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Hello world - or How I got here
Giuseppe • 13.August, 2010 @ 12:14 • Abgelegt unter: Forschung und Entwicklung, Allgemein
Hello everyone
and greetings from your new blogger! In this first post I would like to briefly introduce myself and give you an account of how I made my way to become a trainee at Bosch. I hope this may be of interest especially to those of you who are thinking of applying or have already applied.
As you can probably guess from my name, I come from Italy, or more precisely from Sicily. I did my studies there before going to London, where I got a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and stayed a bit longer at College as a researcher. However, I had decided against an academic career, so I started looking for positions in the industry in Germany, as I was always convinced this is the best place for an engineer. Bosch was on top of my wish list, so I applied speculatively saying I would like to work in their Research & Development sector.
At the end of the first interview they seemed quite pleased, but I was told that finding a position for me would not be easy because of the ongoing economical crisis (it was the second half of 2009, no “green shoots of recovery” yet), and that I had to wait and see. As Bosch was (successfully) trying to avoid making its workers redundant in spite of the heavily reduced business volume, it’s understandable that they were not very keen on hiring new people at the same time; but inevitably the doubt lingered in my mind that this may just be an excuse to turn me down… So it came almost as a surprise when, over a month later, they called me again to ask if I was interested in a position in the Junior Managers Program. I confess I had never heard of it before, but a short explanation over the phone and a look at pages such as this blog were enough to kindle my enthusiasm. After two more interviews in Stuttgart (one of which with the man who is now my mentor throughout the programme) the job was mine!
The recruitment process in my case was not the most usual, I admit, but this shows that they do keep an eye open in all directions and have themselves that flexibility which is also a key requirement for a JMP trainee - so take it as an encouragement!
In the meantime I have been here for half a year already, so I will write again soon to share a few thoughts on my first experiences. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to drop me a line.
Yours
Giuseppe
13.März, 2011 @ 04:28
Hi. it was nice reading your articles : 0
I m just curious how much a JMP trainee gets paid yearly by Robert Bosch GmbH, in Germany. Does it vary much in different devisions/functions? Say, R/D sector and Marketing sector.
THanks a lot
Regards
Kay
23.März, 2011 @ 13:48
Hello Kay,
thanks for your interest.
JMP trainees get a competitive salary which does not depend on the particular division they work in or on the function they take on. Consider also that during the programme you get the chance to work in different divisions.
Regards,
Giuseppe