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TAL Australia

4.3
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

2022 Information Technology Graduate (Feb 2022)

Location details

On-site

  • Australia

    Australia

    • New South Wales

      Sydney

Remote

Sydney, Must spend at least two days per week in the office (pending restrictions lifting)

  • Australia

    Australia

    Remote work

    • New South Wales

      Sydney

  • Online/remote

    Online/remote

    Remote work

Location

Sydney, Sydney, Must spend at least two days per week in the office (pending restrictions lifting)

Opportunity expired

Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeGraduate Job or Program
  • Number of vacancies1-2 vacancies
  • Application open dateApply by 8 Oct 2021
  • Start dateStart date 6 Feb 2022

Technology & Innovation at TAL:

The team is led by the Chief Information and Innovation Officer, Fiona Macgregor, and provides the technology foundation that enables TAL to perform its day-to-day business processes to ultimately support our customers when they need us most.

  • Our Infrastructure and Operations team oversee the business and general user computing services, as well as ensuring our underlying infrastructure supports TAL's operations.
  • Our Continuous Delivery function provides the technology solutions that support our customers and partners across the journey - from purchasing a product, ongoing servicing through to the management of claims.
  • The TAL Cyber Team is responsible for analysing the cyber threat landscape and is responsible for raising TAL's cyber threat awareness and protection levels.

About the opportunity

We're looking for future leaders who want to bring their passion and skills to a business that makes a real difference to the lives of Australians. At TAL, there's no limit to where your career can go. We're excited to have opportunities available for IT Graduates to join us in 2022.

These highly sought-after positions will work alongside industry thought leaders with support from dedicated sponsors, buddies and career managers.

We invest heavily in your development:

The TAL graduate program has been designed to challenge our graduates by immersing them in our IT teams as well as offering experience in other areas of our business. Throughout the two-year program you will receive:

  • Flexible rotations across 4 different teams, including one area outside your selected discipline
  • Ongoing professional development support and study days
  • An award-winning formal graduate development program
  • Exposure to mentors and buddy programs to support your development
  • Networking opportunities with senior leaders
  • 'Meet our Customer' days
  • Bespoke career advice and pathway support

We're selective for a very good reason:

When it comes to choosing graduates for our program, we're highly selective. That's because we see it as a chance to find the future leaders of our business. We're looking for graduates who have:

  • a strong academic track record (distinction average or above) in a technology-related discipline
  • a strong desire to work in the life insurance industry
  • a well-rounded background with experience across the community and/or extra-curricular activities
  • effective communication skills
  • a curious mind and a willingness to learn
  •  an interest in a role that not only embraces analytical skills but is also customer-focused
  • leadership qualities developed through university, work experience and/or extracurricular activities
  • initiative and drive, and work well both individually and in a team environment
  • completed or are due to complete undergraduate or post-graduate studies by the end of 2021, and
  • a desire to help Australians make the most of their life.

The TAL Graduate Program will show you the difference you can make to our business and the lives of millions of Australians.

How to apply

Please submit your application via our Careers portal including the following documents:

  • Resume and Cover letter
  • Current academic transcript

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

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Australia
Australian Work Visa (All Other)Australian CitizenAustralian Permanent Resident
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New Zealand
New Zealand Temporary Work VisaNew Zealand CitizenNew Zealand Permanent Resident

Qualifications & other requirements

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Degree or Certificate
Qualification level
Qualification level
Bachelor or higher
Study field
Study field (any)

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Working rights
    Australian Work Visa (All Other)
  • Study fields
    IT & Computer Science
  • Degree typesBachelor or higher
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Reviews

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Graduate
Sydney
6 months ago

My day to day mainly includes working on innovation/engineering/uplift projects, up until recently.

user
Graduate
Sydney
6 months ago

Market research, evaluating strategic ambitions, building presentations, storylines and narratives.

user
Graduate
Sydney
6 months ago

The day-to-day responsibilities vary in each rotation. From my experience, most of the week is spent working on a project that the team has prioritised, while also spending some time on a task on another project. I also try to find at least a few hours each week to prioritise my professional development as a way to upskill.

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About the employer

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TAL Australia

Rating

4.3

Number of employees

1,000 - 50,000 employees

Industries

Banking & Financial Services

Here at TAL we look for graduates who want to bring their passion and skills to a business that makes a real difference to the lives of Australians.

Pros and cons of working at TAL Australia

Pros

  • The culture in the company is good. Everyone is nice and willing to help each other.

  • Very flexible. 9-5 working hours expected in general.

  • The people at TAL are always supportive and ready to give great opportunities to Graduates.

  • The opportunity to work across multiple business functions.

  • Great facilities, modern and clean - free coffee, fruit and other snacks provided. Free Gym.

Cons

    • Getting access to required software and the processes for requesting them can feel daunting as they can take an extremely long time.

    • Because the culture at TAL is great, often there is less movement here...more competition for internal promotions.

    • The lack of experience and context around regulatory frameworks, terminology, and technical knowledge is an ongoing challenge and maybe difficult to gauge what is going on without understanding everything.

    • Our company moved from 2 days in, 3 days remote setup to a 3 "team days" in a mandated system with 2 days remote”

    • Strict Cyber Regulations/Policies