Fiftyfive5 Welcomes Eight to Graduate Scheme

Australian insights consultancy Fiftyfive5 has brought in six new graduates in its Sydney office and one in Auckland. They are joined by Caelan Bistram who started as an intern last year.

The company was founded in 2010 by two former Directors of The Leading Edge, Karen Phillips and Darren Kemp; opened a New Zealand office in 2012; and merged in 2018 with brand development and consumer insights agency GalKal.

The six new Sydney joiners are Samuel Carrick, Janelle Fandialan, Vince Lam, Alice Harris, Jack Ryan and Christy Johnston; while Franziska Deitert joins in New Zealand.

The new talent boast a wide range of degrees and personal backgrounds including Marketing and Media at Macquarie, Bachelor of Business at UTS, Arts, Media and communications, marketing and design and commerce degrees from Sydney University and commerce from the University of Auckland.

Emma Hetherington Graduate Program Consultant, comments: 'We set out to find the best and brightest talent, who might not have previously considered a career in market research. We were overwhelmed by the response and quality of applications this year, making it very difficult to make our final selections. We're delighted with the brilliant mix of personalities, experience and perspectives our new cohort bring to the team. The team have been immersed in our 'Week Zero' training programme delivered by our best-in-class practitioners to give them a solid grounding of knowledge, develop their strategic thinking and offer opportunities to accelerate an exciting career in brand research and consulting. They will join their client team this week, along with an ongoing programme of seminars & off-sites to develop their skills and knowledge'.

Web site: www.fiftyfive5.com .