Volvo Group International Graduate Program

The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services.The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service.The Volvo Group, which employs about 93,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells their products in more than 180 markets.Annual sales of the Volvo Group amount to about 27 billion euro.The Volvo Group is a publicly-held company headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden. Volvo Group is looking for new employees to participate in the international graduate program 2008.Are you ready to move forward?Do you want to be a part of our future?Energy, passion and respect for the individual are our corporate values, are they part of your values? We are looking for highly motivated, recent graduates with leadership potential and a bachelor or master's degree in engineering, business, computer science, communication or logistics for permanent employments in the Volvo companies. We are looking for 26 participants to work at the following locations: Sweden: Göteborg (engineering, business, computer science) Skövde (engineering) Köping (engineering) France: Saint-Priest, Lyon (engineering or business) Roissy en France (business) USA: Greensboro (engineering, business) Allentown (business or engineering) Canada: Ste-Claire, Quebec (business) UK: Warwick (business) Italy: Bergamo (business/communication or engineering) Romania: Bucharest (engineering and business) Poland: M³ochow, Warsaw (business) China: Beijing (business/accounting) Shanghai (logistics) Job description: The International Graduate Program offers a range of opportunities for professional and personal growth.The program runs for 12 months and includes job rotation, foreign placement, networking and training sessions.You are offered a full time contract with full compensation and you will, after completing the program, continue to work in the position you were recruited to.Candidate Requirements: * Bachelor or Master Degree (depending on position) in engineering, business, computer science, logistics or communication (maximum two years since graduation) * Well spoken and written English.Additional languages are given merit.For some positions additional languages are required * Strong communication skills * Management abilities/potential * Valid works permit for applied country if you are not a citizen (please attach your work permit in this application) We presume that all applicants will be able to travel during the program and will be able to stay abroad for approximately three months.We also need candidates with good social skills in order to take initiatives and maximize the learning experiences from networking, training and job rotation.Participating Volvo companies: Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, Volvo Buses (Prevost Car Inc.You will find more detailed information about the program at this link: http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/career/studentopportunities/graduateprogramabvolvo.htm