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Corbin & Esam

Chartered Accountants Hastings

Require two partly or fully qualified accountants. Commence duties at end of university year.

Write P.O. Box 985, Hastings

The Appointments Board

What the Hell is it ?

By A. T. Mitchell,

Secretary VUW

Appointments Board

If you are reading this, I presume either that you are bored at the moment or that you are interested in the almost inevitable prospect of stepping into the market place of graduate employment. Like any other market place, this one has its own customs and conventions, forces of supply and demand, and consequential advertising and publicity. This careers supplement gives you some examples of the latter activities.

How can the University Appointment Board affect things? Is the board a consumer institute, an information bureau, a complaints department, a business consultant, and advertising agency or an entrepreneur in this market place? Without wanting to stretch the analogy too far. I believe that the board fills some areas of all these functions, and, furthermore, this analogous description is certainly not exhaustive. However, the primary aim of the Appointments Board is to help students and graduates more easily to find suitable employment.

Advice and Information: What will mainly interest you, as an undergraduate or near-graduate, is the board's role in providing advice and information on careers, which includes examining the relevance of particular vice" here can be very misleading. If you expect to be told which choice is better of the public service or private enterprise, small or large firms, sales or production, research or administration and so on, then I am afraid you will be disappointed, However, what the board can do is to give you easier access to background information which might affect such choices and possibly some advice on the criteria most people use when faced with similar decisions.

Good or Bad Jobs: There is no such thing as an intrinsically good or bad job. There may be jobs which a majority of people think of as good or bad, but ultimately the job you have will be your job, not your flat mate's, your great uncle's, your lecturer's, or mine or anyone else's, but yours. This does not mean that you should avoid seeking advice, as you will want to make an informed decision, but it dues mean that only you can finally weigh the advantages and disadvantages before you. Recognition of ability, freedom for initiative, job interest, community service, money, social status, opportunity to travel, being desk-bound, using one's degree subjects—these are some of the criteria which can be applied to selecting an area of employment.

What Do You Want? Are you expecting too much of a job? For example, you should remember that few people are paid to pursue their hobbies, and thus must jobs have their rather uninspiring periods of routine work. On the other hand, you may be quite unaware of the career prospects in some fields which appear superficially to be inappropriate to your qualifications. Employers are being encouraged to provide the board with detailed descriptions of jobs they are offering, and the growing careers library may contain sufficient information to allow you to study and eventually decide for which jobs you would like to apply. All students registered with the board receive summarised lists of vacancies as the jobs come to hand towards the end of the year, and these lists can give you an idea of the range of opportunities as well as a guide to which jobs you would like to investigate further.

How You Can Help the Board: The best way you can help the board is to use the services available. The more students use the board's services, the more enquiries will be received by employers and this will encourage them to seek students through the board mure regularly. Any increase in enquiries from students or employers will add information to the board's records and the accumulated experience can be shared by all subsequent enquirers.

If you register, you can contribute to this accumulated knowledge by reporting hack on your experiences. Feed-hack information on different people's impressions alter interviews and after being appointed to a job can help the board immensely. Unfortunately most registrants who come back are those who have been unable to find a suitable position. By registering and co-operating subsequently you will be both helping your fellow students.

Appointments Board Officer: Ground Floor, 6 Kelburn Parade (just opposite the bottom of the main drive).

Telephone 44-447 or 46-040, ext. 856, for further information or to make an appointment.

Careers in Industries & Commerce

"… with a view to fostering the economic welfare of New Zealand, to promote and encourage the improvement and development of industry and commerce, to promote and encourage the export trade of New Zealand, and to carry out such functions and duties as the Minister may from time to time direct."—Industries and Commerce Act, 1956.

• • Development of new industries and natural resources.
• • Administration of trade practices and prices legislation.
• • Economic research.
• • Import licensing.
• • Study of world trade patterns and trends.
• • Negotiation of international trade agreements.
• • Export trade promotion.
• • Overseas trade posts.

The department wishes to recruit men and women of integrity who are graduates, or well advanced and making satisfactory progress in their studies towards a degree or professional qualification. Economics and accountancy are preferred for many positions. However, good degrees in such subjects as geography, political science, and public administration will also be considered.

Training in specialised departmental work is provided by highly qualified senior officers.

Inquiries should be addressed to:

The Administration Officer,

Department of Industries and Commerce,

Room 519, Bowen State Building,

Bowen Street, Wellington

Telephone 48-640

Or the District Offices of the Department in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin.

The Actuarial Profession

Those who have read Anthony Sampson's "Anatomy of Britain" and who have seen the graph (at right) showing the progress of the incomes of men in various professions may have wondered about the little known Actuarial profession whose members earnings in the United Kingdom are shown as rising to such high levels.

The practical application of Actuarial work needs a high degree of analytical power and clear thinking and the capacity to express conclusions in clear and logical language. To become an Actuary, a student needs to sit the examinations of the Institute of Actuaries and the course ensures that those contemplating an Actuarial career possess the ability to think logically and to exercise judgment in practical situations.

The course of examinations covers the subjects of applied probability and statistics, some specialised branches of applied mathematics, the fields of demography, mortality, finance and investment, and in the latter stages, tests the ability of the student to apply his knowledge to practical situations. Although the examinations are not easy and require part-time study over a number of years, recent changes in the syllabus have been directed towards reducing the time taken to qualitfy, and it is now possible for students with good passes in university mathematics and statistics to obtain exemption from some of the earlier sections.

The Actuary is a professional man whose special skills are required in connection with long term financial contracts particularly those in the fields of life assurance and superannuation. The majority of Actuaries in Australia and New Zealand are employed by life assurance companies but other Actuaries act in a professional capacity as consultants to superannuation funds, life assurance companies and other financial institutions. In deal with long term contracts, the Actuary has to consider the way in which all aspects of the business are being managed and the need to take an overall, long term, analytical view, gives a man who possesses the right personal qualities the characteristics required in senior positions in his company. Training in the principles of practice of finance and investment is taking an increasing number of Actuaries into positions connected with the stock exchange, banking and commerce.

There are at present about 150 fully qualified Actuaries in Australia and New Zealand, about three-quarters of these are employed by life assurance offices and are divided fairly evenly between technical and managerial positions. There is a large unsatisfied demand for qualified men and it has been estimated that by 1975, there will be a need for at least twice the present number.

Commencing salaries for university graduates employed in the Actuarial Department of life assurance offices in New Zealand are at present in the range $2500 to $2900 depending on age, nature of degree, etc. Most life assurance companies pay salaries in the range of $5200 to $6000 for newly qualified men and subsequent salaries would depend not only on experience but also on ability, personal qualities and the degree of responsibility carried. Persons with suitable qualities can reasonably look forward to attaining responsible positions in which salaries of the order of $8000 p.a. would be payable where the occupant had been qualified for about 10 years. Actuaries in very senior positions would command considerably greater salaries. Most life assurance offices offer a valuable range of fringe benefits, including superannuation, and favourable mortgage facilities for home purchase.

Any graduate who is interested in obtaining further information is best advised to make enquiries from a qualified Actuary who will be able to amplify the information given here.

B.C.A. Graduates and Commerce Students

If You Have recently qualified as an Accountant or are completing your academic studies or now only require practical experience to apply for membership of the New Zealand Society of Accountants, we invite your application for a position in our firm.

We offer suitable applicants experience in all fields of accountancy, although initial training is usually given in either the auditing or taxation and accounting fields. We use training courses (including courses in computing auditing), manuals, on the job assistance and supervision to ensure that staff develop rapidly and assume appropriate responsibility. Evaluations of staff are made with a view to assisting them to attain their career objectives in the profession of commerce either in New Zealand or overseas.

Your progress and remuneration are dependent only on your qualification, ability and experience. Graduates from university who have completed the Accountancy Professional course can expect to commence at $2,700.

Applications, which will be treated in strict confidence, should be addressed to—

Barr, Burgess & Stewart

Chartered Accountants

P.O. Box 243,

Wellington

Do you want a future with …

High Income

Professional Status

Job Satisfaction

Overseas Experience

Investment Opportunities

Community Leadership

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… If so, then Public Accountancy may be the career for you. Opportunities are available for young men and women with the B.C.A. Degree or who have completed a substantial part of the B.C.A. Degree.

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Telephone 70-709, or write to:

Hunt, Duthie & Co.

P.O. Box 2194

Wellington

Accountancy

We will have vacancies for persons making their career in the Accountancy Profession to commence in January, 1970.

Applications are invited at any time before the end of 1969 from students who are partly qualified or who expect to graduate B.C.A. this year. A thorough training is ensured in all types of accounting auditing, taxation and management work, etc., and time off is allowed for lectures and examinations.

Apply in writing stating age and details of any present qualifications to:

Hogg, Young, Cathie & Co.

Chartered Accountants

P.O. Box 230,

Wellington

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B.C.A. Students

Clarke, Menzies & Co., a firm with international affiliations, are currently interviewing students who have reached an advanced stage of the B.C.A. course and who wish to take up employment in a professional office at the end of the university year.

Positions are available in either the auditing and accounting services departments of the Wellington office. Modern techniques are used and experience can be gained whilst engaged on work in a wide variety of industrial and commercial organisations. Competitive salaries are offered and there are excellent prospects for rapid promotion. Opportunities of overseas experience, either on a short term or long term basis, are available to selected employees.

Successful applicants will be given the opportunity of attending one of our two-day staff training sessions to be held during the August term holidays.

For an interview please telephone the Staff Partner, 70-879, or write care of Box 2093, Wellington.

Chartered Accountancy Opportunity

As A Result of recently qualified staff joining our overseas associates for further experience, positions will become available in January, 1970, for students who have completed at least five units of their B.C.A.

These appointments carry attractive salaries and cover a variety of work in the field of Accountancy, Secretarial, Taxation and Audit.

This flexible range of work, congenial working conditions and interesting associations make this position one that could have considerable appeal to persons wishing to advance in this field.

For an appointment apply to:

J. L. Arcus & Co.

Chartered Accountants

P.O. Box 1283, Wellington

Telephone 49-750

Accountancy Careers

We will have vacancies later this year for B.C.A. Graduates and under-graduates who wish to obtain practical experience following a period of fulltime study.

The Accountancy Profession today is challenging and rewarding. Those with ability who are prepared to accept responsibility will find experience in a chartered accountants' office opens up many opportunities either in the practising profession or in commerce and industry.

We Offer …

* Experience covering a wide field of professional work, including auditing, taxation and general accounting.

* A generous commencing salary depending upon qualifications and any practical experience already obtained.

* Assistance and encouragement in studies, training and professional activities.

* Excellent working conditions in modern central offices.

* Opportunity for post-graduate experience overseas with an associated international firm.

Enquiries should be addressed to:

The Staff Partner,

Bowden, Bass & Cox

Chartered Accountants

Sun Alliance Building, 11-15 Brandon Street, Wellington

P.O. Box 986

Telephone 70-289

Accountants

We Will Have Vacancies in 1970 for qualified or partly qualified accountants.

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We can offer excellent experience in all aspects of accountancy, including taxation, secretarial, auditing and management consulting, with time off for lectures for those continuing with their studies.

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For An Interview …

telephone or call

Barnett & Barnett

Chartered Accountants

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Corner Brandon & Featherston Streets,

Wellington

Telephone 40-477

Commerce Graduates

The 5 graduates with Exciting career opportunities

These men have degrees in Commerce. Law. Engineering, Science and the Arts respectively. If You have one of these degrees if you have personality and initiative … if you are ready to accept responsibility and able to learn something about handling men … then You have exciting opportunities with Mobil.

Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited, with nearly 70 years of petroleum marketing behind it, offers an extension to your academic studies. It gives you the choice of marketing, planning, supply operations or accountancy training in office and field, or scientific training in the laboratory. Mobil gives you the chance to develop a high degree of skill in "oil", one of the world's largest, most high specialised and progressive industries.

Because of its size and requirements, Mobil gives you better opportunities to make use of your particular knowledge and skills … opportunities for your growth in a company and an industry geared tor profitable growth … rewards based on your individual achievement. These are some of the advantages that a career with Mobil in the world-wide and ever-growing oil industry offers you. If you would like further information, ring or write to the Relations Manager at 47-030 or P.O. Box 2497, Wellington, He will promptly arrange an interview.

Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited

Accountancy Career

We have a vacancy in our Hastings office for a qualified or nearly qualified male accountant.

The position is a responsible one and the successful applicant, after a period of integration with our methods, would be required to take charge of a group of assignments including Auditing, Accounting and Taxation. He would also need to be capable of managing staff under his control and would be directly responsible to a Partner.

Applications in writing are invited from persons under 30 years of age who feel they have the necessary qualifications, ambition and ability to fill this challenging position.

Applications should be accompanied by testimonials and should give details of previous experience together with qualifications.

The appointment need not be immediate, but could be by arrangement.

McCulloch, Butler & Spence

Chartered Accountants

P.O. Box 146,

Hastings

The Professional Engineer

Communications Girdle the Earth

Leads Teams in Planning, Designing and Operating New Zealand's National and Overseas Communications Services.

Radio

Telegraph

Planning

Telephone Switching

Outside Plant

Transmission

Electrical-Mechanical

The Post Office provides …

Salary progression rate obtainable on inquiry.

Inquire at nearest Post Office Engineer's Office,

or write:

Engineer-in-Chief,

Post Office Headquarters,

Wellington

Public Service

Shell Oil New Zealand Limited