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      Vacation Student Interview

      Dec 1, 2015
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Perth, Western Australia
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Rio Tinto (Perth, Western Australia) in Nov 2011

      Interview

      Simple very easy going, I first did a telephone interview where they asked basic safety questions and then I waited for a long time to hear back from them for my interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about Control ?
      Answer question

      Other Vacation Student Interview Reviews for Rio Tinto

      Vacation Student Interview

      Apr 13, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Richards Bay
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Rio Tinto (Richards Bay)

      Interview

      The interview was not too difficult since it was for a bursary. It was general question at the start about myself then went on to talk about why i chose what i chose to study.

      Vacation Student Interview

      Jun 10, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Perth, Western Australia
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rio Tinto (Perth, Western Australia) in May 2024

      Interview

      The interview process was based in the perth headquarters, following a phone interview with HR, with two process engineers interviewing and asking behavioural style questions about how you respond to certain situations.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work at rio.
      Answer question

      Vacation Student Interview

      Apr 11, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Perth, Western Australia
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Rio Tinto (Perth, Western Australia) in May 2022

      Interview

      Online, then in person. The process went as expected through all stages. The online interviews, proceeded to phone and face-to-face. The staff were very helpful and accommodating throughout the process.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why did you get into the field you're in?
      Answer question

      Rio Tinto interviews FAQs

      • Vacation Student applicants have rated the interview process at Rio Tinto with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Vacation Student roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rio Tinto overall takes an average of 50 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Rio Tinto as a Vacation Student according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Skills test:  25%

        Personality test:  25%

        Group panel interview:  25%

        Background check:  25%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Senior Advisor(59) ;
        2. Analyst(56) ;
        3. Engineer(54) ;
        4. Project Manager(45) ;
        5. Manager(43) ;
        6. Principal Advisor(41) ;
        7. Advisor(40) ;
        8. Mining Engineer(35) ;
        9. Business Analyst(32) ;
        10. Specialist(32) ;
        11. Project Engineer(28) ;
        12. Superintendent(28) ;
        13. Supervisor(25) ;
        14. Process Engineer(22) ;
        15. Machine Operator(19) .


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