Commercial Trainee Review

Through rotating around the different functions within the business we have 6 month placements in HR, Supply Chain, Sales and Marketing. The projects and roles we do within these functions is so varied that you get to meet so many different people within Nestle and the experience you get seeing different businesses is brilliant.

From developing soft skills on the programme such as excel, presentation practice, communicating effectively, questioning etc. We have also had the opportunity to go onto training courses to learn more about the business or develop ourselves personally- from: - Farm to Fork - Presenting with Impact - Negotiation -Managing in the Matrix - Insights Discovery -Change Management All of which have made an impact to my personal and professional working life. Whilst also studying for a BA hons in professional business practice.

From starting this programme just over a year ago, i have met so many incredible people within the business but also on the programme i have made some life long friends. The teams are incredibly supportive and the culture in nestle really supports young people to grow and develop.

We are incredibly valued by Nestle- all of our roles have projects which we complete within the 6 month placement. Many of them impacting the business in the long term. We're never left making tea or photocopying!

We have an equal balance between university and work which means that we have our university weeks clearly set out from the beginning of the year. The structure is so we gain a proper degree from a well respected university whilst working full time and getting a yearly salary.

Our tutors are always willing to help with any university queries or help with essays. They are also very accomodating in relation to our Work/ University balance so try to help us out in anyway they can for example when writing our essays or deadline extensions. The weeks we are at university can be tough as a lot of information is given to us, but they give us lots of time to digest it and ask questions at the end of the lectures. As it is only 12 commercial trainees in a year and we all study together- it's sometimes great to have the opportunity to ask questions in front of a small group.

When we started we were all allocated buddies, mentors and line managers to help us settle in to the changes in environment. There is always someone in the academy whom we can talk to for support or if we have any questions.

For me the salary fits within my needs and is much more than i was expecting- seeing as Nestle cover our university fees and our travel expenses to university- it more than covers my costs. It is different however for people that re-locate to the area as the living costs are quite high.

We have an on site gym which has regular classes which people can attend either in lunch times or after work. However the location can sometimes make it difficult to do things outside of work as so many people live in area's spread across the South.

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I feel that it's a brilliant place to work!

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