Safe, easy, risk-adverse, government job - BDM Austrade Employee Review

4.0
24 Jul 2014
Recommend
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Pros

It's a friendly, non-competitive, non-stressful work environment with good benefits and fairly good salary. Not cut-throat and generally people are there to help you succeed.

Cons

It's a very risk-adverse government agency, meaning the mission is often stale, the outcomes rather meaningless, and they value ticking arbitrary boxes that their superiors have set out for them over doing really meaningful work. Lack of growth opportunities if not an Australian citizen. Organization became increasingly bogged down with compliance and policy issues as the years went on.

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5.0
18 Apr 2021
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Pros

Positive work culture Reasonable hours Promotion opportunities

Cons

Overseas opportunities are limited Salary lower than private sector

2.0
3 Jul 2025
Recommend
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Pros

About the strong ties between US and Australia.

Cons

Australia can be a tough sale due to location and leadership in view industries

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