Macquarie Group Graduate Programs & Internships
At Macquarie, you’re empowered to innovate and invest for a better future. Joining our teams, you’ll be empowered to meet the needs in our communities as we advise and invest alongside our clients and partners.
We know success comes from encouraging people to think differently. Everyone here, no matter what level, contributes ideas and drives outcomes. You’ll be encouraged to examine problems from every angle, challenge the status quo and come up with new and i…
Application Process
Application Process and Tips
To apply for our Graduate or Internship Programs, visit www.macquarie.com/graduates during the application open dates.
Once you have submitted your application, the recruitment process varies slightly between our business groups. Typically, successful candidates go through the following process:
- A review of your application by the graduate recruitment team
- Completing a psychometric assessment
- An informal phone interview
- Face-to- face interview/s
- Reference checks and employment screening
Find out more about our recruitment process:
What should you include in your application?
You need to include your resume, a cover letter and your most recent academic transcript in your appl…
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At Macquarie, you’re empowered to innovate and invest for a better future. Joining our teams, you’ll be empowered to meet the needs in our communities as we advise and invest alongside our clients and partners.
We know success comes from encouraging people to think differently. Everyone here, no matter what level, contributes ideas and drives outcomes. You’ll be encouraged to examine problems from every angle, challenge the status quo and come up with new and innovative ideas.
We value diversity of thought from people with different backgrounds, no matter what you studied, there’s a place for you at Macquarie.
Explore opportunities by business:
Banking and Financial Services
Help people purchase their first home, start businesses, manage their finances or buy a car. Gain real customer-focused experience with our Banking and Financial Services Graduate Program.
We’re a technology-driven Australian retail bank and wealth manager with over 30 years’ experience. We are innovative and forward-thinking. And we want you to join us on our journey.
Commodities and Global Markets
Help trade commodities, energy, metals, futures or equities.
Join a team with over 2,100 employees, ranging from logistics experts, geologists, meteorologists, petroleum and mining engineers, data scientists, quant finance and theoretical physics PHDs to traders and advisers.
Corporate Operations Group
Help us transform, be innovative and people focused.
As part of our Corporate Operations Group, you can help us drive operational effectiveness or join one of our core technology teams supporting all our businesses globally.
Financial Management Group
Play a critical role in helping our business grow.
As part of our Financial Management Group, you will join a team that provides strategic advice to senior management on how to support the growth of Macquarie’s business around the world.
Macquarie Asset Management
Play a role in managing electricity networks, renewable energy platforms, and farms. Help invest in hospitals, aged-care facilities and other essential businesses.
In Macquarie Asset Management, you will be part of a global, full-service asset manager, providing investment solutions to clients across a range of capabilities, including infrastructure, renewables, real estate, agriculture, transportation finance, equities, fixed income, private credit, and multi-asset solutions.
Macquarie Capital
A market leader with the disruptive mindset of a challenger.
From Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) and Capital Markets to Principal and Equities, our platform provides diversity in the problems we solve for our clients, the sectors we work in and the people we work with.
Risk Management Group
Balance opportunity with risk.
Our Risk Management Group is an independent function that objectively advises all Macquarie businesses and the Board, contributing to our long-term success.
Why Join Us?
What’s in it for you?
Build a better future
At Macquarie we’re truly having an impact and it’s all about building a better future —whether that’s accelerating the green energy transition, helping sustain global food supplies, financing social housing projects or investing in essential infrastructure. Our graduates and interns help to deliver on that purpose.
Be supported to learn and develop
There are plenty of opportunities for you to learn and develop. You’ll have the chance to build transferable skills through formal training programs, learning on the job and from your peers and leaders.
Your peers, managers, and leaders are all here to support you. Each bringing diverse backgrounds, experiences and skills, you will be supported by the people around you.
Grow your career
You’ll have the opportunity to join different teams, develop new skills and forge a career path that works for you.
During your career, if you’re interested in exploring other opportunities our size and international presence means your work can take you anywhere—across business groups, disciplines, sectors and borders.
Graduate Program
Our Graduate Program offers a learning environment designed to create our future leaders. We’re looking for the best minds to help manage, develop, advise, finance and trade.
You’ll make a genuine impact and, regardless of what you do, you’ll help us build a better future —whether it’s working on projects that accelerate the green energy transition, help sustain global food supplies, finance social housing projects or invest in essential infrastructure.
You’ll embark on a structured 12–24-month program where you’ll be supported and mentored by your peers and leaders, as well as through the Graduate Development Program.
Applications open from February-March of each year and final year students are eligible to apply. Our Graduate Program commences in February of each year.
Graduate Development Program
You’ll be supported and mentored by your peers and leaders, as well as through the Graduate Development Program.
This program is built by our graduates: you tell us what you’d like to learn, and our learning and development specialists will tailor a program to suit you.
In the past, our graduates have wanted to focus on personal impact, how to communicate effectively and build a positive representation of themselves. They also wanted to learn from others in the business, their career journeys, challenges and advice for success. The program was developed around these priorities with a range of internal and external speakers.
In addition to the Graduate Development Program, you’ll be invited to complete several orientation initiatives designed to help you get your bearings around the office and learn how to make your mark at Macquarie.
Initiatives will be a mixture of online learning and face-to-face events. You’ll attend ‘Discover Macquarie’, where you’ll meet some of your new colleagues and develop an understanding of Macquarie's structure and operating groups.
After six months, you’ll attend ‘Success at Macquarie’, where you’ll hear insights from our business leaders and learn about how to make the most of your career at Macquarie.
Once you finish the Graduate Program, there are a range of learning and development opportunities available to you. From team development and manager capability training to individual skills development, our learning and development teams design programs to help you develop your knowledge and skills.
At Macquarie, you’ll be encouraged to own your career. This means that it’s up to you to choose which direction you want to take – whether that’s taking on a new project; progressing within your division; exploring an opportunity in a different team; or relocating globally – and our learning and development programs can be tailored to help you get there.
Zoe Osborne
Co-Chair of the Graduate Volunteer Network in 2021
Self introduction
I discovered the Graduate Volunteer Network when I was researching Macquarie, and it was definitely one reason why I was excited about Macquarie’s Graduate Program. I liked the values it represented.
I studied Business and Arts, majoring in HR and philosophy. I’ve always been passionate about the intersection of business and corporate responsibility, so I knew I wanted to have a social impact beyond or through my work.
I was accepted to the 2021 Graduate Program, and rotated through four different Human Resource…
Georgia Waites
Foundation Liaison for the Graduate Volunteer Network in 2022
Self introduction
I applied to Macquarie's Graduate Program after completing a Bachelor of Commerce and Advanced Studies majoring in finance and data science.
I joined as an Analyst in the Finance, Risk & Regulatory Team in Banking and Financial Services in 2022. My role involves being a conduit between the engineers and business stakeholders when we’re building new reports or data pathways in response to new regulatory requirements. It’s a dynamic space.
I love my job but having the chance to get involved in meaningful activitie…
Allen Qi
Part of the City2Surf working group for the GVN in 2022
Self introduction
I graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering and Surveying, but after completing some engineering internships I realised it wasn’t for me, so decided to pursue my interest in investing and finance.
I joined Macquarie’s Graduate Program in 2022 in the Business Services Division, where I completed four different three-month rotations. I experienced Group Procurement, Corporate Real Estate and the Sydney Metro Martin Place Project.
For my final rotation I requested to return to Group Procurement because I enjoyed the fact that Procurement wor…
Jamie Chan
Growing and learning
Jamie joined the technology team as part of Macquarie’s Graduate Program in 2020 after completing a Bachelor of Information Technology. After being involved in two internships at other organisations focusing on Agile and strategic project delivery skills, she was looking to be challenged by something new.
Jamie Chan in the office
“The graduate experience at Macquarie allowed me to develop engineering skills across different disciplines and divisions, that I otherwise wouldn’t have been exposed to."
Starting out as a software engineer, Jamie began building her expertise in Java software develop…
David Farr
An accelerated career path
In 2017, David Farr completed his Bachelor of Engineering with first class honours and a range of graduate opportunities to explore. He was drawn to Macquarie's reputation as a technology leader in the financial services sector and joined the Macquarie Graduate Program.
David Farr in the office
“I just had this feeling that Macquarie ticked all the boxes, and that the work would challenge my technical ability and allow for a lot of growth,” says David.
David was excited to be joining the organisation at such a critical point in time. Macquarie’s retail bank was in the midst of a l…
Matthew Ellis
Building an impactful career
Matt began a Bachelor of Information Technology at the University of Technology Sydney in 2003 and, six months in, was assigned a work placement with Macquarie on the trading floor.
“I hadn’t had any exposure to the financial services industry, so it opened a new door, and I loved it,” Matt says.
Matthew Ellis in the office
“Applying the theory behind what I was learning at university to the stock market was very exciting.”
Matt’s first role at Macquarie was hands-on in Java programming, building a trading platform for one of the Equity Markets group’s derivative prod…
Internships & Clerkships
Our Summer Internship Program
Are you interested in the financial services industry? Regardless of what you are studying you can join our Summer Internship Program for 10-12 weeks of hands-on experience.
You’ll get to work on real projects from your first day, develop and utilise new skills, explore interesting fields and do challenging work.
Put your learnings to work in a global business, build a professional network and learn from business leaders.
Summer Interns are eligible to be fast-tracked for our Graduate Program.
Applications open 2 May 2023 and Close 18 July 2023 (Melbourne & Perth), 1 August 2023 (Sydney & Brisbane).
The program will commence in November 2023.
Our Winter Development Program
Are you a science, technology, engineering or maths student, or a female student from any degree discipline, in your penultimate year of study? Join our Winter Development Program in Macquarie Capital, where you will gain exposure to our global corporate M&A, advisory, investing, development and equities capabilities. You’ll get insight into transactions across the full spectrum of capital solutions from debt, equity, and private capital raising and financing to investing our own capital to enable new opportunities.
Applications open 7 February 2023 and close 14 March 2023.
The program will commence July 2023.
Upcoming Events
Each year we host a number of events for you to learn about our programs and business groups. These events are a great opportunity for you to network with, and gain insights from, our employees.
Upcoming Events
| Date | Event | Details | Time | Location |
| Tuesday, 14 March | 2023 Graduate Insights Evening, Sydney | During the event you will have the opportunity to learn about our exciting 2023 graduate opportunities, hear from current professionals and graduates in diverse roles and talk one-on-one with them about their journeys at Macquarie. | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | 50 Martin Place, Sydney |
| Tuesday, 14 March | 2023 Graduate Insights Evening, Melbourne | During the event you will have the opportunity to learn about our exciting 2023 graduate opportunities, hear from current professionals and graduates in diverse roles and talk one-on-one with them about their journeys at Macquarie. | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | 80 Collins St, Melbourne |
| Thursday, 16 March | Technology at Macquarie Careers Fair | During the event you will learn about our Technology graduate and intern opportunities, hear first-hand from our current graduates and leaders, meet the technology team and gain tips on how to apply. | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | 1 Shelley St, Sydney and Zoom |
| Friday, 17 March | Risk Insights Day | During this event, you will have the opportunity to meet with current professionals and graduates and gain invaluable insights into what a career in risk management could look like by working on guided case studies with representatives from our diverse risk divisions. | 12:30pm – 5:00pm | 50 Martin Place, Sydney |
| Tuesday, 21 March | Perth - 2023 Graduate and Intern Insights Evening | During the event you will have the opportunity to learn about our exciting 2023 graduate opportunities, hear from current professionals and graduates in diverse roles and talk one-on-one with them about their journeys at Macquarie. | 6:00 to 8:00pm | 240 St Georges Terrace, Perth |
Life & Culture
"We empower people to innovate and invest for a better future. Our approach and what we stand for is based on three long-held principles: opportunity, accountability and integrity."
Values
Opportunity We seek to identify opportunity and realise it for our clients, community, shareholders and our people. Starting with real knowledge and skill, we encourage innovation, ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit. Our success is built on supporting our people’s achievements. | Accountability With opportunity, comes accountability. We are accountable for all our actions, to our clients, our community, our shareholders and each other. We never compromise our standards. We take responsibility for our actions and everything we say and do is on record. We analyse and manage risk, and we make decisions we are proud of. |
Integrity We always act honestly and fairly. We honour our promises. We earn the trust of everyone we work with through the quality of our work and our high ethical standards. We have the courage to speak up when we make a mistake or see something that doesn't seem right. |
Perks & Benefits
Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria and location, include:
Learning and Development We offer many learning and development opportunities to graduates and interns including training sessions, mentorships, the Graduate Development Program, subsidised relevant external study and paid professional memberships. At the conclusion of your graduate program your learning and development journey is only just beginning. You will continue to build skills on-the-job and through formal training programs. | |
Flexibility and Leave We ensure our employees feel supported to effectively manage their work and life priorities. We offer flexible work arrangements, providing you with the resources and technology to work remotely. Eligible employees have an opportunity to purchase 10 days of additional leave on top of their annual leave. We also have study, exam, and parental leave offerings. | |
Health and Wellness We provide our employees with a wide range of resources to help them prioritise their health and wellness. This includes onsite health checks, bike racks and servicing, employee assistance programs, quiet rooms, multi-faith prayer rooms, onsite fitness class and mindfulness programs. | |
Employee Network Groups We are connecting our people in many ways. You can join one of our many Employee Network Groups including Pride at Macquarie, Wellness, Families and Carers, Gender Equality, First Nations, Heritage and Culture. You may also enjoy one of our other employee-led networking and community initiatives such as sporting groups, choir and more. We also have a dedicated music room with a selection of musical equipment, as well as breakfast clubs in certain locations. | |
Giving Back to the Community We have an employee-led approach to giving at Macquarie. The Graduate Volunteer Network partners with the Macquarie Group Foundation to offer graduates a way to give back to causes they care about through volunteering, skills sharing and fundraising. | |
Mobility Our size and international presence means your work can take you anywhere – across business groups, disciplines, sectors, and borders. As your career progresses, there are plenty of mobility opportunities with permanent relocation and living away from home benefits. | |
Application Process
Application Process and Tips
To apply for our Graduate or Internship Programs, visit www.macquarie.com/graduates during the application open dates.
Once you have submitted your application, the recruitment process varies slightly between our business groups. Typically, successful candidates go through the following process:
- A review of your application by the graduate recruitment team
- Completing a psychometric assessment
- An informal phone interview
- Face-to- face interview/s
- Reference checks and employment screening
Find out more about our recruitment process:
What should you include in your application?
You need to include your resume, a cover letter and your most recent academic transcript in your application. If you are currently studying a second degree or a Masters degree, please ensure you include transcripts from your previous degree as well.
Remember, your application is your opportunity to tell us why you want to work for Macquarie and what sets you apart from the other applicants. Tell us your aspirations and where you want to take your career at Macquarie. Demonstrate any previous work experience, volunteering and extra-curricular activities that you have undertaken.
Make sure you do your research on Macquarie and the business that you are applying to.
You don’t need to include references when you submit your application. If you are successful, we will ask you to submit two professional references.
For more information on the recruitment process visit our Graduate Recruitment Process page.
A Day in the Life
Helping to build a more sustainable economy: Olivia Sun’s graduate experience
Olivia Sun a graduate in the Sustainable Waste Solutions team in Commodities and Global Markets loves that the work she’s doing has a real, tangible impact on the future of our planet.
Helping shape the future of banking: Rachel Pahlman’s graduate experience
Rachel Pahlman a graduate in Banking and Financial Services is supporting the evolution of our digital platform for financial advisors.
Building for a better future in Tech: Teebana Balakumar’s graduate experience
As part of Macquarie’s Technology Graduate Program, Teebana Balakumar is building for a better future in Tech and discovering technology roles she didn’t know existed.
Social Responsibility
The Macquarie Group Foundation
The Macquarie Group Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Macquarie and provides support to hundreds of community organisations globally each year through financial contributions, volunteering and skills sharing.
In FY2021, we reached over $A475m contributed by the Macquarie Group Foundation and Macquarie employees since the Foundation’s inception.
The Graduate Volunteer Network works closely with the Macquarie Group Foundation and is an initiative where our graduates come together to organise fundraising events close to their hearts. In 2020 our Graduate Volunteer Network raised over $A17,000.
The money that Macquarie employees raise for charity is matched dollar for dollar by the Macquarie Group Foundation.
Learn more about the Macquarie Group Foundation here.
Perks & Benefits
Benefits and wellbeing
We are helping our employees build for a better future by putting a focus on benefits and wellbeing.
Flexibility and leaveWe ensure our employees feel supported to effectively manage their work and life priorities. We offer flexible work arrangements, providing you with the resources and technology to work remotely. Our employees have an opportunity to purchase 10 days of additional leave on top of their annual leave. We also have study, exam, and parental leave offerings. | |
Health and wellnessWe provide our employees with a wide range of resources to help them prioritise their health and wellness. This includes discounted rates at select gyms, corporate rates on private health insurance, onsite health checks, bike racks and servicing, employee assistance programs, quiet rooms, multi-faith prayer rooms, onsite fitness class and mindfulness programs. | |
Learning and development
We offer many learning and development opportunities through tailored programs, subsidised relevant external study and paid professional memberships. At the conclusion of your graduate program your learning and development journey is only just beginning. You will continue to build skills on-the-job and through formal training programs.
Mobility
Our size and international presence means your work can take you anywhere – across business groups, disciplines, sectors, and borders. There are plenty of mobility opportunities with permanent relocation and living away from home benefits.
Employee Network GroupsWe are connecting our people in many ways. You can join one of our many Employee Network Groups including Pride at Macquarie, Wellness, Families and Carers, Gender Equality, First Nations, Heritage and Culture. You may also enjoy one of our other employee-led networking and community initiatives such as sporting groups, choir and more. We also have a dedicated music room with a selection of musical equipment, as well as breakfast clubs in certain locations. | |
Manage your finances
We also help you manage your finances through salary sacrifice, staff rates on home loans through Macquarie Bank, financial education lessons and more.
Discounts
Our employees can access a range of retail discounts, savings on new vehicles through some manufacturers, discounted insurance, novated leasing, and recruitment referral awards.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
In every one of our offices across 33 markets around the world, you’ll find individuals from diverse backgrounds with different ways of thinking, different skills and different experiences. At Macquarie we value the innovation and creativity that diversity of thought brings and recognise that inclusion ensures all our people are empowered to innovate and invest for a better future.
We recognise that our people often have multiple, intersecting identities and so our strategy focuses on ensuring that everyone feels that they can bring their whole selves to work. Within Macquarie we sponsor groups, committees and employee-led initiatives that connect those from across the organisation so that they can collaborate and learn from each other.
Flexibility
We empower all our people to manage their professional commitments to suit their own personal situation and equip our people managers to lead a flexible workforce. Because we recognise that working flexibly means different things to different people, flexible working at Macquarie exists in many forms, and could include changes to hours, locations and patterns of work, study and exam leave or leave without pay.
LGBTIQ+
We promote a diverse and inclusive environment for our LGBTQ+ people and clients, where everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work and be an ally. We do this through inclusive policies, ongoing education, awareness and community engagement.
Macquarie has achieved a Top 10 ranking in the Australian Workplace Equality Index four times, qualifying us as a Platinum Employer for LGBTQ+ inclusion. We are also #33 in the UK Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and maintain a 100/100 ranking on the US Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.
Disability Support
Principles of inclusion are embedded within our policies, practices and procedures, with workplace adjustments and technology available to all.
We promote awareness of visible and invisible disabilities, including through global campaigns. In FY21 we became a signatory to The Valuable 500 and partner with leading organisations to provide resources to ensure that everyone is empowered and enabled to succeed at Macquarie.
We are working to ensure our workplaces provide dignified access for our people and visitors, consulting with accessibility experts on the design of our new Sydney headquarters.
Gender Equality
Gender Balance
We are committed to achieving gender balance at all levels across our organisation. Our focus continues to be on developing the internal and external female talent pipeline at both junior and senior levels.
We continue to maintain gender equity and transparency in all our remuneration, promotion and development practices. Each year we celebrate International Women’s Day, where we share our progress and the action, we are taking to promote gender equity within our organisation.
As part of our focus to develop the external female talent pipeline, we actively promote careers in finance to young women. We sponsor female university societies and promote financial services careers to female school students to motivate and empower girls to consider a broad range of career paths.
First Nations
We are committed to honouring and celebrating First Nations history and culture as well as providing employment opportunities for First Nations people.
We aim to raise awareness through education and training, and develop long-term relationships with First Nations organisations, communities and individuals. We offer employee secondments with Jawun and are a long-term employment partner in the CareerTrackers program, offering internships to Indigenous students.
In partnership with the Macquarie Group Foundation, we have established a number of long-term partnerships with educational organisations such as the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School, and the Clontarf Foundation to close the gap in First Nations educational outcomes.