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Telecommunications Graduate Engineer at Telstra
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Melbourne May 2012 – Reviewed Jun 07, 2013 New
Interview Details Audio Screening > Psychometric Testing > Phone Interview > Assessment Centre > Final Interview
Interview Question – Describe a time where you had to market a product that wasn't initially a popular choice by consumers? Answer Question
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Graduate at Telstra
Accepted Offer – Reviewed May 31, 2013
Interview Details
Audio Interview with 4 questions
Phone Interview with a HR representative
AC that consists of a group activity and interview
Final Interview with business unit
Interview Question – Why do you want to join Telstra Answer Question
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Telecommunications Graduate Engineer at Telstra
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Sydney – Reviewed May 22, 2013
Interview Details Process started through online questionnaire which then progressed to a phone screening. After the phone screening is an online aptitude test lasting 20min or so. The next stage involves a group assessment centre where a group activity is given for you to solve and also a presentation about the activity with a mini 1 on 1 interview with a hr person. A final interview is given with hiring managers more specific to the role with majority of questions being behavioural questions.
Interview Question – When has a project failed and what did you do about it? Answer Question
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Graduate Program at Telstra
No Offer – Reviewed May 04, 2013
Interview Details Group activity, 1-on-1 presentation and then interview
Interview Question – Time where I used past skulls and experience to solve a problem Answer Question
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Service Executive at Telstra
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Sep 2012 – Reviewed Apr 28, 2013
Interview Details
Phone call to set date for interview - did follow up of interview
no background or referree checks done
Interview Question – None - pretty straightforward questions didnt go into any detail Answer Question
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Telecommunications Graduate Engineer at Telstra
No Offer – Interviewed in Sydney Mar 2013 – Reviewed Apr 16, 2013
Interview Details
Voice interview where you add your voice to the recording system, Online test which uses Onetest as the provider, Phone Interview is a 15 minutes chat with the recruitment team. after that is the assessment center and then the final interview.
The process is very good and challenging.
Interview Question – No difficult questions. Answer Question
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Technical Expert at Telstra
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Sydney Sep 2010 – Reviewed Apr 03, 2013
Interview Details Like many large organisations, the people you deal with during the application phase are not the people that interview, or that you may be actually working with.
Interview Question – Can't recall - none were that unexpected or difficult really Answer Question
Negotiation Details – n/a - offer exceeded my expectations
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Sales Consultant at Telstra
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Jan 2013 – Reviewed Jan 21, 2013
Interview Details Applied via seek.com and was contacted a few days after. Had an over the phone interview, an in store interview with the managers, and then a second interview with the area manager. It was slightly tedious but I felt as though they were doing this as quickly and properly as they could.
Interview Question – What would make us hire you over the next person? View Answer
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Senior IT Domain Specialist at Telstra
No Offer – Interviewed in Melbourne Apr 2012 – Reviewed May 29, 2012
Interview Details It is a classic case of Telstra delegating the management of the hiring process to an incompetent recruitment agency called Talent International. Telstra does not care how the agent behaves as long as the agent is able to recommend a suitable candidate. In my case, the agent required me to pay for my own air fares to travel to Melbourne, then asked me to reschedule my travel at my own costs, then put me through psychometric tests, then - after 1.5 month - told me that they recommended someone local over me just because they presumed that I don't have any agile software development management experience, which was clearly a false claim. The agent actually told me that I passed the interviews and received very appreciative feedbacks and that I also performed well in all the psychometric and personality tests. I just listened to the agent and chose to let them have their way because I was already dreading the prospects of facing the difficulties of relocating to Melbourne without my family.
Interview Question – When you know that the business will suffer because your immediate manager is too afraid of his peer (potential political back clash) to back your business case justification on the Captital Review Board, what did you do? View Answer
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Graduate at Telstra
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Sydney Jun 2011 – Reviewed Feb 10, 2012
Interview Details There was an online test which consisted of around 100 questions which you had to complete around 10-15 mins. It consisted of many mathematical, logical and analytical questions. After that I had to wait for 15-20 days before they told me that I had been selected for a telephone interview. Telephone interview was arranged in a couple of days and it was straightforward and some questions were repeated from the questions which I had already filled online(while submitting the resume). There was another 15-20 day wait before they told me that I was selected for the assessment centre. The A.C. had three parts. 1:1 interview(with a manager), presentation and group discussion. After this round I waited for 2-3 days before I got to know that I was selected for the final interview. The final interview was a panel interview which had all the usual behavioural questions and I got the offer within a week. The most important part is that they kept in contact with me telling me of any delays during the interview process.
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