What it does: Delivery of world-class technology solutions and services to help shape the most efficient businesses and create a safer society by solving tomorrow’s technology challenges.
Staff stats: 110,000+ globally, 1700+ in Australia.
Hiring grads with degrees in: Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Sciences & other technology related disciplines.
NEC has delivered world-class technology solutions and services to customers across the globe for more than a century.
For over 50 years in Australia, NEC has built a sophisticated technology and “anything-as-a-service” company which brings together the best technology and the best people to ensure our customers gain maximum value from their IT and networking investments. NEC connects people through reliable communication infrastructure, while also helping to keep communities safe and secure with intelligent surveillance systems and the world's leading biometrics identification technologies.
From its cornerstone ideal - “Orchestrating a brighter world” - NEC integrates technologies, expertise and ideas from around the world.
Today NEC is renowned as a world leader in Facial Recognition and Biometrics technologies, committed to making our world a safer place and one that’s easier to move around.
To learn more about NEC, please visit our website.
The graduate program runs for a period of 18 months and is an accelerated program providing new university graduates with an in-depth knowledge of NEC and the IT Industry.
The program is designed to provide graduates with well-rounded skills and experience and to help them become high functioning members of our team. It also offers the potential to be the platform to launch your career with NEC
As an NEC graduate, you would be challenged to step up, think beyond what’s possible and to go the extra mile for our customers.
Our program encourages you to embrace innovation, work collaboratively and to be courageous in contributing to change. You’ll be surrounded by like-minded people who also want to make their mark on our industry, while you are supported to develop and grow by:
Our investment in our people is extremely important to us and being recognised among Australia’s top 75 Graduate Employers by the AAGE in 2021, is testament to our investment in the future, not just our technology, but our creative young minds.
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At NEC, our recruitment process is kept as simple as possible to gain the best out of the applicants and gain a better understanding of how we can work together.
The steps in our recruitment process goes as follows
The interview panel could consist of 2 or 3 people, generally from the following areas; HR Business Partner, Talent Acquisition Business Partner, Learning & Development Consultant, and a manager from within the business.
The selection criteria
All in all, what our successful applicants have in common is a great attitude, agility and a willingness to learn about various areas of our ICT business. As a business we like to support, develop and assist our graduates to grow further within the ICT industry and uncover their true passion over the course of the program.
Our remuneration is based on Award rates and level of experience so each Graduates’ salary will vary, however our Grads can expect to receive a gross salary of circa $65,000 AUD.
We offer immediate access to an extensive benefits portal which includes discounts to hundreds of suppliers for entertainment, travel, dining, fashion, well-being, groceries etc. In addition to this, NEC offers our own internal benefits which includes an Employee Assistance Program, flexible work arrangements, gym and health insurance discounts, paid volunteer days, salary packaging and an employee recognition awards program.
Our rotations consist of 3 rotations for a duration of 6 months each which allow Grads to experience different areas of our business to find out where their passion lies. These departments may include Hybrid IT, Cyber Security, Infrastructure Services, IT Project Services, Customer Solutions, Digital & Shared Services, and Infrastructure & Communications. We have a high success rate in placing our Grads into permanent roles after 12 to 18 months and these roles are typically associate or entry level roles.
Your career path at NEC is what you make it! We encourage our Grads to network and get involved in the business because promoting yourself and showcasing your skills is the best way to advertise your brand and become known to our Leaders for any future roles. We also offer ongoing professional development for our Grads throughout their 18 month journey in the program to ensure they are best placed to start their career with NEC.
IT Graduate - IT Field services Technician at NEC Australia
Bachelor of Information Technology at University of Wollongong (UOW)