Newmont Australia

I feel that progression is quite straight forward in this company. However, the biggest downside is that there are other tech companies/non-tech companies out there that will provide you with a larger network and better career progression. Newmont is the type of company tech employees with 10+ years of experience come to to coast with their career and spend time on other things, whether thats hobbies, raising a family etc.

The promotion possibilities aren't very clear, especially because the organisation is often restructuring. Likely, promotions would be possible when a manager leaves. There are also yearly pay bumps tied to performance.

Ability to move up in the company is largely based upon vacant roles. Different sites have less movement than others which restricts movement within the company.

With my discipline (metallurgy), the graduate program consists of two 1-year rotations to two sites. In the first year, it is more about learning what it is to be a metallurgist (time with operations, smaller scale projects, etc.) and in the second year, it is about transitioning into a full-time position. For those who have completed and done well in their graduate programs progress into a full-time plant metallurgist position, where people usually spend 2-5 years. From there, you can decide to progress into a more managerial position (senior plant metallurgist > supervisor plant metallurgist > superintendent > manager) or a more project-based role (project metallurgist > senior project metallurgist > technical specialist), with opportunities to swap between pathways. With significant experience, metallurgists can become advisors to sites, based in a corporate office. In Newmont, there are definitely opportunities to fulfil my career aspirations but there is significant uncertainty about my future. There is no guarantee of a job after my graduate position and no guarantee of my second graduate rotation, which affects what I will learn. Despite steady gold prices, a hiring freeze and staff layoffs makes it seem the process of progressing in the company is more challenging than other companies.