Selection process

Excellence, innovation and creativity are the foundations on which we build our business, and our staff comprises a handpicked team of the best possible people.

To build this team, we undertake an extremely thorough and comprehensive recruitment process, and seek applicants who satisfy a broad range of criteria in terms of their ability to make a positive, ongoing contribution to Macquarie.

Generally, this process includes applications, initial interviews, further interviews, psychological assessments and reference checking before an offer is made.

Applications

We use varied and strategic channels to invite the most appropriate people to apply for positions at Macquarie. These include encouraging our valued staff to refer their friends to us, advertising in selected publications, utilising accredited recruitment agencies, building relationships with universities and specialist business colleagues and advertising vacancies online.

Interviews

The first interview is usually with a member of our professional recruitment team, and is used to determine your general suitability to Macquarie and discuss areas that may be of interest to you. You will be invited to subsequent interviews if we believe you are well suited to a position of interest, and these interviews are generally arranged with appropriate senior staff members.  We may also assess your Asian language skills during the interview if this is a specific requirement for the role.

Psychometric assessments

Psychometric assessment is a standard component of the recruitment process at Macquarie. After initial screening through applications and interviews (as explained above), suitable applicants may then be requested to complete a psychometric assessment.

In conjunction with other recruitment tools, psychometric assessments assist managers and recruiters to select the applicant that is most suited to the essential criteria of the position in question.

There are two different versions of the psychometric assessment, the Operational Assessment and the Professional Assessment. Depending on the position you have applied for, you will be advised as to which version you are to complete.

Reference checks

We will always undertake reference checks before making you an offer. Referees will be people who have previously supervised you in a professional capacity. In some instances, we will also undertake further personal and financial checks if relevant to the position you have applied for.

The offer

If you successfully complete all of the above stages, you are someone we want on our team. We will make you a formal, written offer of employment, and require your acceptance in writing.

Orientation

You can see from the above process that we expend considerable time and effort to recruit exactly the right person for our team. Therefore, it is important to us that you are thoroughly versed in the qualities for which we stand. The first thing we do once you start work with Macquarie is to provide you with a comprehensive orientation to help you better understand our culture and values.

The manner in which you receive your orientation will depend on where you are located. In some places, you may receive group training with other new recruits. In others, you may be guided through our special online orientation program.

Alongside this general, business-wide orientation, you will also receive on-the-job training specific to your position. We believe that a combination of orientation, on-the-job training and further education is important to your professional development at Macquarie.