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Application process and calendar

In each of our regions our recruitment campaigns operate at different times, select your region to view the calendar for the recruitment campaign there.

Our major recruitment dates and events will be advertised in the Graduate newsletter, so sign up here to receive these via email.

Australian graduate recruitment campaign

Date	Event
February - June	University careers fairs and employer presentations for information.
February - March	Advertising: print media, university careers boards, graduate handbooks.
February - March	Applications: applications open in February each year and close in early April. Register for the Graduate newsletter to receive advice of the open and closing dates.
March - April	Telephone interview: We call to ask for any additional information we need that was not covered in your application. We also ask about your interests and start to check how you might fit in with the Rio Tinto culture. The interview lasts about 30 minutes and before we call, will set up a time that suits you.
March - April	Psychological Tests: We ask you to do four tests for us. One is a personality profile (OPQ) that you will do on line. There are no right or wrong answers to this test but it gives us an idea of your preferred work style. The other three tests give us some information on your numerical, verbal and logical reasoning abilities. These are also undertaken online, and you'll likely be asked to do a verification test a little further along in the selection process.
March - April	Assessment centres: We ask you to join with a group of other applicants at a central location. We'll provide you with additional information on Rio Tinto and you'll meet line managers and HR representatives from some of our business units. We'll give you an opportunity to demonstrate your strengths in a team exercise, you'll take part in one or two interviews and complete any psychological testing that is required.
April - May	Site visits: Rio Tinto sites are located all round Australia. Before we offer you a role in a remote area or regional centre, we want to be sure you know what it's like to live and work there. So we fly you to one of our operations so you can see what it is like, and meet some of the people that you would be working with. We often combine medical examinations with the site visit.
April - May	Medical Examination: Health and safety is a priority for us and we want to know that you are fit to work at our operations. For example, if you have asthma, it's not possible to work in aluminium smelters. The medical exam is an important part of that process and is the final step before we make an offer.
End of May	Offers made.

Indian graduate recruitment campaign

Date	Event
August - September	Employer Presentations: Rio Tinto will have representatives attend the IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur to hold an employer pre-placement talk (PPT).
November	Advertising: Advertising for Graduate applications from these two IIT's will appear through campus Placements Offices. We will targeting selected disciplines which will be advertised at the PPTs.
November	Applications: a link will be advertised through which IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur students can apply.
November	Telephone interview: We may call short-listed candidates to ask for any additional information we need that was not covered in your application. We ask about your experiences, your knowledge of and reasons for seeking a role in Australia, and start to check how you might fit in with the Rio Tinto culture. The interview lasts about 20 minutes and before we call, will set up a time that suits you.
November	Psychological tests: Candidates short-listed after the Telephone Interview will be asked to complete 4 tests for us. One is a personality profile (OPQ) that you will do on line. There are no right or wrong answers to this test but it gives us an idea of your preferred work style. The other three tests give us some information on your numerical, verbal and logical reasoning abilities. These are also undertaken online, and you are likely to be asked to do a verification test further along in the selection process.
December	Campus interviews: A team of Rio Tinto staff will attend campus at IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur early in December for face to face interviews. Only students who have been short-listed through our previous stages will be interviewed. We will work closely with the Placement Office team to manage the process on campus.
December	Offers: Offers will be made to students after campus interviews have been completed.
December - January	Medical examination: Health and safety is a priority for us and we want to know that you are fit to work at our operations. For example, if you have asthma, it is not possible to work in aluminium smelters. We are working to have medicals conducted in India soon after offers have been made.
January - March	Site visits: Early in the year, successful candidates may be given the opportunity to make a brief visit to their Australian business unit site to provide a taste of what it is like to live and work there, and to meet the people you will be working with. The hiring Business Unit will decide on whether the visit will take place and, if so, will discuss the timing with you and provide support in obtaining the relevant visa.

International graduate recruitment campaign (for roles in Australia)

Date	Event
December/ January	Advertising: Advertising for applications for the Rio Tinto graduate programme in Australia will take place in January. The advertisements will be publicised through the Career Services Departments and various Engineering and Science Faculties at target universities around the world.
Early January -early February	Applications: applications open in early January each year and close in early February. Register for the Graduate newsletter to receive advice of the open and closing dates.
Early February	Applications close: Register for the Graduate newsletter to receive advice of the open and closing dates.
February / March	Telephone interview: We call short-listed candidates to ask for any additional information we need that was not covered in your application. We ask about your experiences, your knowledge of and reasons for seeking a role in Australia, and start to check how you might fit in with the Rio Tinto culture. The interview lasts about 45 minutes and before we call, will set up a time that suits you.
March	Psychological tests: Candidates short-listed after the telephone interview will be asked to complete four tests for us. One is a personality profile (OPQ) that you will do on line. There are no right or wrong answers to this test but it gives us an idea of your preferred work style. The other three tests give us some information on your numerical, verbal and logical reasoning abilities. These are also undertaken online, and you are likely to be asked to do a verification test further along in the selection process.
June	Face to face interviews: A team of Rio Tinto representatives will conduct face to face interviews at various locations around the world over a two week period in June. Only candidates who have been short-listed following the phone interview and testing stage will be interviewed. The interview will last for approximately 50 minutes and you will have the opportunity to ask any additional questions about Rio Tinto as well as meet some of our line managers and HR representatives from some of our Australian business units. If a face to face interview is not possible due to your location, then we would endeavour to conduct a further telephone or video conference interview with you during the same time frame.
July	Site visits: Rio Tinto sites are located all around Australia. Before we offer you a role in Australia, in what is likely to be a remote area or regional centre, we want to be sure that you know what it is like to live and work there. So we would fly you out from your respective country to one of our operations so you can see what it is actually like, and meet some of the people that you would be working with. We often combine medical examinations with the site visit.
July	Medical examination: Health and safety is a priority for us and we want to know that you are fit to work at our operations. For example, if you have asthma, it's not possible to work in aluminium smelters. The medical exam is an important part of that process and is the final step before we make an offer.
July - August	Offers made.