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  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Qantas Graduate Programs & Internships

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Fast-moving, challenging and always exciting, the aviation and travel sector is one the Qantas Group is proud to be at the heart of. An Australian icon and one of the world’s most recognisable airlines, we’ve come a long way since our beginnings in rural Queensland in 1920.

Today, over 20,000 people work in Australia and overseas across our Airline, Freight and Loyalty arms. They’re the people who continually drive our success and maintain our position as a world-class organisation. As we engage our next generation, we continue to look for the passion, drive and commitment that have always set the Qantas Group apart.

Wherever you work across the Qantas Group, you’ll quickly discover that a role with us is much more than a job. In this uniquely dynamic environment, you’re encouraged to embrace a challenge and build your experience everyday.

Why Qantas?

The values we display each day make Qantas a unique place to work and grow your career:

  • Together - At Qantas, we know how to work as a team, and always come together as a united force to support our customers and each other
  • Genuine - We're known for being friendly, easy-going and extending a warm welcome
  • Inventive - Our world-class safety, professionalism and product are the result of constant invention, including an adaptation of the world's best ideas
  • Optimistic - It's a word synonymous with Australia, and at Qantas, it's this optimism that drives us
  • Experienced - With over 100 years of aviation experience under our belt, you know you couldn't be in safer hands

About the Qantas Graduate Program

As the Spirit of Australia, we’ve always been pioneers, and we’re proud to see that spirit in our people today. Our people’s passion and commitment drive us to keep pushing boundaries to take our business into the future.

As a Graduate, you'll play an integral role in supporting a wide range of projects and business functions, many of which have a direct impact on our front-line operations and the end-to-end customer experience.

You'll have opportunities you never imagined as we work together to create your career, one experience at a time.

Key information:

  • Length: two years
  • Four rotations across a range of projects and business functions
  • Streams: General, Finance, Technology, Data Science and Analytics, Digital and Engineering

Which Graduate are you?

General Graduate

Are you ready to apply your skills in a highly complex commercial environment?

Our General Graduates hold all types of degrees and bring diverse skills and knowledge to our business. As a General Graduate, you'll have the opportunity to work across a variety of business areas including Customer, Operations, Commercial and Strategy.  As a General Graduate, you'll be based in our head office at Mascot with the potential for interstate or international rotations.

You could be involved in anything from designing our onboard amenity kits to planning new network routes. These experiences will give you the chance to broaden your knowledge and skills while building a strong professional network that will help you to fast-track your success as a future leader at Qantas.

Finance Graduate

Do you have an aptitude for numbers?

Our Finance Graduates have accounting or finance degrees and will kick start their careers in one of the country’s most interesting finance teams. You'll have the opportunity to work in our Centre of Finance Excellence, work as a Finance business partner within our Qantas Airlines corporate and operational teams and gain exposure to specialist teams such as treasury and tax.

Not only will you learn on the job in a unique and dynamic industry, we'll also provide funding for you to undertake your CA or CPA qualification.

With us, the sky’s the limit. We’ll support you to achieve great things by finding opportunities to add value and make an impact across the business.

Technology Graduate

Are you passionate about technology-driven innovation?

Our Technology Graduates are IT specialists with an IT degree or an IT major, ready to get their start as game changing technologists. Technology is at the core of Qantas, from our market-leading inflight Wi-Fi connectivity to faster, smarter check-in solutions.

As a Technology Graduate, you'll design and implement innovative solutions that will fuel our growth and have real customer value. You could find yourself designing our latest app features, building artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, or testing new technology deployed on our aircraft

Data Science and Analytics Graduate

Do you have a passion for data?

Our Data Science and Analytics Graduates have a STEM degree and a passion to see tangible business outcomes from the use of data and analytics. We're at the forefront of delivering better customer outcomes through data analytics, using it across all areas of the business, to personalise the services we provide to our customers and better meet their needs.

As a Data Science and Analytics Graduate, you'll be at the forefront of analytics utilising one of the richest datasets in Australia. You’ll have the opportunity to leverage this and partner with stakeholders across a range of projects, tasked with solving challenging problems through the development of technical solutions, predictive modelling and the visualisation of data to communicate insights.

Digital Graduate

Are you passionate about improving the customer experience?

Our Digital Graduates have a Design, Business or Technology Degree and are focused on providing innovative solutions that respond to the needs of our business and customers. Working in Digital at Qantas is unique. Not only do we manage the customer and technology requirements for a global organisation, but we’re working on projects across the business that will allow us to leap into the future.

Our Digital Graduates will think, create and build the digital products of the future. You could find yourself defining a new product vision, designing the latest features on Qantas.com and the Qantas App or improving the customer experience across our nation wide contact centres. Whatever the opportunity, you can be assured you’ll be part of an innovative culture that’s thoughtfully considered.

Engineering Graduate

Are you fascinated by aircraft and how they fly?

Our Engineering Graduates have degrees in Mechanical, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering and are passionate about keeping us at the forefront of aviation. Working with state of the art equipment and resources, our Graduates share in our commitment to excellence and keeping our customers safe.

As an Engineering Graduate, you could find yourself providing comprehensive Engineering support services across our international, domestic or regional fleet, be part of the team supporting the entry into service of new aircraft types or be involved in exciting projects with internal stakeholders such as tech crew, airports and many others. Each day will present a new challenge, but what’s certain is you’ll be surrounded by an incredible amount of experience that’ll support and teach you in so many ways.

So are you ready to strap yourself in and take off with Qantas?

Recruitment Process

We’re fortunate enough to receive thousands of applications for our Graduate program and assessing each application fairly takes some time, so we ask for your patience. You’ll hear from us at each stage of the selection process, helping you stay up-to-date on the progress of your application.

Applying for a role with us requires resilience and commitment. Here’s what to expect:

  1. Submit your application including an update to CV.
  2. Complete online psychometric and aptitude testing.
  3. Hear from a member of our team and participate in a phone screen.
  4. Attend an in-person assessment centre consisting of a face to face interview and a group activity.
  5. Complete reference checks.
  6. Offer!

We'll keep you updated at each stage of the recruitment process.

Remuneration & Career Growth

Your ongoing development will be a focus throughout the Program. Our Development Program integrates on the job experience, coaching, formal classroom learning, performance planning and feedback to support a 70:20:10 approach to learning where:

  • 70% of learning & development takes place from real-life and on-the-job experiences, tasks, and problem solving
  • 20% comes from feedback and from observing and working with mentors
  • 10% of learning and development comes from formal training

Jobs & Opportunities

Locations With Jobs & Opportunities
  • Mascot, Sydney
Hiring candidates with qualifications in
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Business & Management
C
Creative Arts
E
Engineering & Mathematics
H
Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
I
IT & Computer Science
L
Law, Legal Studies & Justice
M
Medical & Health Sciences
P
Property & Built Environment
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Sciences
T
Teaching & Education
Current Jobs & Opportunities
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Graduate Job

Sydney - Hybrid working available
Challenge yourself to work with one of Australia’s most iconic brands as we dream bigger, fly further and create a brighter future, together
Applications Close
24 Mar 2024
Start Date
26 Aug 2024 - 3 Feb 2025
Salary
AUD 60,000 - 75,000 / Year

Graduate Success Stories


  • Graduate stories
I did a summer internship with the company, which gave me an opportunity to learn more about Qantas and discover how fascinating the airline industry is. 

Steve

  • Graduate stories
I did a summer internship with the company, which gave me an opportunity to learn more about Qantas and discover how fascinating the airline industry is. 

Steve

  • Graduate stories
I really love the aspect of staring into the future and imagining what travel for our customers and workplaces for our people will look like as technology evolves to support us.

Natalie Ganderton

  • Graduate stories
I really love the aspect of staring into the future and imagining what travel for our customers and workplaces for our people will look like as technology evolves to support us.

Natalie Ganderton

  • Graduate stories
I did a summer internship with the company, which gave me an opportunity to learn more about Qantas and discover how fascinating the airline industry is. 

Steve

  • Graduate stories
I did a summer internship with the company, which gave me an opportunity to learn more about Qantas and discover how fascinating the airline industry is. 

Steve

  • Graduate stories
I really love the aspect of staring into the future and imagining what travel for our customers and workplaces for our people will look like as technology evolves to support us.

Natalie Ganderton

  • Graduate stories
I really love the aspect of staring into the future and imagining what travel for our customers and workplaces for our people will look like as technology evolves to support us.

Natalie Ganderton


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Discover the Experience of the Qantas Graduate Program

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Meet Our Graduates: Callum

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Discover the Experience of the Qantas Graduate Program

Hear from our current graduates about their experience in the Qantas Graduate Program and their advice to candidates applying.

Meet Our Graduates: Callum

Callum is one of our current graduates. Hear about his experience in the Qantas Graduate Program.