Graduate Trainee, Various (includes engineering) at Schneider Electric

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

- The people and the company's culture and values
- HR is supportive and line managers go above and beyond to help you
- The company heavily invests on graduates
- Learning about the industry and big corporate environments
- Benefits package
- Work/life balance and the working from home opportunities

Worst

- The start of a new placement can be a bit confusing
- It is hard to quickly understand the structure of the company
- Sometimes simple things may require longer than needed

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: 08:00

Finish: 16:30

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

In the application is important to show yourself as you are but also to show your soft skills and anything that you have done that is creative and innovative. Schneider is interested in a variety of backgrounds, so if your studies didn't follow the "standard" route, this could turn out to be an advantage for you, therefore I would emphasise that. About the CV, I would say the layout/graphics should stand out from the mass, if possible.

Do you have any interview tips?

In the interview the questions are competency based, so I would suggest to follow the STAR approach in your answers. Schneider is looking for people that share its values, so prepare examples to show how you align to those values. It is also important to carefully check which skills the company is looking for you to have. For example, disruption and innovation are something Schneider is looking for in new employees.