will you gain?

• An insight into how business works in the real world
• Exposure to real client work
• The chance to be part of a friendly team where you are encouraged to be yourself
• The opportunity to attend social activities and events
• Plenty of quality time with the Principals
• Insight into a career in the fast lane, we are an exciting and entrepreneurial company, where you have every opportunity to grow as rapidly as we do
• Soft skills training

How to Apply

We will be accepting applications for our Vacation Program during the below dates:

Applications Open: 4th July 2011

Applications Close: 2nd September 2011

Program Dates: From December 2011 to January 2012

Please review this site closer to our application opening times to find out which Career Events we will be attending and further information about applying for our Vacation Program.

Where to meet us

WHK will be attending the following career fairs:

Eligibility:

To be eligible to apply for our one of our Vacation Program streams, you will need to be an Australian Citizen/Permanent Resident and:

• For Audit & Business Services: undertaking your penultimate year studying a degree with a major in Accounting/Finance
• For  Wealth Management: undertaking your penultimate year studying a business degree

For more information please see What are We Looking For?