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DIAMONDS IN THE
ROUGH
At PANDORA, we see every employee as a
precious stone – and we want these stones to
shine as much as possible.
As well as ongoing training through our
e-learning system and network of trainers
across the globe, we offer employees
extensive development courses in subjects
relevant to them. As part of this, we
introduced a two-year Global Trainee Pilot
Programme in 2015, and the first four Global
Trainees completed the programme at the end
of 2016.
Since January 2015, the trainees have
been travelling the PANDORA globe, working
for six-month stints at key intersections in our
supply chain in Denmark, Germany, Hong
Kong and the US. For the trainees, it has been
a fantastic opportunity to gain international
experience in a leading company; but the
programme also has significant benefits for
PANDORA.
As well as helping create a robust talent
pipeline and establishing PANDORA as an
attractive workplace for successful graduates,
the programme gives each trainee a holistic
view of our global supply chain. As they
move between regions, the trainees bring
insights into how our supply chain connects,
which helps best practice sharing across
regions.
Following the success of the pilot, we
expect to run similar programmes in the
future.