Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)
Graduate Program (Jan 2024)
Canberra
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 60,000 - 70,000 / Year
- 2-10 vacancies
- Apply by 31 May 2023
- Start date 29 Jan 2024 - 23 Feb 2024
Creating opportunities through skills and secure employment is at the heart of our department’s purpose. We seek to attract enthusiastic and motivated people who are passionate and want to make a difference to the lives of all Australians.
Our graduate program is a great way for you to join the workforce after completing your degree. We know firsthand the significance of this milestone and you’ll find our graduate program connects you to friendly, experienced professionals who will help you apply your skills and knowledge as you start your career. That’s the TeamDEWR difference.
The department offers a graduate program that provides the fundamentals of working for the Australian Public Service. New and recent graduates with Higher Education (university) qualifications are encouraged to apply.
Available Graduate Programs:
- Economics
- Accounting and Finance
- STEM
- Legal
- Data
- Digital/ICT
- HR
- Generalist
Register your interest now.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen
- Business & Management +more
Reviews
I manage my team's email folder and task schedule, check and summarise internal government policy submissions and assist in the budget processes.
Economist - economic/labour market analysis, data and statistics.
Policy development e.g. developing policy, advising on other policies, conducting research to build an evidence base
About the employer
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)
4.0
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Government & Public Service
Our purpose at DEWR is to support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future.
Pros and cons of working at Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)
Pros
I still access to flex hours... work between the hours of 7am-7pm if needed on an ad hoc basis, along with working from home one day a week.
Seeing the direct positive impact my work has done in improving the lives of people.
In the right areas - everyone is incredibly genuine and helpful. There is a real camaraderie and team spirit to achieve a collective goal.
It is expected that graduates will move from APS levels 3 to 5 during the year-long program with opportunities to progress to level 6.
$500 for 'health purchases' (unmonitored) is nice.
Cons
Government administration can be terribly slow and painful to deal with. Red tape is a big problem.
Sometimes ridiculous expectations that we should be on-call on weekends or nights when work gets busy.
We are no longer given the opportunity to study a graduate diploma in public administration at University.
Colleague socialisation exists but is limited outside of among the graduate cohort.
Very lengthy, tedious, and bureaucratic... the hoops to jump through and requirements were very demoralising.