A unique approach
People are our greatest asset, and we place as much importance in their professional development as in the research and development of our products.
Our approach is unique in many ways:
- It reflects the company's decentralized nature. Whichever country you are working in, you will be given the knowledge and tools you need to respond to local needs
- It encourages you to broaden your horizons, by working with people from many different countries and cultures in the course of your career
- It gives you the chance to develop skills that will enable you to move to different areas of the business
- It promotes a common set of values that engender a Nestlé culture and spirit you will experience wherever you work for us
- It is based on 'on the job' training given by Nestlé people, not solely professional trainers. That means our managers must be both mentors and teachers, communicating knowledge as part of their daily routine
Training
From the factory floor to the top management, training at Nestlé is continuous. And because it is mainly given by Nestlé people, it is always relevant to your professional life.
Throughout the world, each country runs its own training programmes (e-Le@rning, classroom courses, external courses).
Rive-Reine: creating 'agents of change'
Our International Training and Conference Centre in Switzerland is where Nestlé people from all over the world meet to exchange information and ideas in seminars and training courses. Its closeness to our Vevey headquarters means that our general managers actively participate as speakers and are available for Q&A and discussions with the participants.
Rive-Reine offers a wide variety of courses, all aimed at creating leaders who will prove to be the 'agents of change' to keep Nestlé not just in tune with but ahead of the times - and the competition!
The opportunities never end
We hope the training you receive at Nestlé - and specifically at Rive-Reine - will form the basis of a successful local or international career.
We can't guarantee you'll ever know everything about working at Nestlé. But we hope you'll always want to learn more.
International assignments
All careers are unique; however, one factor that cuts across most of them at Nestlé is international exposure and travel as well as assignments in different countries.
Based at Nestlé headquarters, you will often have the opportunity to travel widely as part of your job. This might be in the form of a short business trip in the marketing and sales area, or a longer assignment in the context of the GLOBE or FitNes projects, which can last some months.
Nestlé's business is based on respect for different cultures - we know that tastes and eating and drinking habits differ throughout the world, for instance. We also expect our staff to be comfortable in different settings, and that they should not be adversely affected by the strains of frequent foreign travel and the pressure to meet tight deadlines. Indeed, coping well with such conditions will have a positive impact on your career.
The same is true for those who are chosen for our graduate programmes. For instance, as a member of the audit function, you will be part of teams that travel the world on assignment, typically three months at a time, at Nestlé locations. This phase generally lasts for four years.
In other areas, e.g. in technical & production or marketing & sales, you can also commit to a career of long-term expatriation, which means that you will be re-locating about every three years.
Not only does working at Nestlé headquarters mean a unique exposure to a multicultural environment; it also means frequent travel to all parts of the world.
