Are you curious, enterprising and ready to learn? Do you want to start your career in an international company? Consider becoming a trainee!
As a trainee, you receive a broad education with practical experience. You will also have the opportunity to try out different relevant functions within your field, in a dynamic environment surrounded by skilled colleagues with a strong team spirit.
Good opportunities for permanent employment
We hire new office and sales trainees with different specialties every year. The opportunities vary from country to country. However after your traineeship, there are good opportunities for permanent employment - also abroad.
Meet Mathias, from trainee to Sales Manager
Mathias started his career at Danish Crown as a sales trainee in Denmark, where he gained extensive experience he could use to further his career. Today, Mathias works as a Sales Manager at our sales office in Chiasso, Switzerland.
- From the beginning, my dream was to go abroad, so when my two-year trainee position was coming to an end, I went to my manager and told him I wanted my next step to be somewhere abroad - anywhere in the world, except for Germany which was a little too close to home, says Mathias.
Mathias was met with a steep learning curve, but also lots of support.
- It was a huge change. I had to learn a new language from scratch and a totally different culture. Luckily my colleagues helped me by speaking English in the beginning. The colleagues back home have also been very good at checking in on me and making sure I was ok.
Speed and quality are two things that don’t always go hand in hand, but in Mathias’ case they make up a motivating work duo.
- What motivates me is the speed of things. Quick transactions and processes. I’ve also grown up in the food industry, so I care deeply about quality. There’s a lot of responsibility involved too. Lots that can go wrong if you don’t pay attention.
Working abroad provided valuable experience
Mathias Lynge Mikkelsen is a graduate of our export trainee programme. He gained extensive experience in the Group's foreign departments.
Since Mathias graduated in the autumn of 2014 at our head office in Randers, Denmark, a lot has happened. He did a two-year stay in New Jersey in the United States, which then led to an opportunity in France, where he now works at our office in Orléans, in south of Paris.