Glencore INSIGHTS

How to prepare for a graduate job at Glencore

Be open to new places

We love living in the communities we work in and we know you will too. Most mining industry roles
require employees to move to a range of interesting locations across regional Australia. We encourage
you to be open to new opportunities and dive in to become a part of the local community. This may be
mean doing a little research and we can even put you in touch with previous graduates or vacation
students who’ll share their experiences with you.

Develop your skills

Performance at university is important and so is developing your other skills. We want our graduates
and employees invested in their industry, so joining and contributing to an association or an industry
group is a good start. We also know that our graduate program produces our future leaders, so take a
lead in a project or get involved in a community initiative.

Other tips to stand out with Glencore at the Interview Stage

1. Do your homework. Find out about our operations, projects, sites and values. We’re passionate,
dedicated, innovative, and do a lot in our communities too.
2. Most interviews will occur using a Phone Teleconference or Webex video conferencing. Webex can
be accessed by downloading Cisco Webex Meetings app on your smart devices.
3. When you do you have your interview, think about the environment – what will the interview panel
see / hear? Is the location free of distractions?
4. During your interview, think carefully about the questions – clarify if you need, and allow space to
reflect on your answer. Consider the question and its context, and try to relate your response to a
workplace example. Provide enough background information for context; but we are really after
what happened and what the result was in your example. Always focus on what YOU have done
not the contribution of others.
5. Be enthusiastic – we really want to know who you are and what you are passionate about.
6. Think of some questions to ask us at the end of your interview.

Preparing for success

1. Ensure you have two professional / university related referees and confirm their contact details
(phone and email address). Let them know that you have applied for a role and that they may be
contacted. If you have indicated on your application that we can contact them we will most likely
do after the interview and we will still let you know. Often it helps if the candidate contacts the
referee and ask them to kindly completely it quickly.
2. Site visits occur for some sites. Where we can we try to site visit as a group so you get to meet
other graduates and it becomes a very fun and entertaining couple of days. If you work, please
prepare your supervisors that you may need to attend a site visit between May-July (to be
confirmed once we have candidate availability). You will be asked in the interview about any dates
you will not be available including university exams or major assessment dates– so please come
prepared with that information.