Optus Reviews

From what I can tell, it looks like working for 12-18 months is enough to gauge your abilities and enough for a manager to want you in their business unit. After 12-18 months applying for new roles in higher rem ranges is easy, internal applicants are favoured to external applicants.

Optus runs several CSR initiatives, tutoring underprivileged school children, to planting trees, as well as Optus rock corps where you volunteer for a day and the company puts on a concert.

Culture is generally quite flexible. Changes from team to team. Currently, my team has great work-life balance. Responsibilities are great, but working hours are flexible and I can work from home as I need to. The team is all specialised so we sometimes work in silos, but we all get along great and we help each other out whenever we need assistance. We have regular catch-ups, team lunches and wider team off-sites.

I've seen no blaring issues around diversity in the workplace.

My role includes performing platform management responsibilities. This means my day to day my responsibilities include: - Engaging with vendors to acquire quotes and purchase equipment - Coordinating hardware installations in multiple site around Australia - Working with multi-disciplinary teams to design telecommunication systems. - Drafting and finalizing engineering documents in the development of key systems.

Directors/Managers are very accessible regular feedback on performance and development is provided team places an emphasis on career development.

Dress code depends on your area. Mine is neat business but every Friday is casual dress. Office space is open plan with heaps of meeting rooms and collaboration spaces. It's located in a business hub of Sydney near a large shopping centre. There are many food vendors on ground floor surrounding a well maintained garden and pond areas. Toilets are easily accessible and everything needed is in easy reach.

Online application>Phone Interview> Assessment Centre and 1 on 1 Interview. I was asked about specific developments in the country's NBN program and examples of when I demonstrated the company's key values. It is important to keep track of the latest developments that involve the company, particularly if they are at a national level.

Discounted mobile phone services Taxi for late night work Discounts at a wide range of retailers.

We had training for soft skills such as presentation, writing, influencing, project management as well as an introduction to the technology the company uses for our products. Optus also holds 'Learning Fiestas' which offers free training to all employees for a whole range of soft skills. These are held at least twice a year and you can enrol into whatever classes you want. There are also grants for further education.

Optus is incredibly flexible! As with any job, the needs of the business are taken into consideration especially around the busy times of year. I have been able to work from home and offsite regularly.

We recycle water on the roofs and have rooms which turn lights off after a few minutes of inactivity are just some examples.