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4.2
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

RAA Reviews

Based on 5 surveyed graduates working at RAA. Read on to get an insider’s view on life as a graduate.
4.2
Based on 5 reviews

Pros & Cons

  • Going on rotations with different teams.
  • Flexible work arrangements - I can start and finish whenever I like, the rule is very 'as long as you get the work done' based. There are team 'work from home' days, usually 2 a week but could be more if it suits what you're doing. Culture: Everyone is super friendly. The direct manager is very supportive, the transition to a corporate job after UNI has been a breeze because of him.
  • The culture is excellent.
  • I think the culture at RAA, but particularly within the data teams, is amazing. Everyone is so incredibly helpful and friendly, and you feel so supported by the whole team. They are very understanding of the fact that you are a graduate, and they give you a chance to develop your skills and learn from other people in the team. RAA mostly expects people to work in the office at least a couple of days a week; however, unlike at other companies, this is organised so that each team has a day where everyone comes in. This means that you aren't sitting in the office just to work the same way you would at home, and any team meetings or lunches are organised on that day. It really helps you to feel more connected to your coworkers.
  • The people I work with are supportive and encouraging, and I've learned a lot from them.
  • Lack of interaction from senior managers
  • If I were nitpicking, the pay, though it is standard for a graduate role but doesn't help in the current economy. Also, finding parking at the Mile End site is bit inconvenient if you're a late starter.
  • Changing leadership brings some uncertainty.
  • Because RAA is a smaller, South Australian-based company, there are only a few people in leadership positions across the data teams. This means it can be difficult to become a manager in your team if this is something that you want to do.
  • The disparity in work culture between departments

What Insiders Say

8.4
Career Prospects
8.4
Career Prospects
The graduates are given a permanent role in the completion of their program, depending on their likings, skillset and the business needs. I have seen people progress in their roles quickly. Hard work is definitely recognised and rewarded here
9.8
Corporate Social Responsibility
9.8
Corporate Social Responsibility
RAA has teams dedicated to outlining RAA's CSR. They work towards 7 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by United Nations. RAA also works closely with the SA government to encourage road safety, improve roads and footpaths, and has various programs (such as Street-Smart High) to teach about the importance of road safety.
8.8
Culture
8.8
Culture
In the office, there is a clearly defined and easily accessible organisation chart, so you can see the structure and members of each team. However, at least in the teams I have been in, the senior leaders sit with the rest of the team and are very approachable. Everyone is very friendly and willing to answer questions. I think the most repeated phrase I heard in my first week was "let me know if you have any questions," which everyone said at least once! The teams interact with each other a lot, as well as other teams in the business, and so are very friendly with each other, often eating lunch together and happily attending social events together. RAA has a social club that organizes events outside of work, but the data teams have also organised some of their own, such as go-kart racing, bowling, games afternoons, quiz nights, and pub crawls, as well as occasionally going to the pub for lunch on a Friday. The graduates are also quite a close group, as there are 6 grads in each year, and you attend a lot of workshops and experiences (sitting in call centres, driving out to different shop locations) together.
9.8
Diversity
9.8
Diversity
The company is diverse in the most natural way possible. As a person of colour I have often found myself being the token diversity person in most teams I have been a part of, but at RAA, diversity is not a symbolistic thing. The teams are super inclusive and respectful. The managers are accommodating of your needs whether it be childcare or disabilities and also very accommodating to differences in beliefs and backgrounds.
9.2
Satisfaction
9.2
Satisfaction
The graduate program consists of rotations through different teams. At the start of each rotation, requirements are to understand what the team does and what roles are in it. Day-to- day is usually working on projects I've been given, solving problems for those projects or ad hoc tasks, reaching out to people to help solve the problems, as well as meeting with stakeholders to better understand how they want the solution to look.
8.0
Management
8.0
Management
The managers are very accessible and supportive. They trust you to do your job without micromanaging and acknowledge efforts. Our manager has weekly catchups with the graduates as a group and fortnightly 1 on 1 catchups. There are also informal conversations in between if you need. The management (both direct and senior) has kept us in the loop of things and ensure there are no communication gaps. They also are very receptive to feedback and make sure everyone's opinion is heard.
9.0
Office Work Environment
9.0
Office Work Environment
RAA has several spaces, 3 of which I can work from: Mile End, King William St, and Lot 14. These are nice spaces with hot desking, which is good for collaboration. We also have the opportunity to work from home. The dress code is "dress to your day", which I really like because I can wear casual on the days I don't have important meetings (and the CEO and general manager wear jeans too).
8.8
Recruitment
8.8
Recruitment
After submitting an online application (which was very straightforward), I was given a problem-solving assessment to do. The assessment has been taken since. This was followed by a video interview where I recorded myself giving answers to the questions on the screen. The step was fairly easy, as I was given sufficient time to prepare and think before recording. I had met the manager at a careers expo before applying, and she suggested being authentic in the application process, which helped me not be so nervous. The first interview was through teams with my direct manager and someone from HR. I don't remember being scared at all, they made me feel at ease and the tone was more conversational than interrogative. The final interview was with the senior manager and the early talent consultant, and it was the same as one before. Instead of testing us, they just wanted to know the candidates better.
7.6
Salary
7.6
Salary
I think the pay is good for a graduate program. Comparable to the market. We got a pay rise at EOFY and an EOFY bonus equivalent to 80% of a week's pay.
8.4
Training
8.4
Training
As part of the graduate program, we have received training on resilience, personal brand, connecting through change, sleep, and a number of other personal development topics. We also attended cultural awareness training, that focused on different aspects and customs of Indigenous Australian's culture. Through my rotations, I have been taught Tableau, KNIME, Q, Qualtrics and SQL and have been taught a lot about how to visualise data effectively.
10.0
Work Hours
10.0
Work Hours
The company is very flexible, there are managers who will start at 10am and finish later and plenty of people who start and finish early. On top of that, it’s very easy to take time out of your day if you have an appointment, you can either take leave or make up the hours you missed at some point in the same week.
9.4
Sustainability
9.4
Sustainability
RAA is working towards being a carbon neutral company. They worked with the SA government to set up electric car chargers from border to border, and have publicly talked about their electrification goals for both the company and SA. They invest in solar and have EV projects underway.