Our team at the Emsland job fair At the end of May, Klasmann-Deilmann was represented at the large “Emsland Job Fair”. With a total of 85 exhibitors from the region, the companies presented themselves as exciting employers and the district of Emsland as home to a wide range of industries. The visitors were mainly trainees, students and job seekers. For Klasmann-Deilmann, the job fair was important in two respects. On the one hand, it served to make contact with potential
Category: Career
The third go on round
There was great anticipation when the participants in the third go on round met in person for the first time. For two days, they exchanged ideas at the headquarters in Geeste, got to know Klasmann-Deilmann’s corporate strategy even better and reflected on their own strengths and weaknesses. But let’s start at the beginning. At the early part of the year, all colleagues had the opportunity to apply to take part in the go on program. For the final selection, short
The first month as an apprentice at Klasmann-Deilmann
Our new apprentices have now been with us for more than one month. We talked to Sophie, Ben, Lea, Fabian and Steffen bout their time at Klasmann-Deilmann. Today, we would like to share their impressions with you. Our all-rounders – no matter if sales, human resources, marketing, or accounting In the next two years Sophie and Ben will complete their apprenticeship as industrial clerks. Sophie is enthusiastic about the welcoming culture at Klasmann-Deilmann: “We were warmly welcomed by all our
Career Day Wageningen
International Talent Sourcing at its best Klasmann-Deilmann has already been able to benefit from the many talented students at Wageningen University (WUR). Many of our trainees are alumni of the WUR, which is one of the most important scientific institutions in the field of life sciences worldwide. Every year, the Career Day offers an excellent opportunity to talk to potential applicants. This year, Klasmann-Deilmann was again represented with a stand at the Career Day at the WUR. Elwuin Fiallos (Trainee
Campus Convention in Lingen
At the end of January, the 5th Campus Convention took place at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück on the campus in Lingen. Klasmann-Deilmann presented the peat moss project to students and representatives from business and local authorities. The Campus Convention brings science and business together. With the help of posters and short lectures, university members, representatives of the economy and municipality, and the interested public can inform themselves about innovative practical projects and research results. Dorothea Rammes (Production &
A strong group
First ‘go on’ programme reaches its conclusion The last week in May saw participants of the first ‘go on’ programme come together for their final workshop at the Innovation Center in Geeste. Following an instructive and stimulating two years, they received certificates of attendance for the programme and set up an alumni network. They came from Germany, the Netherlands, France and Lithuania. Over a two-year period, 10 international participants from various Klasmann-Deilmann companies engaged in learning, discussing and worked together
Learning and teaching
In-house instruction for vocational trainees Dual vocational training involves interplay between theory and practice. Klasmann-Deilmann’s trainees spend some of their time on day release at vocational school and the rest in the workplace. To explore subject matter in greater depth and provide insights into unknown areas, they also receive in-house teaching ‑ and these classes have been provided for more than 20 years. In a global company, there is much to discover. So that our trainees obtain as broad an overview
Making the same decisions as managers at the age of 16
School pupils enjoy business roleplay game What decisions do managers have to take on a daily basis, and why? For a week, pupils at the Windthorst-Gymnasium secondary school in Meppen got to taste what this responsibility feels like. At our Innovation Center in Geeste, they took part in the Management Information Game (MIG) under the guidance of a Lower Saxony institute that promotes business and commerce education. This provided an opportunity to get to grips with economic issues, including more
Our international trainee programme
Interview with sales trainee Michael Hwang Michael Hwang, who comes from Taiwan, has completed our one-year international trainee programme. Now he is Sales Analyst at our subsidiary Klasmann-Deilmann Asia Pacific. In our interview he talked about his impressions of the programme, his experiences abroad and his first beer. What is the structure of your trainee programme ‑ which sites are you working at? My trainee programme at Klasmann-Deilmann Asia Pacific began in Singapore for a period of four months before I
New international trainee programme
Interview with sales trainee Shiyu Gu Shiyu Gu comes from China and is the first candidate of our international trainee programme. We talked to her about why she applied for this programme, together with the general impressions that she has gained from working at various sites of Klasmann-Deilmann. What were your reasons for applying to take part in the Klasmann-Deilmann trainee programme? Today people want to eat food that is safe and healthy food. We are increasingly concerned about what