Application process and calendar

In each of our regions our recruitment campaigns operate at different times, select your region to view the calendar for the recruitment campaign there.

A number of our European business units recruit graduates to work in and from bases in Europe. 
 

Rio Tinto Europe

Rio Tinto's European Graduate team will be attending a number of campus sites from October 2008, through to February and March 2009. Please take the time to talk with our Campus Partners at your University on the dates shown below.

School/University Type of Event Date
Aachen (Germany) Career Fair 01-03/12/2008
Centrale Lyon Career Fair 3/12/2008
Centrale Lyon Presentation TBC
Centrale Paris Presentation TBC
EDHEC Presentation 24/11/2008
EM Lyon Career Fair 19-22/01/2009
EM Lyon Presentation 23/10/2008
ENSAM Presentation TBC
ENSCP Career Fair 4-5/02/2009
ENSCP Presentation TBC
ENSG Nancy Presentation 18/11/2008
EPFL (Switzerland) Career Fair 14/10/2008
EPFL (Switzerland) Presentation TBC
ESPCI Presentation TBC
ESSEC Presentation 22/10/2008
Exeter (UK) Career Fair 4/11/2008
Exeter (UK) Presentation 29/10/2008
HEC Presentation 17/11/2008
HEC Lausanne Presentation 30/10/2008
Helsinki (Finland) Presentation TBC
Imperial College London Presentation 19/11/2008
INPG Career Fair 27/11/2008
INPG Presentation 9/10/2008
Manchester (UK) Career Fair 22/10/2008
Manchester (UK) Presentation 18/11/2008
Mines Nancy Presentation 16/10/2008
Mines Paris Career Fair 5/11/2008
Mines Paris Presentation 29/09/2008
Mines St Etienne Career Fair 3/12/2008
Mines St Etienne Presentation 14/10/2008
Miskolc (Hungary) Career Fair April 2009
Miskolc (Hungary) Presentation 7/10/2008
St Gallen Presentation 26/11/2008
Supelec Presentation 3/02/2009
TU Berlin Presentation TBC
TU Delft (Netherlands) Career Fair March 2009
TU Delft (Netherlands) Presentation 10-12/02/2009
UPC / ESTEIB (Spain) Career Fair 13-15/03/2009
UPC / ESTEIB (Spain) Presentation TBC
     

 

 

Rio Tinto Exploration (Africa/Europe)

Rio Tinto Exploration (Africa/Europe) based in Bristol, UK,  covers exploration activities in Africa and Europe, and runs a summer student placement scheme for high performing geology/geoscience students. For applicants from Europe, Exploration draws its graduate recruits from students who have participated in the summer placement scheme. The summer programme is open to recent graduates and to current undergraduate and postgraduate students. The most important criteria used for selection is enthusiasm for field work and an interest in the mining industry.

These 8-10 week placements are based at an exploration project starting in July or September. Most likely destinations are Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, Botswana, South Africa, Eastern Europe or Turkey. Applicants accepted for placements will work with Rio Tinto geologists carrying out exploration work such as assisting with drilling operations, logging core or RC chips, working on geochemical & geophysical surveys, prospect mapping or early stage grassroots exploration. Having completed the vacation placement students may be invited to Rio Tinto Exploration's New Graduate Recruitment Scheme. Applicants for the Graduate Scheme are drawn from the last three years summer programmes. Competition for places on the summer programme is generally keen with a typically high level of over-subscription.

Applications are received between October and December each year. Please register for the Graduate Newsletter to be advised of the 2008 campaign.

 

Rio Tinto Aluminium (Anglesey)

The Rio Tinto Aluminium smelter at Anglesey in North Wales (part of the Rio Tinto Alcan group) recruits directly from universities. The Rio Tinto Minerals (formerly US Luzenac) operation in Europe, is a bit different, in that it looks to take in chemical engineers with some experience in their customers' operations.
 
Anglesey Aluminium Metal Limited (AAM) is jointly owned by Rio Tinto (51 per cent) and Kaiser Aluminium & Chemical Corporation (49 per cent), and began operating in 1971. There are 540 staff employed at the smelter, the vast majority of whom live in the Holyhead area. Anglesey Aluminium, recruits 1-2 graduates each year. Graduates participate in a graduate development programme aimed at developing professional and leadership skills leading to technical or managerial leadership roles at Anglesey and potentially in the wider Rio Tinto group of companies.

Applications from students expecting to graduate within 12 months, should be sent by email to mailto:%20heather.broughton@anglesey.riotinto.com