Recruitment timeline
Our recruitment process involves:
- Application – July
- Assessment – August
- Selection – September
Review our program streams.
Our application process
Our application process can vary between program streams. The most common application process includes:
- An online application where you are required to submit your resume and current academic transcript. A cover letter is not required for our graduate program.
- An online experience including ability, working style and personality assessments, and an exploration of QBE and our values.
- A phone interview where you will speak with a member of the graduate recruitment team.
- A final assessment centre where you will take part in a group activity and an individual interview. For technical program streams there may be a further technical interview or case study.
- Probity checks and offer to join the QBE graduate program.
How to apply
Applications for the 2025 graduate program have not yet opened. When they do open, we will add an application link to this page.
Alternatively you can keep an eye on the QBE careers board and our GradConnection employer profile.
FAQs
A bachelor’s degree that has been completed within two years prior of the program commencement date. We also accept post graduate qualifications that have been completed within two years of the program’s commencement.
Having a diverse workforce is important to us, we do not believe that grades solely define capability, so we encourage all graduates to apply. However, in the case of some of our technical program streams we do consider your academic achievements. See each program stream job advertisement for more details.
We know this is a tough question because often students don’t learn about insurance through university.
We think about our graduate program streams in two buckets: our technical streams that require a particular field of study, for example actuarial, and our non-technical streams where the field of study is less important.
If you are looking for an entry into insurance to learn about the industry and its products, our underwriting stream is a great place to start. Our underwriting teams are responsible for issuing insurance policies and are the engine room of our business.
Other non-technical streams include risk and transformation. These streams are less about insurance products and more about business.
Take the time to research the program streams and send any questions you have to graduates@qbe.com
Your resume, a copy of your academic transcript, and proof of your unrestricted Australian working rights. A cover letter is not required for the QBE graduate program.
Our yearly intake is typically between 20 and 25 graduates.
Our graduate program starts once per year in February.