What it does: Wipro Australia spurs digital transformation for its clients by providing expert analytics, application modernisation, artificial intelligence, and hybrid cloud services.
Best known for: being the Asia-Pacific headquarters for Wipro, a Fortune India 500 company
Staff stats: more than 2,000 associates in Australia
Financials: approximately US$10.40 billion in global gross revenue for the fiscal year 2021.
The good bits: Wipro Australia ranks among the best employers in the country. In 2021, the Top Employers Institute recognised the company as a Top Employer. Wipro is experiencing tremendous growth and looks toward hiring 1,000 graduates by 2025.
Wipro established its presence in Australia in 2001 initially for sales and marketing operations. Over 20 years later, Wipro Australia has become an expert provider of analytics, artificial intelligence, application modernisation, and hybrid cloud services.
The company caters to more than 70 private- and public-sector clients. More than 20 of its customers belong to the Top 100 companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Wipro Australia delivers digital transformation through several facilities across the country:
In 2021, Wipro Australia agreed to acquire local cybersecurity, DevOps, and quality engineering services, provider. The acquisition of Ampion reflects the company’s long-term strategy of focusing on investments in markets near its clients.
Wipro Australia launched its first graduate hiring program in 2014 for computer science and engineering graduates.
The first half of the graduate program involved programming and technical skills training. Graduates then spent the remaining three months ‘shadowing on live customer projects’.
For example, the company’s 2021 IT Graduate Engineer program comprises six weeks of onboarding and training sessions. The program begins with a one-week orientation with the latter stages focusing on technical skills training.
Wipro Australia’s graduate engineers work as consultants, developers, support engineers, or test engineers. Early-career professionals with up to two years of work experience can also join the program.
Wipro Australia made progressive strides in lowering the attrition rate among female employees. In 2019, the company achieved this by improving its paid maternity leave policy. The company also developed ‘localisation programs’ to boost the number of new hires.
As a result, women represent 40% of all new hires at Wipro Australia. Nearly 50% of employees are also Australian citizens or permanent residents.
Employees appreciate in-depth learning opportunities at Wipro Australia.
Wipro Australia’s competitors include Accenture Australia, Cognizant Australia, and Infosys Australia.
The company’s corporate social responsibility projects include the Reconciliation Action Plan program. It aims to provide equal development and employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Wipro Australia’s commitment to serving society and the larger community has always been at the forefront.
The company’s not–for–profit Azim Premji Foundation is working towards a vision to significantly contribute to achieving quality universal education that facilitates a just, equitable, humane, and sustainable society.
Another proud initiative: 67% of Wipro Australia’s economic ownership is irrevocably committed to philanthropy. Other initiatives focus on education, healthcare, and food.
Wipro Australia gives you wings to fly with no micromanagement and is very strong in people values. The work environment is friendly and you are valued amongst peers.
The company is a great place to work, with an environment and culture that promotes diversity, inclusiveness, and a strong positive work ethic, which is important in any corporate environment.
Wipro Australia has a straightforward approach to recruitment phases. In general, the company does four selection rounds for fresh graduates:
The company’s Graduate Recruitment Manager reviews application forms with CVs. Pre-screened candidates should expect a 15-minute phone call as the initial interview.
The next stage involves an online test that determines an applicant’s abstract, numerical, and reasoning skills. This round may take up to two hours.
A panel interview happens after candidates pass the online aptitude test. Wipro Australia focuses on a person’s university studies, passion, and motivation for working in the IT industry.
During the interview, the panellists may also ask the following questions:
The Graduate Recruitment Manager contacts shortlisted candidates for a 30-minute interview. At this point, fresh graduates get to know more about Wipro Australia’s culture, mission, and values.
The actual process for each fresh graduate may be different. For instance, previous graduate applicants encountered up to four rounds of interviews. Some of them also said that it may take more than one month to finish the hiring process.
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Wipro Australia said that graduate employees earn A$72,000 in their first year. Many insiders said that the benefits package includes:
Some employees can work from home depending on the client and their roles, subject to a manager’s approval. The same policy applies to flexible work hours.
Project Engineer at Wipro Australia
Doctor of Philosophy (Science) [MCP/PhD] at University of Melbourne
Project Engineer at Wipro Australia
Bachelor of Information Technology at Macquarie University