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TAL Australia

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4.3
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

TAL Australia Reviews

Based on 12 surveyed graduates working at TAL Australia. Read on to get an insider’s view on life as a graduate.
4.3
Based on 12 reviews

Pros & Cons

  • The culture. The people at work are all extremely friendly and have a lot of time for Grads. On top of this, they also don't treat you like grads, so you get work that will challenge you.
  • Lots of opportunities and support for graduates; focus on development and tailoring to individual objectives Friendly and approachable people in all areas of the business who are always happy to share their insights
  • TAL has a great culture; they have been particularly supportive of staff wellbeing throughout lockdown periods. The rotations have given me exposure to a range of roles within the organisation.
  • Nothing of major concern. Workload and number of meetings have been quite high but I take it all as a learning opportunity.
  • Work-load. We have a high-performing culture, which is great but can mean that workload and pressure can get quite significant.
  • Potentially the opportunities for working in global locations and pay not being competitive.

What Insiders Say

7.5
Career Prospects
7.5
Career Prospects
My rotation performance is closely monitored by my business sponsors and always get my feedback to discuss where I want to land at the end of the Grad program. Generally, if we wanted to land in any particular team, we get a chance to work with them in the 4th rotation and get promoted to a Level 2 or higher role at the end of the Grad Program.
8.5
Corporate Social Responsibility
8.5
Corporate Social Responsibility
TAL Community Foundation provides wonderful support to ABCN, Headspace, Royal Flying Doctors. I’ve been involved in mentoring school students through the ABCN partnership.
8.6
Culture
8.6
Culture
Overall, very positive, high-performing and supportive. With working from home, the organisation has been very flexible and will maintain this to a certain degree as we return to a hybrid model. There are definitely opportunities to strengthen the culture as it does differ quite significantly between the business units and individual teams.
9
Diversity
9
Diversity
Heavy focus on diversity and inclusion not only in hiring but also in promoting social issues. There are always education events around Reconciliation week, Pride week and various other ad hoc events and education pieces for different causes throughout the year.
8.4
Satisfaction
8.4
Satisfaction
As a graduate, I am given a mixture of plenty of support as well as responsibility. I work on a variety of projects with different stakeholders to ensure I get good exposure across the business and am given the opportunity to develop different skills.
8.3
Management
8.3
Management
All my managers have been brilliant and have acted as true mentors to me with a big focus on helping me to develop. My managers were approachable, accessible and gave me constant feedback and recognition to help me understand what areas I was performing well in as well as what areas I need to improve in.
8.5
Office Work Environment
8.5
Office Work Environment
Office space is great - open plan with plenty of room. Fully decked out the gym on one of the TAL levels as well as a building fitness Centre. Tea and coffee were always available on every floor. The dress code is business casual with casual Friday however different teams interpret the dress code differently.
7.7
Recruitment
7.7
Recruitment
To be hired as a graduate completed I went through the resume and application phase, did psychometric testing, completed a video interview and finished off the hiring process with 2 face-to-face interviews with senior leaders and General Manager's from different business areas
7.9
Salary
7.9
Salary
Overall, very competitive for the industry. The bonus structure is also a great perk.
8.3
Training
8.3
Training
Development days are provided for graduates to learn about the different aspects of professional development e.g. leadership, management styles. There is often engagement with senior managers where they share their experience in terms of development and learning more about the business.
8
Work Hours
8
Work Hours
TAL is super flexible when it comes to hours. Most of the time I work 8:30 pm to 5 pm and sometimes I work late depending on what work is due for that week, but they are very flexible about appointments and re-organising your work hours to suit your schedule.
6.8
Sustainability
6.8
Sustainability
TAL has put compost bins in the kitchen in an effort to get people to be more eco-friendly. But I haven't seen any other initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint.