Easy to be promoted in the central office (Canberra) but limited opportunities in the regional offices
Graduate, Brisbane - 23 Mar 2018
Take advantage of EOIs, make career aspirations clear, talk to people for opportunities.
Graduate, Canberra - 23 Mar 2018
Promotion rounds occur at the end of each calendar year and is based on a panel interview.
Graduate, Sydney - 20 Mar 2018
You are (almost) guaranteed to be promoted at completion of the graduate program. I was promoted 3 times in my first year working with the ABS. It has since been harder to move up the ranks as there has not been any bulk rounds in years which makes it very hard to get into a permanent position at a higher level.
Graduate, Canberra - 19 Mar 2018
There is definite upwards mobility, this is however limited by Commonwealth policy which prevents permanent promotions until bulk rounds (every 4-5 years). Also limited by section, many graduates in some sections moved up quickly, similar grads in other sections weren't given opportunities.
Midlevel, Adelaide - 19 Mar 2018