Global Graduate Program 2025 - Communication

Who are we?

About our Global Graduate Program

The Global Graduate Program is a 2-year career-boosting program designed around your potential in our global organization! We offer two program tracks – Business and Tech – allowing both future business enablers and skilled engineers to thrive and develop with us.  

Every year, Volvo Cars welcomes around 50 graduates from all over the world. By joining the program, you become part of an inclusive community of a wide range of professionals and previous graduates. Throughout the program you will all come together for common module weeks, group projects, and learning opportunities.   

The rotational program takes you on a journey within Volvo cars where you get to explore your skills and interests in different departments during the two years. You will start in the department which you are recruited into.  

Year 1  

18 August: Graduate Program kick off  

Module week 1: Global Introduction & Business Understanding   

Rotation in your home department  

Module week 2: Product Development & Production   

Rotation in new department  

Module week 3: Commercial Module  

Graduate group project  


Year 2  

2-3 Rotations in new departments, opportunity for international experience  

Final Graduation project  

Module week 4: Leadership Foundations & Final week  

8 Juli 2027 - Graduation  


After the program you move into your permanent position in the company

About this area 

 In Communication & External Affairs, we amplify Volvo Cars’ purpose, as well as help accelerate our strategy and contribute to our growth. We achieve this through powerful people-centric storytelling, highlighting our thought leadership (including in safety, technology and sustainability) and collaboration with like-minded partners.

As part of the Public Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement Team you will help us build and manage relationships with influential stakeholders (including politicians and NGOs), as well as deliver positive environmental and social impact. 

Our work includes overseeing senior executives' presence at major events such as COP and Davos, as well as communicating sustainability leadership, and managing our philanthropic fund: the Volvo For Life Fund. 

Are you one of our new Graduates

To be considered for the program, you must have a master's degree completed between December 2023 and the start of the program.  

For this area, we are looking for graduates with degrees in Communication, Business Administration, Sustainability, International Management or Political Science. You bring a high degree of proactivity and strategic awareness, particularly of global issues. 

What our Global Graduate Program offers

You will get:  

Permanent employment from start, and after the program you will have a position within your hiring managers organization   

Work permit support given where necessary. Relocation support offered for international moves  

39 000 SEK monthly gross salary 

3500 SEK health care allowance per year (to use on wellness activities such as our inhouse gym)   

Vacation benefits according to the Swedish annual leave act and Collective Agreement  


A complete package of benefits and our employment offer will be presented to you during the final interview phase.  

Recruitment process  

Advertisements are open November 1st – December 1st. All eligible candidates will be invited to conduct online assessments. The final day to complete them is December 3rd, invites are sent weekly.   
You may apply to multiple graduate advertisements but will only do the assessments once.  

Candidates selected for the next stage will be invited to record short video interviews, followed by a first screening interview via Teams. The last step in the recruitment process is an in-depth Behavioral and Domain interview with hiring manager and an HR representative. The final interviews will be conducted via Teams during January and February 2025. Employment offers are communicated continuously during March 2025. 


Kick-start your career - apply today 

We accept applications via our career site only, apply with CV and cover letter in English no later than Sunday December 1st 2024, midnight (CET). Please note that applications per email are not accepted due to GDPR. Once your application is successfully submitted, you’ll receive a confirmation email.