What We Look For
At Nestlé, Performance Drives Opportunity.
To be able to perform at the highest level as a graduate at Nestlé, we need you to demonstrate a number of key competencies during our assessment process. We have listed these, along with some questions you should ask yourself to ensure that a role on our graduate programme would be right for you. Remember, were looking for the leaders of the future so were seeking evidence of potential to become future leaders.
Commercial Acumen
- Do you understand the principles of business from both the organisation and customer's perspective enabling a win win commercial (financial) situation?
Results Focus
- Are you the kind of person that would enjoy planning and managing complex projects, with different people across many business functions to deliver results to the highest standard?
Courage
- Have you got the confidence to stand by a decision or a view that you believe in or to constructively challenge others on theirs?
Impact & Convincing Others
- Do you have the ability to flex your communication style in order to influence or build rapport with a wide range of people, from your peers to those more experienced than you?
Initiative
- Can you demonstrate the ability to be self-starting and proactive?
Insight
- Are you able to assimilate information obtained from a variety of sources and use your intuition to identify the key points when making a decision or solving a problem?
Proactive Cooperation
- Can you demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with a diverse range of people to achieve optimum results?
- Do you adapt your views and behaviours when appropriate to ensure achievement of a group objective?

