“Psychology has a very great deal to offer the world of work over and above other Human Resources Professionals. We work from a sound base of knowledge that is based on theories and research about human behaviour.”
Sue Pedri, Human Resources Manager
Commonwealth Bank Financial Risk Management

“I think that psychologists all over the world have made a great contribution to the field of accident investigation and safety advances in aviation.”
Bureau of Air Safety Investigation

“Australian organisations are becoming more sophisticated in their human resource practices, and are looking to organisational psychologists for advice and support in the design and implementation of these practices.”
Hannah Challis, Managing Consultant
Saville & Holdsworth (SHL) Australia Pty Ltd.

“My profession offers unquestionable value to the community. What we do is cost-effective, science-based and it works. We are trained in a way that, I feel, presumes respect for our clients and involves information-giving and training.” Monica Blayney, Clinical Psychologist, Managing Director
Blayney Kemp Clinical Psychology

“The quality of the grounding which I received during my Psychology Degrees has provided a solid foundation to enable me to succeed in an entirely new field.”
Sue Morris, Management Consultant
Bain International.

Macquarie Bank Limited

Kylie Campbell

Graduate Recruitment Manager (Recruitment and Employee Relations);

"Macquarie Bank recruits across all disciplines and have employed outstanding graduates from a wide range of backgrounds including psychology. Psychology students are particularly well suited to our Human Resources Division and may get exposure to a number of areas including training and staff development, recruitment and employee relations.”


Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Venita Hudson, Partner;

“We recruit psychology graduates into the HR consulting team, where they support psychological services to our clients. They primarily work in Global Human Resource Solutions practice, by providing recruitment services and psychological assessment for applicants to our clients.”


Accenture (as of January 1, 2001) (Formerly known as Andersen Consulting)

Brooke Rubens, Graduate Sourcing Lead;

Adding value to Accenture:

“ A background in Psychology, Business or Organisational Development provides the foundation for developing tools and strategies that increase employee productivity and maximise business results.”

Psychology graduates’ skills and knowledge:

“You may have a particular talent for bringing out the best in people. Perhaps you enjoy analysing and solving business problems. Perhaps you enjoy figuring out how processes can be streamlined to better work together. At Accenture, your skills and talents will be used in one area, but will blend with others’ throughout the Firm to create comprehensive solutions that help our clients achieve success.”

“When you join the Firm, you will work in one of our four consulting capabilities, depending upon your skills and background and our business needs. Wherever you start, you will focus on helping to bring about meaningful and high impact long-term change for our clients.”

What is the nature of Psychology graduates’ work?

“Psychology graduates are ideal for our Organisation & Human Performance capability. This area focuses on helping clients derive additional business value by focusing on the human performance aspect of their organisations.

“Organisation & Human Performance can be as straightforward as designing a training program or as complex as establishing an entirely new organisational structure.”

Necessary qualifications for Psychology graduates:

“We recruit graduates from all disciplines who have obtained at least a credit average result and are comfortable in dealing with a range of problems with a degree of ambiguity. This is the nature of our work, where not every problem is exactly the same. You'll find our people are bold, creative, visionary, smart and passionate in their approach to work.

“Preferred degrees include Engineering, IT, Computer Science, Business, Commerce, Law, Psychology/Business, Organisational Behaviour. A combined degree or higher level degree such as Honours, is a plus.”

For more about Andersen Consulting/Accenture go to http://www.ac.com