My name is Hayley, I studied International Management and Modern Languages and have just been offered a graduate job with Cadbury!!!
For my first blog entry, I thought I would just give a brief overview of the reasons I applied to Cadbury and quickly run through the application process. Hope it’s useful!
The reason that I applied for a position within Cadbury was simple: I wanted to work for the largest confectionery company in the world. I have always been interested in the food industry and, as with most people, I have a passion for chocolate.
Working for Cadbury would combine my love for chocolate with a desire to work for a blue chip company who would invest in my development and see me as an individual. The other factor that was really important for me was the reputation that Cadbury has, acting responsibly towards the environment, its surrounding community, its employees and consumers.
Now, I’ll cut to the chase, as I’m sure you want to read about the application process… Firstly there is an online application form, along with a few online tests. These are not unlike other application forms and do take a while to fill out. If I can give one piece of advice it would be to take your time and be honest. When you get past this stage you will have your first interview. I found my interview quite an enjoyable one. It definitely wasn’t how I imagined it… I had images of a quick fire mastermind style grilling under a bright light!
In both the first and second interviews the assessors are not there to catch you out, just there to try to get the best from you.
The assessment period took place over two days at Aston Villa Football Club.I found this quite draining but some of this was down to the adrenalin of wanting to do well. We didn’t stop talking, reading, analysing, adding, packing… In the evening we had dinner with a dozen or so current employees. This was probably the most useful part of the assessment centre for me as I really got a feel for Cadbury culture. I knew then that Cadbury would provide the right environment for me to develop and enjoy my work. I chatted with people from several different departments within logistics, including my now bosses bosses boss (can’t remember exactly what I said now, I hope I didn’t make a fool of myself!).
A week or so after the assessment centre I was offered a graduate job with Cadbury as the Logistics Graduate J
I’ll post again in my first few weeks to let you all know whether my expectations have been met!
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