Summer recruitmentApplications for 2008/09 close on Wednesday 23 April 2008 The Reserve Bank offers a number of summer positions each year to Economics, Banking or Finance students who usually have one year of an Honours or Masters degree to complete. What we’re looking forIdeally you’ll be interested in Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Finance, Applied Econometrics, International Economics or Public Economics. Curious, analytical and a critical thinker, you’ll be a great team player, have strong written and oral English and have superb interpersonal and communication skills. As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications form International Students, provided you are legally entitled to work in New Zealand full time. Please note summer positions are only open to students studying at a New Zealand University. DetailsSummer students work at the Bank over the summer holidays from around mid November until mid February. Students assigned to work in our Economics Department will assist with analysis and research related to the department’s main functions in particular advice on the stance of and framework for monetary policy. Or there’s the Financial Markets Department, which conducts the Bank's business in the financial markets and reports on the stability of the financial system. This includes monitoring and analysing domestic and international financial markets, managing New Zealand's foreign reserves by trading in offshore financial markets, dealing in the domestic markets to make sure that there is sufficient liquidity floating around the NZ banking system, working to ensure that the risks arising from department's operations are managed appropriately, or contributing to the Bank's Financial Stability Report. The Prudential Supervision Department is involved with undertaking research and assisting to develop New Zealand's banking and non-bank deposit taking supervisory framework or advising on the structure, regulation and operation of the New Zealand financial system. The Reserve Bank takes a different approach from the usual campus presentations. Instead we will be visiting universities in March to have an informal chat with 3rd and 4th year students over coffee. Following the application closing date, we interview the short listed applicants on campus. Employment offers for summer positions are normally made in June after the campus interviews in May. Campus Visits TimetableThe following 2008 timetable outlines the details of when our graduate recruitment team will be visiting.
Massey Albany students are invited to attend the campus visit at Auckland University, Lincoln students are invited to Canterbury, and Massey Palmerston & Massey Wellington are invited to attend a visit at the Reserve Bank. Applications close Wednesday 23 April 2008 Application formThe application form can be downloaded here in either PDF or Word. Please ensure that you complete all required information and forward to: Karyn McDonald Telephone: (04) 471 3974 Email: recruitment@rbnz.govt.nz
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