Ready to progress to the top? We are looking for young, motivated graduates who will always put customers at the centre of everything they do. It’s precisely this attitude that makes us so successful.
Group Trainee Programme
The Group Trainee Programme is the perfect opportunity to start your career within Erste Group by gaining the necessary skills and knowledge. It has rigorous series of online and on the spot modules, intense on the job training and out-of-the-box learning experiences. The programme targets recent university graduates or junior talents.
Purpose of the programme
- Deepen your knowledge in banking, social and future skills.
- Practice out-of-the box and cross-company thinking.
- Develop personally and learn to self-organize.
- Live and co-create the values of Erste Group.
- Foster your own network.
Learning Experience
Based in your department, you will deepen your knowledge during eight Insights & Connections modules - which include trainings, local insights, networking and company visits - in different parts of the Erste world. In six Immersion modules you will broaden your cross-departmental understanding in selected job rotations. Additionally, you will work in teams on a specific project during the last half of the programme.
The one-to-two-week Insights and Connection Modules will take place in various locations of the Erste Group. These modules include trainings with internal and external experts, fieldtrips to local partners as well as exchange and networking options with local colleagues.
During six Job Shadowing / Job Rotations you will leave your home department, change perspective, and learn best practices from other departments.
During the programme you will be assigned a project to work on in a team. The project will be sponsored and challenged by one of our divisions.
Additional learning experiences like peer learning, reflection tools and online formats help you to transfer your learnings to your daily work.
You will spend more than half of your time during the programme in your home department as a full team member where you can apply your learnings directly guided by the home department team and manager.
Learning Content
Banking Skills
- Accounting
- Corporate Finance
- Risk
- Treasury
... and more
Future Skills
- Innovation & Transformation
- Agile Mindset
- Project Management
- Data & AI
... and more
Social Skills
- Communication
- Presenting
- Teamwork
- Social Day
... and more
Benefits of the programme
International assignments and training weeks in the different entities of Erste Group
Ideal learning environment with experts from Erste Group as well as external university staff
On-the-job training gives you the necessary exposure for a long and successful career
Establish a network of specialists within the company
Alumni Voices:
"The Trainee programme is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues from different departments and entities.’"
Kerstin Schuppler, Audit Coordination, Methods and QA (Participant of current Trainee programme)
"The Trainee programme of Erste Bank is a big opportunity not only to learn from experts all over the company and have additional trainings in various fields, but also to connect and build a network with people from different nationalities. This enables us to get to know the bank from a totally new perspective. I am really proud that I got the chance to take part in this programme!"
Klara Kastner, Project financing housing (Participant of current Trainee programme)
Our Group Graduate Programme was awarded with the TraineeNet award.
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