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If you're an international student who's ever wondered whether your visa status will affect what you get paid after graduation, this edition is worth reading closely.

We've also got Catherine from our publications team sharing her story ahead of her American Express internship, a breakdown of why companies are quietly rationing the AI tools they just spent millions rolling out, and KPMG doing something to a whistleblower's computer that should make every business student pay attention.

Plus three events coming up that you’ll actually want to be at. For questions and feedback, contact us at [email protected].

BSOC and The Aussie Corporate Team

Your visa is not a discount code

If you're an international student, every career decision you make has a second layer that domestic students never have to think about. Every internship, every grad application, every networking conversation runs through the same filter - will this company sponsor me, and what will I have to accept to make that happen.

Post-study work visas give you a runway after graduation but that runway has an end date and employers know it. Some use that pressure to offer below market rate because you're not really comparing offers. You're comparing an underpaid role that keeps you in the country against going home. Sponsorship costs money and factoring that into a first-year salary is reasonable. But when the sponsorship was paid off two years ago and your salary still hasn't caught up to the person next to you doing the same work, then you have a problem.

Before you graduate, talk to alumni who went through the sponsorship process at companies you're targeting. Ask them what happened to their pay after the visa costs were recouped. Some companies pay full market rate and treat sponsorship as the cost of hiring someone good. Others treat it as a permanent discount on your salary because they've worked out that you'll take it anyway.

Internship Prep | 📅 Tues 16th June | ⏰ 3pm - 4:30pm 📍Business Lounge

Dive deeper into tailoring applications and build confidence in the recruitment process in Career Accelerator’s second workshop of a three-part internship success series. Get real-time feedback on your resume and internship role that you are planning to apply for.

*Note: We recommend attending Internship Foundations first to get the most out of this session. This session is not suitable for first-year students who are not yet eligible to apply for an internship.

Internship Ready | 📅 Tues 23rd June | ⏰ 3pm - 4:30pm📍Business Lounge

Hear directly from an industry panel of recruiters on how to stand out, build connections, and make a strong first impression. Designed for students who have a polished resume, have practiced interview skills, and are actively applying. Includes a Q&A session and an open networking opportunity.

*Note: This session is exclusively open to students who have attended either Internship Foundations or Internship Prep.

The BSOC Bulletin lands every fortnight. The news doesn't. Every weekday morning at 8:00am, we send you everything that happened across Australian business and corporate news in a 2-minute read. Same team. Same voice. Just daily.

Hi, I'm Catherine, I'm a penultimate student studying a Commerce degree majoring in Marketing. I am currently a publications director for UNSW BSOC and am soon starting my internship at American Express!

A Little About Me!

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🏢 🇨🇦 Visiting top multinationals such as Amazon, KPMG, SAP, EY, Microsoft and leading Canadian firms including Alberta Innovates, Aspen, RCB, Platform, and Werklund

🤝 🌟 Learning from and networking with global leaders including CEOs, Presidents, and innovators shaping the future

🏔️ ❄️🌲 Undertaking highly immersive team leadership challenges surrounded by the breathtaking Canadian Rockies

🧠 🎤📚 Participating in reflective learning sessions led by a globally renowned leadership professional

For about a year, companies handed out AI tools on flat per-seat licences and told everyone to go ham. Now the bills are coming in and they're a lot bigger than anyone budgeted for because the cost has nothing to do with how many seats you bought. It tracks how hard people actually use them, and those agents that were supposed to replace everyone’s jobs aren’t cheap.

What rationing looks like in practice is usage caps, approval gates for the more expensive models, and quietly pushing routine work onto cheaper ones. Some companies are cutting other parts of their cloud and software budgets just to keep the AI lights on. One IT exec told UBS the AI spend had blown past the savings they'd made everywhere else combined.

When access gets throttled, the people who can demonstrate that the tools make them measurably more productive get to keep them. The graduate burning tokens to summarise meetings is a softer target than the engineer shipping code. If AI has become part of how you get through your week, it's probably worth starting to keep track of what it actually saves you before the cap arrives.

According to Morgan Stanley, the real constraint on AI is structural now, sitting in power, infrastructure and capex rather than the software, and it's broadening into the physical economy across industrials, healthcare and financials. Cheap, unlimited, unwatched AI at work was a feature of the launch period. That period is ending.

Been waiting for a night of fun with friends? Ready to take your chances and bet big? 🍀

Join us for our Charity Games Night, an evening packed with great vibes, friendly competition, and plenty of opportunities to put your skills to the test. Whether you're a seasoned card shark or just looking for a fun night with friends, there's something for everyone.

✨ EVENT DETAILS ✨
📅 Date: 19th June 2026
📍 Location: Colombo House
💵 Price: Gold Coin Donation
⏰ Time: 6:00 - 8:00PM

🏐 The court is calling… are you in?👀

Get ready to BUMP, SET, and SPIKE your way to victory at the UNSW Business Society x Actuarial Society Volleyball Tournament!

Whether you're a pro or just love a social game, come SET yourself up for a day of laughter 😂 and epic RALLIES 🔥

✨ EVENT DETAILS ✨
📅 Date: 11th July
📍 Location: Sydney Olympic Park Sports Halls
💵 Price: $200 per team
⏰ Time: 11AM - 5PM

MAMMA MIAAA!! 🏎️❄️ It’s that time of the year again. Who’s ready to race down the WINTER SLOPES ⛷️🏂 with UNSW Business Society and join us as we venture through the Mushroom Kingdom 🍄🏁 in a MARIO KART inspired ski adventure? 🎮❄️

✨ EVENT DETAILS ✨
📅 Date: 28th August - 31st August
📍 Location: Perisher
💵 Price: Arc: $840 / Non-Arc: $860
🧍 Who: Open to both Arc and Non-Arc students

For questions and feedback, contact us at [email protected]