GO! Graduate Research & Development Sweden

Do you want to kick-start a career with purpose and break barriers to improved well-being? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can make an impact and be part of a global company? ​
The Essity GO! Program offers you a real job with real responsibilities from day one. It is an exciting time to join Essity. The Essity GO! Program for recent graduates is back. We are looking for candidates to join our teams in Sweden within Research & Development/Product Development to help shape the future at Essity. The GO! Program is a great way to start to use those skills you have learned and put them to the test in a real job with real responsibilities, while you take the driver’s seat in your development. If you are an ambitious person looking to make an impact, this is the role for you!​


This job posting is an Evergreen Requisition. An Evergreen Requisition is a job advertisement for positions that Essity recruits for throughout the year. This enables us to build a database of qualified, interested individuals for a particular role that we can contact when the position becomes available. By applying to an Evergreen Requisition, you are expressing your interest for specific GO! Graduate roles within Essity and we are expecting to start the recruitment process in March.​


Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.​


What you will do:​


At Essity, we see graduates as playing an important role in challenging the status quo, driving change, and making a positive impact on the business and on hygiene and health globally. A career in Essity is about being inspired, challenging yourself and others, and being motivated to achieve your goals and try new things. Selected candidates will participate in a two-year Graduate On-boarding (GO!) Program within the Essity organization, starting in September 2021. The GO! Program provides a real job with real responsibilities and an individual development plan to give you a strong foundation to drive your development and career within Essity. ​


The GO! Program is based on relevant tasks, clear responsibilities and specific learning goals. This will provide participants with a deep understanding of the Essity global organization, processes and tools, develop functional as well as leadership competencies while simultaneously delivering concrete results to the business.


Who you are:​


⦁ You have a minimum Bachelor degree in the relevant field for the role completed at program start. You have maximum 24 months of work experience after graduation. Work experience is not required, but appropriate internships in industry is an advantage​
⦁ You have an excellent level of English and preferably also good skills in Swedish
⦁ You have an international mindset from working and/or studying abroad and an interest in collaborating with people from different cultures​
⦁ You have a willingness to travel and relocate if needed​
⦁ You have an interest in developing and leading yourself, a curiosity to learn new things and an ability to inspire people to achieve things together. With your solution-oriented approach you are eager to make a difference and have the courage to act on own ideas​
⦁ You are a great networker and communicator who thrives in a changing environment. You have a strong learning agility and ability to adapt to change​.


Tempted? With positions available in many different countries, there are a lot of possibilities to catapult your career with Essity. Do not miss your chance to show your interest by applying through this general job advertisement. ​
We will start the selection and recruitment process in March 2021, which is when you can expect to hear back from us. If your application is successful you will be invited to an online test as the first step of the screening process. The Evergreen Requisitions will be available for applications until the beginning of March. We may however need to further publish job adverts; in this case you do not need to apply again as we already have your application. ​
Want to know more, visit our GO! Program Section on our Careers Website.


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Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.