During February, BHP welcomed over 150 Graduates across its global operations spanning Australia and Chile with graduates in the United States, Canada and Singapore set to join the company later this year.  BHP are looking forward to creating additional opportunities for over 190 graduates in our 2024 cohort with applications now open for Australian opportunities and closing on the 10th of April 2023.
 
This years graduates across Australia and Chile completed their one week induction, before heading to the respective sites and offices to continue their graduate experience. The Graduate Program provides a pathway into BHP’s most strategically important technical and functional roles including; mining engineering, metallurgy, geoscience, mechatronics and technology. 
 
The 24-month program offers graduates a wealth of career pathways and our Graduate Program provides the professional development, experience and exposure graduates need to take their careers to the next level. This includes formal workshops and coached activities as well as 2-4 job rotations through a number of business areas and the opportunity to build strong relationships and develop a broad understanding of the business.  
 
Jad Vodopija (Chief People Officer) said that ‘our global graduate program enables BHP to attract and empower outstanding talent today to grow their potential, build thriving careers and develop the capabilities we need for the future.’
 
The BHP graduate program was recently recognised as the #1 Graduate Employer by Graduates Australia in the Mining, Oil and Gas sectors when considering both student popularly and program quality. It has also been awarded and recognised as one of the best in Australia for the last 3 consecutive years.
  
You can read more about BHP’s Graduate Program here including testimonials from previous graduates that have been a part of the program.