Graduate Engineer, Silver Spoon at Associated British Foods (Grocery)

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Associated British Foods (Grocery) scores 3.5/5 based on 154 reviews.

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What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £25,000 - £27,000

Current salary: £25,000 - £27,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 9:00

Finish: 17:00

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Mechanical / electrical degrees tend to hold greater weight (please do not let this put off chemical engineers). It is not about having the best engineering CV it is more about future management potential and being a nice person (ABF is full of nice people).

Do you have any interview tips?

Tele and skype interview, do your homework on the company - more important than I've seen elsewhere. Know what is is to be an engineer in the FMCG industry (talk to one) and demonstrate why this is for you (it isn't for everyone). Sustainability/corporate responsibility came up which is a rarity, other than that it was very standard.

Eng assessment centre seems to have changed a bit, don't know how much I can help . . . Play nice during group tasks, delegate but don't dominate (we're not looking for bullies). Know how you might want to enter a new foreign market with a brand and perhaps brush up on your decision mathematics re. shortest postman routes etc.