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The curriculum of a graduate programme at Jungheinrich is highly customized. You start your graduate career with a kick-off event. Here you get in touch with many current and former graduates. In four individually designed training sessions on various topics, you can expand your soft skills or your knowledge about Jungheinrich.

Your assignments in the various Jungheinrich departments during the graduate programme can take place both in Germany and abroad. In the second half of the graduate programme, you will own a project from start to finish with your graduate class. You can then present this project to a large audience at Jungheinrich. Your graduate programme is culminates in a final event at the end of your graduate time.

During the graduate programme, you will have a support network with different roles to guide you on your journey at Jungheinrich. 

Your Career Sponsor has recruited you as a trainee and is responsible for accompanying and advising you on your learning journey. Due to their position in management, they will be able to open doors for you when it comes to selecting assignments.

Your Mentor, who is usually a manager, too, is selected by the HR department. Due to the expertise they have gathered over many years at Jungheinrich, they can pass on the benefits of this experience to you. Mentors come in many shapes and sizes: role models, career coaches, mediators, advisors, catalysts and door openers for you.

Buddies are current or former trainees who welcome you as a "newbie," share their past experiences with you, and offer advice. Think of your buddies as your informal mentors.

With two start dates per year and a program duration of two years, there are always several active graduate classes at any given time. The exchange between the graduate classes is very important to us. To achieve this goal, you are assigned a buddy from a previous graduate class, among other things.

In addition, we regularly organize graduate events with both active and former trainees participating. This is a great networking opportunity and a way to share your experiences. Parallel training for all current classes helps you grow together even more.

Step 1: Online application
Your complete application should include your curriculum vitae, school, internship and graduation certificates, as well as other references. You can add a cover letter, if you like. Please upload all documents together in one PDF.

Step 2: First contact
We will contact you and inform you about the next steps.

Step 3: Interviews
The selection process follows. Depending on the country, this can consist of a telephone interview and between one and three personal interviews.

Step 4: Selection day
On selection day you present your case study results which will then be followed by another face-to-face interview with the programme managers.

Step 5: Decision & Feedback
We will inform you about the decision over the phone and provide feedback. Please note: It can take anywhere between three to six months from the time you apply to the time you start with us.

Step 6: Contract
We will send you the contract and invite you to the onboarding.

Currently, the JIG Programme is offered in the following countries: Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Portugal, Turkey, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, India, Singapore and Thailand. Human Resources is working on expanding it to more regions.

You need a bachelor’s or master’s degree with above-average performance in a business-related field as well as fluency in English. You should be open to and available for international assignments. Advanced university degrees may be also required for certain positions (e.g. a finance background to work in the finance department).

The main requirement is to be fluent in English. German is a great asset to have and any additional language is a plus.

The JIG Programme is a 24-month talent programme that provides you with the opportunity to work abroad for some of your assignments. The length of the programme may vary according to the individual path of the graduate.

The selection process depends on the country in which you apply. In general, there are competence-based interviews and work on a case study you present to the interviewers. Please refer to the respective country homepage for more information.

Yes, during your 2-years programme, there are going to be one or two assignments abroad. One of them is a posting in Germany, either at headquarters or in one of Jungheinrich’s sales offices or factories, depending on your career path.

Your interests and priorities are considered by your career sponsor but ultimately, assignments are decided based on the business needs of Jungheinrich in each country.

Yes, this graduate programme allows you to have a mentor, who will be a role model for you, and a career coach, a facilitator and counsellor. Human Resources chooses a mentor for you based on your needs.

Yes, the programme has several training sessions in Hamburg. They focus on developing and improving your interpersonal, managerial and leadership skills. The training courses will help you fit into Jungheinrich’s culture. Some training topic examples are Communication, Leadership, and Project Management.

Towards the end of the programme, you transition into you landing position. This position is the result of an exchange between the career sponsor, the mentor, Human Resources and, of course, you. Jungheinrich’s main goal is to find a position that is the best fit for both you and the company.