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Fill out a form and attach your resume. Then, do a video interview where you have to answer motivational and behavioural questions and also code questions on Hirevue. You are asked to use the CARE method.

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  • What are your motivations for choosing this graduate program?
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I applied online. I interviewed at Telstra in Mar 2023

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First is a basic form to fill out with CV and academic record required. You must have at least a credit average. Then is an online HireVue interview which is made up of 5 behavioural questions where you record your answers. You get 3 minutes per question and 3 attempts to re record them. You are asked to use the CARE method when answering these. Next is a couple of games which are meant to assess your cognitive ability etc. Lastly there is a coding challenge which was made up of 4 problems. The whole thing took about 2 hours

Interview Questions
  • Q. What are your motivations for choosing this grad program
  • Q. Tell us about a time you had to form a relationship quickly
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Casual, manager was nice and they ask you behavioural questions. No need to know much about Telstra services. Interview process was 3 rounds in total (applying online, video interview, store interview)

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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several coding tests and video interviews about several behavior questions. After the coding test, you need to explain your code. The code test depends on which stream you are applying, but the SE stream has a coding test.

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  • introduce yourself and how to deal with difficult conditions.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Sydney

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I applied online. I interviewed at Telstra (Sydney) in Mar 2023

Interview

The second day after submission, got a video Interview and Online Assessment. one motivational question and four behavioural questions. The next step was a Virtual interview about the Graduate ambassador Q&A session, case study and also behaviour question

Interview Questions
  • For the motivational question, asked you about your passion for technology and chosen pathway as well as your motivations for choosing the Telstra Graduate Program.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Positive Experience
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I applied online. I interviewed at Telstra in Mar 2023

Interview

Online assessment: 5 behaviour questions, 4 coding test, 3 games. coding test was easy, the last test took some time. Coding test does not has a time limit to finish.

Interview Questions
  • Q: why telstra Q: how do you deal with changing environment.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Melbourne

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I applied online. I interviewed at Telstra (Melbourne) in Mar 2023

Interview

It started from around 6 behavioural questions, 4-5 coding challenges (mostly can be found from leetcode), and followed by 3 little games to test your aptitude . The whole process took me around 3 hours and the whole interview was recorded.

Interview Questions
  • At what time you need to build up a relationship with your workmate quickly and how you did it?
  • What did you do when you have other priorities coming to you when you are at school or at work. How did you handle it and what was the result?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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I applied online. I interviewed at Telstra in Mar 2023

Interview

In the interview you’ll need to answer one motivational question and four behavioural questions. For the motivational question we’ll ask you about your passion for technology and chosen pathway as well as your motivations for choosing the Telstra Graduate Program. When responding to the four behavioural questions, we’ll be asking you to draw on specific examples from your previous experience, using the CARE method. This means we want to hear about: · The Context of your experience · The Action you took · The Result of your actions · The Evidence, or impact of your actions.

Interview Questions
  • what challenges did you face during the previous experience and how you addressed them?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Melbourne

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I applied online. I interviewed at Telstra (Melbourne) in Mar 2023

Interview

Online Vieploe video interview. Tell us about a time it was important for you to quickly build a relationship and establish a rapport with someone at work or university. Please describe your approach and the steps you took to establish the relationship

Interview Questions
  • Tell us about a time it was important for you to quickly build a relationship and establish a rapport with someone at work or university. Please describe your approach and the steps you took to establish the relationship
  • Think about a time when you needed to learn a new skill or process in order to successfully complete a job or project.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Telstra

Interview

There was a Group interview and single interview both to see how you worked as a group and then just the regular interview questions. It was very professional and was also a good experience

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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Telstra as 33.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.00 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Pre-Sales Consultant and Software Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Pre-Sales Consultant and Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Telstra takes an average of 14 days when considering 6 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Network Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Pre-Sales Consultant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 21 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Telstra according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:

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Group Panel Interview: 23.08%

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IQ Intelligence Test: 7.69%

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