{"id":6635,"date":"2018-01-25T14:17:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T13:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/?p=6635"},"modified":"2018-01-25T14:57:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T13:57:18","slug":"skf-what-a-time-to-be-a-global-trainee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/2018\/01\/trainee\/skf-what-a-time-to-be-a-global-trainee\/","title":{"rendered":"SKF – What a time to be a global trainee!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hi everyone, and a special warm greeting to all of you aspiring future trainees out there! Welcome to another blogpost and “peek”\u00a0into SKFs Global Trainee Programme<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
My name is Rasmus and I am one of the trainees currently in the midst of this exciting\u00a0journey. If you still have not checked out what my fellow trainee-colleagues have written here, I highly recommend you to check that out too.<\/a><\/div>\n
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I graduated from business school last spring and in late\u00a0August I was one of 11 lucky to start the programme. Now six months have past since\u00a0and wow- how time has flown! It feels like yesterday\u00a0we gathered\u00a0– from all over the world – at the global headquarters in Gothenburg for our trainee introduction month. After that, we all went back to\u00a0our home country employer\u00a0to begin the first\u00a0of three rotations and\u00a0I haven’t met many of my fellow trainees since October. Therefore,\u00a0I’m looking very much forward to seeing them again in March as we gather before our second rotation.<\/div>\n
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Global trainee colleagues – from the left:\u00a0Li (China), Rasmus (Sweden) and Matteo (Italy).<\/p><\/div>\n

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So, what have I been up to since then? Well, my\u00a0home department within SKF is Group Central Finance & Business Transformation<\/em> so intuitively that’s where I could have been over these first months. However, during my first rotation, I have been given the opportunity to tag along with one of the sales organizations – Industrial Sales Sweden. This has been a fantastic opportunity to see and learn about SKFs value propositions ‘in action’ and also how SKF, together with customers, work to make Swedish heavy industry more competitive in the age of globalization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So, since October, I am spending most of my time in the\u00a0Solution Factory\u00a0<\/em>here\u00a0in Gothenburg – which is the base for the Swedish sales unit as well as some other functions, and a very nice place to work and meet colleagues from different areas<\/div>\n

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Enjoying a nice coffee-break outside SKF Solution Factory in Gothenburg during my first week.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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With the Swedish sales unit, I have gotten the chance to work on multiple projects. Since I have a background in finance, I have been able to help develop different kind of performance measurement\u00a0reports – but also things completely out of my comfort zone –\u00a0like working with and assisting\u00a0our brilliant application engineers. I have also gotten the opportunity to visit customers, factories and other SKF locations in Sweden.<\/div>\n
Two months ago, I went with the Swedish management team to Katrineholm to visit our foundry there and in just about two weeks I will go on a combined trip to Lulea\/Kiruna to meet with colleagues and customers way up in the Swedish\u00a0north. What an amazing time this is to be a global trainee and to get the opportunity to meet\u00a0and learn from so\u00a0many people. No day is like the other!<\/div>\n
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Me (far left, big smile) and the Industrial Sales Sweden Management team in Katrineholm getting a guided tour of the foundry<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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As a global trainee, I also have the chance to represent our programme at various occassions where we meet with students and aspiring future trainees. These meetings have been both fun and rewarding experiences \u00a0– it is very enjoyable to talk about something that you really like with people who are genuinely interested and want to know more.<\/div>\n
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In November, I went to the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH) and talked to students about SKF and our trainee programme. Without a background in engineering I\u00a0must admit I was a little nervous, but it turned out I had no reason to be. The students were very interested in what I had to say and gave me a warm receiving, just like I had been told by my fellow trainee colleagues who went to other student fairs over the last couple months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Speaking at KTH, Stockholm<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Next up for me is Germany. I will be moving there at the end of March for my second rotation over the spring\/summer. Although I have truly enjoyed my first six months here in Sweden, it will be very exciting to go “out in the world” and see what a Swedish, world-leading technology company looks like in a different cultural setting. During this time, I will get the chance to work up close and learn from multiple functions in the organization, including logistics, renewable energy and taper roller bearing strategy.<\/div>\n
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I’ll say it again – what a great\u00a0time to be a global trainee!<\/div>\n
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