As a PM Graduate you´re normally located at two different production sites during the program, where one of them is your “home site” that you´ll spend your first and last rotation at, the later rotation being more focused on leadership. One of the strengths with the program is that I feel how it´s gradually preparing me for the third rotation and eventually the off-boarding process. Both in terms of the training weeks with a heavy focus on leadership and personal development, but also through the time I get to spend during my first rotation just getting to know my colleagues and the daily business. This have really helped me to feel at home and build a foundation for my third rotation.
Hi! My name is Gabriella and I’m a Production Management Graduate in the batch 2022. Currently I’m located at Arla’s production site in Linköping, Sweden for my first rotation and today I want to tell you a bit more about my start in the program.
I think that most graduates experience a lot of different feelings during the first months in the program. Just going through the application process can be a roller-coaster of emotions, one moment I was nervous for an interview and the next I was filled with excitement for the adventure laying ahead. Believe me, almost everybody feels the same! Once the introduction week got closer, something that really calmed me down was to start this journey together with my fellow graduates, everyone as eager to learn and kick-start their Arla journey.
Time for your second first day!
For us the first training week took place in the headquarters located in Aarhus, where we got to learn more about Arla’s core business and meet lots of inspiring people. Once we gotten a bit more used to life at headquarters it was suddenly time for us PMGs to leave Aarhus and get ready for our second first day at work. I remember saying a temporary goodbye to all the new contacts I´ve tied during the training week and sitting on the train home reflecting over all new insights and knowledge. Then, just a few days later I was standing outside the building of Linköping dairy ready to once again kick-start my working life. I can only speak for myself, but from day one I have felt very welcomed at my site. I’ve realised how much you can learn from people just by being curious and ask lots of questions. There’s so many experts out there that gladly share their own Arla journey if you just ask friendly! I hope and believe that this mindset and curiosity is something that will follow me through my future Arla career as well.
