Twenty graduates fresh out of university are about to step into new jobs and a six-figure income.
Global finance company IMC Trading has offered 20 entry-level positions with $200,000 starting salaries and a range of perks, because of what it says is a fast-changing and highly competitive industry.
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The IMC Trading recruiters are seeking graduates of science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, actuaries, finance and economics with a distinction average, equivalent or above.
The roles for graduate traders and market makers were set to commence in February 2023 with a seven-week traineeship.
The new recruits will be learning to work with stock market algorithms and software before beginning their full-time roles in technology-driven trading.
The successful applicants had to apply by May 2022, and weren’t just enticed with an eye watering salary, but with free breakfast, lunch and dinner, complimentary fitness classes and company trips and team events.
More graduate positions with IMC are opening on February 13.
One of the firm’s competitors, trading company Optiver, also offered graduate positions last year for 2023, with $250,000 salaries and similar perks to IMC in addition to “in-house chair massages” and a “work-from-home allowance”.
“The landscape of our industry is rapidly changing,” an IMC Trading spokesperson told 7NEWS.com.au.
“There are more global entrants coming into the APAC (Asia-Pacific) market, an increased talent scarcity and a growing number of local graduate programs available.
“We’ve had to work hard to retain our high-performing workforce and find alternative ways that go beyond remuneration, in order to continue to attract and retain our industry’s top talent.
“We also operate in a global marketplace for top talent where candidates are looking at opportunities at abroad, further fuelling the race to attract and hire skilled professionals.”
Concerns over recruiting and retaining staff
Recruiting and retaining staff is the top concern for Australian employers, according to KPMG’s annual survey of 473 senior executives.
“Talent – recruiting, retaining and upskilling staff – is the number one issue facing Australian companies heading into 2023,” it said.
“Upskilling staff to meet a more digitised future was a key aspect of the talent issue.”
It shows that 77 per cent of surveyed business leaders nominated talent as their biggest concern. That’s up 8 per cent since last year.
KPMG chief economist Dr Brendan Rynne said: “It is notable that digital transformation and the issue of re-skilling and up-skilling staff for a digitised future are very high in the priority list not only for the 12 months ahead, but also the next three to five years.”
“The need to ensure staff are at least competent with technology – or ideally digitally-enabled – is something that our business leaders are contemplating how best to achieve.”
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