We know it can be a jungle to find out what companies are actually hiring graduates this year. We have found the 30 most exciting international graduate roles in Europe. The roles are spread across Europe, but many of the programmes will have multiple locations if you look more thoroughly on their job pages. Hurry up and apply before it’s too late! The list below contains graduate programmes from:
We have also assembled a graduate guide with all the graduate programmes in Denmark. You can find it here. Many accepting European nationals.
Ever since Arthur Guinness took out a 9,000 year lease on a Dublin brewery, some 250 years ago, we became a business that is defined by the character of the people who work here. It took immense character from Alexander Walker to convince the captains of every ship in the port of Glasgow to take crates of Johnnie Walker to the four corners of the world. Today, nothing’s changed. We’re proud to be more than 30,000 talented people. While they make our iconic brands ever stronger around the world, we help them go further than they thought possible. In fact, we’re helping to define their career growth through stretching roles and exciting development opportunities.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Hamburg
➔ Areas: Sales Commercial
➔ Duration: 24 Months
➔ International Rotation: Yes, possible
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English and German
➔ To Apply Click here
Working at Cargill is an opportunity to thrive – a place to develop your career to the fullest while engaging in meaningful work that makes a positive impact around the globe. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Every day, we connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with food. We combine our experience with new technologies and insights to serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries. We offer a diverse, inclusive and inspiring working environment where you will grow personally and professionally.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Europe (specific role for Belgium)
➔ Areas: Supply Chain Management Trainee
➔ Duration: 24 Months
➔ International Rotation: Yes, possible
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English and fluency in the local language.
➔ To Apply Click here
The ECB is the central bank for Europe’s single currency, the euro. The ECB’s main task is to maintain the euro’s purchasing power and thus to maintain price stability in the euro area. The euro area comprises the 19 European Union countries that have introduced the euro since 1999.
➔ Application Deadline: 24 February
➔ Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
➔ Areas: General Graduate Programme
➔ Duration: 12 Months
➔ International Rotation: No
➔ Language Requirement:An advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU
➔ To Apply Click here
We are the world’s leading brewer bringing people together for a better world. For centuries, the experience of sharing a beer has brought people and cultures together. Even in our hyper-connected, always-on world, this simple act is as meaningful today as it was generations ago. Our diverse portfolio of well over 500 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Light, Leffe and Hoegaarden; and local champions such as Aguila, Antarctica, Bud Light, Brahma, Cass, Chernigivske, Cristal, Harbin, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Michelob Ultra, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Victoria, Sedrin, Sibirskaya Korona, and Skol.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Europe (specific role in Bremen)
➔ Areas: Global Management Trainee Programme
➔ Duration: 12 Months
➔ International Rotation: No
➔ Language Requirement:You will need to be fluent in English, as well as the native language of the country you are applying in
➔ To Apply Click here
The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. We’re a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods for over 150 years. While Kraft Heinz is co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Amsterdam, Madrid, Paris, Milano
➔ Areas: International Management Trainee Program
➔ Duration: 12 Months
➔ International Rotation: No
➔ Language Requirement:Good knowledge of the English language
➔ To Apply Click here
The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. We’re a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods for over 150 years. While Kraft Heinz is co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.
➔ Application Deadline: 22 February
➔ Location: Europe (but some locations closed)
➔ Areas: Mars Leadership Experience
➔ Duration: 36 Months
➔ International Rotation: Yes, 3 rotations of 12 months
➔ Language Requirement:Good knowledge of the English language
➔ To Apply Click here
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is the premier global developer and operator of Flagship destinations, with a portfolio valued at €65.3 Bn as at December 31, 2019, of which 86% in retail, 6% in offices, 5% in convention & exhibition venues and 3% in services. Currently, the Group owns and operates 90 shopping centres, including 55 Flagships in the most dynamic cities in Europe and the United States. Its centres welcome 1.2 billion visits per year
➔ Application Deadline: 22 February
➔ Location: Düsseldorf
➔ Areas: International Graduate Programme
➔ Duration: 12 Months
➔ International Rotation: Yes, 2 countries during the programme
➔ Language Requirement: You have a fluent command of business-level English and German and at least one of the Group’s other languages (French, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Czech, Polish)
➔ To Apply Click here
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: France
➔ Areas: European Operations Graduate Program
➔ Duration: 30 Months
➔ International Rotation: Yes, 2 countries during the programme
➔ Language Requirement: Fluent in English and a second European language is preferred
➔ To Apply Click here
Expert advice. Wealth management. Investment banking. Asset management. Retail banking in Switzerland. And all the support functions. That’s what we do. And we do it for private and institutional clients as well as corporations around the world. We are about 60,000 employees in all major financial centers, in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Zurich
➔ Areas: Graduate Talent Program 2021, Digital Platforms & Market Places
➔ Duration: 18 Months
➔ International Rotation: Yes, 2 countries during the programme
➔ Language Requirement:Excellent German and English (written and oral)
➔ To Apply Click here
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. With 19,000 employees, Ubisoft is present in 45 studios around the globe in a human and innovative spirit. It is committed to delivering high quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers as Assassin’s Creed ®, Far Cry ®, Watch Dogs® or Just Dance ®.
➔ Application Deadline: 28 February
➔ Location: Annecy, France
➔ Areas: Graduates in Gameplay Programming
➔ Duration: 24 Months
➔ International Rotation: Yes
➔ Language Requirement: As we are an international company, you are fluent in English and geographically mobile
➔ To Apply Click here
Red Bull Gives Wings to People and Ideas. This drives us – and all we do – since 1987. Today, Red Bull operates in over 170 countries selling more than 6.7 billion cans annually and growing! Above all, our people remain the essential ingredient in bringing the Red Bull brand to life. Becoming the #1 energy drink in the world is a journey of passion and hard work. It’s about asking ourselves everyday: how can we do it better? Check out our open roles to become part of the world of Red Bull.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Elsbethen, Austria
➔ Areas: Graduates in Supply Chain
➔ Duration: 24 Months
➔ International Rotation: Yes
➔ Language Requirement: Good working proficiency in English and German
➔ To Apply Click here
We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re “old” (36 years strong) and only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do – you can’t put us in a box! But “Digital Transformation” is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Stockholm and Amsterdam
➔ Areas: Sales
➔ Duration: 12 Months
➔ International Rotation: Yes
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English and Swedish
➔ To Apply Click here
Our ambition is to be the leader in the design, construction and operation of airports in the world. To achieve this, Groupe ADP is looking for the talents of tomorrow.
We offer you to build your career together according to your aspirations and the needs of the company. This system, intended to boost the careers of young graduates, will allow you to develop and to aim, depending on your specialty, for positions of Project Directorates, management or expertise.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Paris
➔ Areas: HR
➔ Duration: 24 Months
➔ International Rotation: N/A
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English
➔ To Apply Click here
Fujitsu is a world leading Public Sector IT Service provider. We help public sector organizations harness the power of technology to improve citizens’ lives. Our Digital Government Solutions ensure autonomy, secure sharing & data protection. For service providers, it’s a challenging but also an exciting time.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Anderlecht
➔ Areas: IT
➔ Duration: 24 Months
➔ International Rotation: No
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English and Dutch or French
➔ To Apply Click here
We’re Mondelēz International, the world’s leading maker of chocolate, biscuits, gum and candy. We market our products in 165 countries. Even if you’re not familiar with our name, you’ve almost certainly heard of our billion-dollar brands like Milka, Prince, Oreo and Stimorol. Creating and developing the world’s favorite snacks, we’re passionate about creating delicious moments of joy for people all around the world. We take the finest ingredients and turn them into something special. That’s how we create hundreds of Europe’s favorite tastes. And this is what we offer our graduates too: the chance to turn raw talent into international success.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Oosterhout
➔ Areas: Sales and Marketing
➔ Duration: N/A
➔ International Rotation: N/A
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in Dutch and English
➔ To Apply Click here
Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience. Every ISS person in every customer facility is one of us – trained, equipped, motivated and empowered to handle problems and opportunities as they arise.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Paris
➔ Areas: Management
➔ Duration: 18 months
➔ International Rotation: Yes
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in French and English
➔ To Apply Click here
We’re a growing community of 40,000+ diverse, talented entrepreneurs – united in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. Drawing on each other’s skills and working together, we put people at the heart of our business. Through research and development, science and partnership, we make products that people have loved and trusted for generations as Durex, Strepsils, Finish, Lysol, Cillit Bang, Airwick, etc.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Madrid
➔ Areas: Sales and Marketing
➔ Duration: N/A
➔ International Rotation: N/A
➔ Language Requirement: N/A
➔ To Apply Click here
Klarna was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2005. Since then we’ve changed the banking industry forever. And now we’re creating the world’s smoothest shopping experience. We serve over 90 million consumers worldwide, and partner with 200,000 merchants – with a new merchant joining us every 8 minutes. Including some of the world’s leading brands, such as H&M, ASOS, IKEA, Adidas, Samsung and Lufthansa. Our offices are spread over 17 different markets, hosted by 3500+ employees from 90 nationalities.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Berlin
➔ Areas: Analytics, Data Science, Service Delivery
➔ Duration: 12 Months
➔ International Rotation: N/A
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English
➔ To Apply Click here
Siemens AG is a global technology powerhouse that brings together the digital and physical worlds to benefit customers and society. The company focuses on intelligent infrastructure for buildings and decentralized energy systems, on automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries, and on smart mobility solutions for rail and road transport.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Beersel
➔ Areas: Engineering, Sales
➔ Duration: 18 Months
➔ International Rotation: N/A
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in Dutch and/or French and English
➔ To Apply Click here
Capgemini provides expert, consulting, design and technology services to digitize its customers’ operations. As a global pioneer, the Capgemini Group has a wide-ranging ability to provide its customers with innovative digital services, scalable cloud solutions and technology-independent platform solutions. Thanks to its in-depth industry expertise, Capgemin has a strong foothold as a strategic partner for its customers in various industries, offering a wide range of services from strategic planning to operational level implementation with more than 50 years of experience. The added value that the right technology solution brings to the business is strongly based on expertise and Capgemini’s most important resource: people. As a deeply multicultural organization, Capgemini employs 270,000 people globally in nearly 50 countries.
➔ Application Deadline: 21st of February
➔ Location: Helsinki
➔ Areas: Consulting, Project Management or Programming Professional
➔ Duration: N/A
➔ International Rotation: N/A
➔ Language Requirement: N/A
➔ To Apply Click here
We are a leading, multi-category consumer goods business. Our purpose is to build A Better Tomorrow™ by reducing the health impact of our business through offering a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky products for our consumers.We hope ‘We are BAT’ helps you understand who we really are. How we operate; what it’s like to work for our company; and our clear purpose.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Malmö
➔ Areas: Digital Marketing
➔ Duration: 18 Months
➔ International Rotation: Yes
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English and one Nordic language
➔ To Apply Click here
We are the concentrate team in PepsiCo (PGCS) working across the Beverage, Nutrition and Snacks categories to deliver concentrate for many of PepsiCo’s mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up and Pepsi. We are at the heart of PepsiCo products, sourcing ingredients to manufacture more than 1,200 recipes for our brands. We are a global organisation, situated in 16 locations across 9 countries offering careers in various functions from Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, R&D, HR and IT. We want team members who can collaborate in our fast paced global organisation and are passionate about creating and delivering much-loved household brands to markets across the world.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Cork
➔ Areas: IT
➔ Duration: 24 Months
➔ International Rotation: N/A
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English
➔ To Apply Click here
Dell Technologies helps organizations and individuals build a brighter digital tomorrow. Our company is made up of more than 150,000 people, located in over 180 locations around the world. We’re proud to be a diverse and inclusive team and have an endless passion for our mission to drive human progress.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Wemmel
➔ Areas: Sales
➔ Duration: N/A
➔ International Rotation: N/A
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English and French or Dutch
➔ To Apply Click here
Dedicated to the improvement of sustainable mobility, Michelin designs, manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks and motorcycles. Michelin also offers a full range of innovative services and solutions that help make mobility safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly. To create unique mobility experiences, Michelin publishes travel guides, hotel and restaurant guides, maps and road atlases.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Toute
➔ Areas: Marketing and sales
➔ Duration: 5 years
➔ International Rotation: Yes
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English and French and one more language
➔ To Apply Click here
Marsh is a global leader in insurance broking and risk management. In more than 130 countries, our experts in every facet of risk and across industries help clients to anticipate, quantify, and more fully understand the range of risks they face. In today’s increasingly uncertain global business environment, Marsh helps clients to thrive and survive.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Milan, Padova or Brescia
➔ Areas: Sales, analyst, consultancy and more
➔ Duration: 6 Months with a possibility to extend
➔ International Rotation: N/A
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English and one more language
➔ To Apply Click here
Aurora Energy Research is a dynamic and fast-growing energy consulting and analytics company. We are contributing to the global energy transition through analysis, tools and data, and inform the decisions of most major European energy market participants. Our subscription business provides data and intelligence on energy market dynamics to leading private and public-sector clients; our consulting team supports our clients’ long-term strategic and investment decisions. We cover all key energy commodities, with particular focus on the power sector and low-carbon energy transformation.
➔ Application Deadline: 21st of February
➔ Location: Berlin
➔ Areas: Analyst, different areas
➔ Duration: 18 Months
➔ International Rotation: No
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English and one more language German, Dutch, Italian, Polish, or one of the Nordics
➔ To Apply Click here
The Bending Spoons Graduate Program is an exclusive, year-long program designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the most crucial business issues in tech. The selection process is demanding and discerning, but the payoff for you is considerable. As a successful applicant, you’ll discover how crucial decisions are taken in one of Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies. As well as receiving regular coaching from our most experienced people, you’ll rotate across several key areas to give you a comprehensive grounding in the intricacies of each one.
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➔ Application Deadline: 21st of February
➔ Location: Milan
➔ Areas: Tech
➔ Duration: 12 Months
➔ International Rotation: No
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English or Italian
➔ To Apply Click here
Stevanato Group specializes in world-class systems, processes, and services for the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare industry. Over the past 70 years, we have evolved from a small glassware manufacturer to a leading provider of integrated solutions. Flexible teams of people driven by continuous learning, committed to preserving the integrity of parenteral drugs, are the engine of our success. As a global operation with 14 production and commercial sites located on different continents, we embrace individual diversity. Our strength comes from working together towards a common goal: To help people live a better life.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Milan
➔ Areas: Engineering, Pharma
➔ Duration: 18 Months
➔ International Rotation: No
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English and Italian
➔ To Apply Click here
Salesforce is the #1 CRM, bringing companies and customers together in the digital age. Founded in 1999, Salesforce enables companies of every size and industry to take advantage of powerful technologies—cloud, mobile, social, blockchain, voice, and artificial intelligence—to connect to their customers in a whole new way. They are coming to us as their trusted advisor, and together we are transforming their businesses around the customer.
➔ Application Deadline: Ongoing
➔ Location: Ireland (but focus on DACH)
➔ Areas: Sales, Consulting, IT
➔ Duration: 12 Months
➔ International Rotation: No
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English and German
➔ To Apply Click here
Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20,000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernised our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation.
➔ Application Deadline: 21 February
➔ Location: Stockholm
➔ Areas: Offshore Wind Design Engineers, E-Mobility Business Analysts or Digital Customer Experience Engineers
➔ Duration: 12 Months
➔ International Rotation: Yes, one rotation abroad
➔ Language Requirement: Fluency in English
➔ To Apply Click here
